Dacotah Field

The Gold Star Marching Band practicing on Dacotah Field in the 1990s, with the Fargodome in the background

Dacotah Field is an outdoor stadium on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. It is the former home of the NDSU Bison football team.

Dacotah Field opened in 1910. It was north of Festive Hall on campus. A quarter-mile cinder track and a 7,000-seat stadium were added in 1938 as part of one of the federal government's Works Progress Administration construction projects.^[1] It had a final seating capacity of 13,000. The field would move farther north in 1949 to its present location, completed in time for the 1950 season. A 1952 fire destroyed two-thirds of the north stands but, in 1972, the remaining wooden bleachers were replaced with a new 7,000-seat grandstand, courtesy of the New England Patriots. NDSU won its final game at Dacotah Field in 1992 and still uses the turf for practice and high school games. The team began playing its games in the 18,700-seat Fargodome in 1993.

In 2013, the NDSU soccer team moved from Ellig Sports Complex to Dacotah Field.^[2] Major renovations were completed prior to the move including new bleacher seating, lighting, sound system and scoreboard. Capacity was reduced to 2,600 during the renovations.^[3] In 2014, a $1 million construction project added a roof to enable year-round use as a multi-use event and practice facility. The air-supported structure first hosted practice for NDSU Bison football on Dec 1, 2014.^[4] In the summer of 2017 Dactoah Field got a new turf for the women's soccer team, and men's football team to practice on.^[5]

References[]

^ "Throwback Thursday: The first Bison football team".
^ "Move to Dacotah Field Highlights 2013 Bison Soccer Schedule". GoBison.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
^ "2014 WSOC Quick Facts" (PDF).
^ "Dacotah Field Bubble's interior debut".
^ http://www.gobison.com

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Coordinates: 46°54′1″N 96°48′2″W / 46.90028°N 96.80056°W / 46.90028; -96.80056

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[1] "Throwback Thursday: The first Bison football team".

[2] "Move to Dacotah Field Highlights 2013 Bison Soccer Schedule". GoBison.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.

[3] "2014 WSOC Quick Facts" (PDF).

[4] "Dacotah Field Bubble's interior debut".

[5] ttp://www.gobison.com

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v t North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota
Campus	Campus Historic District Dacotah Field Fargodome Scheels Center
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