Dornblaser Field

University of Montana
Dornblaser Field
Full name	Dornblaser Field
Location	Higgins & South Streets – II; Missoula, Montana
Owner	University of Montana
Capacity	12,500
Surface	natural grass
Opened	1968 – II; 1912 – I
Closed	1986 – II (football); 1967 – I
Tenants
	Montana Grizzlies football; (1968–1986) – II; (1912–1967) – I

High-angle view of the University of Montana's original Dornblaser Field, circa 1906.

Dornblaser Field at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, in 2021.

Missoula

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Location in the United States

Dornblaser Field is the name of two outdoor athletic stadiums in the western United States, located in Missoula, Montana. Both were former home fields of the University of Montana Grizzlies football teams and were named for Paul Dornblaser, a captain of the football team in 1912 who was killed in World War I.^[1]^[2] Both stadiums had conventional north–south orientations at an approximate elevation of 3,200 feet (980 m) above sea level.

The first ivy-covered stone venue opened 110 years ago in 1912 on campus at the base of Mount Sentinel and east of University Hall. Its southwestern portion (

46°51′32″N 113°58′59″W / 46.859°N 113.983°W) is now the location of the Mansfield Library,^[2]^[3]^[4] completed in 1978. It hosted the Griz until an off-campus stadium opened in 1968, a "temporary" stadium about a mile (1.6 km) southwest which held 12,500 spectators in steel and wood bleachers.^[3] The second stadium was replaced for football when Washington–Grizzly Stadium opened in October 1986, back on campus, east of Dahlberg Arena.

Recently renovated, Dornblaser Field continues as the home venue for the Grizzlies' track and field teams.

References[]

^ "Montana beats Gonzaga team". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 26, 1912. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b "Homecoming rush starts". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 4, 1968. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b "They'll miss Dornblaser". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 6, 1986. p. C2.
^ University of Montana Archived January 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – Mansfield Library – history

External links[]

Dornblaser Field Photograph Album (University of Montana Archives)

Coordinates: 46°50′49″N 113°59′46″W / 46.847°N 113.996°W / 46.847; -113.996

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[mbgtm-1] "Montana beats Gonzaga team". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 26, 1912. p. 8.

[hcgrst-2] "Homecoming rush starts". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 4, 1968. p. 6.

[tmdbf-3] "They'll miss Dornblaser". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 6, 1986. p. C2.

[4] University of Montana Archived January 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – Mansfield Library – history

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Schools and Colleges	College of Education and Human Sciences College of Forestry and Conservation College of Technology School of Business Administration School of Journalism School of Law
Campuses	University of Montana ‒ Missoula University of Montana – Helena College of Technology Montana Tech of the University of Montana University of Montana Western
Athletics	Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz Football Brawl of the Wild Little Brown Stein Washington–Grizzly Stadium Men's basketball Women's basketball Dahlberg Arena Soccer Dornblaser Field Marching Band Monte "Up With Montana"
Historic buildings and landmarks	University Hall Forestry Bld. Schreiber Gym Rankin Hall Social Science Bld. Fine Arts Bld. The Oval The "M" Trail Memorial Row The Payne Family Native American Center
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