Alfond Sports Stadium
Appearance
Location | Orono, Maine 04473 |
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Coordinates | 44°54′18″N 68°40′18″W / 44.90500°N 68.67167°W |
Owner | University of Maine |
Operator | University of Maine |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1997 |
Opened | September 12, 1998 |
Construction cost | $7.5 Million ($14 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
Architect | WBRC Architects |
Tenants | |
University of Maine Football (NCAA) (1998-present) |
Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orono, Maine. It opened in 1998. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears football team. It replaced Alumni Stadium which was condemned in 1996 after failing inspection. A temporary stadium on site was erected for the 1996 and 1997 seasons in which the east grandstand was constructed. The stadium is named for Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster. The field is named for Phillip and Susan Morse, who donated the lights, original Astroturf and scoreboard. In the summer of 2008, new FieldTurf was installed to replace the old AstroTurf.
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
External links
- Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium - Maine Black Bears
- Interactive Map Of FCS College Football Stadiums: Click on the Maine Logo to get a satellite view & directions to the stadium
- The University's home site
- GoBlackBears.com
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Categories:
- College football venues
- American football venues in Maine
- Maine Black Bears football
- Buildings and structures in Orono, Maine
- Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
- Sports venues completed in 1998
- 1998 establishments in Maine
- Northeastern United States baseball venue stubs
- Maine building and structure stubs