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Alfond Sports Stadium

Coordinates: 44°54′18″N 68°40′18″W / 44.90500°N 68.67167°W / 44.90500; -68.67167
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Harold Alfond Sports Stadium
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LocationOrono, Maine 04473
Coordinates44°54′18″N 68°40′18″W / 44.90500°N 68.67167°W / 44.90500; -68.67167
OwnerUniversity of Maine
OperatorUniversity of Maine
Capacity10,000
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke ground1997
OpenedSeptember 12, 1998
Construction cost$7.5 Million
($14 million in 2024 dollars[1])
ArchitectWBRC 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

  1. ^ 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.

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