Dacotah Field

Dacotah Field
	Gold Star Marching Band practicing on Dacotah Field in the 1990s; Fargodome in the background
	Fargo Location in the United States Fargo Location in North Dakota
Address	1310 17th Ave N
Location	North Dakota State University; Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Owner	North Dakota State University
Capacity	2,600
Surface	Artificial turf (2017)
Construction
Broke ground	1938
Opened	1938; 86 years ago; Moved to North Campus: 1955; 69 years ago; Renovation: 2013;; 11 years ago
Construction cost	Initial Renovation:; $1 million; ($1.31 million in 2023)
Tenants
	North Dakota State Bison football (NCAA) (1910–1992); North Dakota State Bison women's soccer (NCAA) (2013-present)

Dacotah Field is an outdoor stadium in the north central United States, on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. It is the former home of the North Dakota State Bison football team, and the current home of the North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team. The field runs east-west at an approximate elevation of 900 feet (275 m) above sea level.

Dacotah Field opened in 1910, 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 (WPA) construction projects;^[3] it had a final seating capacity of 13,000.

The field moved 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. In 1993, the team moved to the 18,700-seat Fargodome, adjacent to the north.

In 2013, the NDSU women's soccer team moved from Ellig Sports Complex to Dacotah Field.^[4] Major renovations were completed prior to the move, including new bleacher seating, lighting, sound system, and scoreboard; its seating capacity was reduced to 2,600 during the renovations.^[5]

In 2014, a $1 million project added a bubble to enable year-round use as a multi-use event and practice facility. The air-supported structure hosted its first football practice on December 1,^[6] and new artificial turf was installed in the summer of 2017.^[7]

In 2022, after the completion of the nearby NoDak Insurance Football Performance Complex that is just south of Dacotah Field and the Scheels Center, the NDSU football team ceased year-round use of the field and the bubble was permanently taken down.^[8] A new scoreboard on the west side of the field was installed back in 2021 for sole use by the NDSU women's soccer team.

References

^ "Dacotah Field". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Throwback Thursday: The first Bison football team". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
^ "Move to Dacotah Field Highlights 2013 Bison Soccer Schedule". GoBison.com. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
^ "2014 WSOC Quick Facts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
^ "Dacotah Field Bubble's interior debut". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
^ "Home". gobison.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
^ "NDSU athletic director blown away by size of new indoor football complex". inforum.com. Forum Communications. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

External links

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

This article about a sports venue in North Dakota is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Dacotah Field". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[inflation-US-2] 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.

[3] "Throwback Thursday: The first Bison football team". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

[4] "Move to Dacotah Field Highlights 2013 Bison Soccer Schedule". GoBison.com. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-07.

[5] "2014 WSOC Quick Facts" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2014-09-12.

[6] "Dacotah Field Bubble's interior debut". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

[7] "Home". gobison.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-12.

[8] "NDSU athletic director blown away by size of new indoor football complex". inforum.com. Forum Communications. March 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e North Dakota State Bison women's soccer
Venues	Cardinal Muench Seminary (1995–96) Ellig Sports Complex (1997–2012) Dacotah Field (2013–present)
Coaches	Gordon Henderson (1995–97) Matt Townsend (1998–2002) Pete Cuadrado (2003–11) Mark Cook (2012–17) Mike Regan (2018–present)
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024