Dacotah Field

The NDSU band practicing on Dacotah Field date unknown, with the Fargodome in the background

Dacotah Field is an outdoor college football stadium on the campus of North Dakota State University 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]and had a final seating capacity of 13,000; it was replaced in this capacity by the indoor Fargodome (capacity: 19,000+) following the 1992 season.

But 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 on 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.

From 2013, the NDSU soccer team moved from Ellig Sports Complex to Dacotah Field. Major renovations were completed prior to the move including new bleacher seating, lighting, new sound system, and new scoreboard. Capacity was reduced to 2,600 during the renovations.^[2]

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 North Dakota State Bison football on Dec 1, 2014.^[3]

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External links

North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

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

National championship seasons in bold

North Dakota State University

Fargo, North Dakota

Campus	Bison Sports Arena Dacotah Field Fargodome Reineke Fine Arts Center

Athletics	The Bison Baseball Basketball (Men's/Women's) Football Softball Wrestling

Media	Thunder Radio The Spectrum Bison Illustrated Bison Radio Network

School songs	On Bison The Yellow and The Green We are the Pride Gold Star Marching Band

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

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