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 View of the stadium in 2016 | |
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| Address | 161 Stadium Road Mankato, MN United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°08′38″N93°59′42″W / 44.144°N 93.995°W /44.144; -93.995 |
| Owner | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Operator | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 7,500 |
| Record attendance | 7,187 (October 10, 2015 vs.Augustana)[3] 10,000 at Vikings Training Camp |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Current use | American football |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1961 |
| Opened | 1962; 64 years ago (1962) |
| Construction cost | $80,000[1] ($831,595 in 2024 dollars[2]) |
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| Minnesota State Mavericks football | |
| Website | |
| msumavericks.com/blakeslee-stadium | |
Blakeslee Stadium is anAmerican footballstadium located on the southern edge of theMinnesota State University, Mankato campus. Primarily used forAmerican football, it is the home field of theMinnesota State Mavericks football —anNCAA Division II team— and hosted thetraining camp for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.[4]
Built in 1962, the stadium holds 7,000 seats and facilitates a variety of events, including marching band performances and drum and bugle corps competitions.[5]
It is named after Carlyn P. Blakeslee, who served as a coach, administrator, and Health and Physical Education professor at Minnesota State from 1921 until his retirement in 1961.[6]
In 2022, the stadium hostedHockey Day Minnesota, an annual series of outdoorice hockey games sponsored by theMinnesota Wild of theNational Hockey League (NHL) andFanDuel Sports Network North.[7]
Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.[8][9]
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