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| Location | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado,U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′11″N104°42′19″W / 40.40306°N 104.70528°W /40.40306; -104.70528 |
| Elevation | 4,780 feet (1,455 m)AMSL |
| Owner | University of Northern Colorado |
| Operator | University of Northern Colorado |
| Capacity | 8,533 |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1994 |
| Opened | September 9, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-09-09) (Att. - 6,341) |
| Construction cost | $4 million ($8.25 million in 2024[1]) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs |
| General contractor | Alliance Construction Solutions |
| Tenants | |
| Northern Colorado Bears football (NCAA) | |
Nottingham Field is an 8,533-seatmulti-purpose stadium in thewesternUnited States, located on the campus of theUniversity of Northern Colorado inGreeley, Colorado.[2] It is home to theNorthern Colorado Bearsfootball andtrack and field programs.
Nottingham Field was erected in 1995 to relieve the aging facilities at Jackson Field. UNC won consecutiveDivision II national football titles in1996 and1997, their second and third seasons at Nottingham Field. The Bears moved up to Division I-AA (nowFCS) in2004 and joined theBig Sky Conference in2006.
The stadium's initial capacity was 6,500 and it is named for Victor R. Nottingham, a former Colorado State College of Education (UNC) student body president who spearheaded the effort to raise private funds for the entire $4 million project.[3]
Thenatural grass field is aligned north-northeast to south-southwest at an approximateelevation of 4,780 feet (1,455 m) abovesea level.
Prior to the 2005 season, the stadium's seating capacity was expanded to over 8,500 with an additional 1,500 possible in the endzone and the natural grass hill in the northwest corner of the stadium, by expanding the east stands.
In 2015 a scoreboard structure including a Daktronics video board, Bear Vision, was erected beyond the south endzone of the field.
In 2021 the field's surface was updated to IRONTURF. The donor-funded project was completed by Academy Sports Turf, Inc. and premiered in the Bears home opener against Lamar.[4]
Stadium Capacity: 8,533
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