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| Location | Platteville, Wisconsin |
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| Public transit |  Green Orange Platteville Public Transportation |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Opened | 1972 |
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| University of Wisconsin–Platteville | |
Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium is astadium inPlatteville, Wisconsin. It is used for collegiate and high schoolAmerican football and collegiatesoccer, and is the home field of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Platteville "Pioneers".
Pioneer Stadium opened in 1972 and holds 10,000 people.[1] It is the second largest stadium inDivision III collegiate football,[1] and the largest soccer stadium. From 1984 to 2001, the stadium and other university facilities were also used as theChicago Bears'training camp home.[2]
The stadium is named for Ralph Emerson Davis,[1] a geologist and "godfather of the natural gas industry," who served as the Director of the Wisconsin Mining School, which would eventually merge to form theUniversity of Wisconsin–Platteville. Davis's generous donation helped complete the $1.25 million facilities.
In 2005, stadium renovations included replacing the grass surface with a Pro-Grass in-fill surface.[1]
OnJune 16, 2014, the stadium was damaged by atornado.[2]
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