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| Full name | Dornblaser Field |
|---|---|
| Location | Higgins & South Streets – II Missoula, Montana |
| Owner | University of Montana |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Surface | natural grass |
| Opened | 1968 – II 1912 – I |
| Closed | 1986 – II (football) 1967 – I |
| Tenants | |
| Montana Grizzlies football (1968–1986) – II (1912–1967) – I | |
Dornblaser Field is the name of two outdoor athleticstadiums in the western United States, located inMissoula, Montana. Both were former home fields of theUniversity of MontanaGrizzliesfootball teams and were named for Paul Dornblaser, a captain of the football team in 1912 who was killed inWorld War I.[1][2] Both stadiums had conventional north–south orientations at an approximateelevation of 3,200 feet (980 m) abovesea level.
The first ivy-covered stone venue opened 113 years ago in1912 on campus at the base ofMount Sentinel and east of University Hall. Its southwestern portion (46°51′32″N113°58′59″W / 46.859°N 113.983°W /46.859; -113.983) is now the location of theMansfield Library,[2][3][4] completed in 1978. It hosted the Griz until an off-campus stadium opened in1968, a "temporary" stadium about a mile (1.6 km) southwest which held 12,500 spectators in steel and wood bleachers.[3] The second stadium was replaced forfootball whenWashington–Grizzly Stadium opened in October1986, back on campus, east ofDahlberg Arena.
The Campbellballpark forbaseball was adjacent to the north end of Dornblaser and aligned southeast (home plate to center field); the Grizzly baseball program was dropped after the 1972 season.
Recently renovated, Dornblaser Field continues as the home venue for the Grizzlies'track and field teams.
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