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| stadium_name = Blakeslee Stadium
| name = Blakeslee Stadium
| nickname = "The Blake"
| nickname = "The Blake"
| image = BlakesleeStadium2.jpg
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| caption = Blakeslee Stadium
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| location = 161 Stadium Road<br>[[Mankato]], [[Minnesota]] 56001
| caption = View of the stadium in 2016
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| currentuse = [[American football]]
| address = 161 Stadium Road
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Minnesota]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| city = [[Mankato|Mankato, MN]]
| country = [[United States]]
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| broke_ground = 1961
| broke_ground = 1961
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| owner = [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]]
| owner = [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]]
| operator = Minnesota State University, Mankato
| operator = Minnesota State University, Mankato
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| seating_capacity = 7,500
| seating_capacity = 7,500
|record_attendance = 7,187 <br> (October 10, 2015 vs. [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|Augustana]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota State Football Recordbook 2016|url=http://www.msumavericks.com/documents/2016/6/17/2016_MSU_FB_Record_Book.pdf|date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=August 7, 2016}}</ref><br>10,000 at Vikings Training Camp
|record_attendance = 7,187 <br> (October 10, 2015 vs. [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|Augustana]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota State Football Recordbook 2016|url=http://www.msumavericks.com/documents/2016/6/17/2016_MSU_FB_Record_Book.pdf|date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=August 7, 2016}}</ref><br>10,000 at Vikings Training Camp
| tenants = [[Minnesota State Mavericks football]]
| website = {{url|https://msumavericks.com/facilities/blakeslee-stadium/43|msumavericks.com/blakeslee-stadium}}
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'''Blakeslee Stadium''' is an [[American football]] [[stadium]] located on the southern edge of the [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] campus. Primarily used for [[American football]], it is the home field of the [[Minnesota State Mavericks football]] —an [[NCAA Division II]] team— and hosted the [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mnsu.edu/tour/blakesleesta.html |title=Blakeslee Stadium – Campus Tour – Minnesota State University, Mankato |publisher=Mnsu.edu |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>
|USA Minnesota

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== History ==
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=== Overview ===
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[[File:Coach Blakeslee, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Coach Blakeslee, Circa 1980]]
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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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msumavericks.com/sports/2009/9/8/FB_0908092933.aspx?path=football |title=Minnesota State Mavericks - Blakeslee Stadium |publisher=Msumavericks.com |date=September 8, 2009 |accessdate=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127131036/http://www.msumavericks.com/sports/2009/9/8/FB_0908092933.aspx?path=football |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2022, they hosted [[Hockey Day Minnesota]], an annual series of outdoor hockey games sponsored by the [[Minnesota Wild]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and [[FanDuel Sports Network North]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hockey Day Minnesota|url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/community/hockey-day-minnesota|website=Minnesota Wild|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Coach Blakeslee, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota.jpg|alt=Headshot of Coach Blakeslee|thumb|Coach Blakeslee, Circa 1980]]
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'''Blakeslee Stadium''' is located on the southern edge of the [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]] campus. Primarily used for [[American football]], it is the home field of the [[Minnesota State Mavericks football|Minnesota State Mavericks]]—an [[NCAA Division II]] football team—and hosted the [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mnsu.edu/tour/blakesleesta.html |title=Blakeslee Stadium – Campus Tour – Minnesota State University, Mankato |publisher=Mnsu.edu |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msumavericks.com/sports/2009/9/8/FB_0908092933.aspx?path=football |title=Minnesota State Mavericks - Blakeslee Stadium |publisher=Msumavericks.com |date=September 8, 2009 |accessdate=November 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127131036/http://www.msumavericks.com/sports/2009/9/8/FB_0908092933.aspx?path=football |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2022, they hosted [[Hockey Day Minnesota]], an annual series of outdoor hockey games sponsored by the [[Minnesota Wild]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and [[FanDuel Sports Network North]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hockey Day Minnesota|url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/community/hockey-day-minnesota|website=Minnesota Wild|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msumavericks.com/hof.aspx?hof=11&path=&kiosk= |title=Minnesota State Mavericks - Hall of Fame |publisher=Msumavericks.com |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msumavericks.com/hof.aspx?hof=11&path=&kiosk= |title=Minnesota State Mavericks - Hall of Fame |publisher=Msumavericks.com |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>


==Renovation and replacement plans==
=== Renovation and replacement plans ===
Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.<ref>{{cite web|last=Courrier |first=Chad |url=http://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/columns/courrier-time-for-blakeslee-stadium-to-get-some-love/article_23d92b00-5316-11e5-b8f1-374c91c9c70a.html |title=Courrier: Time for Blakeslee Stadium to get some love - Mankato Free Press: Columns |publisher=Mankato Free Press |date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.mnsu.edu/planning/masterplan/campuswide/Master%20Plan%20-%20Facilities/7.M%20Athletics%20Master%20Plan%20-%20January,%202014.pdf |title=MSU-Mankato Athletics Master Plan |publisher=MSU-Mankato Athletics |date=January 20, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2015 }}</ref>
Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.<ref>{{cite web|last=Courrier |first=Chad |url=http://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/columns/courrier-time-for-blakeslee-stadium-to-get-some-love/article_23d92b00-5316-11e5-b8f1-374c91c9c70a.html |title=Courrier: Time for Blakeslee Stadium to get some love - Mankato Free Press: Columns |publisher=Mankato Free Press |date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.mnsu.edu/planning/masterplan/campuswide/Master%20Plan%20-%20Facilities/7.M%20Athletics%20Master%20Plan%20-%20January,%202014.pdf |title=MSU-Mankato Athletics Master Plan |publisher=MSU-Mankato Athletics |date=January 20, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2015 }}</ref>

[[Image:BlakesleeStadium.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Blakeslee Stadium is located in the south of campus and is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks Division 2 Football team.]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{official website}}


{{Minnesota State Mavericks football navbox}}
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Revision as of 20:57, 25 November 2024

Blakeslee Stadium
"The Blake"
View of the stadium in 2016
Map
Address161 Stadium Road
Mankato, MN
United States
Coordinates44°08′38″N 93°59′42″W / 44.144°N 93.995°W / 44.144; -93.995
OwnerMinnesota State University, Mankato
OperatorMinnesota State University, Mankato
TypeStadium
Capacity7,500
Record attendance7,187
(October 10, 2015 vs. Augustana)[3]
10,000 at Vikings Training Camp
SurfaceNatural Grass
Current useAmerican football
Construction
Broke ground1961
Opened1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Construction cost$80,000[1]
($805,809 in 2023 dollars[2])
Tenants
Minnesota State Mavericks football
Website
msumavericks.com/blakeslee-stadium

Blakeslee Stadium is an American football stadium located on the southern edge of the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks football —an NCAA Division II team— and hosted the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.[4]

History

Overview

Coach Blakeslee, Circa 1980

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] In 2022, they hosted Hockey Day Minnesota, an annual series of outdoor hockey games sponsored by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) and FanDuel Sports Network North.[6]

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.[7]

Renovation and replacement plans

Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "MSU Buildings Management". March 15, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Minnesota State Football Recordbook 2016" (PDF). June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Blakeslee Stadium – Campus Tour – Minnesota State University, Mankato". Mnsu.edu. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Blakeslee Stadium". Msumavericks.com. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "Hockey Day Minnesota". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Hall of Fame". Msumavericks.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Courrier, Chad (September 4, 2015). "Courrier: Time for Blakeslee Stadium to get some love - Mankato Free Press: Columns". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  9. ^ MSU-Mankato Athletics Master Plan (PDF). MSU-Mankato Athletics. January 20, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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