Coach Blakeslee, Circa 1980
Blakeslee Stadium is a stadium located on the southern edge of the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus in Mankato, Minnesota . Primarily used for American football , it is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks , an NCAA Division II football team, and also hosted the training camp for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 2017.[ 4] Built in 1962, the stadium holds 7,500 people has hosted a variety of events, including marching band performances and drum and bugle corps competitions.[ 5] In 2022, the stadium hosted Hockey Day Minnesota , an annual series of outdoor hockey games sponsored by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Bally Sports North .[ 6]
The stadium is named after C. P. Blakeslee, who served as a coach, administrator, and professor in health and physical education 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]
Blakeslee Stadium is located in the south of campus and is the home field of the Minnesota State Mavericks Division 2 Football team.
References
^ "Minnesota State Football Recordbook 2016" (PDF) . June 1, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ "MSU Buildings Management" . March 15, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ "Blakeslee Stadium – Campus Tour – Minnesota State University, Mankato" . Mnsu.edu. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Blakeslee Stadium" . Msumavericks.com. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Hockey Day Minnesota" . Minnesota Wild . Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Minnesota State Mavericks - Hall of Fame" . Msumavericks.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ MSU-Mankato Athletics Master Plan (PDF) . MSU-Mankato Athletics. January 20, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
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