Michie Stadium
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| Full name | Blaik Field at Michie Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 700 Mills Road West Point, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°23′15″N 73°57′51″W / 41.38750°N 73.96417°W / 41.38750; -73.96417Coordinates: 41°23′15″N 73°57′51″W / 41.38750°N 73.96417°W / 41.38750; -73.96417 |
| Owner | U.S. Military Academy |
| Operator | U.S. Military Academy |
| Capacity | 38,000[1] |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2008–present) AstroPlay (2001–2007) AstroTurf (1977–2000) Grass (1924–1976) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1924 |
| Opened | 1924, 94 years ago |
| Expanded | 1962: east grandstand 1969: west upper deck 2003: press box |
| Construction cost | $300,000 |
| Tenants | |
Army Black Knights (NCAA) (1924–present) | |
| Website | |
| Michie Stadium | |
Michie Stadium /ˈmaɪki/ is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. The home field for the Army Black Knights, it opened 94 years ago in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000.[2]
The stadium sits at the upper portion of campus, directly west of Lusk Reservoir. The field is at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m) above sea level and runs in the traditional north-south configuration, with the press box above the west sideline. Due to the view offered by its location overlooking the Hudson River and the Neo-Gothic architecture of the campus below, it was rated as Sports Illustrated's #3 sports venue of the 20th century.[3]
Contents
1 Overview
1.1 Dennis Michie
1.2 Blaik Field
1.3 Playing surface
1.4 Army–Navy Game
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Overview
Dennis Michie
Michie Stadium is dedicated to the memory of Dennis Michie (1870–1898), who was instrumental in starting the football program while a cadet at the Academy. A member of the Class of 1892, Michie organized, managed, and coached the first football team at West Point in 1890. Six years after graduation, he was killed in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. There have been several renovations since the stadium's first game in October 1924, when Army defeated Saint Louis, 17–0.
Blaik Field
In 1999, the football field at Michie Stadium was named Blaik Field on September 25, in honor of Earl "Red" Blaik, the head coach at West Point from 1941 to 1958. Blaik led Army to three consecutive national titles from 1944 to 1946.
Playing surface
Since 2008, the playing surface has been FieldTurf. This replaced AstroPlay, which had been used since 2001. The stadium's playing field was natural grass until AstroTurf was installed in 1977.[2]
Michie Stadium has hosted the Army–Navy Game only once, in 1943 during World War II, after it was played at Thompson Stadium at Annapolis the year before. Neither Army nor Navy have played at an on-campus facility since very early in the rivalry, since teams' home stadiums are not nearly large enough to accommodate the crowds and media that usually attend the rivalry games. Their rivalry game is normally played at a neutral site between the campuses on the East Coast, usually in Philadelphia in early December.
Gallery
Hoffman Press Box overlooks Blaik Field at Michie Stadium
The Black Knights enter Michie Stadium on game day
Michie Stadium from across the reservoir
2008 – View Looking South into Hudson Valley
2008 – View Looking North into Hudson Valley
See also
- List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums
References
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^ ab "Blaik Field at Michie Stadium". GoArmySports.com. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
^ "Century's Best - SI's Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century". Sports Illustrated. 1999-06-07. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
External links
Go Army Sports.com[permanent dead link] - official USMA athletics site - Michie stadium
World Stadiums.com - photos - Michie Stadium
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