Alfond Stadium (University of Maine)

Harold Alfond Sports Stadium
Construction

Location	Orono, Maine 04473
Coordinates	44°54′18″N 68°40′18″W / 44.90500°N 68.67167°W / 44.90500; -68.67167Coordinates: 44°54′18″N 68°40′18″W / 44.90500°N 68.67167°W / 44.90500; -68.67167
Owner	University of Maine
Operator	University of Maine
Capacity	10,000
Surface	FieldTurf
Broke ground	1997
Opened	September 12, 1998
Construction cost	$7.5 Million ($10.9 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	WBRC Architects
Tenants
University of Maine Football (NCAA) (1998-present)

Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orono, Maine. It opened in 1998. It is home to the University of Maine Black Bears football team. It replaced Alumni Stadium which was condemned in 1996 after failing inspection. A temporary stadium on site was erected for the 1996 and 1997 seasons in which the east grandstand was constructed. The stadium is named for Harold Alfond, a longtime Maine booster. The field is named for Phillip and Susan Morse, who donated the lights, original Astroturf and scoreboard. In the summer of 2008, new FieldTurf was installed to replace the old AstroTurf.

References

↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

External links

Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium - Maine Black Bears
Interactive Map Of FCS College Football Stadiums: Click on the Maine Logo to get a satellite view & directions to the stadium
The University's home site
GoBlackBears.com

University of Maine

UMaine	Notable people Orono Collins Center for the Arts Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Fogler Library Hudson Museum Maynard F. Jordan Observatory Page Farm & Home Museum Museum of Art University of Maine system

Media	The Maine Campus Ubris WMEB-FM The Maine Stein Song

Sports	Maine Black Bears Black Bear Sports Network Men's ice hockey Alfond Arena Alfond Stadium Baseball Mahaney Diamond Memorial Gymnasium

Organizations and Greek	Francis Crowe Society The Senior Skull Honor Society Phi Eta Kappa

Affiliates	Jackson Laboratory Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Football stadiums of the Colonial Athletic Association

Bob Ford Field (Albany)
Delaware Stadium (Delaware)
Rhodes Stadium (Elon)
Bridgeforth Stadium (James Madison)
Morse Field at Alfond Stadium (Maine)
Cowell Stadium (New Hampshire)
Meade Stadium (Rhode Island)
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Richmond)
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook)
Johnny Unitas Stadium (Towson)
Villanova Stadium (Villanova)
Zable Stadium (William & Mary)

College football venues in Maine

Division I
FCS

CAA	Alfond Stadium (Maine)

Division III

ECFC	Winkin Sports Complex (Husson)

NESCAC	Garcelon Field (Bates) Seaverns Field (Colby) Whittier Field (Bowdoin)

NEFC	Ritchie Field (Maine Maritime)

Maine Black Bears football

Venues	Alfond Stadium (1998–present) Fitzpatrick Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (New Hampshire)

Culture & lore	Black Bear Sports Network

People	Head coaches

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