| Blakeslee Stadium | |
| Nickname: | "The Blake" |
| Logo Image: | Minnesota_State_Mavericks_logo.png |
| Type: | Stadium |
| Currentuse: | American football |
| Address: | 161 Stadium Road |
| City: | Mankato, MN |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 44.144°N -93.995°W |
| Broke Ground: | 1961 |
| Owner: | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Operator: | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Surface: | Natural Grass |
| Construction Cost: | $80,000[1] ($ in dollars) |
| Seating Capacity: | 7,500 |
| Record Attendance: | 7,187 (October 10, 2015 vs. Augustana)[2] 10,000 at Vikings Training Camp |
| Tenants: | Minnesota State Mavericks football |
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
In 2022, the stadium hosted Hockey Day Minnesota, an annual series of outdoor ice hockey games sponsored by the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) and FanDuel Sports Network North.[6]
Plans for replacing the more than 55-year-old structure have been discussed by Minnesota State University.[7] [8]