About Alerus Center
Alerus Center is a College Football stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It opened in 2001. It was designed by Ellerbe Becket. It seats 21,000. Its current tenant is North Dakota Fighting Hawks (College Football), since 2009. By capacity it ranks 143rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 261st oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Capacity by layout
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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North Dakota Fighting Hawks While based here: 15 seasons
College Football · 2009–present
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021–2026 · Independent 2018 · Big Sky 2012–2017 · 1 earlier conference · FCS (Division I-AA)
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College Football | 2009–present |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Alerus Center?
The capacity of Alerus Center is 21,000.
When was Alerus Center built?
Alerus Center opened in 2001.
Who designed Alerus Center?
Alerus Center was designed by Ellerbe Becket.
Who plays at Alerus Center?
Alerus Center is the home venue of North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
Where did the North Dakota Fighting Hawks play before Alerus Center?
Before moving to Alerus Center in 2009, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks played at Memorial Stadium from 1927 to 1979.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, Capacity, football layout.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Stadium | 1927– | 1.4 mi |
| Fargodome | 1992– | 71 mi |
| Dacotah Field | 1910– | 71 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.