Dornblaser Field is the name of two outdoor athletic

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s in the western United States, located in

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. Both were former home fields of the

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Grizzlies

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teams and were named for Paul Dornblaser, a captain of the football team in 1912 who was killed in

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. Both stadiums had conventional north–south orientations at an approximate

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of above

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. The first ivy-covered stone venue opened in

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on campus at the base of

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and east of University Hall. Its southwestern portion () is now the location of the Mansfield Library,University of Montana
– Mansfield Library – history completed in 1978. It hosted the Griz until an off-campus stadium opened in

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, a "temporary" stadium about a mile (1.6 km) southwest which held 12,500 spectators in steel and wood bleachers. The second stadium was replaced for

when

Washington–Grizzly Stadium Washington–Grizzly Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Opened in 1986, it is home to the Montana Grizzlies, a member of the Big S ...

opened in October

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, back on campus, east of

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. The Campbell

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for

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was adjacent to the north end of Dornblaser and aligned southeast (home plate to center field); the Grizzly baseball program was dropped after the 1972 season. Recently renovated, Dornblaser Field continues as the home venue for the Grizzlies'

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teams.

References

External links

Dornblaser Field Photograph Album
(University of Montana Archives) Defunct college football venues Montana Grizzlies football Buildings and facilities of the University of Montana Sports venues in Missoula, Montana American football venues in Montana 1912 establishments in Montana Soccer venues in Montana Sports venues completed in 1912 University and college buildings completed in 1912 {{Montana-university-stub