Jake Christiansen Stadium is a sports complex on the campus of
Concordia College in
Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead () is a city in and county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, United States, on the banks of the Red River of the North. Located in the Red River Valley, an extremely fertile and active agricultural region, Moorhead is also home to several ...
. It is primarily used for
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
and other athletic events. It was named to honor long-time coach
Jake Christiansen
Jacobi Melius Alton Christiansen (February 2, 1900 – January 21, 1992) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Valparaiso University from 1929 to 1940 and at Concordia College (Moorhead ...
who built a successful football program at the school. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,000.
Improvements to the facility over time include
field turf in 2010
and additional facility expansion in 2013.
References
External links
Jake Christiansen Stadiumofficial web page
College football venues
Concordia Cobbers football
American football venues in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Clay County, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Soccer venues in Minnesota
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