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Blaik Field at Michie Stadium 
Michie Stadium
Location 700 Mills Rd, West Point, NY 10996 Coordinates 41°23′15″N 73°57′51″W / 41.3875°N 73.96417°WCoordinates: 41°23′15″N 73°57′51″W / 41.3875°N 73.96417°W Broke ground 1924 Opened 1924 Owner United States Military Academy Operator U.S. Military Academy Surface FieldTurf (2008-present)
AstroPlay (2001-2007)
AstroTurf (1977-2000)
Grass (1924-1976)Construction cost $300,000 USD Capacity 38,000 Tenants Army Black Knights football (NCAA) (1924-present) Michie Stadium (pronounced /ˈmaɪki/) is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It is the home field for the Army Black Knights. It opened in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000.[1]
The stadium sits at the upper portion of campus, directly west of Lusk Reservoir. The field is at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m) above sea level and runs in the traditional north-south configuration, with the press box above the west sideline. Because of the view offered by its location overlooking the Hudson River and the medieval-style campus below, it was rated as Sports Illustrated's #3 sports venue of the 20th century.[2]
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Overview
Dennis Michie
Michie Stadium is dedicated to the memory of Dennis Michie, who was instrumental in starting football at the Academy in 1890. Michie organized, managed, and coached the first football team in history at West Point. He was later killed during the Spanish–American War in 1898. There have been several renovations since the stadium's first game in October 1924, when Army defeated Saint Louis, 17–0.
Blaik Field
On September 25, 1999 the football field at Michie Stadium was named Blaik Field, in honor of Earl "Red" Blaik, the head coach at West Point from 1941 to 1958. Blaik led Army to two national titles, in 1944 and 1945.
Playing surface
Since 2008, the playing surface has been FieldTurf. This replaced AstroPlay, which had been used since 2001. The stadium's playing field was natural grass until AstroTurf was installed in 1977.[1]
Michie Stadium has hosted the Army–Navy Game only once, in 1943. The rivalry game is normally played at a neutral site between the campuses on the East Coast, usually in Philadelphia in early December.
Gallery
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Hoffman Press Box overlooks Blaik Field at Michie Stadium
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The Black Knights enter Michie Stadium on game day
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Michie Stadium from across the reservoir
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2008 - View Looking South into Hudson Valley
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2008 - View Looking North into Hudson Valley
References
- ^ a b "Blaik Field at Michie Stadium". GoArmySports.com. http://www.goarmysports.com/facilities/michie-stadium.html. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Century's Best - SI's Top 20 Venues of the 20th Century". Sports Illustrated. 1999-06-07. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/06/02/top_venues/. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
External links
- Go Army Sports.com - official USMA athletics site - Michie stadium
- World Stadiums.com - photos - Michie Stadium
- Aerial photo (& topographic map) - Michie Stadium from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps
United States Military Academy Academics 
Athletics Army Black Knights • Army–Navy Game • Basketball (m) • Commander-in-Chief's Trophy • Football (Doc Blanchard, Earl Blaik, Glenn Davis, Pete Dawkins) • Ice Hockey (m) • Lacrosse (m) • Facilities (Christl Arena, Doubleday Field, Gillis Field House, Michie Stadium, Tate Rink)Campus Chapels (Catholic, Jewish, Old Cadet, Protestant) • Flirtie Walk • Grounds • Cemetery • Hayes Gym • Lusk Reservoir • Monuments • Plain • Thayer Hotel • Trophy Point • West Point LightHistory Academy History • Constitution Island • Fort Clinton • Fort Putnam • Great Chain • Kosciuszko's Garden • Redoubt FourPeople Alumni • "Class the stars fell on" • Notable non-grads • Master of the Sword • Superintendents (Current, Former) • Sylvanus ThayerTraditions College football venues in New York Division I
FBSBig East MAC Independent Michie Stadium (Army)
Division I
FCSBig South Ivy League Northeast University Field (Albany) • Wagner College Stadium (Wagner)
Patriot Pioneer Division II Northeast Ten Finnerty Field (Pace)
PSAC Hickox Field (C. W. Post)
Division III ECFC Reinhart Field (Maritime College)
Empire 8 Liberty '86 Field (RPI) • Boswell Field (Hobart) • Captain James Harvey Tomb Field (Merchant Marine) • Fauver Stadium (Rochester) • Frank Bailey Field (Union) • Leckonby Stadium (St. Lawrence)
NESCAC Steuben Field (Hamilton)
NJAC Coyer Field (Buffalo State) • Drake Field (Morrisville) • Special Olympics Stadium (Brockport) • SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (Cortland)
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