Sprague Field

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Sprague Field is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. The stadium is located on the Normal Avenue side of the campus adjacent to the university's major indoor sporting venue, the Panzer Athletic Center, and is within walking distance of the Montclair Heights rail station.

Sprague Field is one of several athletic venues on campus and plays host to the Montclair State Red Hawks football team, its field hockey team, and its lacrosse teams. At various times, it played host to the baseball, track, and soccer squads as well. The soccer team now plays at MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field while the baseball team, which called Pittser home before its conversion, play at Yogi Berra Stadium on the opposite side of the campus.[1]

## History

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Sprague Field was the site of the first ever college football game in New Jersey to be played at night, which took place on October 3, 1941 and pitted the Red Hawks, then known as the Indians, against Hofstra University.[1] The stadium has had an artificial surface since 1979, first AstroTurf and since 2006 FieldTurf.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Athletic Facilities - Sprague Field". Montclair State University Athletics.

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Montclair State University

Academics|

* College of the Arts
* College of Science and Mathematics
* School of Business
* College of Humanities and Social Sciences
* College of Education and Human Services
* The Graduate School

Special programs|

* Disney College Program
* Gifted & Talented
* New Jersey School of Conservation
* Women's and Gender Studies

Montclairiana|

* Presidents of Montclair State University

Campus and student life|

* Phi Kappa Phi
* 90.3 WMSC-FM

Athletics|

* MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
* Sprague Field
* Yogi Berra Stadium

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College football venues in New Jersey

Division I
FBS|

| Big Ten|

* SHI Stadium (Rutgers)

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Division I
FCS|

| CAA|

* Kessler Stadium (Monmouth)

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Ivy League|

* Princeton Stadium (Princeton)

Division III|

| Middle Atlantic|

* Robert T. Shields Field (FDU-Florham)

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NJAC|

* Richard Wackar Stadium (Rowan)
* Kean Alumni Stadium (Kean)
* Lions' Stadium (College of New Jersey)
* Sprague Field (Montclair State)
* Wightman Stadium (William Paterson)

* Cochrane Stadium
* MetLife Stadium

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