Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

View from east in 2016
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Address	1396 Stadium Road
Location	South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Coordinates	44°19′16″N 96°46′48″W / 44.321°N 96.780°W / 44.321; -96.780
Owner	South Dakota State University
Operator	South Dakota State University
Capacity	19,340
Record attendance	19,431
Surface	AstroTurf
Construction
Broke ground	2014
Opened	2016; 8 years ago (2016)[1]
Construction cost	$65 million
Tenants
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (NCAA) (2016–present) Brookings High School Bobcats (SDHSAA) (2016–present)

The Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the north central United States, on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. It is the home venue of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The stadium was constructed in phases on the previous Coughlin-Alumni Stadium site and has a seating capacity of 19,340. The field has a traditional north-south alignment at an approximate elevation of 1,620 feet (495 m) above sea level.

It was funded through private gifts and long-term revenue streams, including expanded club seats, loge boxes, and a premium suite level. Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million from Sioux Falls banker Dana Dykhouse and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford were announced in October 2013 and the stadium opened in 2016.

The stadium project was approved by the state Legislature during the 2014 session and signed into law by Governor Dennis Daugaard. Construction began in the fall of 2014 with the east and south stands completed in August 2015; the remainder of the project was finished by the next football season in August 2016.^[2]