DakotaDome

Indoor football stadium at the University of South Dakota

42°47′28″N 96°55′40″W / 42.79111°N 96.92778°W / 42.79111; -96.92778OwnerUniversity of South DakotaOperatorUniversity of South DakotaCapacity9,100 (football)SurfaceFootball: AstroTurf PureGrass (2012–present)ConstructionBroke ground1976^[1]Opened1979; 45 years ago (1979)Renovated2001, 2011–2012, 2014–2016, 2019–2020Construction cost$8.2 million
($34.4 million in 2023^[2])ArchitectFritzel, Kroeger, Griffin & Berg^[3]Structural engineerGeiger Berger Associates^[3]General contractorSharp Brothers Contracting (Kansas City, MO)^[4]TenantsSouth Dakota Coyotes football (NCAA) (1979–present)
South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball (NCAA) (1979–2016)
South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball (NCAA) (1979–2016)
SDHSAA championship football games (1979–2019, 2021–present)
South Dakota Coyotes swimming and diving (NCAA) (1979–2024)^[5]
South Dakota Coyotes volleyball (NCAA) (1979–2015)
Briar Cliff Chargers football (NAIA) (2013–2017)

The DakotaDome is an indoor multi-purpose stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. Opened 45 years ago in 1979 at a cost of $8.2 million, the 9,100-seat venue is the home of the South Dakota Coyotes for football, swimming and diving, and track and field.^[6] The approximate elevation is 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level.

The DakotaDome was also the home site for the NAIA school Briar Cliff University football team from 2013 until 2017, when they re-located 25 miles to the southeast to Sioux City, Iowa, which is where their campus is located.

The Dome hosts other events throughout the year, including the high school football state championships each November. In 2014, a proposal for a new basketball arena went through and construction began just south of the Dome. The new arena, the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, which seats 6,000, opened in the fall of 2016 for volleyball, preceding the 2016–17 basketball season.^[7]^[8]

Originally an air-supported structure, numerous roof collapses led to it being replaced by a $13.7 million steel roof in 2001. In early 2019, construction to rebuild the interior of the west side of the stadium began. The project cost was approximately $26.3 million and was completed in 2020.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "DakotaDome ground-breaking was unique," Rapid City Journal (AP), June 14, 1976.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b South Dakota Building Authority v. Geiger-Berger Associates, P.C., 414 N.W.2d 15 (S.D. 1987).
^ Lars Larmon, "DakotaDome changes Vermillion skyline," Argus-Leader, April 19, 1977.
^ [email protected], David Lias (22 October 2021). "$25M Expansion Of USD Wellness Center Will Begin Summer 2022". Vermillion Plain Talk. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
^ "DakotaDome". stadiumjourney.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
^ "Fall 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
^ ^a ^b 1994 Facelift. University of South Dakota Athletic Department. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
^ "USD Facilities". University of South Dakota Athletic Department. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2008.

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Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
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v t e South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball
Venues	USD Armory (1929–1979) DakotaDome (1979–2016) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2016–present)
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v t e South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball
Venues	DakotaDome (1979–2016) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2016–present)
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Stadiums of the Missouri Valley Football Conference

Hancock Stadium (Illinois State)
Memorial Stadium (Indiana State)
Robert W. Plaster Stadium (Missouri State)
Roy Stewart Stadium (Murray State)
Alerus Center (North Dakota)
Fargodome (North Dakota State)
UNI-Dome (Northern Iowa)
DakotaDome (South Dakota)
Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (South Dakota State)
Saluki Stadium (Southern Illinois)
Stambaugh Stadium (Youngstown State)

College football venues in South Dakota

Division I
FCS

Missouri Valley	DakotaDome (South Dakota) Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (South Dakota State)

Division II

Northern Sun	Bob Young Field (Sioux Falls) Dacotah Bank Stadium (Northern State) Kirkeby–Over Stadium (Augustana)
Rocky Mountain	Lyle Hare Stadium (Black Hills State) O'Harra Stadium (South Dakota Mines)

NAIA

GPAC	Crane-Youngworth Field (Mount Marty) Joe Quintal Field (Dakota Wesleyan)
NSAA	Trojan Field (Dakota State) Swisher Field (Presentation)