Arute Field

Arute Field

Location	1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050
Owner	Central Connecticut State University
Operator	Central Connecticut State University
Capacity	5,500 (2012–present) 3,000 (2000–2011)
Surface	Field Turf
Construction
Broke ground	November 13, 1998[1]
Opened	November 11, 2000[2]
Construction cost	$5 million[2] ($8.85 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Architect	Bernard J. Lombardi[4]
General contractor	LTC Construction[2]
Tenants
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (NCAA) (1969–present) Connecticut Constitution (AUDL) (2012)

Arute Field is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils Football and Men's and Women's Lacrosse teams.

The first incarnation of Arute Field was on land now occupied by the Elihu Burritt Library. The field was moved to its current location in the late 1960s. Jack Arute Sr., the owner of what was then one of the state's largest construction businesses, built the first field to bear his family's name.

The second incarnation of the stadium was built in 1970 and demolished in 1998. The third and current version of the stadium was built on the same site of the second one, and opened in November 2000.^[2] Before the 2012 season, 2,500 seats were added to the east side of the stadium as well as a new state-of-the-art video board.^[5]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums

References

1. "Football Complex Ceremony Is Today". Hartford Courant. November 13, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
2. Anderson, Woody (November 9, 2000). "Fix Your Eyes On This". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
3. 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.
4. "Projects". Bernardi J. Lombardi. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
5. "Football Set for Home Opener". Central Connecticut State Athletics. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.

External links

• Central Connecticut State Blue Devils - Arute Field

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