One man’s rankings of the MIAC’s football stadiums.
- St. John’s: There is not a better place on earth than The Natural Bowl on a crisp fall Saturday afternoon. The leaves, the rabid atmosphere, the 8K+ fans
- St. Thomas: O’Shaughnessy Stadium is a classic, time-tested, gorgeous venue smack dab in the middle of a picturesque neighborhood. Only drawback is having grandstands on just one side of the field. The FieldTurf brings the playing surface into the upper echelon of the MIAC
- Hamline: Klas Field is simply a state-of-the-art facility. They did a terrific job with the remodel and it shows
- Gustavus Adolphus: Stunning new construction on the hill in St. Peter. Beautiful synthetic surface field, exquisite press box, and clearly a much needed new addition for recruiting at GAC
- Concordia: Jake Christiansen Stadium is the Frozen Tundra in Minnesota. Rabid fans, perennially loud and proud of their Cobbers, make this a difficult place to play. Real tangible home-field advantage
- St. Olaf: Picturesque field. Not the best of the MIAC but certainly nothing to be ashamed of
- Bethel: Loud student body makes this a tough place to play. Always a packed house, but lacking in any real long term “character”. Use of the aluminum bleachers to jump up and down while chanting De-Fense, De-Fense is the most obnoxious feature
- Carleton: Nothing noteworthy to oooh and aaah over. But definitely a step above the facility at Augsburg
- Augsburg: Squeezed into one city block that leaves much to be desired. No distinguishing features, definitely belongs in the cellar. Only saving grace is the SprinTurf
