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Davis Field

Davis Field

Davis Field serves as the home of Idaho State University soccer and outdoor track and field. The refurbished facility boasts a $1 million field house and a new playing field was installed prior to the 2003 soccer season

Originally named the Spud Bowl and constructed in 1936, Davis Field was renamed after William E. "Bud" Davis, ISU President, 1965-75. Davis Field is an outdoor stadium used for track and field events, intramurals, and the ISU women's soccer team. The field itself is very narrow at 76 feet wide and 118 feet long. The seating capacity is 4,000. The home for Bengal soccer since the program's inception in 1998, Davis Field has provided one of the best home field advantages in the region. In 2002, a new irrigation system was added. In 2009, the Bengals saw a newly painted and decorated locker room, complete with Bengal pawprints on the floor.

In 2007, the Bengals posted the first undefeated home season in Idaho State history with a 6-0-2 record. In 2009, the Bengals remained undefeated in Big Sky Play with a 4-0-0 record, the team was 5-1-0 for the season at Davis Field.
  
Davis Field played host to the Big Sky Conference Tournament in 2002 after ISU finished the season at home with a 8-1-0 record. The Bengals outscored their opponents 20-7 while setting the school record for home wins in a season in 2002. Idaho State also hosted the Big Sky Tournament in 2006. The home field advantage earned from the regular season helped the Bengals to their fourth Big Sky title. Davis Field enjoyed its highest attendance in its ten year history in 2007, averaging 691 fans per game. The single game record high of 1,540 saw ISU battle Sacramento State on Oct. 7, 2006 for the championship title.

A 7.1 million renovation began on March, 18 2020.

The renovation included improvements and maintenance:

•  Widening the soccer field to meet NCAA requirements and creating a 5-foot runout space between the sideline and the track, thus improving athlete safety.

• Removing the west and south berms to create much-needed space to co-locate Soccer and Track together in a modern facility.

• Replacing the east bleachers with a terraced grass hillside for informal seating. 

•  Modifying the track geometry to increase the speed of the track.  The track will also be leveled to eliminate an 18-inch height differential between the east and west side. 

• Adding LED lights to extend practice and competition times into the evening. The lights will also have an entertainment package that will flash for player introductions and gameday special effects.

•  Replacing the west bleachers with new aluminum bleachers that provide ADA accessibility.

•  Providing a concrete screen wall designed to appear as natural rock around the south and east side to help retain the existing bowl feel of the facility.

• Providing a new video scoreboard that addresses the needs of Track and Soccer.

•  Designing the entire facility has been designed to comply with ISU’s new branding initiative including the track surface and walls.


Ticket information for events at Davis Field can be found here.

Directions to Davis Field:

    From Boise:
            Take I-84E, merge onto I-15S, get off on exit 69 (Clark St.), turn left on 15th st, right on Martin Luther King, left on Cesar Chavez which turns into Humbolt, the stadium is on the left across from the Student Union Bldg. If you've hit 5th st. you've gone too far.

    From Salt Lake City:
            Take I-15N, get off on exit 69 (Clark St.), turn left on 15th st, right one Martin Luther King, left on Cesar Chavez which turns into Humbolt, the stadium is on the left across from the Student Union Bldg. If you've hit 5th st. you've gone too far.

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