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Alerus Center

Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND, home of North Dakota. Capacity 12,283. Opened February 10, 2001.

Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND
Alerus Center, Grand Forks, NDPhoto: Grejlen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
12,283
Opened
2001
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Dome
Elevation
837 ft
Home team
North Dakota
North Dakota here
69–⁠25 games on file since 2009

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2009 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Alerus Center by season, 2009 to 20265k10k15k2009: 8,539 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,4312010: 8,154 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,2152011: 7,841 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,9302013: 8,357 a game over 7 games; biggest 10,0382014: 7,486 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,1182015: 8,318 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,8652016: 9,944 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,4772017: 10,426 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,3422018: 9,450 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,1572019: 8,289 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,9872021: 9,276 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,8462022: 9,780 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,0672023: 9,749 a game over 7 games; biggest 13,0912024: 10,284 a game over 7 games; biggest 11,6172025: 11,603 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,7492026: 10,947 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,985200920112013201520172019202120232025

Biggest crowds on file

13,091North Dakota State at North Dakota2023
12,846North Dakota State at North Dakota2021
12,749North Dakota State at North Dakota2025
12,431South Dakota at North Dakota2009
12,342Montana State at North Dakota2017

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

The stadium’s history

Former names
Aurora Events Center
Opened
February 10, 2001
Architect
Ellerbe Becket
JLG Architects
Schoen & Associates

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Alerus Center.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 160 by 190 meters (530 by 620 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026North Dakota 21, South Dakota State 10
Oct 3, 2026North Dakota 55, Murray State 28
Sep 5, 2026North Dakota 62, St. Thomas (MN) 26
Aug 27, 2026North Dakota 42, Long Island University 21
Nov 22, 2025South Dakota State 34, North Dakota 31
Nov 8, 2025North Dakota State 15, North Dakota 10
Oct 25, 2025North Dakota 46, Indiana State 17
Oct 11, 2025North Dakota 35, Youngstown State 17
Sep 20, 2025North Dakota 58, Valparaiso 7
Sep 6, 2025North Dakota 50, Portland State 20
Nov 16, 2024South Dakota 42, North Dakota 36
Nov 9, 2024South Dakota State 38, North Dakota 7