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Fargodome

Fargodome in Fargo, ND, home of North Dakota State. Capacity 18,700. Opened December 2, 1992.

Fargodome in Fargo, ND
Fargodome, Fargo, NDPhoto: Billybob2002, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
18,700
Opened
1992
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Dome
Elevation
901 ft
North Dakota State here
139–⁠17 games on file since 2005
College GameDay
twice

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2005 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 Fargodome by season, 2005 to 202610k15k20k2005: 14,160 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,1932006: 16,134 a game over 1 games; biggest 16,1342007: 18,141 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,0112008: 17,898 a game over 5 games; biggest 18,9422009: 16,515 a game over 5 games; biggest 18,6082010: 15,944 a game over 7 games; biggest 18,7012011: 18,272 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,9042012: 18,556 a game over 7 games; biggest 19,0652013: 18,704 a game over 7 games; biggest 19,1082014: 18,571 a game over 9 games; biggest 19,0342015: 18,497 a game over 9 games; biggest 19,0442016: 18,556 a game over 9 games; biggest 18,9072017: 18,333 a game over 9 games; biggest 18,8922018: 18,105 a game over 10 games; biggest 18,8832019: 18,339 a game over 2 games; biggest 18,4252020: 6,578 a game over 1 games; biggest 6,5782021: 14,919 a game over 8 games; biggest 18,5362022: 15,687 a game over 9 games; biggest 18,8062023: 14,075 a game over 7 games; biggest 18,3422024: 15,479 a game over 9 games; biggest 18,8072025: 15,250 a game over 7 games; biggest 18,4982026: 17,445 a game over 3 games; biggest 18,58620052010201520202025

Biggest crowds on file

19,108Missouri State at North Dakota State2013
19,065Youngstown State at North Dakota State2012
19,044North Dakota at North Dakota State2015
19,034Southern Illinois at North Dakota State2014
19,020Incarnate Word at North Dakota State2014

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.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Fargodome twice, first in 2013.

Sep 13, 2014North Dakota State 58, Incarnate Word 0Outside Fargo Theatre
Sep 21, 2013North Dakota State 51, Delaware State 0Outside Fargo Theatre

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

The stadium’s history

Opened
December 2, 1992
Architect
Sink, Combs, Dethlefs
Triebwasser, Helenske & Associates
Surface over the years
Artificial turf
Record crowd
19,108

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Fargodome.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 160 by 190 meters (520 by 630 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026North Dakota State 31, Nevada 17
Oct 3, 2026North Dakota State 28, Wyoming 0
Sep 5, 2026North Dakota State 38, Fordham 0
Aug 29, 2026North Dakota State 33, Jacksonville State 7
Dec 6, 2025Illinois State 29, North Dakota State 28
Nov 22, 2025North Dakota State 62, St. Thomas (MN) 7
Nov 15, 2025North Dakota State 48, Northern Iowa 16
Nov 1, 2025North Dakota State 38, Youngstown State 30
Oct 11, 2025North Dakota State 45, Southern Illinois 17
Sep 27, 2025North Dakota State 51, South Dakota 13
Sep 13, 2025North Dakota State 41, Southeast Missouri State 14
Dec 21, 2024North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 21

Pouring rights

PepsiCo has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights. Official source.