Army West Point Athletics
Michie Stadium Preserved by USAA
Michie Stadium Preservation Project - Michie Stadium Preservation Project Website Link
In 2026 the Army West Point Athletic Association (AWPAA) and USAA, one of the nation’s leading insurance, banking, and financial services providers, announced the expansion of a partnership rooted in shared values of service, leadership, integrity, and excellence. As part of the partnership, USAA branding will appear on uniform patches across all Army varsity athletic programs, while the USAA logo will also be featured at the 25-yard lines inside Michie Stadium. The agreement also includes preservation-focused naming elements integrated throughout Army Athletics facilities, including the designation "Michie Stadium Preserved by USAA." Importantly, Blaik Field will remain at the heart of the stadium's identity and tradition, ensuring the legacy of Earl "Red" Blaik continues to be honored for future generations of cadets, graduates, and Army fans. In April of 2024, groundbreaking construction on the Michie Stadium Preservation Project began. The completed project set for the start of the 2026 season will rebuild and modernize the East Stands.
The transformational Michie Stadium Preservation Project will preserve and protect Michie Stadium’s 100-year history and tradition while providing a world-class experience for cadets, graduates, families, and fans. The Corps of Cadets seating section will stretch from end zone to end zone ensuring that the cadets are a central focus as well as an amplifying source of game-day support for the cadet-athletes on the field. Featured amenities include premium seating and improved concessions. In addition, the surrounding landscape will be reconfigured to improve accessibility while capitalizing on the panoramic views of Lusk Reservoir, the Cadet Chapel, Fort Putnam, and the scenic Hudson Valley.
Namesake - Dennis Mahan Michie and Earl "Red" Blaik
Only 18 Division I stadiums are older than the fabled Michie Stadium. The original stadium structure was formally dedicated to the memory of Dennis Mahan Michie, who was instrumental in starting the game of football at the U.S. Military Academy in 1890. Michie organized, managed, and coached the first football team in history at West Point. In honor of legendary mentor Earl "Red" Blaik, Army christened the Michie Stadium playing surface "Blaik Field" in 1999. Blaik, a gridiron innovator, compiled an 18-year Army record of 121-33-10 and brought Army its only three national championships (1944, 1945, 1946). The winningest coach in Army annals, Blaik is enshrined in the College Football Foundation Hall of Fame The Black Knights honored the dedication in grand style, trouncing Ball State 41-21.
History
Over the years, the venerable stadium has received its share of plaudits as one of the most desired locations in which to watch a college football game. Recently in 2024, ESPN ranked the top 25 college football stadiums and Michie Stadium came in at No.12 nationally on the list. A century ago, realizing the need for a permanent athletic field as Army's football program continued to assert itself nationally, West Point officials selected a patch of meadowland adjacent to Lusk Reservoir and within the shadow of historic Fort Putnam. Construction of Michie Stadium was completed in 1924, just in time for Army's 35th football campaign.
There have been several facelifts since that first game in 1924 when Army defeated Saint Louis University 17-0. Temporary East stands and upper stands were added before the construction of permanent East stands was completed in 1962. In the summer of 1969, an upper deck on the West side was added, boosting the seating capacity to 41,684. Capacity has since been adjusted to 38,000. Army's most prolific attendance came in 1972 when the Black Knights averaged a record 41,123 fans.
Construction of the $7 million Hoffman Press Box was completed in the spring of 2003. The new press box houses a full-service media operations center with state-of-the-art radio and television broadcast booths. Work on the $40 million Kimsey Athletic Center, just outside the south end zone, was also concluded in the spring of 2003. The facility houses state-of-the-art locker rooms, coaches' offices, athletic training facilities, equipment rooms, meeting rooms and the Kenna Hall of Army Sports, a large display area that will chronicle Army's vast athletics history.
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