Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium

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Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium is a stadium in Platteville, Wisconsin. It is used for collegiate and high school American football and collegiate soccer, and is the home field of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville "Pioneers".

Pioneer Stadium opened in 1972 and holds 10,000 people. It is the second largest stadium in Division III collegiate football and the largest soccer stadium. From 1984-2002, the stadium and other university facilities were also used as the Chicago Bears' training camp home.

In 2005, stadium renovations included replacing the grass surface with a Pro-Grass in-fill surface.

The stadium is named for Ralph Emerson Davis, a geologist and "godfather of the natural gas industry," who served as the Director of the Wisconsin Mining School, which would eventually merge to for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Davis's generous donation helped complete the $1.25 million facility.

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