Ahearn Field

Ahearn Field
Construction
Location	Manhattan, Kansas
Owner	Kansas State
Operator	Kansas State
Capacity	Unknown
Surface	Grass
Opened	1911
Closed	1921
Construction cost	$10,000^[1]
Tenants
Kansas State University

Ahearn Field was the first on-campus athletic field for Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.^[2] It was used from 1911 to 1921 by the football team, baseball team, and track team.^[1] It was named in honor of former coach Mike Ahearn.

Before Ahearn Field, Kansas State's athletic teams used an open public square in Manhattan located at Bluemont Avenue and 8th Street, known informally as the Athletic Park.^[1]^[2] A covered wooden grandstand was built at the Athletic Park in 1906, along with a small locker room.^[1] These structures were both transported to Ahearn Field in 1911 and used at the new site.^[1] The grandstand was located at the south end of the field, facing north (approximately the current location of the K-State Alumni Center).^[1]

Memorial Stadium was opened at the same site in 1922.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Willard, Julius (1940). History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Kansas State College Press.
1 2 Stallard, Mark (2000), Wildcats to Powercats: K-State Football Facts and Trivia, ISBN 1-58497-004-9

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Kansas State University

Academics	College of Agriculture College of Architecture, Planning and Design College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering College of Human Ecology College of Veterinary Medicine Branch campuses Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus (Salina) K-State Olathe (Olathe) Buildings Anderson Hall Hale Library Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art

Athletics	Big 12 Conference Kansas State Wildcats Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Baseball Volleyball KSU Marching Band Sunflower Showdown Governor's Cup Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry Facilities Bill Snyder Family Stadium Bramlage Coliseum Ahearn Field House Tointon Family Stadium Memorial Stadium Colbert Hills

Culture	Notable people Landon Lecture Series Willie the Wildcat Aggieville Wildcat Victory Wabash Cannonball Alma Mater Kansas Wildcats (march) Media The Collegian Royal Purple KKSU (AM) KSDB (FM) KKSU-LP

Student life	K-State Student Union Housing Boyd Hall Davenport Building Derby Dining Center Ford Hall Goodnow Hall Haymaker Hall Jardine Terrace Apartments Kramer Food Center Marlatt Hall Moore Hall Pittman Building Putnam Hall Van Zile Hall West Hall

History	Blue Mont Central College Land-grant university Joseph Denison List of oldest buildings on Kansas colleges and universities

Endowment: $473.987 million Students: 24,766 Faculty: 1,242

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