JAMESTOWN, N.D. (jimmiepride.com) – The University of Jamestown is excited to announce that the $11.5 million renovation to Taylor Stadium will begin Monday, November 2nd. The result will be a state-of-the art facility for both the University of Jamestown and the Jamestown Public School District.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the project will occur immediately following the UJ-Hastings football game on Saturday, October 31st.
Because of those renovations, Taylor Stadium will be unavailable for the final three home football games for the University of Jamestown.
Two of the three games were postponed and rescheduled to late November due to health and safety precautions. The Northwestern game was originally scheduled for September 26 and the Doane contest was scheduled for October 10.
To ensure the best playing surface for games played in mid-to-late November and necessary infrastructure for the Jimmie football program and its Great Plains Athletic Conference members, the university has announced that the November 14th contest against Dakota Wesleyan and November 21st game against Doane will be played at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck.
The November 28th game scheduled to be played at home has been moved to Orange City, Iowa, and the campus of Northwestern College. In turn, the location of the October 16, 2021 contest will switch from Orange City to Jamestown.