Kessler Stadium is a 4,200-seat
football
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and
track stadium
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in
West Long Branch, New Jersey
West Long Branch is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated within the Jersey Shore region, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,5 ...
. It was built in 1993 and is home to the
Monmouth University Hawks.
Kessler Stadium underwent a renovation prior to the start of the 2017 football season that saw the seating capacity expand to more than 4,200 seats, including 800+ chair backs. A new brick facade complements the design of the OceanFirst Bank Center and the seating stretches end zone to end zone. Kessler Stadium is home to a press box and multimedia center on the third fourth, a main concourse at ground level which is home to the Brockriede Family Concessions and the Austin Family Box Office. On the second floor, the Doherty Family Deck hosts Monmouth Athletics Blue-White Club events.
The first home football game in Monmouth's history was on September 25, 1993, against
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Roman Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1963 by Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholi ...
.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
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College football venues in New Jersey
Monmouth Hawks football
West Long Branch, New Jersey
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College lacrosse venues in the United States
Lacrosse venues in the United States
College track and field venues in the United States
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