Royal Stadium
In 1995, construction began on Bethel’s Royal Stadium. This state-of-the-art facility now includes a full concession area, restrooms, and two storage areas. The game facility has also been enclosed with fencing on the visitor side, and a visitor seating section was completed in 2001. Gifts from the Target Corporation and Ryan Companies provided funds for a scoreboard and the landscaped entrance with a donor recognition area that was completed for the 2002 season. This game and practice complex is one of the best and most picturesque small-college stadiums in the upper Midwest.
For the Bethel Royals, playing at Royal Stadium has truly been a home field advantage. Since the first game in 1996, which marked a 41-7 Homecoming win over Concordia, the Royals have a 92-26 (.780) overall record when playing at home. Moreover, Bethel has hosted seven NCAA Division III playoff games at Royal Stadium and holds a 5-2 record in those games. Not included in that record is a 2013 playoff game that was moved to the Metrodome, marking the final football game in that facilities history, a 70-13 BU victory over St. Scholastica. Bethel has consistently ranked among the nation’s top NCAA Division III teams in attendance.
