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ICCU Dome
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Former names	ASISU Minidome (1970–1988) Holt Arena (1988–2023)
Address	550 Memorial Drive
Location	Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates	42°52′12″N 112°25′44″W / 42.870°N 112.429°W / 42.870; -112.429
Elevation	4,560 feet (1,390 m) AMSL
Public transit	Pocatello Regional Transit
Owner	Idaho State University
Operator	Idaho State University
Capacity	12,000 (football) 8,000 (basketball)
Record attendance	13,895 (football) November 22, 1980 vs. Boise State
Surface	SoftTop Matrix artificial turf (2011–present) Poly-Turf, AstroTurf (1970–2010)
Broke ground	October 1, 1968
Opened	May 9, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-05-09) (spring game)
Renovated	2022–2023
Construction cost	$2.8 million ($22 million in 2024 )
Tenants
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky, NCAA) (1970–present)
Website
isubengals.com/facilities/holt-arena/8

The ICCU Dome is an indoor multi-purpose athletic stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, Idaho. It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference and sits at an elevation of 4,560 feet (1,390 m) above sea level.

History

Originally the ASISU Minidome, named after the Associated Students of Idaho State University, who funded construction, it opened 54 years ago in 1970 at the north end of the ISU campus. The indoor facility replaced the outdoor "Spud Bowl" as the Bengals' home football stadium. Its first event was the Bengals' spring football game on May 9, held on a rainy Saturday night.

The venue became Holt Arena in 1988 to honor Milton W. "Dubby" Holt (1914–2007), ISU's athletic director from 1967 to 1989. As assistant athletic director, Holt conceived the indoor arena in 1966 and it was designed by architect Cedric M. Allen. Although a controversial design proposal for the time, ISU students voted to appropriate not more than $2.8 million to the project two years later. The arena was built entirely with these voluntary student funds. With over 56% in favor, ISU students approved a $12 increase in semester fees to fund the stadium in early 1968.

It is the oldest enclosed stadium on a college campus in the United States and the second-oldest overall. Only the Astrodome in Houston, completed in 1965, predates it. Since the Astrodome's closure in 2006, Holt Arena has been the oldest enclosed stadium in use. The football field is aligned east-west and the arched roof runs length-wise; maximum height is above midfield and decreases toward the end zones.

The original artificial turf installed in 1970 was Poly-Turf. After 41 football seasons on Poly-Turf and AstroTurf, infilled synthetic turf was installed in Holt Arena in July 2011. Similar to FieldTurf, the SoftTop Removable Matrix System is also installed in AT&T Stadium in the NFL. Holt Arena underwent major renovations planned to be completed by the 2023 season. A new turf was designed as part of the renovations.

In 2024, it was officially renamed the ICCU Dome on January 9, following an announcement by the university, in conjunction with Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU), and approved by the state board of education.

Additional uses

Holt Arena also serves as home for the ISU indoor track and field team and men's basketball team. It also hosts high school football games, the famous Simplot Games high school indoor track meet, along with other sporting events, rodeos, concerts, monster truck shows, and other activities.

During ISU's run in basketball to the Elite Eight in 1977, they won the Big Sky regular season title, which allowed them to host the four-team conference tournament, which they also won. The Bengals were allowed to stay home for the first round of the 32-team NCAA tournament, as the Minidome had a pair of first round games (sub-regionals) on Saturday, March 12. UCLA defeated Louisville and hometown ISU beat Long Beach State. (Five days later, Idaho State stunned UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen at the West regional in Provo, Utah.) Between the Big Sky tourney and the NCAA games, the venue also hosted the state's three-day A-1 (now 5A) high school championship tournament.

Following the success of the Minidome, several other colleges built enclosed stadiums, including the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho in Moscow, which was enclosed in 1975 after four years as an outdoor stadium, and the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, opened in 1977.

It is one of three indoor football stadiums currently in use in the Big Sky Conference, along with the Kibbie Dome and Walkup Skydome. During the final six seasons of Idaho's absence from Big Sky football (2012–2017), the Alerus Center at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks was another indoor stadium used in Big Sky football, but UND left the Big Sky after the 2017 football season for the Missouri Valley Football Conference, home to three other football programs that play in domes (North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota).

The venue features 194,400 square feet (18,060 m) of floor space; the building is recessed twenty feet (6 m) below grade and rises 89 feet (27 m) above grade at its highest point. It hosted the 2018 convention of the Idaho Republican Party in late June.

References

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^ Ferguson, George (May 12, 1970). "Idaho State: What a Mini!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C-1.
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^ "Spring game will open ISU dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 9, 1970. p. 12.
USGS topographic map of Holt Arena. MSR Maps. Accessed 6 January 2008.
"Decision Likely Next Week on Dome Name". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. October 31, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved February 2, 2019 – via newspaper.com.
"Idaho rivalry flares anew at Spud Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 16, 1963. p. 8.
Missildine, Harry (January 9, 1989). "Dubby started some things". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
"Idaho State icon Dubby Holt dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 9, 2007. p. C1.
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"ISU students vote on site". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 11, 1968. p. 21.
"Idaho students vote to build domed stadium". Miami News. Associated Press. January 13, 1968. p. 3B.
Facilities - Idaho State University Bengals Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 6 January 2008
"Astrodome Hit With Code Violations". click2houston.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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"Holt Arena to Undergo Major Renovation Project". Idaho State University. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
"In Partnership With ICCU, ISU Athletics Announces Landmark Contribution To Rename Holt Arena". ISUBengals.com (Press release). January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"Gonzaga, Montana State in tough but not without chances". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 4, 1977. p. 31.
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"NCAA pairings". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 12, 1977. p. 2, part 2.
McDermott, Barry (March 21, 1977). "The Sixteen Sweetest Fight For A Kiss". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
Benson, Lee (March 18, 1977). "Utes fall short, Idaho State stuns UCLA". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
"Amazin' Bengals knock out UCLA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1977. p. 29.
"Hoop scores: Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1977. p. 11.
"Hotel Information". idgop.org. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

Official website

Preceded byTacoma Dome

Host of the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game
1987–1988

Succeeded byPaulson Stadium

v t e Idaho State University
Buildings and Facilities	Eli M. Oboler Library ICCU Dome Idaho State Arboretum Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center Reed Gym Idaho Museum of Natural History
Events	Simplot Games
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Media	KISU-FM

v t e Idaho State Bengals football
Venues	Hutchinson Field (1922–1936) Spud Bowl (1936–1969) ICCU Dome (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Idaho
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Idaho State Bengals men's basketball
Venues	Reed Gym (1951–1970; 2019–present) ICCU Dome (1970–2019)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Basketball arenas of the Big Sky Conference
Reese Court (Eastern Washington) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (Idaho) ICCU Dome/Reed Gym (Idaho State) Dahlberg Arena (Montana) Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Montana State) Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona) Bank of Colorado Arena (Northern Colorado) Viking Pavilion (Portland State) Hornets Nest (Sacramento State) Dee Events Center (Weber State)

v t e Football stadiums of the Big Sky Conference
Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Cal Poly) Roos Field (Eastern Washington) Kibbie Dome (Idaho) ICCU Dome (Idaho State) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Montana) Bobcat Stadium (Montana State) Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona) Nottingham Field (Northern Colorado) Hillsboro Stadium (Portland State) Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State) UC Davis Health Stadium (UC Davis) Stewart Stadium (Weber State)

Football stadiums of the Big Sky Conference

Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Cal Poly)
Roos Field (Eastern Washington)
Kibbie Dome (Idaho)
ICCU Dome (Idaho State)
Washington–Grizzly Stadium (Montana)
Bobcat Stadium (Montana State)
Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona)
Nottingham Field (Northern Colorado)
Hillsboro Stadium (Portland State)
Hornet Stadium (Sacramento State)
UC Davis Health Stadium (UC Davis)
Stewart Stadium (Weber State)

College football venues in Idaho

NCAA Division I
FBS

Mountain West	Albertsons Stadium (Boise State)

NCAA Division I
FCS

Big Sky	ICCU Dome (Idaho State) Kibbie Dome (Idaho)

NAIA

Frontier	Simplot Stadium (College of Idaho)

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Idaho
Big Sky	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (Idaho) Reed Gym (Idaho State) ICCU Dome (Idaho State, alternate)
MW	ExtraMile Arena (Boise State)

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