Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)
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| Commonwealth Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1540 University Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40506 |
| Broke ground | 1973 |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Owner | University of Kentucky |
| Operator | University of Kentucky |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass |
| Construction cost | $12 million USD |
| Tenants | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (1973-Present) | |
| Capacity | |
| 67,530 | |
- For the stadium of the same name in Edmonton, Alberta, see Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton).
Commonwealth Stadium is the name of a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. This stadium, named for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky and is the home field for the school's football team, replacing the smaller Stoll Field/McLean Stadium.
Built in 1973, it is the newest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference. The original capacity for the stadium was 57,800. In Commonwealth's first game, played on September 15, 1973, the Wildcats defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 31-26. The facility currently seats 67,530.
In 1999 both ends of the stadium were enclosed and 40 suites were added, 10 in each corner of the stadium. The total cost of the expansion was $27.6 million USD. During the 1999 season, Kentucky's average home attendance for football games was 67,756. Attendance for the game against Tennessee that year was 71,022.
Some Commonwealth Stadium records include:
- Most rushing yards, game: 272, Moe Williams, vs. Cincinnati, November 11, 1995
- Most passing yards, game: 528, Jared Lorenzen, vs. Georgia, October 21, 2000
- Most receptions, game: 16, Craig Yeast, vs. Vanderbilt, November 14, 1998
- Most receiving yards, game: 269, Craig Yeast, vs. Vanderbilt, November 14, 1998
- Longest run from line of scrimmage: 85 yards, Mark Higgs, vs. Utah State, September 12, 1987
- Longest pass play: 91 yards, Buck Belue to Amp Arnold, Georgia, October 25, 1980
- Longest field goal: 54 yards, Hap Hines, Georgia, October 26, 1996
- First overtime game: Kentucky 40, Alabama 34, October 4, 1997
[edit] See also
- Bluegrass Miracle
- 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game, a game at Commonwealth that took seven overtime procedures to decide
| Preceded by Stoll Field/McLean Stadium 1916–1972 |
Home of Kentucky Wildcats football 1973– |
Succeeded by Current |
| Football Stadiums of the Southeastern Conference |
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| Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) • Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) • Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky) • Davis Wade Stadium (Mississippi State) • Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) • Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) • Razorback Stadium (Arkansas) • Sanford Stadium (Georgia) • Tiger Stadium (LSU) • Vanderbilt Stadium (Vanderbilt) • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss) • Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina) |
