Arizona Stadium
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| Arizona Stadium | |
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| Location | 540 N Vine Ave Tucson, AZ 85721 |
| Broke ground | 1927 |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Owner | University of Arizona |
| Operator | University of Arizona |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass |
| Tenants | Arizona Wildcats (NCAA) (1929-Present) Insight Bowl (NCAA) (1989-1999) |
| Capacity | 57,803 |
Arizona Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Pacific-10 Conference, and its current seating capacity is 57,803.
Located in central Tucson, the stadium has been home to Wildcat football since 1928. Initially, stadium capacity was just 7,000, with seating located on the stadium's west side. Arizona's first game at the facility was October 12, 1929 when the Wildcats defeated Caltech 35-0. Capacity was raised to 10,000 in 1938 when seats were constructed on the east side of the stadium. Additional seating was added to both end zones in 1947. This added an additional 4,000 seats.
In 1950, a horseshoe configuration was constructed around the south end zone resulting in the addition of almost 8,700 seats. A multi-level press box and 10,000 seats were added to the west grandstand in 1965. The east side of the stadium received a second tier, consisting of 17,000 seats, in 1976, as the Wildcats prepared to leave the WAC for the Pac-8 in 1978.
In 1981, the track team moved out and the track was removed. Permanent seating was placed at the north end of the end zone in 1988. Following the 1988 season, a new press box with luxury sky boxes replaced the aging structure built more than two decades earlier. Prior to the 1999 season, a new state-of-the-art scoreboard was installed complete with video monitor.
The football field runs in the traditional north-south configuration and the natural grass playing field sits at an elevation of 2430 feet (740 m) above sea level.[1]
In addition to hosting football games, the stadium also includes two dormitories, Pinal and Navajo, in the South stands, and Sierra Hall, which today is home to offices for the music department and Residence Life, located in the west stands.
[edit] External links
- Arizona Athletics.com - official athletics site - Arizona Stadium
- Terraserver.microsoft.com - satellite photo (& USGS topo map) - UA campus
| Preceded by first venue |
Home of the Copper Bowl 1989 – 1999 |
Succeeded by BankOne Ballpark |
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