Located eight miles away
from Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium has been the home of the Las Vegas
Rebels for over four decades. Opening in 1971 and built at a cost of
$3.5 million, it was originally known as Las Vegas Stadium. The
Rebels played their first game at the stadium on October 23, 1971
against Weber State before 15,000 fans.
Las Vegas Stadium was renamed Las Vegas Silver Bowl in
1978, and after local gaming pioneer, Sam Boyd, in 1984. Prior to the 1978 season the stadium was expanded to
seat 32,000 fans. Retractable artificial turf, allowing multiple
events at Sam Boyd Stadium was installed before the 1985 season. The
latest addition to Sam Boyd Stadium was completed before the 1999
season. This included a complete facelift and renovation increasing
the seating capacity to 36,800. Sam Boyd Stadium had a grass field
between 1999 and 2002 before Fieldturf was installed in 2003. Since 1992 Sam Boyd
Stadium has been the home to the Las Vegas Bowl. This bowl game
features teams from the Pac 12 and Mountain West conferences.
Sam
Boyd Stadium
