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
Home of the San Diego State Aztecs for more than four decades, SDCCU Stadium looks much different than it did when it opened. In the early 1960s sportswriter Jack Murphy began to build support for a multipurpose stadium for the area. When built, the stadium would become a multipurpose venue, hosting numerous events including football
In 2014 the Tulane Green Wave returned to play football outdoors and on the Tulane campus at Yulman Stadium. From 1926 until 1974 the Green Wave played at Tulane Stadium, located on the campus of Tulane University. When the Louisiana Superdome opened in 1975 the Green Wave moved here leading to the eventual demolition of
For 67 seasons the Houston Cougars played at Robertson Stadium. In 2010 the University of Houston announced plans to renovate or reconstruct Robertson Stadium. In 2012 the Board of Regents approved plans to demolish Robertson Stadium and construct a new stadium on the same site. Construction of the new stadium began in 2013 forcing the
Home of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Skelly Field at HA Chapman Stadium is the smallest stadium in the AAC. In the mid to late 1920s as football became popular and Tulsa sprawled, support built for a new football stadium. In May 1930, groundbreaking for a new football stadium occurred and five months later it was
Home of the University of Connecticut Huskies, Rentschler Field is one of the newest college football stadiums in Division-1 football. Prior to moving into Rentschler Field, the Huskies played at the 16,000 seat Memorial Stadium. Named after Fredrick Rentschler, construction began on their new stadium in November 2001. At a cost of $91.2 million, Rentschler
Home of the University of South Florida Bulls and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Raymond James Stadium has been called the crown jewel of all NFL stadiums. After spending many years at Houlihan Stadium, the Buccaneers wanted a combination of the finest elements of modern stadium design and its own groundbreaking innovations in a stadium
Home of the Cincinnati Bearcats, Nippert Stadium is the second oldest stadium in college football. Football at the site of Nippert Stadium dates back over 100 years. Arch Carson was instrumental in starting the football program at the University of Cincinnati in the late 1880s and helped locate the field that the team began playing
Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, is one of the few NFL stadiums also home to a collegiate team. In the late 1990s the Eagles proposed that a new football only facility be built adjacent to their current home Veterans Stadium. The Eagles, the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), and Temple Owls who also
Perhaps one of the most well known venues because of the one game it hosts each year, the Liberty Bowl has been the site of many football games over the past five decades. In the early 1960s there was talk of building a new football stadium in Memphis at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in an effort