Arizona Stadium
Outdoor college football stadium in Tucson, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arizona Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference.
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Home of the Wildcats | |
Address | 545 N National Champion Drive |
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Location | University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Coordinates | 32.229°N 110.949°W / 32.229; -110.949 |
Elevation | 2,430 ft (740 m) |
Public transit | Tucson Sun Link at 2nd/Cherry |
Owner | University of Arizona |
Operator | University of Arizona |
Capacity | 50,782 (2019–present)[1]
Former capacity: List
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Record attendance | 59,920 (vs. Arizona State) (November 23, 1996) |
Surface | FieldTurf Vortex Core (2022-current) FieldTurf (2013–2021) Natural grass (1928–2012) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March–April 1929 |
Opened | October 12, 1929; 94 years ago (1929-10-12)[6] |
Renovated | 2013 |
Expanded | 1938, 1947, 1950, 1965, 1976, 1988, 1990, 2011–2013 |
Construction cost | $166,888[7] ($2.96 million in 2023[8]) |
Architect | Roy Place[7] |
Project manager | J. F. Garfield[7] |
General contractor | Orndorff Construction Co.[7] |
Tenants | |
Arizona Wildcats (NCAA) (1929–present) Copper Bowl (NCAA) (1989–1999) Arizona Bowl (NCAA) (2015–present) | |
Website | |
arizonawildcats.com/arizona-stadium |
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Originally constructed in 1929 to hold 7,000 spectators, the stadium's seating capacity has been expanded numerous times since. As of 2022, the stadium has a total capacity of 50,800. The facility also includes the offices of the Wildcat football program, as well as some non-athletic academic offices, including the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.