Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
| Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | |
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| The north stand of the stadium in September 2006 before the renovation | |
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University Stadium (1938) |
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| place | 350 North Razorback Road Fayetteville , Arkansas 72701
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 4 '5.1 " N , 94 ° 10' 44.1" E |
| owner | University of Arkansas |
| operator | University of Arkansas |
| start of building | 1937 |
| opening | September 24, 1938 |
| First game | September 24, 1938 Arkansas Razorbacks - Oklahoma State Cowboys 27-7 |
| Renovations | 2001, 2017–2018 |
| Extensions | 1947, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1969, 1985, 2001, 2017-2018 |
| surface | Artificial grass (Shaw Sports Turf PowerBlade HP) |
| costs | 492,000 US dollars (1938) 110 million US dollars (2001) 160 million million US dollars (2017-2018) |
| architect | Thompson, Sanders, and Ginocchio Architects (1938) Heery International (2001) |
| capacity | 76,800 places (currently) 72,000 places (2001–2017) 50,019 places (1995–2000) 52,680 places (1985–1994) 42,678 places (1969–1984) 38,000 places (1965–1967) 30,000 places (1957–1964) 21,200 places ( 1950–1956) 18,500 places (1947–1949) 13,500 places (1938–1946) |
| playing area | 120 × 53.33 yds (110 × 49 m) |
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The Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is a college football - stadium on the campus of the University of Arkansas in the American US city of Fayetteville in the state of Arkansas . It serves as the venue for the home games of the university's NCAA college football team, the Arkansas Razorbacks ( Southeastern Conference ). The stadium currently offers 76,800 seats. The pitch at Razorback Stadium was named Frank Broyles Field on November 3, 2007 .
history
The Razorback Stadium opened in 1938. It has been expanded several times. In 2001 the audience capacity was expanded from 50,019 to 72,000. In the 2001 expansion, the stadium received significant donations from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation . The addition to the name was then adopted.
The Razorback Stadium is not the only venue for the Razorbacks. two or three games per season are played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock , about 300 kilometers from the University of Arkansas campus. This has been controversial. In 2001 it was decided that some home games would continue to be played at War Memorial Stadium for the next 15 years.
Currently, the stadium since 2017 is 160 million US dollars rebuilt and expanded. The south end with the Frank Broyles Athletics Center has been demolished and will be replaced by a new grandstand with boxes . The renovation should be completed by autumn 2018.
gallery
The south side with the Frank Broyles Athletics Center (2006)
Razorbacks invade the stadium (2006)
See also
Web links
- Stadium on the Arkansas Razorbacks website ( November 4, 2013 memento on the Internet Archive )
- stadiumdb.com: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ arkansasfight.com: Arkansas Releases More Photos and Details of North End Zone Stadium Expansion Article dated April 23, 2016
- ↑ arkansasrazorbacks.com: Plans of the converted stadium (English)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: New design: $ 33,300 per seat, a premium expansion article from April 29, 2016 (English)
- ↑ arkansasrazorbacks.com: Equipment of the converted stadium (English)