Located about eight miles away
from Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium has been the home of the Las Vegas
Rebels for more than three 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. The stadium had an original capacity of 15,000
when it opened.
Las Vegas Stadium was renamed Las Vegas Silver Bowl in
1978 and after local gaming pioneer Sam Boyd in 1984 getting its
present name. 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 Turftech was installed in 2003. Each year
since 1992 Sam Boyd Stadium is home to the Las Vegas Bowl. This
bowl game features teams from the Pac 10 and Mountain West
conferences.
Sam
Boyd Stadium
