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 Razorback
Stadium
Fayetteville, AR
From the outside, you might
think that Donald W. Reynolds Stadium is the home to a professional
team from the NFL or perhaps pro baseball team, but you would be
wrong. On any given Saturday during the fall, the loud roars that
billows from this stadium belong to the 72,000 fans that pack Razorback
Stadium to watch the University of Arkansas football team. Razorback
Stadium is encased in brick and glass that gives it a very modern look
often associated with the newest stadiums of the NFL and MLB. These
improvements, along with others, were thanks to a $110 million
renovation project that was completed prior to the 2001 season.
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The
eastern concourse of the stadium includes a section that displays
every conference championship banner as well featuring a tribute to
the university’s national championship in 1964, the western concourse
features a tribute to every bowl game Arkansas has participated in and
the south concourse features every Razorback All-American. Included
in the renovation project were the addition of luxury suites, an
expanded press box and perhaps the most impressive addition was the
video screen above the north end zone. The 30 x 107 foot SmartVision
LCD video screen is the largest video screen in the world inside a
sporting arena. Originally built in the 1930s, the stadium's
original capacity was a mere 13,500, almost one-fifth its current size
when the Razorbacks played their first game on September 24, 1938
against Oklahoma A&M. It was known as University Stadium, then Bailey
Stadium after Arkansas Governor Carl Bailey before being renamed
Razorback Stadium in 1941.
The Razorbacks have produced an impressive 129-62-2 (.674) record and
hope to continue their winning ways into the future.
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FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant:
Arkansas Razorbacks
-Conference: SEC
-Capacity: 72,000
-Surface:
Fieldturf
-Opened:
September 24, 1938
-Cost: $110 Million (expansions)
-Seating Chart
-Arkansas Razorbacks Sports |
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