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 Vaught
Hemingway
Stadium
Oxford, MS
Built
for the Ole Miss Rebels, Vaught Hemingway Stadium is the largest
stadium in Mississippi and one of the oldest stadiums in college
football. In 1915, students helped in the construction of a new
stadium near the campus for the football team. Originally having a
capacity of 24,000, the stadium was named for two individuals that
were important to the football program at Ole Miss. It was named after
Judge William Hemingway, the chairman of the University’s Committee on
Athletes and legendary Coach John Vaught.
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For nearly 35 years fans
attending games at the stadium saw very few changes. One of the
largest press box’s was constructed before the 1950 season. Like many
other teams during the early 1970’s the grass field was removed and
replaced with Astroturf. The first major expansions of the stadium
occurred during this time. Before the 1971 and 1973 season seating was
added on both the east and west sides of the stadium. Seating was
added in both endzones prior to the 1980 season increasing the
capacity of Vaught Hemingway Stadium to 41,000. The original press box
was removed and a new one was built along with a club level in 1988.
Two years later lights were added to the stadium and seven years later
a new video/scoreboard was installed. Within the past decade Vaught
Hemingway Stadium has underwent several major expansions. Before the
1998 season, construction was completed on the upper deck on the east
side of the stadium boosting the capacity to 50,000. Prior to the 2002
season, the south endzone was enclosed giving the stadium its current
capacity of 60,850. Astroplay was also installed before the season.
Ole Miss fans still flock to Vaught Hemingway Stadium every fall to
watch there team battle out there foes in the SEC. |
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REBEL TIDBITS |
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2007 SCHEDULE |
VAUGHT HEMINGWAY
STADIUM PICTURES |
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Famous Players:
Eli Manning, Ken
Lucas, Norman Hand
School Traditions: The Rebel Cheerleaders,
the Hotty Toddy Cheer, Tailgating
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