Jones Stadium
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View of the West Side Stadium Building
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| Former names | Jones SBC Stadium (2000–2006) Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium (1947–2000) |
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| Location | Drive of Champions Lubbock, Texas 79409 United States |
| Coordinates | 33°35′28″N 101°52′22″W / 33.59111°N 101.87278°WCoordinates: 33°35′28″N 101°52′22″W / 33.59111°N 101.87278°W |
| Owner | Texas Tech University |
| Operator | Texas Tech University |
| Executive suites | 83 |
| Capacity | 60,454 (2009–present) 58,930 (2009) 52,882 (2005–2008) 53,702 (2003–2004) 51,389 (2002) 50,500 (1991–2001) 47,000 (1972–1990) 41,500 (1959–1971) 27,000 (1947–1958) |
| Record attendance | See section below |
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FieldTurf (2006–present) AstroTurf (1970–2005) Natural grass (1947–1969) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 17, 1947 |
| Opened | November 29, 1947 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2009–2010 |
| Expanded | 1959, 1972, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2013 |
| Construction cost | US$400,000 ($4.29 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Haynes & Kirby Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Ellerbe Becket (renovation) |
| General contractor | Oldt-Mid West Company |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders (NCAA) (1947–present) Coaches All-America Game (1970–1976) |
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Jones AT&T Stadium (previously known as Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium and Jones SBC Stadium) is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United States built in the style of Spanish Renaissance architecture. It is the home field of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team of the Big 12 Conference.
Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium opened in 1947. The original seating capacity was 27,000.
In 1959 the stadium's first expansion raised the seating to 41,500. The existing east stands were placed on railroad ties and moved 150 feet (46 m) further east, and the playing surface was lowered below street level, to accommodate the new lower bowl. It was expanded again in 1972 with new red, metal seats on the north side bringing capacity of 48,000.
The largest renovation project to date was the construction of a $51.9 million, 175,000-square-foot (16,300 m2) press box on the stadium's west side that included luxury suites, club seating and decks for television cameras and the press. The project added 2,000 seats and was completed during the 2003 season.
The stadium name was changed to Jones SBC Stadium in 2000 due to a naming rights agreement with SBC Communications, then being led by Texas Tech alumnus and CEO Edward Whitacre, Jr.. SBC Communications funded a large part of the stadium's West Stadium Club expansion. On April 6, 2006, the facility officially changed names again, this time to Jones AT&T Stadium as a result of SBC's purchase of AT&T Corporation and adoption of AT&T as its new corporate name.
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