Razorback Stadium
| Former names | University Stadium (1938) Bailey Stadium (1938–1941) Razorback Stadium (1941–2001) |
|---|---|
| Location | 350 North Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
| Coordinates | 36°4′5″N 94°10′44″W / 36.06806°N 94.17889°WCoordinates: 36°4′5″N 94°10′44″W / 36.06806°N 94.17889°W |
| Owner | University of Arkansas |
| Operator | University of Arkansas |
| Executive suites | 132 |
| Capacity | 72,000 (expandable to 80,000) (2001–present) 50,019 (1995–2000) 52,680 (1985–1994) 42,678 (1969–1984) 38,000 (1965–1967) 30,000 (1957–1964) 21,200 (1950–1956) 18,500 (1947–1949) 13,500 (1938–1946) |
| Record attendance | 76,808 (September 25, 2010) vs Alabama |
| Field size | 360 by 160 feet (110 m × 49 m) |
| Surface | Shaw Sports Turf PowerBlade HP |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1937 |
| Opened | September 24, 1938 |
| Renovated | 2001 |
| Expanded | 1947, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1969, 1985, 2001 |
| Construction cost |
$492,000 ($8.37 million in 2016 dollars) $106 million (renovation) |
| Architect | Thompson, Sanders, and Ginocchio Architects Heery International (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Arkansas Razorbacks football (NCAA) (1938–present) | |
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is an American football stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and serves as the home field of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team since its opening in 1938. The stadium was formerly known as Razorback Stadium since 1941 before being renamed in 2001 in honor of Donald W. Reynolds, an American businessman and philanthropist. The playing field in the stadium is named the Frank Broyles Field, honoring former Arkansas head football coach and athletic director Frank Broyles.
Razorback Stadium increased the seating capacity from 50,019 to 72,000 (with an option to expand capacity to 80,000 with temporary bleacher seating atop the south end) during the 2000-2001 renovations.
Before 1938, the Razorbacks played in a 300-seat stadium built in 1901 on land on top of "The Hill", which is now occupied by Mullins Library and the Fine Arts Center (in the "center" of campus). The new stadium cost approximately $492,000 and was funded by the Works Progress Administration, with the University of Arkansas only paying 22% of the contact. The stadium opened for the 1938 football season as University Stadium, holding a capacity of 13,500 spectators. In the home opener for the Razorbacks, the Razorbacks defeated Oklahoma A&M by a score of 27–7 on September 24, 1938. The following week, Arkansas dedicated the stadium to then sitting Arkansas Governor Carl E. Bailey on October 3, 1938, changing the name of the stadium to Bailey Stadium. Following Governor Bailey's defeat in the 1940 gubernatorial election to Homer Martin Adkins, the stadium's name was changed in 1941 to Razorback Stadium.
Athletic director Frank Broyles began searching for architects for the proposed $65 million stadium expansion and renovation in 1998, believing that the renovation was needed in order for the Razorbacks to compete in the Southeastern Conference at a consistent level. Broyles hoped for a completion date of 2000 or 2001 and narrowed the search down to three architecture firms: Eisenman Architects of New York, Heery International of Atlanta and Rosser International of Atlanta. Broyles awarded the renovation contract to Heery International with local support from the Wittenberg, DeLoney and Davidson architecture firm of Fayetteville.
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