Sam Boyd Stadium
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| Former names | Las Vegas Stadium (1971–1978) Las Vegas Silver Bowl (1978–1984) Sam Boyd Silver Bowl (1984–1993) |
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| Address | 7000 East Russell Road |
| Location | Whitney, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°05′10″N 115°01′01″W / 36.086°N 115.017°WCoordinates: 36°05′10″N 115°01′01″W / 36.086°N 115.017°W |
| Owner | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Operator | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Capacity | 35,500 (expandable to 40,000) |
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AstroTurf (1971–1998) Natural grass (1999–2002) DURAPlay (2003–2015) Sprinturf (2015-present) Natural grass (only for Rugby 7s Tournament) (2010–2015) |
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| Broke ground | 1970 |
| Opened | October 23, 1971 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2015 |
| Expanded | 1978, 1999 |
| Construction cost |
$3.5 million (most recent renovation: $1.2 million) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket (renovations) |
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UNLV Rebels (NCAA) (1971–present) Las Vegas Quicksilvers (NASL) (1977) Las Vegas Seagulls (ASL) (1979) Las Vegas Bowl (NCAA) (1992–present) Las Vegas Posse (CFL) (1994) Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) (2001) Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL) (2009–2012) |
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Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, United States, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910–1993), a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The field has a conventional north-south orientation and is at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.
The stadium is the home of the UNLV Rebels football team from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the annual Las Vegas Bowl in December. It is also used for high school football championship games and at times regular-season high school games for Bishop Gorman High School. The final race of the Monster Energy Supercross series is located here every year. Since 2010, it has hosted the USA Sevens leg of the annual World Rugby Sevens Series in the sevens version of rugby union. Several teams have called the stadium home over the years, including the Las Vegas Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League, the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League, the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL, and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.
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