Commonwealth Stadium

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Commonwealth Stadium

C.M. Newton Field
Location	1540 University Dr, Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Coordinates	38°1′22″N 84°30′19″W / 38.02278°N 84.50528°W / 38.02278; -84.50528Coordinates: 38°1′22″N 84°30′19″W / 38.02278°N 84.50528°W / 38.02278; -84.50528
Broke ground	1973
Opened	1973
Owner	University of Kentucky
Operator	University of Kentucky
Surface	Bermuda Grass
Construction cost	$12 million USD
Capacity	67,606
Tenants
Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (1973-present)

Commonwealth Stadium is the name of a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. This stadium, named for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky and is the home field for the school's football team, replacing the smaller Stoll Field/McLean Stadium. The field is named C.M. Newton Field in honor of retired UK athletic director and former baseball and basketball player C.M. Newton.

Built in 1973, it is the newest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference, as measured by date of original construction. The original capacity for the stadium was 57,800. In Commonwealth's first game, played on September 15, 1973, the Wildcats defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 31–26. The facility currently seats 67,606.

In 1999 both ends of the stadium were enclosed and 40 suites were added, 10 in each corner of the stadium. The total cost of the expansion was $27.6 million USD. During the 1999 season, Kentucky's average home attendance for football games was 67,756. Attendance for the game against Tennessee that year was 71,022, which remained the record attendance until the Wildcats' 2007 game against Florida drew 71,024. In recent years, crowds of over 70,000 have become very common.

Since 1999, fireworks have been shot from atop the suites after every Wildcat touchdown.

Interior 2008

Exterior 2008

Stadium records

^ Denotes Non-Kentucky Player
* Tied the NCAA record for most overtimes

Pregame of 2005 Kentucky vs. Auburn game.

See also

• Kentucky Wildcats football
• Bluegrass Miracle
• 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game, a game at Commonwealth that took seven overtime procedures to decide
• Stoll Field/McLean Stadium

Notes and references

External links

• Official UK athletics site

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