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Kroger Field, also known as Commonwealth Stadium, is a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, located on the campus of the University of Kentucky that primarily serves as the home field for the Kentucky Wildcats football team. The stadium is located at the corner of Alumni Drive and University Drive in Lexington.
As we approach the 50-year anniversary of Commonwealth Stadium, some important numbers for the University of Kentucky’s football stadium, now called Kroger Field.
A list of the 10 most memorable games played at Commonwealth Stadium/Kroger Field since Kentucky football’s first game there in 1973. UK’s football stadium turns 50. The 10 most memorable ...
Until about 1913, the modern University of Kentucky was referred to as "Kentucky State College" and nearby Transylvania University was known as "Kentucky University". In 1880, Kentucky University and Centre College played the first intercollegiate football game in Kentucky. Kentucky State first fielded a football team in 1881, playing three ...
McLean Stadium was the site of Kentucky football games until they were moved to Commonwealth Stadium in 1973. On that first game in 1880, which Transylvania University won over Centre College 13¾–0, "The two teams met in a cow pasture, belong to Hubert McGoodwin near Lexington, the present site of the University of Kentucky's Stoll Field ...
Here’s Mark Story’s 10 most memorable performances by a Kentucky football player at Commonwealth Stadium/Kroger Field since the Wildcats’ first game there in 1973.
Overall, in 26 seasons (1950–51 to 1975–76), the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team posted a home record of 307–38 (.890). Memorial hosted a first-round game in the 2009 National Invitation Tournament on March 17, 2009, between the Wildcats and the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, [4] with the Wildcats winning 70–60. [5]
Commonwealth Stadium (now Kroger Field) opened on schedule on Sept. 15 1973, to rave reviews after a rush to install the field and other last-minute ‘touch-up work.’