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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.
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.’
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 ...
From 2009 to 2016, the games moved to Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. In 2017, the KHSAA announced that the 2017 and 2018 games will be played at Kroger Field on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. With the expansion to six classes, the Gridiron Bowl is ...
When Commonwealth Stadium opened 50 years ago, Kentucky football fans could buy a ticket to the Wildcats’ game against Virginia Tech for $5.Parking next to the stadium cost just $2. While that ...
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 ...