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Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)
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| Commonwealth Stadium | |
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| Location | 1540 University Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40506 |
| Broke ground | 1973 |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Owner | University of Kentucky |
| Operator | University of Kentucky |
| Surface | Bermuda Grass |
| Construction cost | $12 million USD |
| Tenants | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (1973-Present) | |
| Capacity | |
| 67,606 | |
- For the stadium of the same name in Edmonton, Alberta, see Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton).
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 stadiums grass field, C.M. Newton Field, is named after former UK baseball and basketball player C.M. Newton. He was also the athletics director at the university.
Built in 1973, it is the newest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference. 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.
| Record description | Record | Record holder(s) | Date | Opponent | Final Score |
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| Most rushing yards, game | 272 yds | Moe Williams | November 11, 1995 | Cincinnati | 33-14 |
| Most passing yards, game | 528 yds | Jared Lorenzen | October 21, 2000 | Georgia | 30-34 |
| Most receptions, game | 16 | Craig Yeast | November 14, 1998 | Vanderbilt | 55-17 |
| Most receiving yards, game | 269 yds | Craig Yeast | November 14, 1998 | Vanderbilt | 55-17 |
| Longest run from line of scrimmage | 85 yds | Mark Higgs | September 12, 1987 | Utah State | 41-0 |
| Longest pass play | 91 yds | Buck Belue^ to Amp Arnold^ | October 25, 1980 | Georgia | 0-27 |
| Longest field goal | 54 yds | Hap Hines^ | October 26, 1996 | Georgia | 24-17 |
| Longest Punt | 86 yds | Donnie Jones | November 9, 2002 | LSU | 33-30 |
| Longest Kickoff Return | 100 yds | Willie Shelby^ Tyrone Prothro^ |
September 22, 1973 October 9, 2004 |
Alabama Alabama |
14-28 17-45 |
| Longest Punt Return | 84 yds | Rafael Little | November 18, 2006 | Louisiana Monroe | 42-40 |
| Longest Interception Return | 91 yds | Greg Long | September 5, 1981 | North Texas St. | 28-6 |
| Most Points Scored | 77 | Kentucky | September 7, 2002 | UTEP | 77-17 |
| Most overtimes | 7* | Kentucky | November 1, 2003 | Arkansas | 63-71 |
^ Denotes Non-Kentucky Player
* Tied the NCAA record for most overtimes
- Bluegrass Miracle
- 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game, a game at Commonwealth that took seven overtime procedures to decide
| Preceded by Stoll Field/McLean Stadium 1916–1972 |
Home of Kentucky Wildcats football 1973– |
Succeeded by Current |
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| Eastern | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) • Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky) • Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) • Sanford Stadium (Georgia) • Vanderbilt Stadium (Vanderbilt) • Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina) |
| Western | Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) • Davis Wade Stadium (Mississippi State) • Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) • Razorback Stadium (Arkansas primary) • Tiger Stadium (LSU) • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss) • War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas secondary) |