COMMONWEALTH STADIUM (KENTUCKY)

:''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.
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 67,530.
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.

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Stadium records

See also

Stadium records

Record description	Record	Record holder(s)	Date	Opponent	Final Score
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	80 yds	Paul Calhoun	September 17, 1983	Indiana	24-13
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 overtimes	7 ★	Kentucky	November 1, 2003	Arkansas	63-71

^ Denotes Non-Kentucky Player


★ Tied the NCAA record for most overtimes

See also

★ Bluegrass Miracle

★ 2003 Arkansas vs. Kentucky football game, a game at Commonwealth that took seven overtime procedures to decide