Kroger Field
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Established
1973 (53 years old)
Capacity
61,000
Build Cost
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Country
United States
Location
Lexington, KY
Timezone
UTC -05:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Coordinates
38.022778, -84.505278
| Upcoming | |||
| 05 Sep | KentuckyKentucky  | 5:00pm |  YoungstowYoungstown State |
| 12 Sep | KentuckyKentucky | 7:30pm |  AlabamaAlabama |
| 26 Sep | KentuckyKentucky | 12:00am |  South AlaSouth Alabama |
| 10 Oct | KentuckyKentucky | 12:00am |  LSULSU |
| 24 Oct | KentuckyKentucky | 12:00am |  VanderbilVanderbilt |
| 14 Nov | KentuckyKentucky | 12:00am |  FloridaFlorida |
| 28 Nov | KentuckyKentucky | 12:00am |  LouisvillLouisville |
| Results | |||
| 17 Sep | KentuckyKentucky | 31 - 0 | YoungstowYoungstown State |
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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. The playing surface is named C. M. Newton Grounds in honor of the late 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 the stadium's first game, played on September 15, 1973, the Wildcats defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 31–26.
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