After years of anticipation — plus an unexpected delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — the soon will be flexing in its new home stadium. Allegiant Stadium, offering arguably the finest college football amenities in the sport, completed major construction in July. It is introducing itself to the nation tonight as the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Raiders' play their first home game during NFL Monday Night Football.
The Rebels, under , are looking forward to their first turn taking on rivals inside the $2 billion, glass-walled palace. The Mountain West Conference has announced it is working on a for its member schools.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó football — after playing its first season in 1968 at long-gone Cashman Field then lining up at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp High School for a bit before spending nearly 50 years at Sam Boyd Stadium — will now be competing closer to home than ever before. The world-class facility is located a little over three miles from campus.
The covered, 1.75 million-square-feet stadium features four gigantic Lanai doors in the north end that can slide open to fully show off the world famous 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Strip in the background. (Josh Hawkins/51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó will play its game on a Rebel-branded artificial turf field that is rolled up and stored when the Raiders’ field tray of natural grass slides into the stadium for NFL games. (Josh Hawkins/51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
The Rebels will have a dedicated locker room at Allegiant Stadium. The 7,200-square-feet space features 100 player lockers, two training rooms, a permanent equipment room and multiple staff areas. (Josh Hawkins/51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó logos will be featured on the 254-by-48-foot south video board and two 122-by-78-foot boards in the north end as well as the 2,100 feet of LED ribbon boards inside the stadium. (Josh Hawkins/51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
Marcus Arroyo, who helped guide the Oregon Ducks to a Pac-12 Conference championship and Rose Bowl victory last season as offensive coordinator, was hired in December to be 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s 12th head football coach in history. (Josh Hawkins/51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Photo Services)
From the football field to the classroom to the community, highly decorated 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó linebacker Jackson Woodard is consumed with being the best version of himself.
