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| Former names | Arizona Stadium (1929–2025) |
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| Address | 545 N National Champion Drive |
| Location | University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona,U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°13′44″N110°56′56″W / 32.229°N 110.949°W /32.229; -110.949 |
| Elevation | 2,430 ft (740 m) |
| Public transit |  Tucson Sun Linkat 2nd/Cherry |
| Owner | University of Arizona |
| Operator | University of Arizona |
| Capacity | 50,782 (2019–present)[1] Former capacity: List
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| Record attendance | 59,920 (vs.Arizona State) (November 23,1996) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Vortex Core (2022-current) FieldTurf (2013–2021) Natural grass (1928–2012) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March–April 1929 |
| Opened | October 12, 1929; 96 years ago (1929-10-12)[8] |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Expanded | 1938, 1947, 1950, 1965, 1976, 1988, 1990, 2011–2013 |
| Construction cost | $166,888[6] ($3.06 million in 2024[7]) |
| Architect | Roy Place[6] |
| Project manager | J. F. Garfield[6] |
| General contractor | Orndorff Construction Co.[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Arizona Wildcats (NCAA) (1929–present) Copper Bowl (NCAA) (1989–1999) Arizona Bowl (NCAA) (2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| arizonawildcats.com/arizona-stadium | |
Casino Del Sol Stadium is an outdoorcollege football stadium in thesouthwesternUnited States, located on the campus of theUniversity of Arizona inTucson, Arizona. It is the home field of theArizona Wildcats of theBig 12 Conference. On November 17, 2025, The University of Arizona announced a 20 year naming rights deal with thePascua Yaqui Tribe, with the venue now being called Casino Del Sol Stadium.[9] It opened under the nameArizona Stadium on October 12, 1929, at a cost of$166,888 thousand dollars.
Originally constructed in1929 to hold 7,000 spectators, the stadium'sseating capacity has been expanded numerous times since. As of 2022, the stadium has a total capacity of 50,800. The facility also includes the offices of the Wildcat football program, as well as some non-athletic academic offices, including theSteward Observatory Mirror Lab.
Located in centralTucson, the stadium has been home toUniversity of Arizona Wildcats football since1929. Initially, stadium capacity was 7,000, with the only seating located on the stadium's west side. The first game was a 35–0shutout ofCaltech on October 12.[10][11] Capacity was increased to 10,000 in1938 when seats were constructed on the stadium's east side. Four thousand seats were added to both end zones in 1947.
In1950, ahorseshoe configuration was constructed around the south end zone resulting in the addition of almost 8,700 seats. A multi-level press box and 10,000 seats were added to the west grandstand in1965. The east side of the stadium received a second tier, consisting of 17,000 seats, in1976, as the Wildcats prepared to leave theWAC for thePac-8 in1978.
TheCopper Bowl (now theCactus Bowl) was a postseasonbowl game based in Tucson and held at the stadium for 10 years before moving to Phoenix. It is now played inTempe atSun Devil Stadium, home ofrivalArizona State.
In1981, the track team stopped using the stadium and the track was removed. Permanent seating was placed at the north end zone in1988. Following the 1988 season, a new press box with luxury sky boxes was built. The sky boxes include a 319 loge seats on the first level, 23 luxury suites between the 2nd and 3rd levels, and a media level on the 4th floor.[12] Because the stadium was in place, the sky boxes are built so that the structure is cantilevered out over the western edge of the stadium seats, without actually touching the stadium. Prior to the1999 season, a new scoreboard with a video monitor was installed.
In January 2011, it was announced that a new 5,356-square-foot (498 m2) video board would be installed above the south stands in time for the2011 season. It is the seventh-largest video screen in college football (sixth-largest if non-college-exclusive stadiums are excluded, asMiami sharesHard Rock Stadium with theMiami Dolphins).[13]
In September 2009, Arizona announced plans for the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, a $72.3 million north end-zone project with seats and luxury boxes atop a four-story complex housing locker rooms, football offices, a weight training area, a cafeteria for student athletes, the upscale Sands Club, and new concessions and bathrooms.[14][15] The project broke ground after the conclusion of the 2011 season. Because the north bleachers were torn down and the project wouldn't be finished during the 2012 season, several rows of seats were added to the bottom of the south endzone in mid-2012. On July 1, 2013, the project was completed and the team officially moved into the new facility. Because the football offices were formerly housed in theMcKale Center, more space was made available forWildcats basketball and other athletic programs.
In addition to the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, the playing surface was changed from naturalBermuda grass toFieldTurf, an infilled synthetic turf. The new surface allows the team to practice on the field during the week when previously it was off limits while the grass recovered between games. Because of the extreme sun and temperatures in Tucson, the athletic department chose Revolution CoolPlay FieldTurf, designed to keep the surface temperatures cooler than with other artificial turf.[16] It usescork rather thancrumb rubber as the top dressing.[17] FieldTurf is used by more than half of the teams in the Pac-12 Conference and by many other schools around the nation.
Originally called Arizona Stadium, thePascua Yaqui Tribe’s Casino Del Sol earned naming rights to the stadium in November 2025, and renamed it to the Casino Del Sol Stadium.
The football field runs in the traditional north–south configuration and the new artificial Field Turf sits at anelevation of 2,430 feet (740 m) abovesea level.[18] TheZonaZoo student section takes up 9,000 seats on lower east sideline, making it one of the larger student sections in the Big 12. The west side bleachers are generally reserved for season ticket holders and the visiting team gets a section in the southwest corner.
The facility also includes two dormitories, Pinal and Navajo, under the south stands. TheSteward Observatory Mirror Lab, a mirror fabrication facility for large telescopes, sits under the east wing.[19] As mentioned above, there are also offices located in the Lowell-Stevens facility housing Football Operations.
In May 2013, the university held spring commencement ceremonies in the stadium for the first time since 1972 (they had been held inMcKale Center after it opened in 1973). A reported 25,000 friends and family were in attendance at the ceremony and following light show and fireworks display.[20]
Since December2015, the stadium has hosted the Arizona Bowl. Since its inception, the game has matched theMountain West andSun Belt conferences. The inaugural game invited theNevada Wolf Pack and theColorado State Rams, both of the Mountain West, as the Sun Belt did not field enough bowl-eligible teams. This was the first time a bowl game featured teams from the same conference since the1979 Orange Bowl, and Nevada won 28–23. Another notable game occurred in2017, when theNew Mexico State Aggies broke their 57-year bowl-less streak and defeated theUtah State Aggies in overtime.
The stadium has been the site of several concerts, includingFleetwood Mac in 1977 and aJay-Z concert withKelly Clarkson in 2009.
| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
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| August 27, 1977 | Fleetwood Mac | — | Rumours Tour | — | — | |
| April 29, 2009 | Kelly Clarkson | — | All I Ever Wanted Summer Fair Tour | — | — | This concert was a part of "Last Smash Platinum Bash"[21][22] |
In 1983, the stadium's parking lot, located on the northeast end of the facility, was one of several filming locations for the20th Century Fox comedyRevenge of the Nerds. The film's Adams College Greek Games sequence was shot in the space on Cherry Avenue between East 4th Street and East University Boulevard.[23]
In the 1970 film C. C. & Company with Joe Namath and Ann-Margaret, the stadium track was used for the finale motorcycle race.[24]
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| Attendance records[25] | |||||
| Rank | Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
| 1 | November 23, 1996 | 4:30 pm | Arizona State | L 14–56 | 59,920 |
| 2 | October 24, 1994 | 12:30 pm | UCLA | W 34–24 | 58,817 |
| 3 | November 25, 1994 | 4:00 pm | Arizona State | W 28–27 | 58,810 |
| 4 | September 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm | USC | L 3–20 | 58,801 |
| 5 | October 10, 1998 | 7:15 pm | UCLA | L 28–52 | 58,738 |
| 6 | December 6, 2008 | 6:00 pm | Arizona State | W 31–10 | 58,704 |
| 7 | November 27, 1982 | 7:00 pm | Arizona State | W 28–18 | 58,515 |
| 8 | November 7, 1992 | 1:30 pm | Washington | W 16–3 | 58,510 |
| 9 | September 23, 1995 | 7:00 pm | USC | L 10–31 | 58,503 |
| 10 | October 21, 1995 | 7:00 pm | Washington | L 17–31 | 58,471 |
| Largest Crowds vs. Pac-10/12[25] | |||||
| Rank | Date | Time | Result | Attendance | |
| Arizona State | November 23, 1996 | 4:30 pm | L 14–56 | 59,920 | |
| Cal | November 5, 1994 | 4:00 pm | W 13–6 | 58,374 | |
| Colorado | November 8, 2014 | 6:00 pm | W 38–20 | 50,177 | |
| Oregon | November 21, 2009 | 6:00 pm | L 41–44OT | 57,813 | |
| Oregon State | October 21, 2006 | 4:00 pm | L 10–17 | 57,113 | |
| Stanford | October 16, 1993 | 7:00 pm | W 27–24 | 57,793 | |
| UCLA | October 24, 1994 | 12:30 pm | W 34–24 | 58,817 | |
| USC | September 23, 2006 | 5:00 pm | L 3–20 | 58,801 | |
| Utah | September 11, 2004 | 7:00 pm | L 6–23 | 52,790 | |
| Washington | November 7, 1992 | 1:30 pm | W 16–3 | 58,510 | |
| Washington State | October 27, 1990 | 7:00 pm | W 42–34 | 55,520 | |
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