modern version of "AstroTurf" (2011–present) FieldTurf (2005–2011) Grass (1965–2004) AstroTurf (end zones only 1995 for CFL games; entire field 2012–present)
Construction
Broke ground
1963
Opened
September 16, 1965
Expanded
1987
Construction cost
$3.7 million (original) ($35.8 million in 2023 dollars[4]) $19.5 million (1987 renovations) ($52.3 million in 2023 dollars[4])
$38 million (improvements and Tiger Lane, 2013)
Architect
Yeates, Gaskill & Rhodes[5] Bounds & Gillespie Architects (1987 renovations) Tom Marshall, O.T. Marshall Architects (2013 improvements and Tiger Lane)
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference. It has also been the host of several attempts at professional sports in the city, as well as other local football games and other gatherings.
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^"Liberty Bowl Premium Seat Selection Process". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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