Sam Boyd Stadium
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| Location | Whitney, Nevada |
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| Opened | October 23, 1971 |
| Other Names | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl (1984-94) Las Vegas Silver Bowl (1978-84) Las Vegas Stadium (1971-78) |
| Tenants | UNLV Rebels (1971-2019) Las Vegas Posse (1994) |
Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, United States, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910-93), a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The field has a conventional north–south orientation and is at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.
List of credited publications
| League | Date/Season | Team(s) | Type |
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| College football | November 8, 1975 | UNLV Rebels vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits | Program |
See also
List of college football stadiums
 Venues Portal
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| Canadian Football League | |
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| Current Teams | BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Elks • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Montreal Alouettes • Ottawa Redblacks • Saskatchewan Roughriders • Toronto Argonauts • Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Defunct Teams | Baltimore Stallions • Birmingham Barracudas • Las Vegas Posse • Memphis Mad Dogs • Ottawa Renegades • Ottawa Rough Riders • San Antonio Texans • Shreveport Pirates |
| Current Venues | BC Place • BMO Field • Commonwealth Stadium • IG Field • McMahon Stadium • Mosaic Stadium • Percival Molson Memorial Stadium • TD Place Stadium • Tim Hortons Field |
| Former Venues | Alamodome • Autostade • Canad Inns Stadium • Clarke Stadium • Delorimier Stadium • Empire Stadium • Exhibition Stadium • Independence Stadium • Ivor Wynne Stadium • Legion Field • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memorial Stadium • Olympic Stadium • Rogers Centre • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Varsity Stadium |
| Related | All-Star Games • League publications • CFL Illustrated • Seasons |
