Estes Stadium

First Security Field at Estes Stadium

Location	201 Donaghey Avenue Conway, AR 72035
Coordinates	35°04′49″N 92°27′37″W / 35.08028°N 92.46028°W / 35.08028; -92.46028
Owner	University of Central Arkansas
Operator	University of Central Arkansas
Capacity	10,000 (2013–present) 8,700 (2011–2012) 8,500 (1998–2010) 7,000 (1970–1997) 3,500 (1965–1969) 3,000 (1939–1964)
Surface	Fieldturf
Construction
Broke ground	1939
Opened	September 22, 1939
Renovated	1998, 2003, 2013
Architect	Cromwell Architects Engineers (renovation)
Tenants
Central Arkansas Bears (NCAA)

First Security Field at Estes Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, Arkansas. It is home to the Central Arkansas Bears football team, representing the University of Central Arkansas in the NCAA's United Athletic Conference. The facility opened in 1939.^[1] In 2007, university President Lu Hardin announced that corporate sponsorship had been secured for the stadium from a local bank. As a result, the formal title of the stadium is First Security Field at Estes Stadium.^[2] The stadium is named after Dan Estes, who coached the Bears from 1915 to 1932.^[3]