Mackay Stadium

Mackay Stadium

Chris Ault Field
View from the upper southeast corner vs. New Mexico on October 10, 2015
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Address	1664 North Virginia Street
Location	University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	39°32′49″N 119°49′3″W / 39.54694°N 119.81750°W / 39.54694; -119.81750
Owner	University of Nevada, Reno
Operator	University of Nevada, Reno
Capacity	7,500 (1966–1977) 14,000 (1978–1990) 26,000 (1991 and 2016) 31,545 (1992–2005) 29,993 (2006–2012) 30,000 (2013–2015) 27,000 (2017–present)
Record attendance	33,391 (vs. UNLV, 1995)
Surface	Natural grass (1966–1999) FieldTurf (2000–present)
Construction
Broke ground	June 11, 1964; 59 years ago (1964-06-11)[1]
Opened	October 1, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-10-01)
Expanded	1978, 1990–1992, 2006
Construction cost	$11.5 million (2016 renovation) $6.5 million (previous expansions)
Architect	Worth Group Architects (previous expansions)
Tenants
Nevada Wolf Pack (NCAA) Football (1966–present) Women's soccer (2002–present)

Mackay Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada. The home venue for Nevada Wolf Pack football and women's soccer in the Mountain West Conference. it is named in honor of the Mackay family, particularly John William Mackay and his son Clarence H. Mackay, who donated funding to build the original stadium in 1909.