Sam Boyd Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium
Silver Bowl
	Aerial view in 2024
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	Interactive map of Sam Boyd Stadium
Former names	Las Vegas Stadium; (1971–1978); Las Vegas Silver Bowl; (1978–1984); Sam Boyd Silver Bowl; (1984–1994)
Address	7000 East Russell Road
Location	Whitney, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	36°05′10″N 115°01′01″W / 36.086°N 115.017°W
Owner	Las Vegas Stadium Authority
Operator	Las Vegas Stadium Authority
Capacity	36,800 (expandable to 40,000); 32,000 (1978–1998); 15,000 (1971–1977)
Surface	Sprinturf (2015–present); Natural grass (Rugby 7s) (2010–2015); DURAPlay (2003–2015); Natural grass (1999–2002); AstroTurf (1971–1998)
Construction
Groundbreaking	1970
Opened	October 23, 1971
Renovated	1999 and 2015
Expanded	1978 and 1999
Closed	December 19, 2020
Cost	$3.5 million; (2015 renovations: $1.2 million)
Architect	Ellerbe Becket (renovations)
Tenants
	UNLV Rebels (NCAA) (1971–2019); Las Vegas Quicksilvers (NASL) (1977); Las Vegas Seagulls (ASL) (1979); Las Vegas Bowl (NCAA) (1992–2019); Las Vegas Posse (CFL) (1994); Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL) (2001); Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL) (2009–2012); USA Sevens (WR7S) (2010–2019); New Mexico Lobos (NCAA) (2020); San Jose State Spartans (NCAA) (2020)

Sam Boyd Stadium (formerly Las Vegas Stadium) is a closed football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910–1993), a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consisted of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The artificial turf field had a conventional north–south orientation, at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.

It was the home field of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels for 49 seasons, from 1971 through 2019; they moved to Allegiant Stadium in 2020. The annual Las Vegas Bowl took place at Sam Boyd in December from 1992 through 2019, and also moved to Allegiant. Sam Boyd was also used for high school football championship games and at times regular-season high school games for Bishop Gorman High School.

A long time stop on the AMA Supercross Championship beginning in 1990, the final race of the season was located at the stadium every year. It also hosted the first 19 editions of the annual Monster Jam World Finals from 2000 to 2018.

From 2010 to 2019, it hosted the USA Sevens leg of the annual World Rugby Sevens Series in the sevens version of rugby union.

Several teams called the stadium home over the years, including the Las Vegas Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League, the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League, the Las Vegas Outlaws of the original XFL and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.

View from the east in 2024 after abandonment