Scott Stadium

Scott Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium in 2026
Scott Stadium is located in Virginia
Scott Stadium
Scott Stadium
Location in Virginia
Scott Stadium is located in the United States
Scott Stadium
Scott Stadium
Location in the United States
Address1815 Stadium Road
Albemarle County, VA
United States
Coordinates38°1′52″N 78°30′49″W / 38.03111°N 78.51361°W / 38.03111; -78.51361
OperatorUniversity of Virginia
Capacity61,500 (2000–present)

Former capacity:

List
    • 44,000 (1999)
    • 42,000 (1982–1998)
    • 42,073 (1980–1981)
    • 37,273 (1978–1979)
    • 28,000 (1973–1977)
    • 23,848 (1964–1972)
    • 26,500 (1964–1965)
    • 24,500 (1948–1963)
    • 22,000 (1931–1947)
TypeStadium
SurfaceGrass (1931–1973, 1995–Present)
Astroturf (1974–1994)
Record attendance
64,947 (August 30, 2008)
Current use
Football
Construction
Groundbreaking1930 (1930)
OpenedOctober 15, 1931 (1931-10-15)
Expanded1974, 1980, 1999–2000
Cost$300,000
($6.35 million in 2025 dollars)

$25 Million (2000 expansion)
ArchitectsEdmund S. Campbell
Heery International, Inc. (expansion)
General contractors
Conquest, Moncure & Dunn Inc.
Tenants
Virginia Cavaliers (NCAA)
(1931–present)
Website
virginiasports.com/scott-stadium

Scott Stadium, in full The Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, is a stadium located in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. It sits on the University of Virginia's Grounds, east of Hereford College and first-year dorms on Alderman Road but west of Brown College and the Lawn. Constructed in 1931, it is the oldest active FBS football stadium in Virginia.

It also hosts other events, such as concerts like the Dave Matthews Band in 2001, the Rolling Stones in 2005, and U2 in 2009. The Virginia High School League held its Group AAA Division 5 and 6 football state championship games at the stadium until 2015. The facility has also hosted the Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1977 and 1982 and the ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament in 2008.