University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn and Ellerbe Becket Release New Football Stadium Diagrams
2/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
STORRS, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics and the design firm of
Ellerbe Becket Thursday released new diagrams of Rentschler Field, the new UConn Football stadium
scheduled to open in 2003 in East Hartford, CT.
Groundbreaking for the $90 million project took place in October of 2000. The state-of-the-art facility will seat 40,000 and be expandable to 50,000.
The opening date for the stadium is August 30, 2003 when UConn will host Rutgers University.
The Rentschler Field name commemorates the history of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company and its founder, Frederick B. Rentschler. The stadium address is 615 Silver Lane in East Hartford, CT.
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