Rhodes Stadium

• Named for trustee Dusty Rhodes, his wife, Peggy, and their family
  
• Square footage: 19,817 (not including playing surface)
  
• Seats on home side: 6,401
  
• Seats on visitors' side: 1,619
  
• Cubic yards of concrete: 5,500
  
• Tons of steel: 102
  
• Number of bricks: 260,000
  
• Height of Woods Center press box: 59 feet
  
• Height of light towers: 110 feet
  
• Height of bell tower: 57 feet
  
• Dimensions of scoreboard/message center: 25' high x 32' wide
  
• Number of lights in scoreboard/message center: 4,468

McKinnon Field

• Named in honor of trustee Bob McKinnon '62 and his wife, Ray
  
• Playing surface: identical to many NFL stadiums, including Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte and Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami
  
• Base: 12,000 feet of plastic drainage pipe, four inches of stone and 12 inches of silica sand and peat moss
  
• Turf: 108,000-square feet of TifSport brand Bermuda grass
  
• Drainage rate: 12-24 inches per hour - McKinnon Field could receive more than a foot of rain and be playable just an hour later!

About The Designer
Rhodes Stadium was designed by Ellerbe Becket, a global leader in architecture, engineering and the construction services industry. With 90+ years of experience, Ellerbe Becket has designed nearly every major building type.

The firm is a leader in professional and collegiate sports venue design. Some 25 million people a year click the turnstiles of Ellerbe Becket sports and entertainment projects. Over the past decade, the firm has been involved in well-known projects such as Atlanta's 1996 Centennial Olympic Stadium and the retractable roof Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, as well as renovations to historic Notre Dame Stadium, New York's Madison Square Garden and the legendary Lambeau Field in Green Bay Wis.