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Bright House Stadium Facts & Figures

  • Architect: 360 (Kansas City, MO)
  • Construction Manager: Wharton-Smith, Inc. (Sanford, FL)
  • Stadium Seating Contractor: Dant Clayton (Louisville, KY)
  • Seating Capacity: 45,301
    Stadium Full View
  • 822 Club Seats.
  • 24 Luxury Suites.
  • ADA Seating: Capable of providing over 450 wheelchair-accessible seats.
  • Scoreboards: There are two stadium scoreboards. The board mounted on the south end of the stadium measures 50' x 8'. The north board measures 100' x 37' and will feature a 34' x 22' Daktronics ProStar VideoPlus display capable of displaying live video and instant replays, as well as game information, player and team statistics, advertising, graphics and animation in 16.7 million colors. In addition, the north board will also contain a 5'7x72' 23mm ProAd digital display.
  • Stadium Gates: There are 18 stadium gates, including two service entrances.
  • Playing Field: The turf is Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda.
    Stadium Grass Watering
  • There are 10 ticket windows; four on the east, four on the west, and two will call windows on the south. 
  • Restrooms: 10 women's, 7 men's and 4 family/special needs. Fixtures include 427 toilets, 104 urinals and 296 sinks. All restrooms are handicapped accessible.
  • Concession Stands: There are 11 permanent concession stands. Additional product kiosks will be located through the stadium on the main concourse.
  • Locker Rooms: The Knights locker room, located on the south end of the field, is 10,416 square feet and includes separate rooms for coaches, sports medicine, and equipment storage/distribution. A locker room is provided on the north end of the field for the visiting team (8,129 square feet). Individual dressing rooms are also provided in the stadium for the game officials, chain crew, and cheerleaders.
  • The first level of the Roth Tower contains a Club Lounge (4,200 square feet) with seating for 822.
  • Video monitors: There are 63 video monitors mounted throughout the facility. Most of the displays are Panasonic 42 1080p high definition plasma.
  • Stadium lighting system is the Sportscluster Green Lighting System by Musco. There are 168 1,500 watt metal halide fixtures mounted on four 140' galvanized steel poles.
  • Footprint: 25 acre site.
  • Facility Area: 1,089,000 square feet.
  • The Stadium is a steel structure, containing 2,452 tons of steel. More than 600 truckloads of concrete were used (equivalent to 60,000 yards or 1,620,000 cubic feet) with a weight of approximately 240,000,000 pounds.
  • Stadium Dimensions: 725 feet wide x 900 feet long.
  • Roth Tower: 200 feet long x 50 feet wide x 120 feet high. There are 190 steps from ground level to the roof.
  • Ornamental Fencing and Gates: approximately 1,195 linear feet of ornamental fencing and Gates surround the stadium.
  • Electrical Wiring: There are approximately 30 miles of underground electrical wiring.
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  • Conduit: There are approximately 24 miles of underground conduit There are approximately 125 workers on site on any given day.
  • Bright House Networks Kiosks: 4
  • $60 Million Project: The Stadium included financing costs, reserve requirements, infrastructure, roads, parking and practice fields for football, soccer and baseball. Construction and operation of Bright House Networks Stadium was funded through naming rights, revenues from suites and club seat leases, ticket and concessions sales, donations, corporate sponsorships and advertising.  No public money or tuition fees were used to build or run the stadium. The university has raised about $29 million in private donations for the stadium, including Bright House Networks support and leases of the stadium suites and club seats.