Sam Boyd Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium is a stadium in Whitney, United States that opened in 1971. Its recorded capacity is 36,800.

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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Key facts

Sam Boyd Stadium is a stadium in Whitney, United States that opened in 1971. Its recorded capacity is 36,800. It is owned by Las Vegas Stadium Authority and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is operated by Maryland Stadium Authority and Las Vegas Stadium Authority and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are UNLV Rebels, Las Vegas Quicksilvers, Las Vegas Seagulls, Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas Posse, Las Vegas Locomotives, USA Sevens, New Mexico Lobos, San Jose State Spartans, Las Vegas Dustdevils, UNLV Rebels football, Las Vegas Posse, USA Sevens, Las Vegas Bowl, UNLV Rebels, 1999 UNLV Rebels football team, 2000 UNLV Rebels football team, 2001 UNLV Rebels football team, 2002 UNLV Rebels football team, 2003 UNLV Rebels football team, 2004 UNLV Rebels football team, 2005 UNLV Rebels football team, 2006 UNLV Rebels football team, 2007 UNLV Rebels football team, 2008 UNLV Rebels football team, 2009 UNLV Rebels football team, 2010 UNLV Rebels football team, 2011 UNLV Rebels football team, 2012 UNLV Rebels football team, Las Vegas Quicksilvers, Las Vegas Seagulls, 2013 UNLV Rebels football team, 2014 UNLV Rebels football team, 2015 UNLV Rebels football team, 2016 UNLV Rebels football team, 2017 USA Sevens, 2017 UNLV Rebels football team, 2018 UNLV Rebels football team, 2019 UNLV Rebels football team.

Location
Whitney, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
36,800
Opened
1971
Status
Active
Current owner
Las Vegas Stadium Authority, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium is at latitude 36.086389, longitude -115.016667, in Whitney, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Sam Boyd Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude36.086389
Longitude-115.016667
CityWhitney
RegionWhitney
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Sam Boyd Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Sam Boyd Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Las Vegas Silver Bowl (no sponsor) ran Present. Las Vegas Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Sam Boyd Silver Bowl (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Sam Boyd Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Las Vegas Silver BowlNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Las Vegas StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Sam Boyd Silver BowlNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Sam Boyd Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas1971 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerLas Vegas Stadium AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas1971 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorMaryland Stadium AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorLas Vegas Stadium AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Sam Boyd Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
UNLV RebelsCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas QuicksilversCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas SeagullsCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas BowlCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas PosseCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas LocomotivesCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
USA SevensCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
New Mexico LobosCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose State SpartansCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Las Vegas DustdevilsCanadian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
UNLV Rebels footballCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
Las Vegas PosseCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
USA SevensCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
Las Vegas BowlCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
UNLV RebelsCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
1999 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2000 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2001 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2002 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2003 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2004 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2005 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2006 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2007 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2008 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2009 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2010 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2011 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2012 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
Las Vegas QuicksilversCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
Las Vegas SeagullsCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2013 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2014 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2015 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2016 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2017 USA SevensCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2017 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2018 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource
2019 UNLV Rebels football teamCanadian Football League1971 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

60 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Sam Boyd Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
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24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Las Vegas Stadium Authoritynot set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLas Vegas Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLas Vegas Silver Bowl2026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13734772712026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13734772712026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSam_Boyd_StadiumSam Boyd Stadium2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Sam Boyd Stadium (revision 1373477271). Wikidata item: Q3470457.