Mackay Stadium

Opened in 1966

About Mackay Stadium

Mackay Stadium is a College Football stadium in Reno, Nevada. It opened in 1966. It seats 30,000. Its current tenant is Nevada Wolf Pack (College Football), since 1969. By capacity it ranks 107th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 120th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Mackay Stadium
Photo by Lanski. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

30,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1966

Location

Reno, Nevada 89557

Elevation

4,608 ft

1,405 m above sea level

Operator

University of Nevada, Reno

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

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Teams

Home seasons at Mackay Stadium by team, 1966–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Nevada Wolf Pack
While based here: 50 seasons · 203-200 regular season in the 36 seasons with results on record · 17 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1969–present
Mountain West 2012–2026 · Western Athletic Conference 2000–2011 · Big West Conference 1992–1999 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1915–1950
  2. Mackay Stadium 1969–present
College Football 1969–present

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Mackay Stadium?

The capacity of Mackay Stadium is 30,000.

When was Mackay Stadium built?

Mackay Stadium opened in 1966.

Who operates Mackay Stadium?

Mackay Stadium is operated by University of Nevada, Reno.

Who plays at Mackay Stadium?

Mackay Stadium is the home venue of Nevada Wolf Pack.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 39.5469, -119.8174
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
ARCO Arena I 1985–1988 109 mi
Hornet Stadium 1969– 110 mi
John Smith Field 1953– 110 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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