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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Venue Information
Location
Operator
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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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)
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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.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 10 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.