Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

Rex Dockery Field at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
The stadium as seen from above in 2026
Rex Dockery Field at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Location in Tennessee
Rex Dockery Field at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesMemphis Memorial Stadium (1965–1975)
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1975–2022)
Address335 South Hollywood Street
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°07′16″N 89°58′39″W / 35.1210°N 89.9774°W / 35.1210; -89.9774
OwnerUniversity of Memphis
OperatorUniversity of Memphis
Capacity50,000 (2024–present)
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    • 58,325 (2016–2024)
    • 59,308 (2013–2015)
    • 61,008 (2007–2012)
    • 62,338 (2003–2006)
    • 62,921 (1999–2002)
    • 62,380 (1987–1998)
    • 50,160 (1965–1986)
SurfaceAstroTurf (2011–present) Former:
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    • FieldTurf (2005–2011)
    • Grass (1965–2004)
    • AstroTurf (end zones only 1995 for CFL games)
Public transit MATA
Construction
Broke ground1963
OpenedSeptember 16, 1965 (1965-09-16)
Expanded1987
Construction cost$3.7 million (original)
($37.8 million in 2025 dollars)
$19.5 million (1987 renovations) ($55.3 million in 2025 dollars)
$38 million (improvements and Tiger Lane, 2013)
ArchitectYeates, Gaskill & Rhodes
Bounds & Gillespie Architects (1987 renovations)
Tom Marshall, O.T. Marshall Architects (2013 improvements and Tiger Lane)
Tenants

Former tenants:

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Website
simmonsbankstadium.com

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference. It has also been the host of several attempts at professional sports in the city, as well as other local football games and other gatherings.