Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
The stadium as seen from above in 2026 | |
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| Former names | Memphis Memorial Stadium (1965–1975) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1975–2022) |
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| Address | 335 South Hollywood Street |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°07′16″N 89°58′39″W / 35.1210°N 89.9774°W |
| Owner | University of Memphis |
| Operator | University of Memphis |
| Capacity | 50,000 (2024–present)
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| Surface | AstroTurf (2011–present) Former: |
| Public transit | MATA |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1963 |
| Opened | September 16, 1965 |
| Expanded | 1987 |
| 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) |
| Architect | Yeates, Gaskill & Rhodes Bounds & Gillespie Architects (1987 renovations) Tom Marshall, O.T. Marshall Architects (2013 improvements and Tiger Lane) |
| 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.