Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, on the campus of the University of Mississippi, is one of the Southeastern Conference's smallest and oldest football facilities. The stadium opened in 1915 as Hemingway Stadium, under the likeness of the late Judge William Hemingway. In October of 1982, Ole Miss added the last name of legendary football coach John Vaught to the Stadium.
The most recent expansion of Vaught-Hemingway took place in 2002, when 10,000 seats were added--giving the stadium the title of Mississippi's largest football facility. The new expansion would complete the stadium bowl in the north end zone.
The stadium's current capacity sits at 60,580--with a record attendance of 62,587 against the University of Alabama in 2009. According to UM Athletic Director Pete Boone, the expansion would place the capacity of Vaught-Hemingway just short of 70,000. Expansion proposals are expected as soon as the beginning of the 2010 collegiate football season. For more information and updates on the possible expansion, visit OleMissSports.com
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