Vaught Hemingway Stadium
Vaught Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field is a football stadium located on the University of Mississippi's main campus in Oxford, Mississippi. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Ole Miss Rebels. Built starting in 1915 as a federally-sponsored project, a series of expansions and renovations have gradually expanded the stadium and modernized its amenities, allowing the Rebels to play all of their home games on campus.
Facts About Vaught Hemingway Stadium
- When the stadium opened, it was named for Judge William Hemingway, a professor of law and chairman of the University's Committee on Athletics.
- Notable upgrades include the installation of lights in 1990, a JumboTron in 1997 and the replacement of the natural grass turf, which had become increasingly hard to maintain, with an AstroPlay artificial turf surface in 2003.
- October 12, 1982 saw the addition of legendary Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught's name to the stadium. September 5, 1998 saw the field named for longtime supporter Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth.
- To date, the highest attendance at Vaught-Hemingway was in November 2003, when the Rebels lost to the eventual SEC and national champion LSU Tigers. The official attendance was 62,552.
