University of Connecticut (UConn) broke ground in October on Rentschler Field, a $90-million state-funded project aimed at revitalizing the Hartford area and elevating the UConn football program to national status. The 40,000-seat football stadium will serve as home field for UConn Football as well as other sports and entertainment events. The facility will occupy 8.5 acres of the 75-acre site contributed by Hartford-based United Technologies. The facility was designed by Ellerbe Becket, and will feature a natural grass playing surface, stadium seating, club seats, fully enclosed club seats, and 40 luxury suites. The construction manager is Hunt/Gilbane Joint Venture. Madison Square Garden will manage the facility. The first scheduled college football game will be played August 30, 2003.
UConn Breaks Ground on Rentschler Field
Hartford, Conn.
