The University of Louisville formally announced Friday that it will begin a $55 million expansion of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium at the north end zone, adding 10,000 chairback seats to create a capacity of 65,000.
Tom Jurich said stadium capacity of 66,000-67,000 "is the perfect size for us." According to the U of L media guide, the Cardinals' average attendance was 52,972 for six home games last year. The season-opening win over Miami - the Cards' inaugural game in the ACC - drew a stadium-record crowd of 55,428, and a home loss later in the season to Florida State placed second all time with 55,414 fans.
U of L's victory over Kentucky drew a sellout crowd of 55,118 - No. 8 all-time. Last year's season low was 50,179 for a win over Murray State. U of L home attendance has exceeded 55,000 nine times.
Once completed, U of L's stadium will have about 4,000 more seats than UK's Commonwealth Stadium, which has reduced its capacity to about 61,000 in its own ongoing, nearly completed renovation. Jurich said none of the plans for Louisville's expansion were based on an arms race of any sort with other programs and the design was meant to position PJCS to need no more expansions anytime in the distant future.
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Tom Jurich said stadium capacity of 66,000-67,000 "is the perfect size for us." According to the U of L media guide, the Cardinals' average attendance was 52,972 for six home games last year. The season-opening win over Miami - the Cards' inaugural game in the ACC - drew a stadium-record crowd of 55,428, and a home loss later in the season to Florida State placed second all time with 55,414 fans.
U of L's victory over Kentucky drew a sellout crowd of 55,118 - No. 8 all-time. Last year's season low was 50,179 for a win over Murray State. U of L home attendance has exceeded 55,000 nine times.
Once completed, U of L's stadium will have about 4,000 more seats than UK's Commonwealth Stadium, which has reduced its capacity to about 61,000 in its own ongoing, nearly completed renovation. Jurich said none of the plans for Louisville's expansion were based on an arms race of any sort with other programs and the design was meant to position PJCS to need no more expansions anytime in the distant future.
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