R E N T S C H LE R FIEL D The west end of the stadium features a scoreboard that has a 24-foot by 32-foot video replay screen. All parking for the stadium is located within the footprint of the stadium site – which makes it unique for a college football facility. In total, there are 10,600 parking spaces at the Rentschler Field site. Rentschler Field features lighting with four towers in each corner of entschler ield the stadium and a bank of lights on top of the press uick acts box. Owner: State of Connecticut Rentschler Field is Developer: State of Connecticut a facility that was built Office of Policy and Management for Connecticut, by (OPM) Connecticut. Through a Architects: Ellerbe Becket concerted effort, the staConstruction Manager: Hunt/ dium project far outpaced Gilbane Joint Venture the state’s requirements to Facility Manager: Bushnell help small, women and Management Services, LLC. minority-owned companies grow with ongoing Primary Tenant: University of Connecticut Athletics (football) economic development. This means contractors Budget: $91.2 million and individuals that may Stadium Footprint: 8.5 acres never before have been Stadium Building: 595,596 square able to benefit from projfeet, including field and seats ects of this scale helped Capacity: 40,000 build their skills, their Total Site: 75 acres companies and their Parking: Approximately 10,600 careers while they help spaces at the stadium and on the build their community. Pratt & Whitney campus. The various East Site History: Pratt & Whitney Airfield, Hartford area non-profit
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The main UConn locker room is 3,750 square feet and has space for 125 players. There is also a coaches locker room, equipment area and medical training rooms. There is also a spacious visiting team locker room area with similar amenities. The audio and video facilities at Rentschler Field are some of the most advanced in the country. The sound system is de-centralized with approximately 300 digital-quality speakers providing the audio.
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named for Pratt & Whitney founder Frederick Rentschler and donated to the State of Connecticut by UTC in 1999.
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