Estes Stadium
First Security Field at Estes Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, Arkansas. It is home to the Central Arkansas Bears football team, representing the University of Central Arkansas in the NCAA's United Athletic Conference. The facility opened in 1939. In 2007, university President Lu Hardin announced that corporate sponsorship had been secured for the stadium from a local bank. As a result, the formal title of the stadium is First Security Field at Estes Stadium. The stadium is named after Dan Estes, who coached the Bears from 1915 to 1932.
| Location | 201 Donaghey Avenue Conway, AR 72035 |
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| Coordinates | 35°04′49″N 92°27′37″W |
| Owner | University of Central Arkansas |
| Operator | University of Central Arkansas |
| Capacity | 10,000 (2013–present) 8,700 (2011–2012) 8,500 (1998–2010) 7,000 (1970–1997) 3,500 (1965–1969) 3,000 (1939–1964) |
| Surface | Fieldturf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1939 |
| Opened | September 22, 1939 |
| Renovated | 1998, 2003, 2013 |
| Architect | Cromwell Architects Engineers (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Central Arkansas Bears (NCAA) | |
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