STATE OF THE STADIUMS: THE HOME OF THE JAGUAR

     The Jaguars, who will play next season in the $125M
renovated Gator Bowl, have one of the best lease deals in the
NFL.  The city of Jacksonville will pay over $11M annually to
cover expense, including maintenance and repairs. The team will
collect virtually all revenues and pay one of the lowest rents in
the NFL over their 30-year lease.  This is No. 27 in our series
of 29 profiles.


  
 
    

      
STADIUM: 
        Formerly the Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida
    
  
  
 
    
NAMING 
      RIGHTS:
    
Naming 
      rights to cost a reported $300,000-$1M per year, to be split Between city 
      and team.
  
  
 
    
AGE:
    
Facility 
      to be completed in mid-August '95.
  
  
 
    
CAPACITY:
    
73,000 
      -- 11th highest in the league.
  
  
 
    
OWNERSHIP:
    
Facility 
      owned by city of Jacksonville.
  
  
 
    
MANAGEMENT:
    
Spectacor 
      Management Group operates the facility.
  
  
 
    
LUXURY 
      SEATS:
    
74 luxury 
      suites -- team will operate luxury suites and receive all revenue.
  
  
 
    
CONCESSIONS:
    
No concession 
      contract presently. Team will receive all revenue from concession sales.
  
  
 
    
ADVERTISING:
    
Team will 
      receive all revenue.
  
  
 
    
PARKING:
    
Details 
      with parking not complete. Team will receive all parking revenue.
  
  
 
    
MAINTENANCE:
    
All maintenance 
      handled by the city -- average cost $1.1M annually.
  
  
 
    
GAME-DAY:
    
All personnel 
      paid for by city.
  
  
 
    
LEASE:
    
Jaguars 
      signed 30-year lease.
  
  
 
    
RENT:
    
$875,000 
      -- 8th lowest in the league.
  


(Source: David Auchter, Jaguars; rent figure from Florida Times-
Union article on July 24, 1994.)