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| Full name | DU Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Hilltop Stadium |
| Location | University of Denver Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°40′53″N 104°57′47″W / 39.6815°N 104.963°W |
| Owner | University of Denver |
| Operator | University of Denver |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 1925 |
| Opened | October 2, 1926 |
| Demolished | 1971 |
| Construction cost | $571,000 ($9.83 million in 2023[1]) |
| Architect | Gavin Hadden |
| Tenants | |
| Denver Pioneers (NCAA) (1926–1960) Air Force Falcons (NCAA) (1955–1961) Denver Broncos (AFL) (1960) | |
DU Stadium, sometimes referred to as Hilltop Stadium, was a stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Built 98 years ago in 1926, the crescent-shaped main grandstand design on the west sideline was based on other similar-sized stadiums from the same time period, Brown Stadium and Cornell's Schoellkopf Field, both in the Ivy League.
It hosted Denver Pioneers football until the program was discontinued in early 1961, due to mounting deficits. The stadium had a seating capacity of 30,000 at its peak, and the natural grass field had a conventional north–south orientation at an elevation of 5,350 feet (1,630 m) above sea level. Nearly half a century in age, it was torn down in the early 1970s.
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