Location in the United States Location in Utah | |
Address | 351 University Boulevard |
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Location | Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah, U.S. |
Coordinates | 37°40′33″N 113°04′37″W / 37.67583°N 113.07694°W |
Owner | Southern Utah University |
Operator | Southern Utah University |
Capacity | 8,500 |
Surface | Hellas MatrixTurf (2012–present) Natural grass (1967–2011) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1967 |
Renovated | 1997 |
Tenants | |
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (NCAA) (1967–present) |
Eccles Coliseum is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.[1] It is the home venue of the Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team of the United Athletic Conference and track and field teams of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2]
The stadium also hosts the Utah Summer Games opening ceremonies and several events. Opened 57 years ago in 1967, its Hellas MatrixTurf playing field has a traditional north-south alignment at an elevation 5,800 feet (1,770 m) above sea level. The surface was natural grass until 2012.