Folsom Field

This article is about a football stadium. For other uses, see Folsom Field (disambiguation).
Folsom Field
Sold out night game with Utah in 2016
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Location in Colorado
Former namesColorado Stadium
(1924–1944)
Address2400 Colorado Avenue
LocationUniversity of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates40°00′32″N 105°16′01″W / 40.009°N 105.267°W / 40.009; -105.267
Elevation5,360 feet (1,635 m) AMSL
OwnerUniversity of Colorado
OperatorUniversity of Colorado
Capacity50,183 (2014–present)[1]

Former capacities:

List
    • 53,613 (2010–2013)
    • 53,750 (2003–2009)
    • 50,942 (2001–2002)
    • 51,655 (1999–2000)
    • 51,808 (1996–1998)
    • 51,748 (1991–1995)
    • 51,463 (1979–1990)
    • 52,005 (1976–1978)
    • 50,516 (1967–1975)
    • 45,000 (1956–1966)
    • 26,000 (1924–1955)
Record attendance54,972
SurfaceNatural grass
(1924–1970, 1999–present)
AstroTurf (1971–1998)
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 14, 1924[1]
OpenedOctober 11, 1924;
100 years ago (1924-10-11)
Renovated1968, 1976, 2003
Expanded1956, 1967, 2003
Construction cost$65,000 (1924)
ArchitectWaldo E. Brockway[2]

Sink Combs Dethlefs (renovations)
Tenants
Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA) (1924–present)
Website
cubuffs.com/folsom-field

Folsom Field is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 12 Conference.

Opened in 1924, the horseshoe-shaped stadium has a traditional north–south configuration, opening to the north. The University's athletic administration center, named after 1950s head coach Dal Ward, is located at the north end.[3]

The playing field returned to natural grass in 1999 and sits at an elevation of 5,360 feet (1,635 m), more than a mile above sea level.[4] Folsom Field is the third highest stadium in FBS college football, behind only Wyoming and Air Force of the Mountain West Conference.

  1. ^ a b "Folsom Field Home". University of Colorado Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 20, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Building Inventory Record" (PDF). Colorado Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Colorado.edu - CU campus map
  4. ^ Color aerial view (& topographic map) of CU campus from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps