Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium

Sonny Lubick Field
at Hughes Stadium
Aerial view from south in 2016
Map
Fort Collins is located in the United States
Fort Collins
Fort Collins
Location in the United States
Fort Collins is located in Colorado
Fort Collins
Fort Collins
Location in Colorado
Former namesHughes Stadium
(1968–2002)
LocationS. Overland Trail
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates40°33′43″N 105°08′31″W / 40.562°N 105.142°W / 40.562; -105.142
OwnerColorado State University
OperatorColorado State University
Capacity32,500 (2005–2016)[1]
30,000 (1969–2004)
Record attendance39,107 (vs. Utah, 1994)
SurfaceFieldTurf (2006–2016)
Natural grass (1968–2005)
Construction
Broke groundMay 1967
OpenedSeptember 28, 1968;
55 years ago (1968-09-28)
Renovated2005
ClosedNovember 19, 2016;
7 years ago (2016-11-19)
DemolishedApril 10, 2018 (start date)
Construction cost$2.8 million
($24.5 million in 2024[2])
ArchitectAller-Lingle Architects
(2005 renovation)
Tenants
Colorado State Rams (NCAA) (1968–2016)

Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It was the home field of the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference from 1968 through 2016; the team moved in 2017 to the new on-campus Colorado State Stadium (now Canvas Stadium).[3]

The playing field had a mostly conventional north-south alignment, skewed slightly northwest-southeast, at an approximate elevation of 5,190 feet (1,580 m) above sea level.[4] It was natural grass for the stadium's first 38 years; FieldTurf was installed in the summer of 2006 for the final eleven seasons.[5]

  1. ^ Denver Post - Downsizing Hughes Stadium
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ Topographic map & aerial photo. USGS The National Map. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
  5. ^ CSU Rams.com - FieldTurf installation - June 26, 2006, Retrieved September 6, 2009