Rice–Eccles Stadium
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Rice–Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference. It served as the main stadium for the 2002 Winter Olympics; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held at the stadium, which was temporarily renamed "Rice–Eccles Olympic Stadium".
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Address | 451 South 1400 East |
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Location | University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40.76°N 111.849°W / 40.76; -111.849 |
Public transit | 703 (at Stadium) |
Owner | University of Utah[1] |
Operator | University of Utah |
Executive suites | 25 |
Capacity | 51,444 (2021–present)
Former capacity: |
Record attendance | 53,644 (vs. Florida, 2023) |
Surface | FieldTurf CoolPlay (2015–)[4] FieldTurf (2002–2015) Natural grass (2000–2001) Sportgrass (1998–1999) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 1997 |
Opened | September 12, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-09-12) |
Construction cost | $50 million ($93.5 million in 2023[5]) |
Architect | FFKR Architects[6] |
Structural engineer | Reaveley Engineers + Associates[7] |
Services engineer | Van Boerum & Frank Associates, Inc.[8] |
General contractor | Layton Construction |
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Website | |
stadium.utah.edu/rice-eccles |
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The FieldTurf playing field runs in the traditional north-south configuration at an elevation of 4,637 feet (1,413 m) above sea level, 400 feet (120 m) above downtown Salt Lake City.[9]