Canvas Stadium
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Canvas Stadium, officially Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium, is an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Full name | Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium |
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Former names | Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium (2017) |
Address | 751 West Pitkin Street |
Location | Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°34′12″N 105°05′19″W |
Elevation | 5,003 feet (1,525 m) AMSL |
Owner | Colorado State University |
Operator | Colorado State University |
Capacity | 36,500, 41,000 standing |
Surface | Shaw Sports Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 14, 2015[1] |
Opened | August 5, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-05)[2] |
Construction cost | $220.1 million[3] ($274 million in 2023[4]) |
Architect | Populous ICON Venue Group |
General contractor | M. A. Mortenson Co. |
Tenants | |
Colorado State Rams (NCAA) (2017–present) | |
Website | |
csurams.com/canvas-stadium |
The home field of the CSU Rams of the Mountain West Conference, it opened seven years ago on August 5, 2017, and hosted its first game three weeks later. It replaced Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, which had been the Rams' home since 1968. Canvas Stadium has a seating capacity of 36,500, but can hold as many as 41,000.[5]
The field has a conventional north–south alignment at an elevation of 5,003 feet (1,525 m) above sea level.