Eccles Coliseum

Stadium in Utah, United States
37°40′33″N 113°04′37″W / 37.67583°N 113.07694°W / 37.67583; -113.07694OwnerSouthern Utah UniversityOperatorSouthern Utah UniversityCapacity8,500SurfaceHellas MatrixTurf (2012–present)
Natural grass (1967–2011)ConstructionOpened1967; 57 years ago (1967)Renovated1997TenantsSouthern 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eccles Coliseum". suutbirds.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  2. ^ "Eccles Coliseum-Cedar City, UT". stadiumjourney.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

External links

  • Southern Utah University Athletics – Eccles Coliseum
  • Utah Summer Games
  • v
  • t
  • e
Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Venues
  • Eccles Coliseum (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries
  • Northern Arizona: Grand Canyon Rivalry
  • Weber State: Beehive Bowl
People
Seasons
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a sports venue in Utah is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e