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| Location | 451 South 1400 East, Ste. 600 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Broke ground | 1927 |
| Opened | 1927 (renovated in 1998) |
| Owner | University of Utah |
| Operator | University of Utah |
| Surface | FieldTurf (since 2002) |
| Construction cost | $133,000 (most recent renovation: $50 million) |
| Former names | Ute Stadium (1927-71) Rice Stadium (1972-97) |
| Tenants | Utah Utes (NCAA) (1927-Present) Real Salt Lake (MLS) (2005-Present) |
| Capacity | 45,017 |
Rice-Eccles Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Real Salt Lake is an American soccer club that is based in the Salt Lake City Utah suburb of Sandy that began playing in Major League Soccer in Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Mountain West Conference. The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. The Mountain West Conference (or MWC) the youngest of the College athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA ’s Division I FBS (I-A officially It was originally built in 1927 at a cost of $133,000. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The stadium was improved in 1972 and rebuilt in 1998 for the 2002 Winter Olympics; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held at the stadium, which was temporarily renamed "Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. "
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History
The stadium, originally named Ute Stadium, opened in 1927 with a seating capacity of 20,000. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first college football game was a 40-6 Ute victory over Colorado Mines on October 1st. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Colorado School of Mines is a public research university devoted to Engineering and Applied science located in the town of Golden Colorado. It was dedicated three weeks later on October 22nd with a 20-13 victory over Colorado. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University [1] An additional 10,000 seats were added to the north end in 1947, formerly a dirt pile, creating a horseshoe stadium (and amphitheater). Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A horseshoe is a U-shaped item made of metal or of modern synthetic materials nailed or glued to the Hooves of Horses and some other Draught An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances The stadium's construction was a combination of timber, concrete, and earth-fill. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag [2]
Cummings Field was the previous home of Utah football, dating from the turn of the 20th century, when the campus moved to its present site from downtown Salt Lake City. Prior to Cummings Field, most of the Utah football games were played at Walker Field at Ninth South and Main in Salt Lake City. [3]
Renovations
1972
Robert L. "Bob" Rice gave $1 million to the university to renovate the aging stadium in 1972. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Additional seating was added to the south end of the stadium, lighting installed, new locker rooms and a new press box were added. The playing surface was lowered, the running track removed, and astroturf was installed. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind This brought the capacity to 32,500 and the university changed the venue's name to Rice Stadium. The renovations are the south endzone.
1997
To bring it to standard for the Olympic opening ceremonies, the stadium underwent a $50 million renovation in May 1997, completed in September 1998. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) $10 million of the renovation was donated by Spencer Eccles, through the George S. Spencer Fox Eccles (born August 23, 1934, Ogden, Utah) is a prominent Financier and Philanthropist in Salt Lake City and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundations. The rest of the funds were raised from private donations, bonds, and the Salt Lake Olympic Committee. The stadium did not miss a football season, as the project was timed not to disrupt the 1997 home schedule. Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Ivan Ivankov, Belarus [4]
Immediatley after the final home game on Novermber 15th, fittingly a 31-14 victory over Rice, most of Rice Stadium was demolished for the renovation. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Only the south-end stands, built in 1982, remained. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon The new stadium was ready less than 10 months later for the 1998 home opener, a 45-22 win over Louisville on September 12th. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The university retained the Rice name and added Eccles, to recognize the contributions of both the old and new facilities. The stadium now seats 46,414 and has a 6 story press box.
Playing Surface
The playing field at Rice-Eccles Stadium is FieldTurf, a next-generation infilled synthetic turf, which was installed in 2002. FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2002 in athletics (track and field Marathon International The football field runs in the traditional north-south configuration, and sits at an elevation of 4657 feet (1419 m) above sea level, 330 feet (100 m) above downtown Salt Lake City. The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U [5]
When the stadium re-opened in 1998, it was lined with SportsGrass, a hybrid of natural grass and artificial turf that the university installed in Rice Stadium in 1995. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1998 in athletics (track and field Decathlon Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January In 2000, natural grass replaced the SportsGrass for two seasons until the end of the 2001 football season, when it was covered by blacktop for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in February. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 2000 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Feng Jing, China The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002
As Ute Stadium (1927-71), the football field was natural grass; from 1972-94 the playing surface was astroturf. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind
Major League Soccer
Since 2005, Rice-Eccles Stadium has also been the home field of the Major League Soccer franchise Real Salt Lake. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Real Salt Lake is an American soccer club that is based in the Salt Lake City Utah suburb of Sandy that began playing in Major League Soccer in It was recently announced that a soccer-specific stadium for the team will be constructed in the suburb of Sandy, south of the city. Sandy (also known as Sandy City) is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, and a suburb of Salt Lake City.
Olympic Cauldron Park
Immediately south of the stadium is the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park. The Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park is a plaza located at the south end of Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City
External links
- University of Utah - official university site - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Continuum Winter 1998: History of Utah's football stadiums
- Utah Utes.com - official athletics site - Rice-Eccles Stadium
- Terraserver.microsoft.com - satellite photo (2003), aerial photo (1997),& USGS topo map - University of Utah campus
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