Eccles Coliseum

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Eccles Coliseum
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Natural grass in 2009
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Cedar City
Location in the United States
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Cedar City
Location in Utah
Eccles Coliseum
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Address351 University Boulevard
Location Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Coordinates 37°40′33″N113°04′37″W / 37.67583°N 113.07694°W / 37.67583; -113.07694
OwnerSouthern Utah University
OperatorSouthern Utah University
Capacity8,500
SurfaceHellas MatrixTurf (2012–present)
Natural grass (1967–2011)
Construction
Opened1967;58 years ago (1967)
Renovated1997
Tenants
Southern 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]

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The stadium also hosts the Utah Summer Games opening ceremonies and several events. Opened 58 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.

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References

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