// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Eccles Coliseum say to the football? You're kicked out.
 Natural grass in 2009 | |
  Cedar City Location in the United States  Cedar City Location in Utah | |
 Interactive map of Eccles Coliseum | |
| Address | 351 University Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°40′33″N 113°04′37″W / 37.67583°N 113.07694°W |
| Owner | Southern Utah University |
| Operator | Southern Utah University |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Surface | Hellas MatrixTurf (2012–present) Natural grass (1967–2011) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| 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]
The stadium also hosts the Utah Summer Games opening ceremonies and several events. Opened 59 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
[edit]Gallery
[edit]
SUU Eccles Coliseum from East
SUU Eccles Coliseum close up
SUU Eccles Coliseum - Utah Summer Games Torch
SUU Eccles Coliseum left
SUU Eccles Coliseum middle
SUU Eccles Coliseum right
SUU Eccles Coliseum left closer
SUU Eccles Coliseum middle closer
SUU Eccles Coliseum right closer
SUU Eccles Coliseum back of west side
References
[edit]- ↑ "Eccles Coliseum". suutbirds.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Eccles Coliseum-Cedar City, UT". stadiumjourney.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eccles Coliseum.
  | This article about a sports venue in Utah is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
Categories:
- College football venues in Utah
- Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
- Sports venues completed in 1967
- Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
- 1967 establishments in Utah
- College track and field venues in the United States
- Athletics (track and field) venues in Utah
- University and college buildings and structures completed in 1967
- Utah sports venue stubs