Rice–Eccles Stadium
The stadium in 2021 | |
| Address | 451 South 1400 East Salt Lake City, Utah United States |
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| Location | University of Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°45′36″N 111°50′56″W / 40.759974576198005°N 111.84885323661989°W |
| Elevation | 4,637 ft (1,413 m) |
| Public transit | 703 at Stadium station |
| Owner | University of Utah |
| Operator | University of Utah |
| Executive suites | 25 |
| Capacity | 51,444 (2021–present) Former capacity
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| Record attendance | 54,383 (vs. BYU, 2024) |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 1997 |
| Opened | September 12, 1998 |
| Construction cost | US$50,000,000 (equivalent to $96,000,000 in 2024) |
| Architect | FFKR Architects |
| Structural engineer | Reaveley Engineers + Associates |
| Services engineer | Van Boerum & Frank Associates, Inc. |
| General contractor | Layton Construction |
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Rice–Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Big 12 Conference. It was built to serve as the stadium for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of 2002 Winter Olympics, a role it is expected to reprise for the 2034 Winter Olympics.
The FieldTurf playing field runs in the traditional north-south configuration at an elevation of 4,637 feet (1,413 m) above sea level, 400 feet (120 m) above downtown Salt Lake City.