About Canvas Stadium
Canvas Stadium is a College Football stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado. It opened in 2017. It was designed by Populous. It seats 41,000. Its current tenant is Colorado State Rams (College Football), since 2017. By capacity it ranks 76th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 332nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Colorado State Rams While based here: 10 seasons · 38-68 regular season · 2 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 2017–present
PAC-12 2026 · Mountain West 2017–2025 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 2017–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Canvas Stadium?
The capacity of Canvas Stadium is 41,000.
When was Canvas Stadium built?
Canvas Stadium opened in 2017.
Who designed Canvas Stadium?
Canvas Stadium was designed by Populous.
Who operates Canvas Stadium?
Canvas Stadium is operated by Colorado State University.
Who plays at Canvas Stadium?
Canvas Stadium is the home venue of Colorado State Rams.
Where did the Colorado State Rams play before Canvas Stadium?
Before moving to Canvas Stadium in 2017, the Colorado State Rams played at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium from 1968 to 2016.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 53 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Field | 1912–1972 | 0.6 mi |
| Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium | 1968–2018 | 2.9 mi |
| Nottingham Field | 1995– | 23 mi |
| Folsom Field | 1924– | 40 mi |
| Gamble Field | 1901–1924 | 40 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.