About Folsom Field
Folsom Field is a College Football stadium in Boulder, Colorado. It opened in 1924. It seats 50,183. Its current tenant is Colorado Buffaloes (College Football), since 1925. By capacity it ranks 60th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 26th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 27th longest single tenancy (101 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Colorado Stadium (1924–1943).
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Venue Information
Location
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 Buffaloes While based here: 102 seasons · 558-470-23 regular season · 31 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1925–present
Big 12 2024–2026 · PAC-12 2011–2023 · Big 12 1996–2010 · 4 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1925–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 Folsom Field?
The capacity of Folsom Field is 50,183.
When was Folsom Field built?
Folsom Field opened in 1924.
Who operates Folsom Field?
Folsom Field is operated by University of Colorado Boulder.
Who plays at Folsom Field?
Folsom Field is the home venue of Colorado Buffaloes.
Where did the Colorado Buffaloes play before Folsom Field?
Before moving to Folsom Field in 1925, the Colorado Buffaloes played at Gamble Field from 1902 to 1924.
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): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 50 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Folsom Field
1944 - Present
CurrentColorado Stadium
1924 - 1943
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gamble Field | 1901–1924 | 0.3 mi |
| Alumni Field | 1893– | 18 mi |
| Denver Coliseum | 1951– | 22 mi |
| McNichols Sports Arena | 1975–2000 | 23 mi |
| Mile High Stadium | 1948–2002 | 23 mi |
| Empower Field at Mile High | 2001– | 23 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.