About Gamble Field
Gamble Field was a College Football stadium in Boulder, Colorado. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1924. Its last recorded capacity was 1,000. Its only tenant was Colorado Buffaloes (College Football, 1902–1924). On our ranked lists it ranks 80th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
1,650 m above sea level
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.
The site today
- The site is now occupied by University Memorial Center.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Colorado Buffaloes While based here: 23 seasons · 103-45-10 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 10 of 23 seasons)
College Football · 1902–1924
Rocky Mountain Conference 1909–1924 · Colorado Football Association 1902–1908 · Major College
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College Football | 1902–1924 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Gamble Field?
The capacity of Gamble Field is 1,000.
When was Gamble Field built?
Gamble Field opened in 1901.
What is on the site of Gamble Field today?
The site is now occupied by University Memorial Center.
Where did the Colorado Buffaloes play after Gamble Field?
After leaving Gamble Field in 1924, the Colorado Buffaloes moved to Folsom Field in 1925.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- 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 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Folsom Field | 1924– | 0.3 mi |
| Alumni Field | 1893– | 18 mi |
| Denver Coliseum | 1951– | 22 mi |
| McNichols Sports Arena | 1975–1999 | 23 mi |
| Mile High Stadium | 1948–2001 | 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.