About Rice-Eccles Stadium
Rice-Eccles Stadium is a College Football stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. It opened in 1927. It seats 45,017. Its current tenant is Utah Utes (College Football), since 1972. By capacity it ranks 73rd of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 44th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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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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Utah Utes While based here: 55 seasons · 366-256-3 regular season · 25 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1972–present
Big 12 2024–2026 · PAC-12 2011–2023 · Mountain West 1999–2010 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1972–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 Rice-Eccles Stadium?
The capacity of Rice-Eccles Stadium is 45,017.
When was Rice-Eccles Stadium built?
Rice-Eccles Stadium opened in 1927.
Who operates Rice-Eccles Stadium?
Rice-Eccles Stadium is operated by University of Utah.
Who plays at Rice-Eccles Stadium?
Rice-Eccles Stadium is the home venue of Utah Utes.
Where did the Utah Utes play before Rice-Eccles Stadium?
Before moving to Rice-Eccles Stadium in 1972, the Utah Utes played at Ute Stadium from 1927 to 1971.
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 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rice Stadium | 1927–1997 | Same site |
| Salt Palace | 1969– | 2.5 mi |
| Delta Center | 1991– | 2.8 mi |
| Stewart Stadium | 1966– | 30 mi |
| LaVell Edwards Stadium | 1964– | 36 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.