Rice Stadium

Opened in 1927

Several venues share the name “Rice Stadium”. See all of them.

About Rice Stadium

Rice Stadium was a College Football stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. It opened in 1927 and closed in 1997. Its last recorded capacity was 32,500. Its only tenant was Utah Utes (College Football, 1927–1971). On our ranked lists it ranks 236th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Ute Stadium (1927–1971).

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Venue Information

Capacity

32,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1927

Year Closed

1997

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah

Elevation

4,630 ft

1,411 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

Rice-Eccles Stadium now stands on or beside the site.

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

Teams

Home seasons at Rice Stadium by team, 1927–1997. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Utah Utes While based here: 45 seasons · 241-157-20 regular season · 2 postseason trips College Football · 1927–1971 Western Athletic Conference 1962–1971 · Skyline Conference 1938–1961 · Rocky Mountain Conference 1927–1937 · University Division Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1900–1926 Ute Stadium 1927–1971 Rice-Eccles Stadium 1972–present	College Football	1927–1971

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 Rice Stadium?

The capacity of Rice Stadium is 32,500.

When was Rice Stadium built?

Rice Stadium opened in 1927.

What is on the site of Rice Stadium today?

Rice-Eccles Stadium now stands on or beside the site.

Where did the Utah Utes play after Rice Stadium?

After leaving Rice Stadium in 1971, the Utah Utes moved to Rice-Eccles Stadium in 1972.

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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).

Historical Names

Rice Stadium

1972 - 1997

Current

Ute Stadium

1927 - 1971

Location

Coordinates: 40.7600, -111.8489

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Rice-Eccles Stadium	1927–	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

Utah Utes

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.