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former_names = Colorado Stadium ([[1924]]–[[1944]]) | |
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tenants = [[Colorado Buffaloes]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) ([[1924]]–present) | |
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'''Folsom Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. It is primarily used for [[American football|football]], and is the home field of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] [[Colorado Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]. |
'''Folsom Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. It is primarily used for [[American football|football]], and is the home field of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] [[Colorado Buffaloes|Buffaloes]]. |
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===Renovations=== |
===Renovations=== |
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When originally opened, the stadium had a capacity of 26,000. A second deck was added in 1956 which upped the capacity to 45,000, and 6,000 more seats were added in 1967 with the removal of the running track. In 1968 a huge, six-level press box was added to the west side of the field, directly in front of Balch Fieldhouse, the former home of the basketball team. Renovations continued in 1976 when they took out the old, rickety wooden bleachers and replaced them with aluminum ones. This raised the capacity to 52,005. In 2003, suites and club seating was added to |
When originally opened, the stadium had a capacity of 26,000. A second deck was added in 1956 which upped the capacity to 45,000, and 6,000 more seats were added in 1967 with the removal of the running track. In 1968 a huge, six-level press box was added to the west side of the field, directly in front of Balch Fieldhouse, the former home of the basketball team. Renovations continued in 1976 when they took out the old, rickety wooden bleachers and replaced them with aluminum ones. This raised the capacity to 52,005. In 2003, suites and club seating was added to the east side of the stadium raising the capacity to 53,425. |
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== Playing surface == |
== Playing surface == |
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Revision as of 04:04, 3 October 2006
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| Former names | Colorado Stadium (1924–1944) |
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| Location | Colorado Ave Boulder, CO 80309 |
| Owner | Univ. of Colorado |
| Operator | Univ. of Colorado |
| Capacity | 53,425 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1924 |
| Opened | October 11, 1924 |
| Construction cost | $65,000 USD |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA) (1924–present) | |
Folsom Field is a stadium in Boulder, Colorado. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Colorado Buffaloes.
History
Folsom Field opened in 1924, and has been the home of the CU football team ever since. Through the 2004 football season, the Buffs have a home record of 281-132-10, a winning percentage of .680.
Originally, it was named Colorado Stadium, but in 1944 it was renamed after the great CU coach Frederick Folsom, who coached the Buffs three different times between 1895 and 1915. He led the teams to a combined .765 winning pct.
Renovations
When originally opened, the stadium had a capacity of 26,000. A second deck was added in 1956 which upped the capacity to 45,000, and 6,000 more seats were added in 1967 with the removal of the running track. In 1968 a huge, six-level press box was added to the west side of the field, directly in front of Balch Fieldhouse, the former home of the basketball team. Renovations continued in 1976 when they took out the old, rickety wooden bleachers and replaced them with aluminum ones. This raised the capacity to 52,005. In 2003, suites and club seating was added to the east side of the stadium raising the capacity to 53,425.
Playing surface
From opening until 1971, the playing surface was natural grass. In 1971, AstroTurf was installed. The first game played on the new surface was on September 18 against the University of Wyoming. The Astroturf surface was replaced in 1978 and then again in 1989.
In the Spring of 1999, Folsom Field returned to natural grass. The project, which included bio-thermal heating, drainage, and a sub-air system, cost $1.2 million.
Other Uses
Folsom has played host to many top national recording acts, including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney, Eagles, Van Halen, REO Speedwagon, The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, The Doobie Brothers, Journey, Jethro Tull, John Mellencamp and the Dave Matthews Band.
Attendance Records
CU’s all-time record at Folsom Field, through 2003, is 271-129-10 for a .673 winning percentage. The largest crowd for a football game was 54,972 when the Buffs played Colorado State University on September 3, 2005. The top crowd ever at Folsom was for a rock concert, not a football game. On May 1, 1977, for one of the popular Colorado Sun Day concert series, 61,500 (estimated, but exceeds largest football crowd by about 9000) turned out to see Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger, Santana and Country Joe McDonald.
| Season | Games | Sold Out | W-L-T | Attendance | Average |
| 1937 | 6 | 6-0-0 | 46,826 | 7,804 | |
| 1942 | 4 | 4-0-0 | 15,796 | 3,949 | |
| 1946 | 5 | 4-0-1 | 53,000 | 10,600 | |
| 1947 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 54,000 | 13,500 | |
| 1948 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 79,479 | 15,896 | |
| 1949 | 5 | 2-3-0 | 98,776 | 19,755 | |
| 1950 | 5 | 4-1-0 | 97,748 | 19,550 | |
| 1951 | 5 | 5-0-0 | 107,121 | 21,424 | |
| 1952 | 5 | 2 | 3-0-2 | 123,481 | 24,696 |
| 1953 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 113,640 | 22,728 | |
| 1954 | 5 | 2 | 3-2-0 | 129,700 | 25,940 |
| 1955 | 5 | 1 | 4-1-0 | 113,500 | 22,700 |
| 1956 | 5 | 2 | 3-2-0 | 175,000 | 35,000 |
| 1957 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 152,500 | 30,500 | |
| 1958 | 5 | 1 | 2-3-0 | 187,500 | 37,500 |
| 1959 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 177,903 | 29,651 | |
| 1960 | 5 | 1 | 4-1-0 | 185,653 | 37,131 |
| 1961 | 6 | 1 | 5-1-0 | 199,987 | 33,331 |
| 1962 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 116,000 | 29,000 | |
| 1963 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 135,000 | 27,000 | |
| 1964 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 140,600 | 28,120 | |
| 1965 | 5 | 3-1-1 | 129,700 | 25,940 | |
| 1966 | 5 | 1 | 3-2-0 | 196,188 | 39,238 |
| 1967 | 5 | 4-1-0 | 196,817 | 39,363 | |
| 1968 | 5 | 1 | 3-2-0 | 215,574 | 43,115 |
| 1969 | 5 | 5-0-0 | 175,104 | 35,021 | |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 | 3-2-0 | 219,521 | 43,904 |
| 1971 | 5 | 5-0-0 | 220,171 | 44,034 | |
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 307,044 | 51,174 |
| 1973 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 246,521 | 49,304 | |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 | 3-2-0 | 253,762 | 50,752 |
| 1975 | 6 | 6-0-0 | 281,199 | 46,867 | |
| 1976 | 6 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 300,191 | 50,032 |
| 1977 | 6 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 293,483 | 48,914 |
| 1978 | 8 | 2 | 5-3-0 | 383,048 | 47,881 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1-5-0 | 265,956 | 44,326 | |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 | 1-5-0 | 245,868 | 40,978 |
| 1981 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 209,224 | 34,871 | |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 | 1-6-0 | 251,909 | 41,985 |
| 1983 | 6 | 1 | 3-3-0 | 237,674 | 39,612 |
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 1-5-0 | 235,670 | 39,278 |
| 1985 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 220,734 | 36,789 | |
| 1986 | 6 | 2 | 3-3-0 | 269,546 | 44,924 |
| 1987 | 6 | 1 | 4-2-0 | 268,711 | 44,785 |
| 1988 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 235,142 | 39,190 | |
| 1989 | 6 | 2 | 6-0-0 | 293,726 | 48,954 |
| 1990 | 6 | 4 | 6-0-0 | 310,374 | 51,729 |
| 1991 | 6 | 4 | 4-1-1 | 311,458 | 51,910 |
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | 5-0-1 | 309,900 | 51,650 |
| 1993 | 6 | 5 | 4-2-0 | 311,360 | 51,893 |
| 1994 | 6 | 3 | 6-0-0 | 304,897 | 50,816 |
| 1995 | 6 | 4 | 4-2-0 | 312,958 | 52,160 |
| 1996 | 6 | 4 | 5-1-0 | 312,586 | 52,098 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | 3-3-0 | 309,947 | 51,658 |
| 1998 | 6 | 5-1-0 | 284,512 | 47,419 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 4-1-0 | 239,313 | 47,863 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 249,950 | 49,990 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | 5-1-0 | 284,848 | 47,475 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 295,286 | 49,214 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 | 3-3-0 | 302,588 | 50,431 |
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