Folsom Field opened in 1924, and has been the home of the CU football team ever since.

	Capacity		53,750
	Opened		1924
	Owner		University of Colorado
	Operator		University of Colorado
	Surface		Grass
	Location		Colorado Ave Boulder, CO 80309
	Construction cost

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.

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 te east side of the stadium raising the capacity to 53,750.

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.

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