HUGHES STADIUM
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FORT COLLINS, CO
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Out in the open by itself, with no
surrounding buildings, Hughes Stadium is the smallest stadium in the
Mountain West conference. Like Falcon Stadium, home of the Air Force
Falcons, a new facility for the Colorado State Rams was discussed in
the early 1960s and became a reality by 1967, replacing Colorado
Field. The Rams made their debut at Hughes Stadium on September 28,
1967 against North Texas. The facility was named after Harry W.
Hughes, football
coach of the Rams from 1911 to 1942.
Hughes Stadium had a seating
capacity of 30,000 when it opened.
The stadium consists of single decked grandstands on both sides of the
gridiron. The Rams have been very successful at the stadium winning
75% of their games. In recent years, the seating capacity has
increased to over 34,000 and 12 luxury suites have been added. Before
the start of the 2006 season, Fieldturf replaced the natural grass
playing field. In the future, Colorado State plans to expand the
stadium to seat nearly 40,000 fans. This project which is expected to
cost nearly $15 million will include improvements to the press box,
a new playing field, the addition of luxury suites, new scoreboards,
and the construction of permanent seats in the north endzone.
The 2016 season marks the Rams last year at Hughes
Stadium. Colorado State will move into a new $220
million, 41,000 seat on-campus stadium in 2017. The
future of Hughes Stadium is not known at this time.
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2015 COLORADO STATE
RAMS SCHEDULE
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-9/5 - SAVANNAH STATE
-9/12 - MINNESOTA
-9/19 - at Colorado
-9/26 - at UTSA
-10/3 - at Utah State
-10/10 - BOISE STATE |
-10/17 - AIR FORCE
-10/31 - SAN DIEGO STATE
-11/7 - at Wyoming
-11/14 - UNLV
-11/21 - at New Mexico
-11/28 -
at Fresno State |
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MAP & DIRECTIONS TO
THE STADIUM
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Address:
S. Overland Trail,
Fort Collins, CO 80526
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