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Holt Arena

Holt Arena in Pocatello, ID, home of Idaho State. Capacity 12,000. Opened May 9, 1970.

Holt Arena in Pocatello, ID
Holt Arena, Pocatello, IDPhoto: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
12,000
Opened
1970
Surface
SoftTop Matrix artificial turf
Roof
Dome
Elevation
4,561 ft
Home team
Idaho State
Idaho State here
51–⁠61 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Idaho State is 57–⁠65 in home games from the 1970 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Holt Arena by season, 2004 to 20260k5k10k15k2004: 6,567 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,4352005: 9,074 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,2732006: 7,708 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,0162007: 6,817 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,6452008: 5,787 a game over 4 games; biggest 6,6972009: 5,828 a game over 3 games; biggest 6,4612010: 5,468 a game over 3 games; biggest 6,6262011: 7,512 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,1242013: 5,367 a game over 6 games; biggest 7,5682014: 6,721 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,3232015: 7,268 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,9422016: 5,941 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,3032017: 6,522 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,2792018: 9,768 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,0152019: 6,469 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,7312021: 4,593 a game over 4 games; biggest 5,9972022: 6,353 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,7062023: 7,502 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,2332024: 7,279 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,0322025: 7,350 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,8612026: 7,115 a game over 4 games; biggest 9,48320042009201420192024

Biggest crowds on file

11,015Idaho at Idaho State2018
10,273Montana at Idaho State2005
10,077Weber State at Idaho State2018
10,032Idaho at Idaho State2024
10,016Northern Arizona at Idaho State2006

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest game days

Hottest game days

Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Idaho State’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Former names
ASISU Minidome (1970–⁠1988)
Holt Arena (1988–⁠2023)
Opened
May 9, 1970
Surface over the years
SoftTop Matrix artificial turf (2011–present)
Poly-Turf, AstroTurf (1970–⁠2010)
Renovated
2022–⁠2023
Record crowd
13,895 (football)
November 22, 1980
vs. Boise State

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Holt Arena.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 130 by 130 meters (430 by 420 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Cal Poly 25, Idaho State 24
Oct 3, 2026Northern Arizona 38, Idaho State 31
Sep 12, 2026Idaho State 59, San Diego 17
Aug 29, 2026Idaho State 38, VMI 10
Nov 15, 2025Idaho State 31, Weber State 3
Nov 8, 2025Idaho State 27, Cal Poly 17
Oct 25, 2025Northern Arizona 31, Idaho State 18
Oct 4, 2025Montana 42, Idaho State 38
Sep 20, 2025Idaho State 90, Lincoln (CA) 0
Nov 23, 2024Idaho 40, Idaho State 17
Oct 26, 2024Idaho State 30, Sacramento State 27
Oct 12, 2024Portland State 42, Idaho State 38