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Kibbie Dome

Kibbie Dome

Kibbie Dome in Moscow, ID, home of Idaho. Capacity 16,000. Opened 1975-09-27.

Kibbie Dome in Moscow, ID
Kibbie Dome, Moscow, IDPhoto: Spicypepper999, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
16,000
Opened
1975
Surface
Matrix Turf
Roof
Dome
Elevation
2,607 ft
Home team
Idaho
Idaho here
64–⁠69 games on file since 2001

Since it opened: Idaho is 83–⁠77 in home games from the 1975 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, 2001 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 Kibbie Dome by season, 2001 to 20260k10k20k30k40k2001: 12,322 a game over 3 games; biggest 20,3592002: 10,931 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,8872003: 12,064 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,3202004: 16,620 a game over 4 games; biggest 34,8582005: 15,175 a game over 4 games; biggest 15,6352006: 14,543 a game over 5 games; biggest 17,0002007: 11,479 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,2052008: 15,340 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,0002009: 12,546 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,0002010: 12,983 a game over 5 games; biggest 16,4532011: 11,980 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,3092012: 12,582 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,7552013: 14,744 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,3232014: 12,886 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,2072015: 11,653 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,4412016: 11,190 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,3922017: 10,533 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,1982018: 11,280 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,5712019: 6,885 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,3612020: 2,694 a game over 1 games; biggest 2,6942021: 5,478 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,0342022: 8,892 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,8112023: 10,862 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,2182024: 10,808 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,0662025: 8,971 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,9022026: 7,631 a game over 2 games; biggest 9,015200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

34,858Washington State at Idaho2004
20,359Boise State at Idaho2001
17,000Boise State at Idaho2008
17,000Boise State at Idaho2006
16,453Boise State at Idaho2010

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

Snow on game day

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

The stadium’s history

Former names
Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center (1974–⁠2023)
Idaho Stadium (1971–⁠1974)
Opened
1975-09-27
Architect
Gene E. Cline of CSHQA
Boise, Idaho
Surface over the years
Matrix Turf (2017–present)
RealGrass Pro (2007–⁠2016)
AstroTurf (1990–⁠2006)
Tartan Turf (1972–⁠1989)
Natural grass
Record crowd
19,878
vs. Boise State on
November 18, 1989
11,800 – (basketball)
vs. Montana on
February 12, 1983

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Kibbie Dome.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 180 by 150 meters (590 by 500 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 2, 2026Idaho 35, Montana State 34
Sep 19, 2026Abilene Christian 41, Idaho 39
Sep 12, 2026Lamar 23, Idaho 17
Nov 22, 2025Idaho State 37, Idaho 16
Nov 8, 2025UC Davis 28, Idaho 14
Oct 25, 2025Idaho 45, Portland State 6
Oct 11, 2025Northern Colorado 49, Idaho 33
Sep 13, 2025Idaho 20, Utah Tech 6
Sep 6, 2025Idaho 37, St. Thomas (MN) 30
Dec 7, 2024Idaho 34, Lehigh 13
Nov 16, 2024Idaho 31, Weber State 24
Oct 26, 2024Idaho 38, Eastern Washington 28