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Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO. Capacity 76,125. Opened 2001.

Capacity
76,125
Opened
2001
Surface
Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
5,195 ft

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 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 Sports Authority Field at Mile High by season, 2014 to 202340k60k80k2014: 63,363 a game over 1 games; biggest 63,3632015: 66,253 a game over 1 games; biggest 66,2532016: 69,850 a game over 1 games; biggest 69,8502017: 73,932 a game over 1 games; biggest 73,9322018: 70,158 a game over 1 games; biggest 70,1582019: 66,997 a game over 1 games; biggest 66,9972021: 61,203 a game over 1 games; biggest 61,2032023: 52,401 a game over 1 games; biggest 52,401’14’15’16’17’18’19’21’23

Biggest crowds on file

73,932Colorado State at Colorado2017
70,158Colorado at Colorado State2018
69,850Colorado State at Colorado2016
66,997Colorado State at Colorado2019
66,253Colorado at Colorado State2015

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 kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

Recent games here

Nov 4, 2023Army 23, 17Air Force 3
Sep 11, 20215Texas A&M 10, Colorado 7
Aug 30, 2019Colorado 52, Colorado State 31
Aug 31, 2018Colorado 45, Colorado State 13
Sep 1, 2017Colorado 17, Colorado State 3
Sep 2, 2016Colorado 44, Colorado State 7
Sep 19, 2015Colorado 27, Colorado State 24
Aug 29, 2014Colorado State 31, Colorado 17