Construction
Falcon Stadium was built into a natural bowl southeast of the center of the academic campus (and 500 feet (150 m) below). As with the rest of the campus, Falcon Stadium lies at the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains. The design of Falcon Stadium is unbalanced, with the western side having two large grandstand tiers above the main bowl and the eastern having a single tier bordered by seven separate sections of grandstands.
The playing field is aligned in the traditional north-south configuration at an elevation of 6,621 feet (2,018 m) above sea level. Falcon Stadium is the second highest in FBS college football, exceeded only by Wyoming's War Memorial Stadium, which is 600 feet (183 m) higher. The Walkup Skydome at FCS Northern Arizona in Flagstaff is also slightly higher, by 250 feet (76 m).
Falcon Stadium had a natural grass field for its first 44 years, although the sideline areas where teams stood were artificial turf since the 1980's. Prior to the 2006 football season, synthetic FieldTurf was installed at a cost of $750,000. Natural grass now makes up the perimeter of the FieldTurf surface. Permanent lighting was installed in Falcon Stadium in 2002 at a cost of $500,000, and the video screen at the south end of the field was installed in 2004. A new sound system was also installed for the 2006 season.
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