Playing Surface
From 1924-70, the playing surface at Folsom Field was natural grass. In 1971, AstroTurf was installed and the first game played on the new surface was against Wyoming on September 18. (The Buffs finished third in the national AP poll in 1971, behind Nebraska and Oklahoma, for a national sweep for the Big Eight Conference.) The synthetic turf was replaced in 1978 and again in 1989, with "Astroturf-8.".
After 28 years of AstroTurf, Folsom Field returned to natural grass in the spring of 1999. The project, which included bio-thermal heating, drainage, and a sub-air system, cost $1.2 million.
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