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{{Short description|Stadium in Utah, United States}}
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| caption           = Natural grass in 2009 
| stadium_name      = Eccles Coliseum
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| address           = 351 University Boulevard
| location          = [[Southern Utah University]]<br>[[Cedar City, Utah]]<!-- 84720 -->, U.S.
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| pushpin_label     = Cedar City
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| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = {{Start date and age|1967}}
| renovated         = 1997
| closed            = 
| demolished        =
| owner             = Southern Utah University
| operator          = Southern Utah University
| surface           = Hellas MatrixTurf (2012–present)<br>Natural grass (1967–2011) 
| construction_cost = 
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| former_names      = 
| tenants           = [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br>(1967–present) 
| seating_capacity  = 8,500
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'''Eccles Coliseum''' is an 8,500-seat [[multi-purpose stadium]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]], on the campus of [[Southern Utah University]] {{nowrap|in [[Cedar City, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Eccles Coliseum|publisher=suutbirds.com|url=http://www.suutbirds.com/sports/2007/11/1/1302655.aspx|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>}} {{nowrap|It is}} the home venue of the [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football]] team of the [[United Athletic Conference]] and [[track and field]] teams of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC).<ref>{{cite web| title=Eccles Coliseum-Cedar City, UT|date=16 December 2013 |publisher=stadiumjourney.com|url=http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/eccles-coliseum-s1808/|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>

The stadium also hosts the Utah Summer Games opening ceremonies and several events. Opened {{Time ago|1967}} in&nbsp;1967, its&nbsp;Hellas MatrixTurf playing field has a traditional north-south alignment at an [[elevation]] {{convert|5800|ft|round=5}} above [[sea level]]. The surface was natural grass until 2012.

==See also==
* [[Spencer Eccles]]
* [[List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum1.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum from East
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum2.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum close up
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum - Utah Summer Games Torch.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum - Utah Summer Games Torch
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum3.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum left
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum4.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum middle
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum5.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum right
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum6.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum left closer
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum7.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum middle closer
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum8.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum right closer
File:SUU Eccles Coliseum Back of West Side.jpg|SUU Eccles Coliseum back of west side
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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