Falcon Stadium
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| Falcon Stadium in March 2008 | |
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| place | 2169 Field House Drive USAFA , Colorado Springs , Colorado 80840
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 59 '49.1 " N , 104 ° 50' 37.2" W |
| owner | United States Air Force |
| start of building | 1962 |
| opening | September 22, 1962 |
| First game | Air Force Falcons - Colorado State Rams 24: 0 |
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Artificial turf (since 2006) Natural turf (1962–2006) |
| costs | 3.5 million US dollars (1962) |
| capacity | 46,692 places (since 2005) 52,480 places (1996–2004) 50,126 places (1995) 52,000 places (1993–1994) 52,123 places (1986–1992) 46,668 places (1972–1985) 40,828 places (1962–1971) |
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The Falcon Stadium is a Football - Stadium on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy (USAF) in Colorado Springs in the US state of Colorado . It is the home ground of the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference . Furthermore, the graduation ceremony of the academy's graduates takes place in the stadium every year.
History and structure
The stadium opened in 1962 and cost 3.5 million US dollars . The first game was won against the Colorado State Rams 24-0. The Falcon Stadium is unique because of its unbalanced shape with two large upper tiers on the west side and one large and seven other small upper tiers on the east side. There is a total of 46,692 spectators in the stadium. Before the construction of the Falcon Stadium, the Air Force Falcons played in several stadiums in Colorado, mainly on the grounds of the University of Denver .
A permanent floodlight system in 2002 and a video - display board installed of 2004. For the first 44 years, the pitch consisted of natural grass until it was replaced with artificial turf in 2006 for $ 750,000 .
Others
In 1991, midshipmen from the rival United States Naval Academy played a trick on the Air Force Falcons. They changed the “AIR FORCE” logo on the main stand so that it became “AIR FARCE”. Before the game in 2007 the prank was repeated, this time the lettering was changed to "CHAIR FORCE".
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The stadium from above.
Game of the Air Force Falcons against the BYU Cougars (35:14) on September 11, 2010. The performance commemorates the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 .
Graduation ceremony of the Academy with 1,012 graduates on August 28, 2008.
Web links
- goairforcefalcons.com: Further information and pictures (English)