Rice-Eccles Stadium 3D Seat View

Rice-Eccles Stadium seating chart with real 3D views from every section

Next game

Utes v Idaho Vandals · 3 Sep

Programme

Utah Utes

Conference

Big 12

Capacity

~51,444

Opened

1998

City

Salt Lake City, UT

Home games

7 in 2026

There has been a stadium on this site since 1927; it was Rice Stadium from 1972 and Rice-Eccles from 1997, and then it was demolished and rebuilt from the ground up, reopening in September 1998. Four years later it staged the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the Olympic cauldron still stands, relocated, in a plaza just outside the south-west corner. The ring was finally closed in 2021 by an eighty-million-dollar south end that added something over five thousand seats and a concourse that now runs the whole way round.

The student section — the MUSS — jumps on every third down, and after every match, home or away, won or lost, the team comes over and sings the fight song with them. The U on the mountain above the campus is lit red after a win. At four thousand six hundred feet the air is thin and the evenings cool off quickly, and the run of sell-outs here goes back well over a decade.

A fully closed bowl since 2021 with a 360-degree concourse. The south end is the newest part of the building and the densest in premium — suites, loge boxes, a ledge and a rooftop — while one sideline carries a tall glazed press and suite tower served by twin lift towers. The pitch runs north to south, so the shade crosses from one sideline to the other as an afternoon game goes on rather than settling on one side. Corner seats give you both twenty-yard lines and cost less than the middle.

Frequently asked questions

How can I see the view from my seat at Rice-Eccles Stadium?

Click any section on the interactive Rice-Eccles Stadium map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the stadium opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy a ticket.

What is the capacity of Rice-Eccles Stadium?

51,444 for college football.

Who plays at Rice-Eccles Stadium?

The Utah Utes, in the Big 12. The programme plays 7 home games here in the 2026 season.

What was Rice-Eccles Stadium called before?

Rice Stadium. It is the same building and the same seating bowl — a section number from the Rice Stadium era still points at the same seats.

When is the next game at Rice-Eccles Stadium?

Utes v Idaho Vandals on 3 Sep 2026. Kick-off times are confirmed by the television networks closer to the date.

What are the best seats at Rice-Eccles Stadium?

Middle rows of a sideline for the complete view, the south end for the newest seats and the clubs behind them, and the corners for the widest read of the pitch at the lowest price.