Albertsons Stadium, College football stadium in Boise, US.
Albertsons Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium on the east side of the Boise State University campus in Boise, Idaho, bordered by Broadway Avenue, University Drive and the Boise River. Its north-south field sits at 2,695 feet (820 m) above sea level and has carried a blue artificial surface since 1986. The concrete venue opened in 1970 with two sideline grandstands, and an upper deck added to the east side after the 1974 season brought symmetry; the record crowd of 36,902 watched Boise State beat Hawaii 59-37 on October 12, 2019.
The venue opened in 1970 with 14,500 seats and underwent several expansions over the following decades. Installation of the blue turf took place in 1986 making this the first college football facility with a non-green surface.
On game days the entire venue turns into a sea of blue and orange as fans and students gather together. The marching band performs between plays and the crowd joins in singing fight songs.
Tickets can be purchased at the on-site box office or through the university website with different seating sections available. Parking lots surround the facility and fill up early on game days.
The blue turf was originally chosen to reflect school colors and initially drew mockery from other universities. Today the blue playing surface serves as inspiration for other colored turf fields in college sports.
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