DU Stadium
DU Stadium, sometimes referred to as Hilltop Stadium, was a stadium in the western United States, located on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Built 98 years ago in 1926, the crescent-shaped main grandstand design on the west sideline was based on other similar-sized stadiums from the same time period, Brown Stadium and Cornell's Schoellkopf Field, both in the Ivy League.
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| Full name | DU Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Hilltop Stadium |
| Location | University of Denver Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39.6815°N 104.963°W |
| Owner | University of Denver |
| Operator | University of Denver |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 1925 |
| Opened | October 2, 1926 |
| Demolished | 1971 |
| Construction cost | $571,000 ($9.83 million in 2023) |
| Architect | Gavin Hadden |
| Tenants | |
| Denver Pioneers (NCAA) (1926–1960) Air Force Falcons (NCAA) (1955–1961) Denver Broncos (AFL) (1960) | |
It hosted Denver Pioneers football until the program was discontinued in early 1961, due to mounting deficits. The stadium had a seating capacity of 30,000 at its peak, and the natural grass field had a conventional north–south orientation at an elevation of 5,350 feet (1,630 m) above sea level. Nearly half a century in age, it was torn down in the early 1970s.