Folsom Field

The stadium was dedicated on October 11, 1924, as Colorado defeated Regis College, 39-0. It was the second home game of the season, as CU closed out playing at Gamble Field the week before with a 31-0 win over Western State. It originally was called Colorado Stadium, the name being changed to Folsom Field in 1944 following Folsom's death. In addition, old 24th Street was also changed to Folsom Street to honor the man who coached Colorado teams three different times totaling 15 years between 1895 and 1915. His 76.5 winning percentage (77-23-2) is still tops among all coaches ever at CU. CU had played its games at Gamble Field for two decades, where seating was limited to temporary bleachers. In the winter of 1923-24, CU President George Norlin studied the possibility of a new stadium as the completion of a sparkling new gymnasium, Carlson Gym, emphasized the inadequate 9,000 seats at Gamble Field. The new structure had an original capacity of 26,000, featuring wooden bleacher seating over cement, and a quarter-mile running track.