The Cathedrals
DICK FRIEDMAN
August 22, 2012
The stadiums of the Pac-12—the most worshipped spots on campus—blend tradition and scenery, sound and feasts to keep fans making their sweet pilgrimages, time and again
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE Autzen was the site of Faber College Football Stadium in the 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House, inspiring fans to sing along to Shout at the end of the third quarters of Ducks games.
UTAH UTES RICE-ECCLES STADIUM
CAPACITY 45,017
FIRST GAME Sept. 12, 1998 Utah 45, Louisville 22
FIRST-GAME ATTENDANCE 44,112
SIGNATURE FEATURE Superfan Terri (Crazy Lady) Jackson's '60s-style dance routine
PATRON SAINT Coach Ike Armstrong (141-55-15)
INDELIBLE MOMENT On Nov. 20, 2004, Utah (under Urban Meyer) entered the BCS picture by defeating BYU 52--21 in the Holy War.
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE Rice-Eccles (in 2002) is one of two college stadiums to host Olympic ceremonies. (The L.A. Coliseum is the other.)