Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center

Exterior shot of Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center

Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center At a Glance

Capacity: Over 120,000-square feet of offices, meeting rooms, player and staff locker rooms, players' lounge and auditorium.
Amenities: All Utah student-athletes will utilize the building's cafeteria and technologically advanced sports medicine and rehabilitation center.
New Neighbors: Attached to the 19,000-sqare foot Alex Smith Strength & Conditioning Center and the 74,000-square foot Spence Eccles Field House.

In July 2013, Utah football moved into the Spence and Cleone Eccles Football Center, a new state-of-the-art facility that provides over 120,000-square feet of space designed for the sole purpose of helping the players, coaches and staff perform at their highest level. The $34 million facility, funded with more than $17 million in private contributions along with Pac-12 revenues, will ensure that players, coaches, and staff have the facilities needed to compete at the highest levels of excellence. The Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation led by former Utah All-America skier Spence Eccles supplied the lead gift for the facility, with additional major grants from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation and the Sorenson Legacy Foundation.

The Spence and Cleone Eccles Center is equally beautiful as it is functional. The three-story structure features two courtyards and large sweeping glass windows, which provide picturesque views of the Wasatch Mountains to the south and east, and downtown Salt Lake City and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west.

The building isn't just for football. The training, rehabilitation and nutritional needs of every Utah student-athlete are enhanced greatly by the new facility. A technologically advanced 17,000-square-foot sports medicine complex, including a dedicated hydrotherapy center, allows the Utah sports medicine staff to utilize cutting edge rehabilitation and therapy techniques. The building also houses a 250-seat cafeteria, serving meals tailored to the specific diets of student-athletes.

For Utah football, the facility includes a 6,500-square-foot locker room. Each of the program's 125 players is allocated a custom-crafted locker with roomy and ventilated space, and secure storage for personal belongings. Charging stations for portable electronic devices are also included. A spacious 3,600-square-foot players' lounge, featuring numerous large flat screen HD televisions, billiard games, a hydration station and group study areas, spills out to a sprawling two-tiered observation deck overlooking the practice fields. Providing great views of the Salt Lake valley and Rice-Eccles Stadium, it promises to be a popular place for team get-togethers and alumni events for years to come.

The new facility houses over 47,000-square feet of offices, meeting rooms and an auditorium. Each member of the coaching staff is provided with a professional and comfortable office, equipped with the latest technology for maximum efficiency. The building also features the 6,500-square foot Sorenson Legacy Foundation Football Hall of Fame.

The Alex Smith Strength & Conditioning Center, which opened in the summer of 2009, is attached to new training center and was expanded to over 19,000-square feet as part of the project. The Spence Eccles Field House, a 74,000-square foot indoor training facility that opened in 2004, sits adjacent to the new building. In terms of both amenities and size, the Utah football program is assured of having one of the finest training complexes in the nation well into the heart of this century.