Stadium Seating Charts

Utah vs BYU: shaded seats and sun by section

For Utah vs BYU at a 1:30 pm kickoff, 6 of 50 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are E37, E36, E35, E34. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 7, 2026, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big 12 windows 10 am, 1:30 pm, 5 pm or 8:15 pm MT). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a 1:30 pm kickoff?

Rice-Eccles Stadium sun map, Utah vs BYU, 1:30 pm kickoff
Average minutes of direct sun per section, 1:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.
TimeWhat happens
9:00 amParking lots open (4 to 5 hours before)
11:30 amGates open
1:30 pmKickoff
~5:00 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and lot times from stadium.utah.edu and utahtickets.com. The Arrival (the team buses at Gate L) varies by kickoff.

Sun at kickoff: 29.9° high, bearing 201.9°. Still 2.3° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: E37, E36, E35, E34, E31, S43. Shadiest: S47, W16, W15, S49, W14, W17. By level and side: east sideline 164 min, north end zone 96 min, south end zone 82 min, west sideline 30 min.

SectionLevelSideSun (min)Mostly shaded fromLow-sun glare
Section W6bowlsouth552:20 pm
Section W7bowlsouth692:20 pm
Section W8bowlwest552:40 pm
Section W9bowlwest572:50 pm
Section W10bowlwest492:20 pm
Section W11bowlwest402:00 pm
Section W12bowlwest271:40 pm
Section W13bowlwest16at kickoff
Section W14bowlwest10at kickoff
Section W15bowlwest8at kickoff
Section W16bowlwest7at kickoff
Section W17bowlnorth15at kickoff
Section W18bowlnorth21at kickoff
Section N19bowlnorth261:50 pm
Section N20bowlnorth262:00 pm
Section N21bowlnorth462:20 pm
Section N22bowlnorth682:40 pm
Section N23bowlnorth953:00 pmyes
Section N24bowlnorth1263:40 pmyes
Section N25bowlnorth1143:20 pmyes
Section N26bowlnorth1293:40 pmyes
Section N27bowlnorth1383:50 pmyes
Section N28bowlnorth1584:10 pmyes
Section N29bowlnorth1504:00 pmyes
Section E30bowlnorth1574:10 pmyes
Section E31bowlnorth1774:30 pmyes
Section E32bowleast1414:00 pmyes
Section E33bowleast1614:10 pmyes
Section E34bowleast1824:30 pmyes
Section E35bowleast1824:50 pmyes
Section E36bowleast1914:40 pmyes
Section E37bowleast1964:50 pmyes
Section E38bowleast1684:40 pmyes
Section E39bowleast1434:40 pmyes
Section E40bowleast1163:00 pmyes
Section E41bowlsouth1674:30 pm
Section E42bowlsouth1414:10 pm
Section S43bowlsouth176not during the game
Section S44bowlsouth1534:10 pm
Section S45bowlsouth852:40 pm
Section S46bowlsouth1103:40 pm
Section S47bowlsouth5at kickoff
Section S48bowlsouth18at kickoff
Section S49bowlsouth9at kickoff
Section S50bowlsouth733:00 pm
Section S51bowlsouth702:40 pm
Section S2bowlsouth1174:30 pm
Section S3bowlsouth401:50 pm
Section S4bowlsouth392:00 pm
Section S5bowlsouth592:10 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 52°F (range 37-64°F), feels like 45°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 10% of game hours, clear skies in 41%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 10:00 am kickoff?

Rice-Eccles Stadium sun map, Utah vs BYU, 10:00 am kickoff
Average minutes of direct sun per section, 10:00 am kickoff, 3.5 hour game.
TimeWhat happens
5:30 amParking lots open (4 to 5 hours before)
8:00 amGates open
10:00 amKickoff
~1:30 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and lot times from stadium.utah.edu and utahtickets.com. The Arrival (the team buses at Gate L) varies by kickoff.

Sun at kickoff: 25.3° high, bearing 145.0°. Still 29.9° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: N26, N25, N24, N23, N22, N20. Shadiest: S49, S50, S48, S51, S47, S2. By level and side: north end zone 211 min, east sideline 198 min, west sideline 167 min, south end zone 142 min.

SectionLevelSideSun (min)Mostly shaded fromLow-sun glare
Section W6bowlsouth217not during the game
Section W7bowlsouth218not during the game
Section W8bowlwest180not during the game
Section W9bowlwest162not during the game
Section W10bowlwest175not during the game
Section W11bowlwest171not during the game
Section W12bowlwest166not during the game
Section W13bowlwest1631:20 pm
Section W14bowlwest1641:20 pm
Section W15bowlwest1621:30 pm
Section W16bowlwest1561:00 pm
Section W17bowlnorth15912:50 pm
Section W18bowlnorth1951:30 pm
Section N19bowlnorth208not during the game
Section N20bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N21bowlnorth219not during the game
Section N22bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N23bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N24bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N25bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N26bowlnorth220not during the game
Section N27bowlnorth213not during the game
Section N28bowlnorth219not during the game
Section N29bowlnorth218not during the game
Section E30bowlnorth215not during the game
Section E31bowlnorth192not during the game
Section E32bowleast184not during the game
Section E33bowleast206not during the game
Section E34bowleast203not during the game
Section E35bowleast185not during the game
Section E36bowleast206not during the game
Section E37bowleast196not during the game
Section E38bowleast189not during the game
Section E39bowleast208not during the game
Section E40bowleast205not during the game
Section E41bowlsouth197not during the game
Section E42bowlsouth179not during the game
Section S43bowlsouth163not during the game
Section S44bowlsouth158not during the game
Section S45bowlsouth142not during the game
Section S46bowlsouth126not during the game
Section S47bowlsouth11211:50 am
Section S48bowlsouth5711:10 am
Section S49bowlsouth4at kickoff
Section S50bowlsouth24not during the game
Section S51bowlsouth74not during the game
Section S2bowlsouth126not during the game
Section S3bowlsouth187not during the game
Section S4bowlsouth203not during the game
Section S5bowlsouth219not during the game

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 48°F (range 36-62°F), feels like 42°F, wind 4 mph, rain in 7% of game hours, clear skies in 45%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 5:00 pm kickoff?

Rice-Eccles Stadium sun map, Utah vs BYU, 5:00 pm kickoff
Average minutes of direct sun per section, 5:00 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.
TimeWhat happens
12:30 pmParking lots open (4 to 5 hours before)
3:00 pmGates open
5:00 pmKickoff
5:20 pmSunset
~8:30 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and lot times from stadium.utah.edu and utahtickets.com. The Arrival (the team buses at Gate L) varies by kickoff.

Sun at kickoff: 2.3° high, bearing 246.0°. Sunset during the game at about 5:20 pm. Sunniest: S43, S2, S46, E40, S44, E42. Shadiest: E30, E31, E32, E33, E34, N19. By level and side: south end zone 3 min, east sideline 2 min, north end zone 0 min, west sideline 0 min.

SectionLevelSideSun (min)Mostly shaded fromLow-sun glare
Section W6bowlsouth1at kickoff
Section W7bowlsouth2at kickoff
Section W8bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W9bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W10bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W11bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W12bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W13bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W14bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W15bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W16bowlwest0at kickoff
Section W17bowlnorth2at kickoff
Section W18bowlnorth2at kickoff
Section N19bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N20bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N21bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N22bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N23bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N24bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N25bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N26bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N27bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N28bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section N29bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section E30bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section E31bowlnorth0at kickoff
Section E32bowleast0at kickoff
Section E33bowleast0at kickoff
Section E34bowleast0at kickoff
Section E35bowleast3at kickoff
Section E36bowleast1at kickoff
Section E37bowleast3at kickoff
Section E38bowleast1at kickoff
Section E39bowleast2at kickoff
Section E40bowleast6at kickoffyes
Section E41bowlsouth1at kickoff
Section E42bowlsouth5at kickoff
Section S43bowlsouth105:10 pm
Section S44bowlsouth5at kickoff
Section S45bowlsouth2at kickoff
Section S46bowlsouth8at kickoff
Section S47bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S48bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S49bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S50bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S51bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S2bowlsouth9at kickoff
Section S3bowlsouth0at kickoff
Section S4bowlsouth1at kickoff
Section S5bowlsouth2at kickoff

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 45°F (range 32-61°F), feels like 40°F, wind 3 mph, rain in 3% of game hours, clear skies in 44%.

Which seats are in the sun at an 8:15 pm kickoff?

None of the stands get direct sun at an 8:15 pm kickoff. The sun is down for the whole game.

TimeWhat happens
3:45 pmParking lots open (4 to 5 hours before)
6:15 pmGates open
8:15 pmKickoff
~11:45 pmTypical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and lot times from stadium.utah.edu and utahtickets.com. The Arrival (the team buses at Gate L) varies by kickoff.

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 42°F (range 27-55°F), feels like 36°F, wind 3 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 49%.

Plan the game: all 50 Rice-Eccles Stadium sections · Rice-Eccles Stadium parking, free TRAX and tailgating · Rice-Eccles Stadium bag policy, water and seat cushions · how the Rice-Eccles Stadium data is measured.