Colorado State University Pueblo

The CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl is one of the premier football and track and field facilities in all of NCAA Division II.

The ThunderBowl features 6,500 seats, a synthetic turf field, a ten-lane all-weather track (resurfaced in 2020), throwing, jumping and pole vault areas, as well as a 27,000-square-foot field house, which includes a 2,700-square-foot athletic training room, equipped with a 12-seat cold plunge and an underwater rehab treadmill and team meeting areas, student-athlete study-areas and lounges, and track and football coaches' offices

The stadium is also home to the Leomiti Warrior Center, a 10,000-square-foot strength and conditioning complex for all 22 of CSU Pueblo's intercollegiate athletics programs. The roof of the new weight room features an observation deck to provide opportunities for special events and pre-game hospitality.

Added in the summer of 2017 to the ThunderBowl was the ThunderTron video board, which lights up the north end of the stadium.

Thanks to money from the CSU system, the track surface was replaced in 2020. 

"ThunderVillage," a multi-use development adjacent to the stadium, features the ThunderZone Pizza and Tap House, A1 Tee Off, and El Super Taco.

The ThunderBowl, in addition to CSU Pueblo football and track and field events (10 NCAA football playoff games), has played host to numerous events such as high school football games and championships, regional and state amateur track meets, the 2012, 2023, and 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and the 2010, 2015 and 2021 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

More about the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl:

Strength and Conditioning Facility: CSU Pueblo's strength and conditioning facility is among the finest in all of NCAA Division II. 

V.I.P. and Corporate Party Boxes: The ThunderBowl offers groups and companies the opportunity to cheer on the ThunderWolves in style. The suite is the perfect place to pamper guests in privacy, comfort and style. Suites are great for a celebration, to entertain business clients or to treat the family to that special get-together, all while enjoying the excitement of ThunderWolves football! Costs of the suites range and comes with a catering allowance, a tax deduction, admission tickets, as well as included private bathrooms, wet bar, refrigerator and 42-inch flat-screen televisions with Comcast cable.

History and Future of the ThunderBowl: Previously named the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl, the ThunderBowl is unique in that it was built completely with external funds raised by "Friends of Football" (2007-2021), a collection of Pueblo community members and University alums, totaling over $13 million and allowing for the return of football, wrestling and women's track and field to CSU Pueblo in 2008. CSU Pueblo leased the ThunderBowl fom the Friends of Football until 2021 when all assets owned by FOF were donated to the CSU Pueblo Foundation.

The ThunderBowl was constructed in 2008 through private funds east of the Rawlings Sports Complex. The construction of the stadium was the culmination of a movement over 20 years in the making designed to bring the sport of football back to CSU Pueblo.

At then-University of Southern Colorado, the football program was disbanded following the 1984 season. Over the years, numerous fundraising efforts, spearheaded in large part by members of the final few football teams at USC, including Pueblo-area business leaders Dan DeRose and Nick Pannunzio, eventually took hold in 2007. Under newly-minted University president, Joseph A. Garcia, CSU Pueblo accepted the offer made by the "Friends of Football" organization to foot the startup costs of football, wrestling and track and field. Ground was broken in the Fall of 2007, and the ThunderBowl opened for business on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, less than one year after ground was broken at the site.