About Beaver Stadium
Beaver Stadium is a College Football stadium in College Township, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1960. It seats 106,572. Its current tenant is Penn State Nittany Lions (College Football), since 1960. By capacity it ranks 2nd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 102nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Penn State Nittany Lions While based here: 67 seasons · 546-200-2 regular season · 51 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1960–present
Big Ten Conference 1993–2026 · Independent 1960–1992 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1960–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Beaver Stadium?
The capacity of Beaver Stadium is 106,572.
When was Beaver Stadium built?
Beaver Stadium opened in 1960.
Who operates Beaver Stadium?
Beaver Stadium is operated by Pennsylvania State University.
Who plays at Beaver Stadium?
Beaver Stadium is the home venue of Penn State Nittany Lions.
Where did the Penn State Nittany Lions play before Beaver Stadium?
Before moving to Beaver Stadium in 1960, the Penn State Nittany Lions played at New Beaver Field from 1909 to 1959.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 16 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Field | 1893–1909 | 1.0 mi |
| Old Main Lawn | 1.2 mi | |
| New Beaver Field | 1909–1959 | 1.3 mi |
| Columbia Park | 1884– | 36 mi |
| DeGol Field | 2005– | 46 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.