About Ohio Stadium
Ohio Stadium is a College Football stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It opened in 1922. It was designed by Howard Dwight Smith. It seats 102,780. Its current tenant is Ohio State Buckeyes (College Football), since 1922. By capacity it ranks 3rd of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 17th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 16th longest single tenancy (104 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
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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Ohio State Buckeyes While based here: 105 seasons · 802-225-33 regular season · 54 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1922–present
Big Ten Conference 1922–2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1922–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 Ohio Stadium?
The capacity of Ohio Stadium is 102,780.
When was Ohio Stadium built?
Ohio Stadium opened in 1922.
Who designed Ohio Stadium?
Ohio Stadium was designed by Howard Dwight Smith.
Who plays at Ohio Stadium?
Ohio Stadium is the home venue of Ohio State Buckeyes.
Where did the Ohio State Buckeyes play before Ohio Stadium?
Before moving to Ohio Stadium in 1922, the Ohio State Buckeyes played at Ohio Field from 1900 to 1921.
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 3 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Field | 1898–1922 | 0.6 mi |
| Nationwide Arena | 2000– | 2.4 mi |
| Neil Park | 2.9 mi | |
| Recreation Park I | 1883–1884 | 3.7 mi |
| Recreation Park II | 1889–1897 | 4.2 mi |
| Littick Field | 20 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.