About Parker Stadium
Parker Stadium is a former name of Reser Stadium, used 1953–1998. Reser Stadium is a College Football stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. It opened in 1953. It was designed by HNTB. It seats 45,674. Its current tenant is Oregon State Beavers (College Football), since 1953. By capacity it ranks 69th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 92nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 86th longest single tenancy (73 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
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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Oregon State Beavers While based here: 74 seasons · 330-471-9 regular season · 17 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1953–present
PAC-12 2011–2026 · Pacific-10 Conference 1978–2010 · Pacific-8 Conference 1968–1977 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1953–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 Parker Stadium?
The capacity of Parker Stadium is 45,674.
When was Parker Stadium built?
Parker Stadium opened in 1953.
Who designed Parker Stadium?
Parker Stadium was designed by HNTB.
Who operates Parker Stadium?
Parker Stadium is operated by Oregon State University.
Who plays at Parker Stadium?
Parker Stadium is the home venue of Oregon State Beavers.
Where did the Oregon State Beavers play before Parker Stadium?
Before moving to Parker Stadium in 1953, the Oregon State Beavers played at Bell Field from 1915 to 1952.
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 15 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Reser Stadium
1999 - Present
Parker Stadium
1953 - 1998
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Field | 1910–1974 | 0.3 mi |
| Spec Keene Stadium | 1989– | 28 mi |
| Autzen Stadium | 1967– | 36 mi |
| Kincaid Field | 1895–1922 | 37 mi |
| Hayward Field | 1919– | 37 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.