About Peden Stadium
Peden Stadium is a College Football stadium in Athens, Ohio. It opened in 1929. It was designed by Osborn Engineering. It seats 24,000. Its current tenant is Ohio Bobcats (College Football), since 1929. By capacity it ranks 130th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 48th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 39th longest single tenancy (97 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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Ohio Bobcats While based here: 88 seasons · 331-385-9 regular season in the 67 seasons with results on record · 16 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1929–present
MAC 1948–2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1929–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.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Peden Stadium?
The capacity of Peden Stadium is 24,000.
When was Peden Stadium built?
Peden Stadium opened in 1929.
Who designed Peden Stadium?
Peden Stadium was designed by Osborn Engineering.
Who operates Peden Stadium?
Peden Stadium is operated by Ohio University.
Who plays at Peden Stadium?
Peden Stadium is the home venue of Ohio Bobcats.
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 19 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC0): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Spartan Municipal Stadium | 1928– | 62 mi |
| Recreation Park II | 1889–1897 | 64 mi |
| Recreation Park I | 1883–1884 | 64 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.