Beaver Stadium

Beaver Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference. The stadium is named for James A. Beaver, a former governor of Pennsylvania (1887–91) and president of the university's board of trustees.





Beaver Stadium has a capacity of 107,282, making it the largest stadium in the United States, the largest stadium in North America, and the third largest stadium in the world. Previous to 2008, this title was held by Michigan Stadium, which had a capacity of 107,501; following renovations, official seating capacity is now listed at 106,201.




Expansions in 1969, 1974 and 1976 increased capacity to 60,203. In 1978, 16,000 seats were added when the stadium was cut into sections and raised on hydraulic lifts, allowing the insertion of seating along the inner ring of the stadium where the track had previously been located. In 1980, maximum capacity increased to 83,770. An expansion was completed for the 1991 football season, placing an upper deck addition over the north end zone and raising capacity to over 90,000.



A major and somewhat controversial construction project took place in 2001, raising the stadium's total capacity to 107,282. An upper deck was added to the south end of the stadium, blocking the view of neighboring Mount Nittany (which had sentimental value for some fans), but making Beaver Stadium the 2nd largest stadium in the United States, only behind Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI.

Beaver Stadium Seating Chart