University Park, PA stadium guide
Beaver Stadium
Beaver Stadium is a Penn State football stadium in University Park, PA with 106,572 capacity; opened in 1960.
- Capacity
- 106,572
- Games Hosted
- 734
- Surface + Roof
- Natural Grass • Open Air
- Opened
- 1960
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Beaver Stadium.
- Primary Team
- Penn State
- Conference
- Big Ten
- City / State
- University Park, PA
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Natural Grass • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 66 years
- Games Hosted
- 734
- First Recorded Game
- Nov 3, 1888
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
Home-field snapshot
Penn State at Beaver Stadium
Record
583-122-22
734 games
Win Rate
81.7%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+17.9
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- University Park, PA
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 66 years
- Linked Teams
- Penn State
- First Recorded Game
- Nov 3, 1888
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
- Coordinates
- 40.8122, -77.8561
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA, 16802
- Coordinates
- 40.8122, -77.8561
Context
Stadium rankings
Rankings are scoped to the tracked stadium dataset.
Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
110,889
Ohio State at Penn State • Sep 29, 2018
Average Attendance
75,667
160 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
28.6
Penn State at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
10.8
Penn State at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Minnesota at Penn State
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Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Ohio State at Penn State
L 26-27
110,889 announced attendance.
Postseason
SMU at Penn State
W 38-10
Postseason matchup at this stadium.
Biggest Margin
Lebanon Valley at Penn State
W 109-7
102 point margin.
Highest Excitement
Illinois at Penn State
L 18-20
Game excitement score 10.1 in the current dataset.
Penn State Win
Nebraska at Penn State
W 37-10
A tracked win for Penn State at this stadium.
Nearby
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Archive
Games at Beaver Stadium
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734 games in view
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 Regular • Week 12 | Penn State | Rutgers Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 14, 2026 Regular • Week 11 | Penn State | Minnesota Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 31, 2026 Regular • Week 9 | Penn State | Purdue Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 10, 2026 Regular • Week 6 | Penn State | USC Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 Regular • Week 4 | Penn State | Wisconsin Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 Regular • Week 3 | Penn State | Buffalo Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 Regular • Week 1 | Penn State | Marshall Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 23, 2025 Regular • Week 13 | Penn State | Nebraska Campus | W 37-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 8, 2025 Regular • Week 11 | Penn State | Indiana Campus | L 24-27 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 Regular • Week 7 | Penn State | Northwestern Campus | L 21-22 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | Penn State | Oregon Campus | L 24-30 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 Regular • Week 3 | Penn State | Villanova Campus | W 52-6 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 Regular • Week 2 | Penn State | Florida International Campus | W 34-0 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Penn State | Nevada Campus | W 46-11 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Dec 21, 2024 Postseason • Week 1 | Penn State | SMU Campus | W 38-10 | 2024 Postseason | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | Penn State | Maryland Campus | W 44-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 10, 2024 Regular • Week 11 | Penn State | Washington Campus | W 35-6 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 2, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | Penn State | Ohio State Campus | L 13-20 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 5, 2024 Regular • Week 6 | Penn State | UCLA Campus | W 27-11 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 28, 2024 Regular • Week 5 | Penn State | Illinois Campus | W 21-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
Context
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Guide
Stadium guide
Beaver Stadium capacity is 106,572. The stadium is in University Park, PA. Penn State is the primary football team context for this stadium. Beaver Stadium opened in 1960. #3 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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