Stadium Guide
Ross-Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN • 57,282 capacity • home of Purdue • opened 1924
- Capacity
- 57,282
- Games Hosted
- 683
- Surface + Roof
- Natural Grass • Open Air
- Opened
- 1924
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Ross-Ade Stadium.
- Primary Team
- Purdue
- Conference
- Big Ten
- City / State
- West Lafayette, IN
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Natural Grass • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 102 years
- Games Hosted
- 683
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 19, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
Home-field snapshot
Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium
Record
395-258-23
683 games
Win Rate
60.1%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+6.3
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- West Lafayette, IN
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 102 years
- Linked Teams
- Purdue
- First Recorded Game
- Oct 19, 1892
- Most Recent Game
- Nov 21, 2026
- Coordinates
- 40.4352, -86.9187
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
- Coordinates
- 40.4352, -86.9187
Context
Stadium rankings
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Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
68,750
Notre Dame at Purdue • Dec 1, 2001
Average Attendance
38,284
153 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
23.1
Purdue at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
16.9
Purdue at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Notre Dame at Purdue
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Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Notre Dame at Purdue
L 18-24
68,750 announced attendance.
Postseason
Arizona State at Purdue
L 23-27
Postseason matchup at this stadium.
Biggest Margin
Butler at Purdue
W 96-0
96 point margin.
High-Scoring
Nebraska at Purdue
W 55-45
100 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Bowling Green at Purdue
L 28-35
Game excitement score 9.9 in the current dataset.
Purdue Win
Southern Illinois at Purdue
W 34-17
A tracked win for Purdue at this stadium.
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Archive
Games at Ross-Ade Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 Regular • Week 12 | Purdue | Wisconsin Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 Regular • Week 10 | Purdue | Maryland Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 Regular • Week 7 | Purdue | Washington Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 10, 2026 Regular • Week 6 | Purdue | Minnesota Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 Regular • Week 4 | Purdue | Notre Dame Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Purdue | Wake Forest Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 Regular • Week 1 | Purdue | Indiana State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 29, 2025 Regular • Week 14 | Purdue | Indiana Campus | L 3-56 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 8, 2025 Regular • Week 11 | Purdue | Ohio State Campus | L 10-34 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 Regular • Week 9 | Purdue | Rutgers Campus | L 24-27 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 4, 2025 Regular • Week 6 | Purdue | Illinois Campus | L 27-43 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 Regular • Week 3 | Purdue | USC Campus | L 17-33 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 Regular • Week 2 | Purdue | Southern Illinois Campus | W 34-17 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | Purdue | Ball State Campus | W 31-0 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 16, 2024 Regular • Week 12 | Purdue | Penn State Campus | L 10-49 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 2, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | Purdue | Northwestern Campus | L 20-26 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 Regular • Week 8 | Purdue | Oregon Campus | L 0-35 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 28, 2024 Regular • Week 5 | Purdue | Nebraska Campus | L 10-28 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 Regular • Week 3 | Purdue | Notre Dame Campus | L 7-66 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Aug 31, 2024 Regular • Week 1 | Purdue | Indiana State Campus | W 49-0 | 2024 Regular | — |
Context
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Guide
Stadium guide
Ross-Ade Stadium is a college football stadium in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 57,282. The stadium opened in 1924. #79 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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