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Until 1893, Penn State teams participated in sporting events on Old Main lawn, a large grassy area in front of the primary classroom building of the time. Beaver Field, a 500-seat structure located behind the current site of the Osmond Building, was the first permanent home for Penn State's football team, and the first game played there was a Penn State victory over Western University of ...
The football team moved in 1909 to New Beaver Field, which held 30,000 fans and served as Penn State's home stadium until 1959, when it was disassembled and moved to the current location of Beaver Stadium in 1960. After the move to New Beaver Field, the original field became known as Old Beaver Field. The field had a grandstand that seated 500.
Beaver Stadium has gone through many renovations since opening in 1960, many of which have been to increase seating. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call
New Beaver Field was a stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. It served as the third home of the Penn State University Nittany Lions football team, hosting the team until they moved in 1960 to Beaver Stadium .
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I rappelled 110 feet down from the south side of Beaver Stadium with Faye Chadwell, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications and the Penn State United Way campaign chair.
Penn State's football team Panorama of the crowd at Beaver Stadium on October 13, 2007 The Senior Section at Beaver Stadium, dressed to spell out the letter "S" Penn State has a large football following and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to its campus; the surrounding area is known as "Happy Valley" for tailgating and games on autumn ...
From games on Old Main lawn to becoming the nation’s second largest venue, Beaver Stadium has a long and storied history.