Thursday, October 3, 1996 Beaver UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - Beaver Stadium, the 93,967-seat home of the Nittany Lions, is the second largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference and the third largest in the nation. Beaver Stadium has more than doubled in size since it was moved from its former west campus site just northeast of Rec Hall to the east side of campus in 1960. The addition of a 10,033-seat upper deck in the north end zone in 1991 and portable seats on the north end zone concourse has made Beaver Stadium the country,s second largest campus facility. Prior to 1991, the last expansion in 1980 raised the seating capacity to 83,770. Lights were added in 1984 and the addition of walkways at the top of each end zone and entry ramps at the four comers in I9BS resulted in a reduction in capacity to 83,370. Penn State dedicated Beaver Stadium with a 20-0 win against Boston University on Sept. 17, 1960. Nittany Lion halfback Eddie Caye scored the stadium,s first touchdown at 10:45 of the first quarter. Built in a horseshoe configuration seating 46,284, the stadium now towers 110 rows on the east side, 100 rows on the west, 60 in the end zones and 35 in the upper deck. Additions of over 2,000 seats in 1969 and more than 9,000 in 1974 raised the capacity to 57,536. Expanded bleachers in the south end zone in 1976 increased seating to 60,203. A unique expansion during the winter, spring and summer of 1978 inserted within the inner circle of the stadium, where the running track was Stadium history and facts added more than 16,000 seats, bringing the capacity to 76,639. The stadium was cut into sections, raised eight feet by hydraulic jacks and precast concrete seating forms inserted within the inner circle of the stadium, where the running track previously had been located. Penn State,s first permanent home for football was Beaver Field, located between the present-day Osmond and Frear laboratories in center campus. Before that, games were played on the lawn of Old Main. The first game at 500-seat Beaver Field was played on Nov. 6, 1893 against Western University of Pittsburgh (later to become the University of Pittsburgh). The game, won 32-0 by Penn State, was delayed two days because of bad weather and played on a Monday afternoon. New Beaver Field, located adjacent to Rec Hall, was opened in 1909 with the Nittany Lions defeating Grove City, 31-0. The area also contained facilities for baseball, lacrosse, soccer and track. New Beaver Field was the Nittany Lions, home through the 1959 season, after which the 30,000-seat stadium was dismantled and moved in 700 pieces one mile to the east end of campus. The old stadium was reassembled with 16,000 additional seats to form Beaver Stadium. The stadium is named in honor of James A. Beaver. A lawyer in nearby Bellefonte at the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a second lieutenant in the Union Army and rose to the rank of brigadier general prior to his discharge in 1864. Beaver, who died in 1914, served as a superior court judge, governor of Pennsylvania and president THE LOGAN WINTERGARDEN SERIES BEAVER STADIUM MILESTONE VICTORIES Ist Sept 17,1960 vs. Boston University (20-0) 50th Oct. 21,1972 vs. Syracuse (17-0) 100th Sept 11,1982 vs. Maryland (39-31) 150th Nov. 16,1991 vs. Notre Dame (35-13) Beaver Stadium Top Ten Crowds Size Date Opponent and Score 97,079 Oct. 29,1994 Penn State 63, Ohio State 14 96,719 Oct. 16,1993 Michigan 21, Penn State 13 96,704 Oct. 10,1992 Miami (Fla.) 17, Penn State 14 96,672 Nov. 16,1991 Penn State 35, Notre Dame 13 96,655 Oct 7,1995 Ohio State 28, Penn State 25 96,540 Sept 30,1995 Wisconsin 17, Penn State 9 96,493 Nov. 26,1994 Penn State 59, Michigan State 31 96,463 Sept 10,1994 Penn State 38, Southern California 14 96,445 Oct 26,1991 Penn State 51, West Virginia 6 96,391 Oct. 28,1995 Penn State 45, Indiana 21 Top Beaver Stadium Season Records Year Wins Losses Ties 1978 7 0 0 1982 7 0 0 1986 7 0 0 1972 6 0 0 1973 6 0 0 1985 6 0 0 1991 6 0 0 1994 6 0 0 1962 5 0 0 1968 5 0 0 1969 5 0 0 1971 500 From The Digital Collegian located at http://www.collegian.psu.edu BRING YOUR LUNCH TO tHE PENN STATE-BEHREND WINTERGARDEN AND ENJOY WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. ADMISSION IS FREE. Beaver Stadium Streaks •Consecutive Wins: 21,1970-74 •Consecutive Losses: 3,1964 •Consecutive Winning Seasons: 23,1965-87 •Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons: 31,1965 to present Mira im pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER pennState ESS Erie The Behrend College Collegian - He is credited with being among most influential leaders in development of the University at turn of the century. The largest crowd in Beaver Stad history - 97,079 - witnessed the Nitt Lions, 63-14 victory over Ohio State October 29, 1994. Penn State enters 1996 season with a 169-38-0 recorc Beaver Stadium, a winning percent of 81.6. The Beliivikl Collt'uc
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