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Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field

Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh, PA, home of Duquesne. Capacity 2,200. Opened 1993.

Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh, PA
Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field, Pittsburgh, PAPhoto: Alekjds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
2,200
Opened
1993
Surface
Sportexe Momentum Turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
884 ft
Home team
Duquesne
Duquesne here
89–⁠24 games on file since 2003

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field by season, 2003 to 20260k5k2003: 2,012 a game over 1 games; biggest 2,0122008: 1,682 a game over 1 games; biggest 1,6822009: 2,222 a game over 2 games; biggest 2,5772010: 1,668 a game over 6 games; biggest 2,2402011: 2,158 a game over 5 games; biggest 2,4102012: 2,238 a game over 4 games; biggest 2,6412013: 2,161 a game over 4 games; biggest 2,7812014: 1,380 a game over 7 games; biggest 2,1632015: 1,708 a game over 3 games; biggest 2,0722016: 1,683 a game over 5 games; biggest 2,6582017: 2,212 a game over 4 games; biggest 2,7432018: 1,772 a game over 5 games; biggest 2,1452019: 2,204 a game over 2 games; biggest 2,4522022: 1,698 a game over 3 games; biggest 2,6792023: 2,127 a game over 3 games; biggest 3,0522024: 2,029 a game over 5 games; biggest 2,9562025: 1,581 a game over 6 games; biggest 2,9652026: 2,168 a game over 2 games; biggest 2,57220032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

3,052Saint Francis at Duquesne2023
2,965Saint Francis at Duquesne2025
2,956Long Island University at Duquesne2024
2,781Wagner at Duquesne2013
2,743Wagner at Duquesne2017

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Duquesne’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Architect
WTW Architects
Surface over the years
Astroturf (1993–⁠2007)
Sportexe Momentum Turf (2008–present)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 130 by 90 meters (420 by 290 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Long Island University 17, Duquesne 14
Sep 26, 2026Duquesne 53, University of Rio Grande 0
Nov 15, 2025Duquesne 38, Central Connecticut 33
Oct 11, 2025Duquesne 52, Saint Francis 7
Oct 4, 2025Duquesne 34, Stonehill 14
Sep 27, 2025Duquesne 44, New Haven 18
Sep 13, 2025Lehigh 35, Duquesne 21
Sep 6, 2025Duquesne 55, Lincoln (PA) 14
Nov 16, 2024Duquesne 42, Wagner 21
Nov 9, 2024Duquesne 31, Robert Morris 6
Nov 2, 2024Duquesne 31, Mercyhurst 24
Oct 5, 2024Duquesne 47, Long Island University 21