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FAU Stadium

FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL, home of Florida Atlantic. Capacity 29,419. Opened October 15, 2011.

FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FLPhoto: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
29,419
Opened
2011
Surface
Celebration Bermuda Turf Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
12 ft
Florida Atlantic here
51–⁠39 games on file since 2011

Since it opened: Florida Atlantic is 51–⁠40 in home games from the 2011 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2011 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 FAU Stadium by season, 2011 to 202610k20k30k40k2011: 18,163 a game over 4 games; biggest 29,1032012: 13,459 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,4052013: 14,552 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,7602014: 15,946 a game over 6 games; biggest 29,4192015: 18,802 a game over 7 games; biggest 30,3212016: 12,166 a game over 7 games; biggest 24,7262017: 18,948 a game over 8 games; biggest 28,4812018: 17,846 a game over 7 games; biggest 24,1012019: 17,607 a game over 8 games; biggest 30,8112020: 5,506 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,0002021: 18,341 a game over 7 games; biggest 24,7262022: 18,550 a game over 8 games; biggest 30,9912023: 18,751 a game over 7 games; biggest 21,0772024: 18,972 a game over 7 games; biggest 24,2832025: 17,667 a game over 6 games; biggest 21,0292026: 22,241 a game over 3 games; biggest 23,73620112013201520172019202120232025

Biggest crowds on file

30,991UCF at Florida Atlantic2022
30,811UCF at Florida Atlantic2019
30,321Miami at Florida Atlantic2015
29,419Marshall at Northern Illinois2014
29,103Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic2011

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

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Opened
October 15, 2011
Architect
HKS/Schenkel Shultz
Surface over the years
Celebration Bermuda Turf Grass
Record crowd
30,991 (Sept. 17, 2022 vs. UCF)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, FAU Stadium.

From above

100 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 310 by 270 meters (1,010 by 900 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Florida Atlantic 66, Texas Southern 10
Sep 19, 2026Florida Atlantic 16, Florida International 10
Sep 12, 2026Florida Atlantic 38, Navy 30
Dec 23, 2025Louisville 27, Toledo 22
Nov 29, 2025East Carolina 42, Florida Atlantic 3
Nov 22, 2025UConn 48, Florida Atlantic 45
Nov 8, 2025Florida Atlantic 40, Tulsa 21
Oct 11, 2025Florida Atlantic 53, UAB 33
Sep 27, 2025Memphis 55, Florida Atlantic 26
Sep 6, 2025Florida Atlantic 56, Florida A&M 14
Dec 18, 2024James Madison 27, Western Kentucky 17
Nov 23, 2024Charlotte 39, Florida Atlantic 27

Pouring rights

Coca-Cola has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights. Official source.