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Goodman Stadium

Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, PA, home of Lehigh. Capacity 16,000. Opened October 1, 1988.

Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, PA
Goodman Stadium, Bethlehem, PAPhoto: Myself, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
16,000
Opened
1988
Surface
Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
296 ft
Home team
Lehigh
Lehigh here
75–⁠54 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 Goodman Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k10k20k30k40k50k60k2003: 35,555 a game over 2 games; biggest 55,1092004: 8,489 a game over 3 games; biggest 12,2352005: 11,498 a game over 3 games; biggest 16,0172006: 7,053 a game over 3 games; biggest 10,6802007: 10,234 a game over 4 games; biggest 16,0222008: 10,460 a game over 1 games; biggest 10,4602009: 8,124 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,7142010: 6,809 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,1682011: 8,514 a game over 6 games; biggest 16,0132012: 7,206 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,2912013: 9,625 a game over 5 games; biggest 16,1292014: 6,249 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,3722015: 8,409 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,9212016: 6,527 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,2552017: 7,138 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,2702018: 4,854 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,6332019: 6,708 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,2922021: 5,289 a game over 2 games; biggest 7,0502022: 3,886 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,1782023: 5,851 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,4532024: 5,831 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,0972025: 5,650 a game over 7 games; biggest 8,8482026: 6,392 a game over 3 games; biggest 8,90220032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

55,109Wisconsin at Auburn2003
16,129Lafayette at Lehigh2013
16,022Lafayette at Lehigh2007
16,017Lafayette at Lehigh2005
16,013Lafayette at Lehigh2011

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 Lehigh’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
October 1, 1988
Architect
Spillman Farmer Architects
Surface over the years
Grass

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Goodman Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 180 by 220 meters (590 by 710 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Lehigh 34, Fordham 0
Sep 19, 2026Lehigh 24, Dartmouth 20
Sep 12, 2026Lehigh 44, William & Mary 20
Dec 6, 2025Villanova 14, Lehigh 7
Nov 8, 2025Lehigh 38, Holy Cross 3
Nov 1, 2025Lehigh 41, Georgetown 0
Oct 4, 2025Lehigh 31, Yale 13
Sep 27, 2025Lehigh 44, Pennsylvania 30
Sep 6, 2025Lehigh 28, Sacred Heart 10
Aug 30, 2025Lehigh 21, Richmond 14
Nov 23, 2024Lehigh 38, Lafayette 14
Nov 16, 2024Lehigh 45, Colgate 17