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Johnny Unitas Stadium

Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, MD, home of Towson. Capacity 11,200. Opened September 9, 1978.

Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, MD
Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MDPhoto: Anc516, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
11,200
Opened
1978
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
386 ft
Home team
Towson
Towson here
62–⁠59 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 Johnny Unitas Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k20k2003: 2,593 a game over 2 games; biggest 3,5862004: 2,849 a game over 3 games; biggest 3,2802005: 3,504 a game over 3 games; biggest 4,0272006: 4,037 a game over 4 games; biggest 4,6652007: 6,854 a game over 3 games; biggest 10,8562008: 5,169 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,3692009: 6,283 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,0262010: 7,046 a game over 3 games; biggest 8,9902011: 8,575 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,9192012: 8,787 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,1412013: 9,233 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,3022014: 8,684 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,8942015: 6,594 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,2242016: 5,703 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,0692017: 5,377 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,5632018: 6,114 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,0222019: 6,353 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,8112021: 9,109 a game over 1 games; biggest 9,1092022: 5,568 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,7842023: 3,783 a game over 5 games; biggest 4,7892024: 5,288 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,3942025: 5,455 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,1632026: 8,104 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,90020032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

14,894Stony Brook at Towson2014
10,900Morgan State at Towson2026
10,856Delaware at Towson2007
10,302Delaware State at Towson2013
10,234Villanova at Towson2013

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

The stadium’s history

Former names
Towson Stadium (1978–⁠1982)
Minnegan Stadium (1983–⁠2001)
Towson University Stadium (2002–⁠2003)
Opened
September 9, 1978
Architect
Ellerbe Becket (renovation)
Surface over the years
FieldTurf
Renovated
2002

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Johnny Unitas Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 250 by 210 meters (810 by 680 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Stony Brook 31, Towson 24
Sep 19, 2026Morgan State 41, Towson 26
Aug 27, 2026Maine 21, Towson 18
Nov 22, 2025Towson 35, Campbell 31
Nov 8, 2025Villanova 28, Towson 10
Oct 11, 2025Monmouth 42, Towson 31
Oct 4, 2025Elon 17, Towson 3
Sep 20, 2025Youngstown State 31, Towson 28
Nov 16, 2024Towson 31, North Carolina A&T 13
Nov 9, 2024Towson 27, Hampton 10
Oct 19, 2024Stony Brook 52, Towson 24
Oct 5, 2024Towson 34, William & Mary 27