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Peden Stadium

Peden Stadium in Athens, OH, home of Ohio. Capacity 24,000. Opened October 5, 1929.

Peden Stadium in Athens, OH
Peden Stadium, Athens, OHPhoto: George23520, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
24,000
Opened
1929
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
637 ft
Home team
Ohio
Ohio here
99–⁠44 games on file since 2001

Since it opened: Ohio is 196–⁠135–⁠4 in home games from the 1940 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, 2001 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 Peden Stadium by season, 2001 to 202610k20k30k2001: 20,264 a game over 4 games; biggest 24,0002002: 18,313 a game over 5 games; biggest 21,1102003: 15,824 a game over 6 games; biggest 21,1092004: 15,979 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,6162005: 18,033 a game over 5 games; biggest 24,5452006: 16,724 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,4092007: 16,500 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,8232008: 15,276 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,9382009: 17,947 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,6172010: 19,046 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,9552011: 19,891 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,2442012: 21,844 a game over 6 games; biggest 25,8932013: 20,672 a game over 7 games; biggest 24,8362014: 20,515 a game over 6 games; biggest 25,2112015: 21,323 a game over 6 games; biggest 25,2102016: 21,190 a game over 6 games; biggest 23,5662017: 19,388 a game over 6 games; biggest 23,5702018: 16,229 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,4922019: 16,566 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,5892020: 1,182 a game over 2 games; biggest 1,1822021: 17,626 a game over 6 games; biggest 23,9042022: 17,692 a game over 6 games; biggest 23,1082023: 19,005 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,9452024: 17,641 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,1582025: 21,007 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,7402026: 21,043 a game over 3 games; biggest 21,368200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

26,740West Virginia at Ohio2025
25,893New Mexico State at Ohio2012
25,542Akron at Ohio2012
25,211Idaho at Ohio2014
25,210Marshall at Ohio2015

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

Snow at kickoff

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Snow on game day

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

The stadium’s history

Former names
Ohio University’s Athletic Plant (1929–⁠1946)
Opened
October 5, 1929
Architect
Osborn Engineering Company
Surface over the years
FieldTurf (2002–present)
Natural grass (1929–⁠2001)
Expanded
1986, 2001
Renovated
2001
Record crowd
26,740 (September 6, 2025 vs. West Virginia)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Peden Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 160 by 220 meters (530 by 710 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Ohio 31, Central Michigan 14
Sep 26, 2026Ohio 35, Stonehill 7
Sep 12, 2026Ohio 29, Jacksonville State 27
Nov 18, 2025Ohio 42, Massachusetts 14
Nov 4, 2025Ohio 24, Miami (OH) 20
Oct 18, 2025Ohio 48, Northern Illinois 21
Sep 27, 2025Ohio 35, Bowling Green 20
Sep 20, 2025Ohio 52, Gardner-Webb 35
Sep 6, 2025Ohio 17, West Virginia 10
Nov 29, 2024Ohio 42, Ball State 21
Nov 13, 2024Ohio 35, Eastern Michigan 10
Oct 26, 2024Ohio 47, Buffalo 16

Pouring rights

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