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Reser Stadium

Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR, home of Oregon State. Capacity 43,363. Opened November 14, 1953.

Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR
Reser Stadium, Corvallis, ORPhoto: Thomasg86, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
43,363
Opened
1953
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
220 ft
Home team
Oregon State
Oregon State here
95–⁠64 games on file since 2001
College GameDay
once

Since it opened: Oregon State is 202–⁠185–⁠4 in home games from the 1953 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 Reser Stadium by season, 2001 to 202620k30k40k50k60k2001: 36,412 a game over 5 games; biggest 36,6822002: 36,436 a game over 7 games; biggest 37,1542003: 36,142 a game over 7 games; biggest 37,0342004: 36,334 a game over 5 games; biggest 37,0422005: 42,190 a game over 6 games; biggest 42,9602006: 40,830 a game over 7 games; biggest 44,0152007: 41,374 a game over 6 games; biggest 45,6292008: 44,931 a game over 6 games; biggest 46,3192009: 42,328 a game over 6 games; biggest 45,2742010: 45,509 a game over 6 games; biggest 46,4692011: 42,420 a game over 6 games; biggest 44,3522012: 43,424 a game over 7 games; biggest 47,2492013: 42,964 a game over 6 games; biggest 45,3792014: 42,176 a game over 7 games; biggest 45,7222015: 36,079 a game over 6 games; biggest 38,0742016: 37,622 a game over 7 games; biggest 44,1602017: 34,754 a game over 6 games; biggest 37,8212018: 35,209 a game over 6 games; biggest 39,7762019: 32,424 a game over 6 games; biggest 34,2442021: 30,524 a game over 6 games; biggest 35,1292022: 32,545 a game over 6 games; biggest 53,6092023: 36,969 a game over 6 games; biggest 38,4152024: 37,228 a game over 7 games; biggest 46,4332025: 30,145 a game over 7 games; biggest 32,9052026: 33,977 a game over 3 games; biggest 37,361200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

53,609Washington State at Oregon State2022
47,249Oregon at Oregon State2012
46,579Washington State at Oregon State2012
46,469Oregon at Oregon State2010
46,433Colorado State at Oregon State2024

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.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Reser Stadium once, first in 2010.

Dec 4, 2010Oregon 37, Oregon State 20Memorial Union Quad

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

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

The stadium’s history

Former names
Parker Stadium (1953–June 1999)
Opened
November 14, 1953
Architect
Moffatt, Nichol & Taylor
HNTB (renovations)
Surface over the years
FieldTurf (2005–present)
Former surfaces:
Expanded
1958, 1965, 1967, 2005
Renovated
2005, 2007, 2016, 2021-23

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Reser Stadium.

From above

100 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 250 by 250 meters (820 by 810 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Oregon State 48, Washington State 30
Oct 10, 2026Oregon State 66, San Diego State 14
Sep 19, 2026Oregon State 52, Montana 17
Sep 12, 202613Texas Tech 35, Oregon State 24
Nov 8, 2025Sam Houston 21, Oregon State 17
Nov 1, 2025Oregon State 10, Washington State 7
Oct 18, 2025Oregon State 45, Lafayette 13
Oct 11, 2025Wake Forest 39, Oregon State 14
Sep 26, 2025Houston 27, Oregon State 24
Sep 6, 2025Fresno State 36, Oregon State 27
Aug 30, 2025California 34, Oregon State 15
Nov 23, 2024Oregon State 41, 25Washington State 38

Pouring rights

PepsiCo has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights, on record since 2023. Official source.