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Rhodes Stadium

Rhodes Stadium in Elon, NC, home of Elon. Capacity 14,000. Opened 2001.

Rhodes Stadium in Elon, NC
Rhodes Stadium, Elon, NCPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
14,000
Opened
2001
Surface
Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
670 ft
Home team
Elon
Elon here
63–⁠66 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 Rhodes Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k2003: 6,809 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,5362004: 5,301 a game over 6 games; biggest 7,3282005: 7,382 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,8752006: 6,671 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,5422007: 7,734 a game over 6 games; biggest 13,1002008: 9,220 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,1492009: 9,680 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,1672010: 8,176 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,4762011: 9,344 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,8832012: 7,904 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,3022013: 8,171 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,2272014: 6,793 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,2032015: 8,834 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,2502016: 7,849 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,2502017: 7,020 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,1372018: 8,267 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,8562019: 7,242 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,9262021: 10,305 a game over 2 games; biggest 11,8972022: 7,371 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,2432023: 8,008 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,7052024: 6,158 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,5892025: 6,706 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,1582026: 7,634 a game over 3 games; biggest 11,30920032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

14,167App State at Elon2009
13,100App State at Elon2007
12,705William & Mary at Elon2023
12,589Richmond at Elon2024
11,926James Madison at Elon2019

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

The stadium’s history

Architect
Ellerbe Becket
Surface over the years
Grass

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Rhodes Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 200 by 220 meters (660 by 720 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Wofford 16, Elon 0
Sep 26, 2026Elon 43, Maine 17
Sep 19, 2026Elon 24, Sacred Heart 21
Aug 27, 2026Elon 42, Glenville State 7
Nov 22, 2025Elon 55, North Carolina A&T 17
Nov 8, 2025Rhode Island 34, Elon 20
Oct 11, 2025Villanova 29, Elon 21
Sep 27, 2025Elon 41, Hampton 20
Sep 6, 2025Elon 55, Davidson 7
Nov 16, 2024Elon 31, Maine 25
Nov 2, 2024Elon 50, Campbell 27
Oct 12, 2024New Hampshire 17, Elon 10