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Saxon Stadium

Saxon Stadium in Erie, PA, home of Mercyhurst. Capacity 2,300. Opened 1996.

Capacity
2,300
Opened
1996
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
650 ft
Home team
Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst here
10–⁠17 games on file since 2021

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2021 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 Saxon Stadium by season, 2023 to 20260k5k2023: 1,411 a game over 1 games; biggest 1,4112024: 1,683 a game over 2 games; biggest 2,2152025: 1,857 a game over 3 games; biggest 2,2132026: 2,504 a game over 1 games; biggest 2,504’23’24’25’26

Biggest crowds on file

2,504Glenville State at Mercyhurst2026
2,215Buffalo State at Mercyhurst2024
2,213Duquesne at Mercyhurst2025
2,100Long Island University at Mercyhurst2025
1,411Slippery Rock at Mercyhurst2023

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

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Tullio Stadium
Opened
1996
Surface over the years
FieldTurf
Renovated
2019

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Saxon Stadium.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Central Connecticut 43, Mercyhurst 40
Sep 19, 2026Mercyhurst 49, Glenville State 20
Nov 15, 2025Mercyhurst 27, Robert Morris 13
Oct 25, 2025Stonehill 22, Mercyhurst 15
Oct 18, 2025Duquesne 37, Mercyhurst 0
Oct 4, 2025Mercyhurst 22, Long Island University 13
Sep 6, 2025Mercyhurst 48, New Haven 14
Nov 23, 2024Mercyhurst 21, Saint Francis 20
Nov 9, 2024Mercyhurst 66, Lincoln (CA) 0
Oct 5, 2024Mercyhurst 55, Buffalo State 0
Sep 28, 2024Frostburg State 25, Mercyhurst 24
Nov 4, 2023Seton Hill 14, Mercyhurst 0