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Stambaugh Stadium

Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, OH, home of Youngstown State. Capacity 20,630. Opened September 4, 1982.

Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, OH
Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OHPhoto: HistoricalLongmont, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
20,630
Opened
1982
Surface
SprinTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
981 ft
Youngstown State here
104–⁠44 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Youngstown State is 112–⁠49 in home games from the 1984 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, 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 Stambaugh Stadium by season, 2003 to 20265k10k15k20k25k2003: 15,287 a game over 4 games; biggest 17,1792004: 15,451 a game over 4 games; biggest 16,8372005: 13,808 a game over 3 games; biggest 16,8092006: 15,159 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,3212007: 15,372 a game over 3 games; biggest 18,6162008: 15,981 a game over 4 games; biggest 18,9782009: 14,097 a game over 4 games; biggest 16,7272010: 15,110 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,0252011: 13,811 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,5432012: 14,038 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,2772013: 13,506 a game over 7 games; biggest 16,9582014: 12,096 a game over 7 games; biggest 16,3782015: 14,854 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,7152016: 12,439 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,0332017: 14,203 a game over 6 games; biggest 17,4502018: 11,554 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,9132019: 12,021 a game over 7 games; biggest 15,9912021: 10,981 a game over 4 games; biggest 13,7512022: 10,065 a game over 6 games; biggest 13,5972023: 9,277 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,8262024: 8,974 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,4152025: 8,646 a game over 7 games; biggest 12,0422026: 9,837 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,82420032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

19,321Northern Iowa at Youngstown State2006
19,277Northern Iowa at Youngstown State2012
19,033Robert Morris at Youngstown State2016
18,978Liberty at Youngstown State2008
18,616Illinois State at Youngstown State2007

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

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

The stadium’s history

Opened
September 4, 1982
Surface over the years
SprinTurf
Expanded
1997

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Stambaugh Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 140 meters (640 by 460 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Youngstown State 35, Northern Iowa 22
Sep 26, 2026Youngstown State 47, South Dakota 28
Sep 12, 2026Youngstown State 70, Duquesne 13
Aug 27, 2026Youngstown State 43, Mercyhurst 10
Nov 29, 2025Yale 43, Youngstown State 42
Nov 15, 2025Youngstown State 48, Indiana State 29
Nov 8, 2025Youngstown State 48, Southern Illinois 38
Oct 25, 2025Youngstown State 51, Murray State 17
Oct 4, 2025South Dakota State 35, Youngstown State 30
Sep 6, 2025Youngstown State 56, Robert Morris 17
Aug 28, 2025Youngstown State 24, Mercyhurst 15
Nov 16, 2024Youngstown State 39, Northern Iowa 38