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Villanova Stadium

Villanova Stadium in Villanova, PA, home of Villanova. Capacity 12,500. Opened November 8, 1927.

Capacity
12,500
Opened
1927
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
418 ft
Home team
Villanova
Villanova here
85–⁠37 games on file since 2003

Since it opened: Villanova is 232–⁠106–⁠6 in home games from the 1928 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 Villanova Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k2003: 8,982 a game over 4 games; biggest 12,2532005: 7,860 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,5112006: 8,364 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,8872007: 9,201 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,1172008: 6,691 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,1012009: 7,531 a game over 7 games; biggest 12,0732010: 7,689 a game over 4 games; biggest 9,2172011: 8,525 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,1072012: 6,302 a game over 4 games; biggest 7,7572013: 8,893 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,6172014: 5,360 a game over 8 games; biggest 10,7812015: 7,027 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,7792016: 5,471 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,0252017: 5,649 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,6712018: 5,661 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,3412019: 6,913 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,0712021: 4,251 a game over 2 games; biggest 5,1012022: 7,078 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,0012023: 4,233 a game over 6 games; biggest 5,9132024: 4,800 a game over 7 games; biggest 7,1052025: 3,791 a game over 8 games; biggest 6,4932026: 5,146 a game over 3 games; biggest 6,75320032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

14,107Delaware at Villanova2011
12,253Delaware at Villanova2003
12,073Delaware at Villanova2009
12,001Monmouth at Villanova2022
11,817Monmouth at Villanova2011

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

The stadium’s history

Opened
November 8, 1927
Surface over the years
FieldTurf

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Villanova Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 170 meters (620 by 550 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Morgan State 38, Villanova 35
Sep 26, 2026Colgate 28, Villanova 21
Aug 28, 2026William & Mary 35, Villanova 32
Dec 20, 2025Illinois State 30, Villanova 14
Nov 29, 2025Villanova 52, Harvard 7
Nov 22, 2025Villanova 34, Sacred Heart 10
Nov 15, 2025Villanova 30, Stony Brook 27
Oct 25, 2025Villanova 29, UAlbany 16
Oct 18, 2025Villanova 56, Hampton 14
Sep 27, 2025Villanova 31, William & Mary 24
Sep 6, 2025Villanova 24, Colgate 17
Nov 30, 2024Villanova 22, Eastern Kentucky 17