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Yager Stadium

Yager Stadium in Oxford, OH, home of Miami (OH). Capacity 24,286. Opened October 1, 1983.

Yager Stadium in Oxford, OH
Yager Stadium, Oxford, OHPhoto: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
24,286
Opened
1983
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
795 ft
Home team
Miami (OH)
Miami (OH) here
78–⁠56 games on file since 2001

Since it opened: Miami (OH) is 129–⁠84–⁠4 in home games from the 1983 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 Yager Stadium by season, 2001 to 20260k10k20k30k2001: 19,168 a game over 5 games; biggest 25,0362002: 18,285 a game over 5 games; biggest 27,2532003: 25,132 a game over 5 games; biggest 28,0232004: 16,808 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,1382005: 15,241 a game over 5 games; biggest 20,0232006: 15,244 a game over 5 games; biggest 20,4762007: 16,186 a game over 5 games; biggest 22,4212008: 15,435 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,3982009: 11,810 a game over 5 games; biggest 23,4932010: 15,519 a game over 5 games; biggest 17,6662011: 16,174 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,8282012: 14,733 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,3262013: 15,935 a game over 5 games; biggest 22,7502014: 15,906 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,7922015: 15,707 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,2782016: 17,110 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,2122017: 16,444 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,4282018: 13,891 a game over 5 games; biggest 17,6392019: 17,794 a game over 5 games; biggest 22,9212021: 11,696 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,0652022: 15,065 a game over 5 games; biggest 21,6182023: 13,395 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,0472024: 12,193 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,7172025: 11,658 a game over 6 games; biggest 18,0252026: 13,927 a game over 3 games; biggest 18,180200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

28,023Bowling Green at Miami (OH)2003
27,512Cincinnati at Miami (OH)2003
27,253Ohio at Miami (OH)2002
26,286Marshall at Miami (OH)2003
25,934Iowa at Miami (OH)2002

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

Snow on game day

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 Miami (OH)‘s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Opened
October 1, 1983
Architect
Clough, Harbour & Associates (renovations)
Surface over the years
FieldTurf (2003–present)
Natural Grass (1983–⁠2002)
Renovated
2003–⁠2005
Record crowd
30,087 (October 2, 1999 vs Marshall)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Yager Stadium (Miami University).

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 200 by 210 meters (650 by 680 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 17, 2026Miami (OH) 34, Akron 14
Oct 3, 2026Bowling Green 24, Miami (OH) 20
Sep 26, 2026Miami (OH) 24, UConn 21
Sep 12, 2026Miami (OH) 45, Holy Cross 7
Nov 29, 2025Miami (OH) 45, Ball State 24
Nov 12, 2025Toledo 24, Miami (OH) 3
Oct 25, 2025Miami (OH) 26, Western Michigan 17
Oct 18, 2025Miami (OH) 44, Eastern Michigan 30
Sep 27, 2025Miami (OH) 38, Lindenwood 0
Sep 20, 2025UNLV 41, Miami (OH) 38
Nov 19, 2024Miami (OH) 20, Northern Illinois 9
Nov 13, 2024Miami (OH) 34, Kent State 7

Pouring rights

PepsiCo has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights. Official source.