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Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium in New York, NY. Capacity 54,251. Opened 2009.

Capacity
54,251
Opened
2009
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
22 ft

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 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 Yankee Stadium by season, 2014 to 202520k30k40k50k60k2014: 41,574 a game over 3 games; biggest 49,0122015: 37,218 a game over 1 games; biggest 37,2182016: 29,647 a game over 2 games; biggest 37,9182017: 37,667 a game over 1 games; biggest 37,6672018: 42,963 a game over 2 games; biggest 48,1042019: 29,201 a game over 2 games; biggest 36,8952021: 29,653 a game over 1 games; biggest 29,6532022: 31,131 a game over 1 games; biggest 31,1312023: 26,208 a game over 2 games; biggest 35,3142024: 38,702 a game over 2 games; biggest 47,3422025: 41,101 a game over 1 games; biggest 41,10120142016201820222024

Biggest crowds on file

49,012Boston College at Penn State2014
48,256Lehigh at Lafayette2014
48,104Syracuse at Notre Dame2018
47,342Army at Notre Dame2024
41,101Penn State at Clemson2025

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

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

Recent games here

Dec 27, 2025Penn State 22, Clemson 10
Dec 28, 2024Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
Nov 23, 20246Notre Dame 49, 18Army 14
Dec 28, 2023Rutgers 31, Miami 24
Nov 11, 2023Syracuse 28, Pittsburgh 13
Dec 29, 2022Minnesota 28, Syracuse 20
Nov 12, 2022Ithaca 34, SUNY Cortland 17
Dec 29, 2021Maryland 54, Virginia Tech 10
Dec 27, 2019Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21
Nov 9, 2019Dartmouth 27, Princeton 10
Dec 27, 2018Wisconsin 35, Miami 3
Nov 17, 20183Notre Dame 36, 12Syracuse 3