The student section was widely credited with aiding the defense, which kept the Buckeyes' future Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Troy Smith, in check by intercepting a pass and recovering a decisive fumble in the final minutes. Another expansion in 1976 increased capacity to 60,203. [26] SInce the tradition began, both Zombie Nation and the Whiteout have since spread to encompass the entire stadium. Indiana went for two in overtime to win the game. Penn State’s football lettermen have been warned to expect a “drastically different” atmosphere in Beaver Stadium this fall, one that will see the capacity being “lowered dramatically … for safety purposes.” The former Nittany Lions received the information earlier this week in a letter from Wally Richardson, the one-time PSU quarterback who is now Director of the Football Letterman’s Club. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Penn State fans at the local tailgate had big reactions after it looked like PSU won their first game, but a last-minute overtime decision saw Indiana take the win. Currently all football stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. Elevators are small and sluggish while concourses are narrow. In this game, despite 40 °F (4 °C) temperatures and a misty rain, nearly every student, along with many other fans, wore a white shirt to the game, creating a sea of white. Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Mon, Americans sweet on chocolate, baked goods during pandemic, study finds, Child hunger program to hold cereal giveaway in Altoona, Ballots can’t be tossed out over voter signature, court says, Second stimulus checks: Pelosi still hoping to strike deal before election, VP Pence’s top aide tests positive for coronavirus, 2,043 new COVID cases reported, 202 in our central region on Oct. 24, Doctor explains “COVID fatigue,” other reasons for Coronavirus spike, COVID-19 vaccine trial from AstraZeneca, Oxford approved to resume in US, Student at Tyrone High School tests positive for COVID-19, PSU Tailgaters react to overtime loss to Indiana, Sportsbeat Saturday: District Playoffs in full swing, Williamsburg makes history, AP source: Antonio Brown agrees to 1-year deal with Bucs, Final: No. [7], In 2016, Beaver Stadium was voted the number-one football stadium in college football in a USA Today poll, garnering over 41 percent of the vote. [25] Zombie Nation along with the Penn State Whiteout, have been direct influencers of Beaver Stadium being home to what many consider the best student section in college football.
“It's definitely going to be a change for us,” cornerback Keaton Ellis said recently. Beaver Stadium is the nation’s second-largest college football facility, trailing only Michigan Stadium (107,420). 2012 is the exception, which was added to this list during the November 24, 2012 game against Wisconsin to honor the team that played after sanctions were passed down during the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The stadium lacks concession options and still uses bleachers. fall sporting events would be held without fans in attendance, Penn State fall sports to be held without fans, Officials track down first-ever ‘murder hornet’ nest in Washington, Navy: ‘Aircrew did not survive’ crash in Alabama neighborhood, Second stimulus checks: Pelosi says deal can happen before election if Trump approves, Who won the Trump-Biden debate? The "S-Zone" within the student section is another tradition at Beaver Stadium. BLOOMINGTON - Penn State took an overtime loss to Indiana to open the 2020 football season 36-35. The second largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere and fourth largest in the world, Beaver Stadium’s 106,572 fan seating capacity is a jaw-dropping number itself. “With the continuing threat of COVID-19 through this fall, the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership team has made the decision to suspend football letterman sideline passes for the 2020 football season,” he wrote. The … But Richardson’s note to the lettermen made clear that plans are in place to significantly lower the number of fans who will be in the 106,572-seat facility for home games. Media related to Beaver Stadium at Wikimedia Commons, National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics, Attendance record by Beaver Stadium capacity, List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums, "Beaver Stadium: The Home of Penn State Football", "The Nation's Best: Eighth Annual Herbie Awards", "Penn State's Beaver Stadium wins the 2019 Ultimate Stadium Bracket", "Google Maps' Street View captures University Park, including stadium", "Penn St. officials looking to renovate or replace stadium in near future", "New Beaver Stadium attendance record set in Penn State-Ohio State game", "Penn State-Ohio State Clash Delivers ESPN's Second Largest College Football Audience", "Penn State Fans Earn Top Four Finish in NCAA Football Attendance For 15th Consecutive Year", "Penn State ranked as one of top 25 tailgate colleges", "NHL wants trademark 'White Out' faded out", "Zombie Nation - Penn State football blog", "How Penn State's White Out became the in thing", "ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit ranks Penn State's student section as college football's best", College of Information Sciences and Technology, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beaver_Stadium&oldid=964990980, Defunct athletics (track and field) venues in the United States, Tourist attractions in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Articles with dead external links from June 2020, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 June 2020, at 19:43. Stadiums are … During a zoom session with Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, Senior Associate AD of Capital Events and Facilities Carl Heck presented a potential stadium capacity plan that would include a mix of students and season ticket holders. Beaver Field, a 500-seat structure located behind the current site of the Osmond Building, was the first permanent home for Penn State's football team, and the first game played there was a Penn State victory over Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh) on November 6, 1893. Every home game against the Buckeyes is a White Out game, and official White Out shirts often have Beat Ohio printed. When the team arrives at the gate, the Nittany Lion opens the gate and motion for the team to walk through it, as if welcoming the team to the field. And we'll find the extra juice that you normally would get from the fans — we’re going to find a way to still get that.
On the opposite side of the stadium, letters spelling, "Penn State Nittany Lions" have been added to the press box, with "Beaver Stadium" running below. Beaver Stadium hosted 8 games in 2002, and averaged 107,239 per game totaling what was at the time an NCAA record of 857,911 in total home attendance. To any Penn State sports fan, this selection should come as no surprise. Tailgating is very popular outside Beaver Stadium. [citation needed]. The plan would be contingent, however, on Governor Tom Wolf lifting his current 250 people limit on outdoor gatherings. As we all know, our circumstances are anything but normal currently. An expansion was completed for the 1991 football season, placing an upper deck addition over the north end zone and raising capacity to 93,967. A major and somewhat controversial construction project took place in 2001, raising the stadium's total capacity to 107,282.
Legend states that if the drum major lands the flip, the team will win that afternoon. Beaver Stadium has an official seating capacity of 106,572,[6] making it currently the second largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere and the Fourth largest in the world.
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