Beaver Stadium

USA / Pennsylvania / State College /
 university, american football stadium
Home to The Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions football team. One of the largest stadiums in the country. During games, Beaver Stadium alone -- with potential crowds over 110,000 fans -- becomes the 4th largest 'city' in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown.


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The stadium is named for James A. Beaver, a former governor of Pennsylvania (1887–91) and president of the university's board of trustees.[

Beaver Stadium has an official seating capacity of 107,282, making it currently the 2nd largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere and fourth largest in the world.

Beaver Stadium is widely known as one of the toughest venues for opposing teams in collegiate athletics. Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN says that Penn State has the best student section in the nation and Gameday at PSU is "The Greatest Show in College Sports". In 2008, Beaver Stadium was recognized as having the best student section in the country for the second consecutive year.


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Stadium
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Coordinates:   40°48'43"N   77°51'21"W

Comments

  • Best college football stadium in the country by far.
  • Hopefully they hold a NHL winter classic here one day
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