Beaver, a former governor of Pennsylvania —91 and president of the university's board of trustees. Beaver Stadium has an official seating capacity of ,, [5] making it currently the second-largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth-largest in the world. Beaver Stadium is widely known as one of the toughest venues for opposing teams in collegiate athletics. In , Beaver Stadium was recognized as having the best student section in the country for the second consecutive year.
The stadium is the first to have its interior included in Google Street View. Until , Penn State teams participated in sporting events on Old Main lawn, a large grassy area in front of the primary classroom building of the time. Beaver Field, a 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, It served as Penn State's stadium until , when the entire 30, seat stadium was dismantled and moved to the east end of campus, reassembled and expanded to 46, seats—the lower half of the current facility—and dubbed Beaver Stadium.
The stadium has been expanded six times, reflecting Penn State's rise to national prominence under Joe Paterno —more than doubling in size in the process. Expansions in brought capacity to 57, Another expansion in increased capacity to 60, In , 16, seats were added when the stadium was cut into sections and raised on hydraulic lifts, allowing the insertion of seating along the inner ring of the stadium where the track had previously been located, raising capacity to 76, In , maximum capacity increased to 83, In , walkways were added around the tops of the end zones and entry ramps at the stadium's corners resulted in lowering the capacity to 83, An expansion was completed for the football season, placing an upper deck addition over the north end zone and raising capacity to 93, A major and somewhat controversial construction project took place in , raising the stadium's total capacity to , An upper deck was added to the south end of the stadium, blocking the view of neighboring Nittany Mountain which had sentimental value for some fans , but making Beaver Stadium the second largest stadium in nation, behind Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI.
In , the stadium underwent major structural and aesthetic upgrades. Old steel beams supporting the upper seats in the east, north and west were replaced and strengthened, and new railing was installed, stronger than the old railing which collapsed following the Ohio State game.
In , over 22, student tickets sold out in 59 minutes. In , when tickets were sold by grade, tickets allotted for junior students sold out in 90 seconds, and those for sophomores and freshmen sold out in under three minutes each. In , the stadium capacity was reduced from , seats to , to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The appearance of the stadium has been enhanced with the addition of large blue letters spelling out "The Pennsylvania State University" on the west-facing suites, and a list of Penn State's undefeated, national championship, and Big Ten championship years underneath.
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Customer Reviews. Top Podcasts In Sports. However, he suffered a torn ACL during spring practice, redshirted in , and returned as a captain again in The most recent example of a "true" junior being named was Paul Posluszny , who was named a captain in both and , his junior and senior years, respectively.
The last time a junior was named captain before Posluszny was in , when Steve Smear and Mike Reid were named captains during their junior years. Penn State is often referred to as Linebacker U for its reputation of producing outstanding linebackers.
Dennis Onkotz was a two time All American in and , and played on two undefeated teams. Possibly the greatest linebacker in Penn State history, Jack Ham finished his career with tackles, blocked two punts, and went on to play on two undefeated teams. Greg Buttle was a terrifying linebacker during the — seasons, finishing with an astonishing tackles in his junior and senior year. He was drafted No. Lavar Arrington was an extremely physical linebacker who was all over the place.
Arrington finished with career tackles and tackles for losses. He was later drafted 2nd overall by the Washington Redskins. Paul Posluszny became the face of Penn State football from —, and is the definition of Linebacker U. He finished with tackles, and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills. NaVorro Bowman , drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the draft, ranked 7th in the league in tackles in , which is a difficult feat playing next to tackling machine Patrick Willis.
From —, he played linebacker for coaching legend Joe Paterno at Penn State. A three-year letterman, he was team captain of the Nittany Lions' undefeated team and was named an All-American that same season. Penn State has had seven undefeated, untied seasons in its history since the program started in Penn State has won two consensus national championships , both under Joe Paterno's tenure as coach. Other national championships selections:.
The suite boxes on the east side of Beaver Stadium , with the highlighted years undefeated and championship seasons added in The PIFA dissolved prior to the season.
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