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Until 1893, 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 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 ...
The Nittany Lion mascot pumps up the crowd at the 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football game versus Cincinnati at Beaver Stadium. Eastern mountain lions had roamed on nearby Mount Nittany until the 1880s. [2] The name "Mount Nittany" derives from the Algonquian word meaning "single mountain."
The football team moved in 1909 to New Beaver Field, which held 30,000 fans and served as Penn State's home stadium until 1959, when it was disassembled and moved to the current location of Beaver Stadium in 1960. After the move to New Beaver Field, the original field became known as Old Beaver Field. The field had a grandstand that seated 500.
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More than 110,00 people filled the stadium to watch the Nittany Lions defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
The $700 million Beaver Stadium project was approved by Penn State’s board of trustees in May. It is the first major renovation of the facility in the last quarter century.
On the way out of town, they spotted a sign for Beaver Stadium, and turned into the parking lot there, prepared to paint the field's goal posts orange as well. Stadium police guarding ABC television equipment for the Saturday game broadcast switched on the stadium lights and raced towards the end zone where the students were located. As the ...
New Beaver Field was a stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. It served as the third home of the Penn State University Nittany Lions football team, hosting the team until they moved in 1960 to Beaver Stadium .