Reser Stadium
Hosting Arizona State in 2012
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| Former names | Parker Stadium (1953 – June 1999) |
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| Location |
Oregon State University 2600 SW Western Blvd Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°33′32″N 123°16′52″W / 44.559°N 123.281°WCoordinates: 44°33′32″N 123°16′52″W / 44.559°N 123.281°W |
| Owner | Oregon State University |
| Operator | Oregon State University |
| Capacity | 44,160 (2016-present) 45,674 (2007–2015) 43,300 (2005–2006) 35,362 (1990–2004) 40,593 (1967–1989) 33,000 (1965–1966) 28,000 (1958–1964) 25,000 (1953–1957) |
| Surface |
FieldTurf (2005–present) AstroTurf (1999–2004) All-Pro turf (1984–1998) AstroTurf (1969–1983) Natural grass (1953–1968) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 1952 |
| Opened | November 14, 1953 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2007 |
| Expanded | 1958, 1965, 1967, 2005 |
| Construction cost | US$1 million ($8.95 million in 2017 dollars) $80 million (2005 renovation) |
| Architect | Moffatt, Nichol & Taylor HNTB (renovations) |
| General contractor | Wall, Bertram and Sanford |
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Oregon State Beavers (NCAA) (1953–present) |
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Reser Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. It is the home of the Oregon State Beavers of the Pac-12 Conference, and opened 64 years ago in 1953 as Parker Stadium. It was renamed in 1999, and its current seating capacity is 44,160. The FieldTurf playing field runs northwest to southeast, at an approximate elevation of 240 feet (73 m) above sea level, with the press box above the grandstand on the southwest sideline.
From 1910 to 1953, the Beavers played their home games at Bell Field (now the site of the Dixon Recreation Center), and also played as many as four games a year at Multnomah Stadium in Portland. In 1948, Oregon State president August L. Strand, athletic director Spec Keene, and Portland businessman Charles T. Parker (1885–1977) met to plan a replacement for Bell Field. Parker, a 1907 alumnus, kicked off the stadium fundraising campaign in 1949 and made significant contributions of his own. In 1952, construction of the stadium began. For Parker's efforts and contributions, the stadium was named in his honor. The first game was played on Homecoming, November 14, 1953, and the Beavers defeated Washington State 7–0. At that time the stadium was able to hold 28,000 people.
The stadium was renovated in 1958, 1965, and 1967, reaching a capacity of approximately 40,500 seats, but the architect's full intent never came to fruition. The roof over the main southwest grandstand was approved in 1988, and with the completion of the original Valley Football Center behind the northwest end zone, capacity was reduced to 35,362 in 1990. The roof and new press box were completed in 1991.
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