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Ohio Stadium, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes is one of the most recognizable stadiums in college football. As early as 1913, there was discussion of a new stadium for the OSU football team. The team had been playing at Ohio Field and a new stadium was needed because of the growing support for the Buckeyes. The school wanted to build a large enough stadium to accommodate fans that were interested in the sport. However, there was disagreement on how where to build the stadium and how to raise money for its construction. Ohio State commissioned Howard D. Smith to design the new stadium. By 1918, he designed a double decked horseshoe stadium. After funds were raised to build the new stadium, construction began in August 1921. Built of steel and concrete, the stadium was constructed at a cost of $1.3 million.
 
The Buckeyes played their first game at Ohio Stadium on October 7, 1922 against Ohio Wesleyan. When it opened in 1922, Ohio Stadium had a seating capacity of 66,210 in a double decked horseshoe configuration. The Buckeyes have been very successful over the years leading to renovations and expansions to Ohio Stadium. In 1984 a new scoreboard was added and in 1991, 5,000 seats were added in the south end zone. The latest renovations and expansions came between 1998 and 2001. This expansion included the removal of the Jesse Owens Track and lowering the field by 14 feet. Lowering of the field allowed for additional rows of seating to be added. Furthermore, a 40 foot tall shell was added on the east and west sides of the stadium to allow the rim to be raised and to add 17 rows of seats. A new video/scoreboard, 76 luxury suites and 2,500 club seats were added. Today, Ohio Stadium is one of the best stadiums in the nation and has a seating capacity of 101,568. The Buckeyes have led the nation in attendance 20 times throughout the years. Prior to the start of the 2007 season, the playing field was switched from grass to Fieldturf.

FACTS & FIGURES
-Tenant: Ohio Buckeyes
-Conference: Big Ten
-Capacity: 101,568
-Surface:  Fieldturf
-Opened: October 7, 1922
-Cost: $1.3 million (original)
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"Great atmosphere for a game. Traffic control around stadium is excellent.  Great place to enjoy a college football game on a fall Saturday.  Surrounding campus is welcoming and beautiful in the fall." - Bucks Fan

"Official capacity is over 101,000 but crowd sizes exceed 104,000 per game.  The "Block O" student section is the largest student organization on campus and they keep the stadium rocking." - Scott

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