Home of the Oregon Sate
Beavers, Reser Stadium has been the home of the Beavers for over a
half a century.
From 1910 until 1953, Oregon State played at Bell Field. By the early 1950s,
Portland businessman, Charles T.
Parker, led the way in getting a new stadium built for the football
team. His financial support of the stadium construction, led the
university to name the stadium in his honor. The Oregon State
Beavers played their first game at Parker Stadium on November 14, 1953
against Washington State.
When the stadium opened in
1953, it had a capacity of
28,000. By 1965, the stadium was expanded for the first time and two
years later, it was expanded again, raising its capacity to
35,362. In 1999, Parker Stadium was renamed Reser Stadium after Al and
Pat Reser, who donated a large sum of money to the athletic department.
Also in 1999, Astroturf replaced the natural grass field and lights
were installed. However, before the 2006 season, the Astroturf was
replaced with Fieldturf.
During recent years, Reser Stadium underwent
a massive expansion to increase the seating capacity of the stadium to
46,200. Completed in two phases, the latest was completed before the
2007 season. This expansion added seating in the south endzone,
connecting the east and west sides of Reser Stadium. The largest
videoboard in the Pac-10 was also added during this latest expansion.
Future plans call for the stadium to be expanded to seat 55,000 fans.
RESER STADIUM MERCHANDISE
2010 SCHEDULE
BEAVERS TIDBITS
Reser Stadium 24KT
Gold Coin Photo Mint 13"x16" Limited to 5,000
Reser Stadium Silver Coin
Card 4"x6" Limited to
10,000
Famous Players:
Mike Hass, Steven Jackson, Steve Coury,
John Didion, Chad Johnson School Traditions: The Mascot, Benny
Beaver, School Colors of Orange & Black
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