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Ross-Ade Stadium

West Lafayette, IN

Home of PurdueBig TenCapacity 57,282Opened 1924IN venues

Capacity

57,282

Current listed capacity

Games Hosted

683

Tracked historical total

Surface + Roof

Natural Grass • Open Air

Playing conditions

Opened

1924

First season in use

Venue Overview

Validated venue facts and current dataset coverage for Ross-Ade Stadium.

Capacity

57,282

Current listed capacity

Games Hosted

683

Tracked historical total

Surface + Roof

Natural Grass • Open Air

Playing conditions

Opened

1924

First season in use

Elevation

198 ft

Approximate feet above sea level

Timezone

America/Indiana/Indianapolis

Local venue timezone

First Recorded Game

Oct 19, 1892

Earliest tracked game

Most Recent Game

Nov 21, 2026

Latest tracked game

Location
West Lafayette, IN
Country
US
Venue Age
102 years
Linked Teams
Purdue
First Recorded Game
Oct 19, 1892
Most Recent Game
Nov 21, 2026
Coordinates
40.4352, -86.9187
Dataset Scope
Tracked venue dataset only

Identity and Context

Primary Team
Purdue
Conference
Big Ten
City / State
West Lafayette, IN
Country
US
Surface / Roof
Natural Grass • Open Air
Venue Age
102 years
Games Hosted
683
First Recorded Game
Oct 19, 1892
Most Recent Game
Nov 21, 2026

Home-Field Snapshot

Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium

Record

395-258-23

683 games

Win Rate

60.1%

Scoped to tracked games at this venue

Average Margin

+6.3

Team score minus opponent score

Method

Primary home team only

Hidden when venue team scope is ambiguous

Venue Rankings

Rankings are scoped to the currently tracked venue dataset.

Attendance and Scoring

Attendance Record

68,750

Notre Dame at Purdue • Dec 1, 2001

Average Attendance

38,284

153 games with attendance data

Average Points Scored

23.1

Purdue at this venue

Average Points Allowed

16.9

Purdue at this venue

Historic Games

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Location

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Address
Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
Coordinates
40.4352, -86.9187
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Games at Ross-Ade Stadium

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Nov 21, 2026
Regular • Week 12
PurdueWisconsin
Campus
2026
Regular
Nov 7, 2026
Regular • Week 10
PurdueMaryland
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 17, 2026
Regular • Week 7
PurdueWashington
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 10, 2026
Regular • Week 6
PurdueMinnesota
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 26, 2026
Regular • Week 4
PurdueNotre Dame
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 12, 2026
Regular • Week 2
PurdueWake Forest
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 5, 2026
Regular • Week 1
PurdueIndiana State
Campus
2026
Regular
Nov 29, 2025
Regular • Week 14
PurdueIndiana
Campus
L 3-562025
Regular
Nov 8, 2025
Regular • Week 11
PurdueOhio State
Campus
L 10-342025
Regular
Oct 25, 2025
Regular • Week 9
PurdueRutgers
Campus
L 24-272025
Regular
Oct 4, 2025
Regular • Week 6
PurdueIllinois
Campus
L 27-432025
Regular
Sep 13, 2025
Regular • Week 3
PurdueUSC
Campus
L 17-332025
Regular
Sep 6, 2025
Regular • Week 2
PurdueSouthern Illinois
Campus
W 34-172025
Regular
Aug 30, 2025
Regular • Week 1
PurdueBall State
Campus
W 31-02025
Regular
Nov 16, 2024
Regular • Week 12
PurduePenn State
Campus
L 10-492024
Regular
Nov 2, 2024
Regular • Week 10
PurdueNorthwestern
Campus
L 20-262024
Regular
Oct 19, 2024
Regular • Week 8
PurdueOregon
Campus
L 0-352024
Regular
Sep 28, 2024
Regular • Week 5
PurdueNebraska
Campus
L 10-282024
Regular
Sep 14, 2024
Regular • Week 3
PurdueNotre Dame
Campus
L 7-662024
Regular
Aug 31, 2024
Regular • Week 1
PurdueIndiana State
Campus
W 49-02024
Regular
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Most Frequent Opponents

Indiana66 games
Iowa49 games
Illinois48 games
Wisconsin46 games
Notre Dame45 games
Northwestern40 games
Minnesota34 games
Michigan State31 games

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Venue Guide

Ross-Ade Stadium is a college football venue in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 57,282. The venue opened in 1924. #79 Largest Stadium in Dataset.

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