Yager Stadium (Miami University)
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Fred C. Yager Stadium is a football stadium in Oxford, Ohio, United States. It is home to the Miami University RedHawks football team. It has a capacity of 24,286 spectators, and was built in 1983. It replaced Miami Field, which had been used since 1895 (the stands had been built in 1916) and was the home field for many of the coaches who had made the school famous. The stadium is named for Fred C. Yager, class of 1914, who was the lead benefactor in the project to build the stadium.
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Location | Weeb Ewbank Way Oxford, Ohio 45056 |
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Coordinates | 39°31′10″N 84°43′58″W |
Owner | Miami University |
Operator | Miami University |
Capacity | 24,286 (2005–present) 30,012 (1995–2004)[1] 25,183 (1983–1994)[1] |
Record attendance | 30,087 (October 2, 1999 vs Marshall)[2] |
Surface | FieldTurf (2003–present) Natural Grass (1983–2002) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1982 |
Opened | October 1, 1983 |
Renovated | 2003–2005 |
Construction cost | $13.5 million ($41.3 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Clough, Harbour & Associates (renovations) |
Tenants | |
Miami RedHawks (NCAA) (1983–present) |
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