O'Brien Stadium

O'Brien Stadium
Former names Lincoln Field
Location 100 Grant Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Owner Eastern Illinois University
Operator Eastern Illinois University
Capacity 10,000
Surface Pro-Grass
Construction
Opened 1970
Renovated 1999
Construction cost $1.7 million[1]
Architect Atkins, Barrow & Graham, Inc.[1]
Tenants
Eastern Illinois Panthers (NCAA) (1970–present)

O'Brien Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Charleston, Illinois.[2] It is home to the Eastern Illinois University Panthers football and track and field teams.[3] The stadium features a nine-lane track and in 2004 an artificial turf field was installed. In 2009 a state of the art scoreboard was installed on the north end of the field with a video board and new sound system.

The record attendance for O'Brien field was 12,600 on November 9, 1980 vs. Northern Iowa. The all-time Win-Loss-Tie record at O'Brien Stadium is 176-87-3 as of the end of the 2017 football season.

The stadium also plays host to the IHSA State Finals in track and field every year.

O’Brien Home Records

Home Records
Year Record
1970 1-4
1971 4-1
1972 0-5
1973 2-4
1974 3-2
1975 2-1-2
1976 3-3
1977 1-3
1978 7-0
1979 4-3
1980 7-0
1981 5-1
1982 7-0
1983 5-1
1984 4-2
1985 5-1
1986 7-1
1987 3-2
1988 4-2
1989 6-0
1990 3-2
1991 4-1
1992 4-1
1993 1-2-1
1994 4-2
1995 6-0
1996 3-2
1997 4-1
1998 3-3
1999 4-1
2000 5-0
2001 5-1
2002 5-0
2003 3-3
2004 3-2
2005 4-2
2006 5-1
2007 3-2
2008 3-2
2009 3-2
2010 1-4
2011 1-4
2012 5-0
2013 6-1
2014 3-2
2015 3-2
2016 2-3
2017 3-2
Totals
48 Years		 176-87-3

O’Brien Attendance

Attendance
Year Games Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Game Attendance Lowest Game Attendance
2002 5 35,030 7,006 10,731 3,740
2007 5 37,058 7,412 9,861 3,083
2008 5 25,447 5,090 7,996 1,919
2009 5 38,847 7,770 11,271 3,509
2010 5 28,443 5,689 8,007 4,311
2011 5 37,937 7,588 9,111 6,157
2012 5 35,681 7,137 9,154 5,319
2013 7 56,086 8,013 11,569 3,850
2014 5 32,476 6,496 9,169 2,170
2015 5 28,387 5,678 8,104 1,438
2016 5 29,067 5,814 7,907 3,054
2017 5 24,750 4,950 8,176 2,828

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Illinois January 21". Engineering News-Record. New York City: McGraw-Hill. 182 (1): 38. 1969.
  2. ↑ "O'Brien Field". eiupanthers.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  3. ↑ "O'Brien Stadium articles". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.

Coordinates: 39°28′50″N 88°10′52″W / 39.480517°N 88.181168°W / 39.480517; -88.181168


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