The stadium has undergone major changes through the years. The original stadium’s grandstands consisted of two soil berms with cast concrete and bench seating and bleachers in the endzones.
Reser Stadium capacity through the years:
1953 – 1957 25,000
1958 – 1964 28,000
1965 – 1966 33,000
1967 – 1989 40,593
1990 – 2004 35,362
2005 – 2006 43,300
2007 – present 45,674
OSU Football Attendance for Selected Years
Year | Bowl | % capacity | Sellouts | Final AP ranking |
1956 | Rose | 65 | 0 | #10 |
1962 | Liberty | 63 | 1 | #16 |
1964 | Rose | 76 | 1 | #8 |
1967 | None | 67 | 1 | #7 |
1998 | None | 81 | 1 | NR |
1999 | Oahu | 92 | 2 | NR |
2000 | Fiesta | 102 | 4 | #4 |
2001 | None | 105 | 5 | NR |
2002 | Insight | 103 | 7 | NR |
2003 | Las Vegas | 102 | 7 | NR |
2004 | Insight | 103 | 5 | NR |
2005 | None | 97 | 0 | NR |
2006 | Sun | 95 | 1 | #21 |
2007 | Emerald | 91 | 0 | #25 |
2008 | Sun | 98 | 2 | #18 |
2009 | Las Vegas | 93 | 0 | NR |
2010 | None | 99 | 1 | NR |
2011 | None | 93 | 0 | NR |
2012 | Alamo | 95 | 4 | #20 |
2013 | Hawaii | 94 | 0 | NR |