Ross-Ade Stadium 3D Seat View

Ross-Ade Stadium seating chart with real 3D views from every section

Next game

Boilermakers v Indiana State Sycamores · 4 Sep

Programme

Purdue Boilermakers

Conference

Big Ten

Capacity

~61,441

Opened

1924

City

West Lafayette, IN

Home games

7 in 2026

Ross-Ade Stadium opened in 1924 on sixty-five acres bought two years earlier by David Ross and George Ade, two alumni who paid for the land and much of the building and got their names on it. It began as a single stand for about thirteen thousand people, was closed at the north end in 1930, had the pitch dug seven feet deeper in 1964 and got a rebuilt south end in 2023. The playing surface has carried the Rohrman name since the end of the 2010s.

The Boilermaker Special comes to the ground: a Victorian locomotive mounted on a car chassis, built in 1939 for a university whose identity is railway engineering, and it sits in the end with the World's Largest Drum beside it. The band gathers on Slayter Hill and marches down; the crowd shakes its keys after the band plays; the Breakfast Club students turn up in costume early. Permanent floodlights only went in in 2017, so both afternoon and night kick-offs happen here now.

This is a bench-seat building with one continuous slope on each sideline rather than a stack of decks. The west side carries the four-storey pavilion added at the start of the 2000s, with the press box, the suites and an indoor club level above the seating; the east side is permanent concrete from the mid-1950s with no upper deck at all, because the deck that was drawn for it was never built. The north end has been closed since 1930 and the south end is the 2023 work, with the student section, rail seating and open patios rather than rows. The corners are where the price falls faster than the view does.

Frequently asked questions

How can I see the view from my seat at Ross-Ade Stadium?

Click any section on the interactive Ross-Ade Stadium map above and a real panoramic 3D view from that part of the stadium opens instantly. Drag to look around in 360°, so you know what you will see before you buy a ticket.

What is the capacity of Ross-Ade Stadium?

61,441 for college football.

Who plays at Ross-Ade Stadium?

The Purdue Boilermakers, in the Big Ten. The programme plays 7 home games here in the 2026 season.

When is the next game at Ross-Ade Stadium?

Boilermakers v Indiana State Sycamores on 4 Sep 2026. Kick-off times are confirmed by the television networks closer to the date.

What are the best seats at Ross-Ade Stadium?

Middle rows on either sideline for the classic view, the west side if you want to be under the pavilion and its shade, and the new south end if you would rather stand with the students than sit.