Ohio Wesleyan Football Stadium

Ohio wesleyans first football game against ohio state in may of 1890 was played in the hollow between present day phillips hall and delaware run across the street from selby. Selby field usually referred to simply as selby is the football field hockey track field and lacrosse field at ohio wesleyan university in delaware ohio where the battling bishops play. Mission vision statement history tradition individual national champions all americans academic all america selections ncaa postgraduate scholarships athletics hall of fame team of distinction about the ncac athletic training eada report give to team owu branch rickey arena george gauthier track gordon field house jay martin soccer complex liberty park littick field luttinger family tennis center margaret sagan field meek aquatics and recreation center selby stadium edwards gymnasium.
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The stadium opened in 1922 as a replacement for ohio field and had a seating capacity of 66210.

Ohio wesleyan football stadium. In 1923 a cinder running track was added that was later upgraded to an all weather track. Selby has a seating capacity of 9100 with all seats falling between the 15 yard lines of the field. Seating capacity gradually increased over the years and reached a total of 91470 possible spectators in 1991. 7 1922 more than 36 million fans have streamed through the stadiums portals.

With its present seating capacity of 102780 ohio stadium is the fourth largest on campus facility in the nation. The facility originally known as ohio stadium not to be mistaken for ohio stadium in columbus was built at a cost of 185000 and was completed in 1929. Since the opening game against ohio wesleyan on oct. Former owu athletes have graduated to play in the nfl and nba.

Our great scholar athletes include branch rickey who would one day sign jackie robinson to break major league baseballs color barrier. Turn west on us 36ohio 37 and proceed directions to selby stadium from the east i 71 us 36 ohio 37. Ohio wesleyans rich athletic tradition reaches back to the 19th century when we hosted the first football game played by ohio state university. From 1890 1929 most home football games and track meets were held at edwards field the site of todays branch rickey center.

The official 2020 football schedule for the ohio wesleyan university battling bishops 2020 football schedule ohio wesleyan university athletics skip to main content. Exit interstate 71 at the delaware directions to selby stadium ohio wesleyan university athletics. The stadium originally sat 12000 fans with grandstands on each side of the playing field. The stadium was designed by george gauthier ohio wesleyans hall of fame football coach track field coach and athletic director.