O'Brien Stadium
Encyclopedia
O'Brien Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium
in Charleston, Illinois
. It is home to the Eastern Illinois University
Panthers
football
and track and field teams. The stadium also plays host to the IHSA State Finals in track and field every year. 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. Nothern Iowa.The all time record at O'brien Stadium is 146-65-3 As of 2011.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Charleston, Illinois
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,838 as of the 2010 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois...
. It is home to the Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...
Panthers
Eastern Illinois Panthers
The Eastern Illinois Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams representing Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Eastern Illinois University's colors are blue and gray. Eastern Illinois sports teams, except for men's soccer and swimming teams, participate in NCAA Division I in...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and track and field teams. The stadium also plays host to the IHSA State Finals in track and field every year. 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. Nothern Iowa.The all time record at O'brien Stadium is 146-65-3 As of 2011.