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You’d be hard-pressed to find a stadium in college football that is as well-recognized simply by its shape. The OSU stadium is laid out in the shape of a horseshoe and has a capacity to seat 89,841 screaming fans. As you can see in a Ohio Stadium Seating Chart, the north end of Ohio stadium is the bend of the horseshoe while the south end is the “open” part (although there is seating there, too, it is separated from the rest of the stadium). On the west leg of the stadium you’ll find club seating (near the 50 yard line). The press box is also on the west side near the top of the stadium.
The stadium was dedicated in 1922 with an original capacity of 66,210. Skeptics thought the huge stadium would never be filled to capacity. However, over 70,000 fans poured into the stadium for the dedication game against Michigan on October 21, 1922 (the first game actually played on the field was on October 7 against Ohio Wesleyan). The stadium underwent some expansion construction during its history in order to increase its capacity to the current level. In 1984, the modern-day scoreboard was constructed at a cost of $2.6 million, or twice the cost of the original stadium. The stadium has had numerous surfaces for the playing field from natural grass in the beginning, to AstroTurf, SuperTurf, and finally Prescription Athletic Turf (PAT) which is used today.