Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a 22,000-seat

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. It opened in 1955, with major renovations in 1994. It is home to the

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team and the women's

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team. The Bulldogs played the first football game at the stadium – then known as State College Stadium – on October 1, 1955, against

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. The stadium took its current name in 1984, named after Oliver C. Dawson (1910–1989),

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at the university for 16 years, and inductee of the

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. From 2006 to 2009, the stadium served as the host of the

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's Class 1A state football championship games.

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