Beaver Stadium was named after former governor of Pennsylvania (1897-91) and president of the university's board of trustees James A. Beaver.
This stadium is the oldest and fifth largest stadium in the Big Ten Conference.
Ryan Field was named in honor of the family of Patrick G. Ryan, who was the chairman of Northwestern's board of trustees.
Since its opening in 1923, Michigan State has won 69 percent of its games played in Spartan Stadium.
Michigan Stadium was fashioned after the Yale Bowl and originally had 72,000 seats. "The Big House" now has a capacity of more than 100,000.
