Ross-Ade Stadium, located on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, was built in 1924 and plays host to the Big Ten’s Purdue University Boilermakers football team. The facility opened in 1924 and uses a “real grass” playing surface. The real grass isn’t actually grass but is actually Prescription Athletic Turf, the playing surface of the future. Around 1970, many stadiums were converting to the Astroturf playing surface but Purdue switched to “real grass” and the difference was quite noticeable in a very good way. The original seating capacity was around 13,500 but over the years the attendance has swelled to just under 70,000 people. In 1997, the Boilermakers agreed to have a jumbotron video screen installed at Ross-Ade Stadium. At the time of the installation, the move made the Boilermakers only the seventh on-campus college football facility to have one available. Purdue's partnership with Gameday Sports Network makes the multi-million dollar facility improvement possible at no cost to Purdue, one of the biggest factors in the decision for the school. The top four crowds in Purdue football history all took place between 1979 and 1981 and each of the games ended with a Purdue victory. The stadium is named for its two principal benefactors. David E. Ross, late president of the Board of Trustees, and the late George Ade, writer, humorist, and Purdue alumnus.

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