Tickets:
To pick up will-call tickets or to purchase tickets, go to the Athletic Ticket Office located in Mackey Arena. On game day, the ticket office opens three hours prior to kickoff or 9 a.m., whichever is later, and remains open until the start of the third quarter. Purdue player guest will-call is at Gate J, football recruit will-call is in the West Club in Mackey Arena, all other recruit will-call is at Gate K, and the visitor's pass gate is located on the northwest corner of Ross-Ade between Gates G and H. Photo identification is required for pickup of will-call tickets. Please visit purduesports.com and click on TICKETS for more information regarding Purdue football tickets. |
Non-Permissible Items: Items that are not permitted in the stadium include umbrellas; pets; noisemakers or irritants; seat backs that are not provided by the stadium; alcoholic beverages, coolers, cans, bottles or food; flags, banners, large signs or any item that may block the views of others.
Directions
Ross-Ade Stadium (850 Beering Drive)
From Indianapolis
Take I-65 North to State Road 25 (exit 175).
Take a left on State Road 25, towards Lafayette, for approximately 1 mile.
Turn right on U.S. 52. Stay on U.S. 52 for approximately 2 miles to Yeager Road (fourth stoplight).
Turn left on Yeager Road.
Follow ensuing roundabout (approximately 0.25 miles) to Northwestern Avenue.
For Football Parking: Follow traffic signs for permit parking or non-permit parking.
From Chicago
Take I-65 South to State Road 43 (exit 178).
Turn right off ramp.
Follow State Road 43 approximately 7 miles to the fourth stoplight (State Road 26 West/State Street).
Turn right on State Road 26.
Turn right at second stoplight (Grant Street).
Follow Grant Street to next stoplight.
Turn left on Northwestern Avenue.
For Football Parking: Follow traffic signs for permit parking or non-permit parking.
Ross-Ade Stadium (850 Beering Drive)
From Indianapolis
Take I-65 North to State Road 25 (exit 175).
Take a left on State Road 25, towards Lafayette, for approximately 1 mile.
Turn right on U.S. 52. Stay on U.S. 52 for approximately 2 miles to Yeager Road (fourth stoplight).
Turn left on Yeager Road.
Follow ensuing roundabout (approximately 0.25 miles) to Northwestern Avenue.
For Football Parking: Follow traffic signs for permit parking or non-permit parking.
From Chicago
Take I-65 South to State Road 43 (exit 178).
Turn right off ramp.
Follow State Road 43 approximately 7 miles to the fourth stoplight (State Road 26 West/State Street).
Turn right on State Road 26.
Turn right at second stoplight (Grant Street).
Follow Grant Street to next stoplight.
Turn left on Northwestern Avenue.
For Football Parking: Follow traffic signs for permit parking or non-permit parking.
Nestled on the northern edge of the Purdue University campus, Ross-Ade Stadium celebrates its 92nd season as the home of Boilermaker Football in 2015.
Ross-Ade was dedicated Nov. 22, 1924, in a game against intrastate rival Indiana (the Boilermakers won 26-7). The stadium is named for its two principal benefactors, alumni David E. Ross, late president of the Board of Trustees, and the late George Ade, playwright and humorist. It was Ross who conceived the idea for the stadium and selected the site. He and Ade purchased and presented to the university the 65-acre tract on which the stadium is located.
The stadium's original seating capacity was 13,500 (with standing room for an additional 5,000). Six expansions, plus end zone bleacher seating, eventually raised it to 69,200 in 1970. Capacity presently is 57,236.
From 2001 to 2003, Ross-Ade underwent a $70 million renovation that has made it one of the most attractive and fan-friendly facilities in all of college football.
In 2006, a cold-tolerant strain of Bermuda grass was installed in Ross-Ade, making it the first Big Ten stadium with such a surface. A year later, a new 31-foot by 68-foot Daktronics video board, priced at $1.7 million, was installed at the south end of Ross-Ade to significantly enhance replay and other entertainment possibilities.
The South End Zone Patio, which features tailgate food and beverages in an attractive 16,000-square foot area, opened in 2014 and is available to football season-ticket holders and Purdue students who have purchased the Boarding Pass. In April of 2014, athletics department officials announced that the south end zone space would undergo a major renovation in the coming years. The patio is a temporary addition while permanent plans are fine-tuned. The forthcoming renovation will include new video boards, a new distributed sound system and enhanced overall stadium aesthetics, while also addressing needed concrete repair in the southeast and southwest corners of the main horseshoe.
Ross-Ade features the Prescription Athletic Turf (PAT) drainage system, developed by Purdue staffers William H. Daniel and Melvin Robey in the early 1970s. It was installed in the stadium in the spring of 1975 at a cost of approximately $125,000. The PAT system is a network of pipes connected to pumps that extract water from the grass and can help keep the field playable and virtually divot-proof, even during a storm dumping one inch of rain or more per hour.
Through the 2014 season, Purdue had an all-time record of 274-174-13 in Ross-Ade, a .608 winning percentage.
The largest crowd ever to see a game in Ross-Ade is 71,629 against Indiana on Nov. 22, 1980.