O'Brien Stadium

O'Brien Stadium is a stadium in Illinois, United States that opened in 1970. Its recorded capacity is 10,000.

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Key facts

O'Brien Stadium is a stadium in Illinois, United States that opened in 1970. Its recorded capacity is 10,000. It is owned by Eastern Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University. It is operated by Eastern Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Eastern Illinois Panthers, Eastern Illinois Panthers, 2011 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, Eastern Illinois Panthers football, 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2010 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.

Location
Illinois, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
10,000
Opened
1970
Status
Active
Current owner
Eastern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of O'Brien Stadium
O'Brien Stadium

O'Brien Stadium is at latitude 39.4805, longitude -88.1812, in Illinois, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of O'Brien Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude39.4805
Longitude-88.1812
CityIllinois
RegionIllinois
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for O'Brien Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of O'Brien Stadium

O'Brien Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Lincoln Field (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of O'Brien Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Lincoln FieldNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of O'Brien Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerEastern Illinois University1970 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerEastern Illinois UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorEastern Illinois University1970 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorEastern Illinois UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of O'Brien Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Eastern Illinois PanthersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Eastern Illinois PanthersNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2011 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2012 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
Eastern Illinois Panthers footballNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
1978 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2010 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource
2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football teamNot mapped1970 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

23 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for O'Brien Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set28532026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLincoln Field2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set319132026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set319122026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set319112026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294462026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294452026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294442026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294432026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294422026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294412026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294402026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294392026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294382026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294372026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294362026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294352026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294342026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set294332026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722214792026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722214792026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleO'Brien_Field_(Charleston)O'Brien Field (Charleston)2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: O'Brien Field (Charleston) (revision 1372221479). Wikidata item: Q7071680.