Selby Field, usually referred to simply as Selby, is the football,

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, where the Battling Bishops play. Selby has a seating capacity of 9,100, with all seats falling between the 15-yard lines of the field. Its press box was lauded as ''the largest in Ohio outside of Ohio Stadium.'' Built in 1929, the grandstands of Selby are two separate smooth-finished concrete structures which provide seating for 9,100. Selby Field is located on South Henry Street, just east of the academic and administrative buildings of Ohio Wesleyan. On March 18, 1985, Selby Field was added to the

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. From 2012 through 2015, the

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played home games at Selby Field.

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