At a welcome reception and dinner for president Edward Elliott, alumni David Ross and George Ade announced that they had purchased a 65-acre dairy farm on the outskirts of West Lafayette to be used as a site for a football stadium and other intercollegiate athletics facilities. Ross chose the site because a valley at the southern end of the property afforded easy completion as a stadium.

Construction begins under the direction of A.E. Kemmer, class of 1902, as general contractor. George Spitzer, class of 1889 and a Purdue professor, and his wife, Belle, donate three city lots at the south end of the 65-acre tract to serve as an entry to the stadium. The lots are now the site of Cary Quadrangle, and the courtyard within the Quad, Spitzer Court, honors the gift.

Purdue dedicates Ross-Ade Stadium, which debuts with 13,500 seating capacity and standing room for an additional 5,000 in the north end of the stadium. The Boilermakers win the Homecoming matchup over Indiana 26-7.

Concrete is poured in the north end of the stadium, where the earth had been terraced for standing room since 1924. The playing field is moved 15 yards farther north. The new capacity is 23,074, although temporary seating and standing room are available at the upper edge of the seating bowl. A new press box is constructed on the east side of the stadium. The original press box had been on the west side.

From the time of the completion of the north end in 1930 to the late 1940s, temporary stands had been installed around the top of the original bowl. Those bleachers are removed and permanent steel grandstands are built on the west side of the stadium. The new capacity is 51,295.

A new press box is added on the west side of the stadium.

Permanent steel stands are erected on the east side, replacing temporary stands. The new capacity is 55,500.

 The cinder track that was part of the 1924 construction is removed, and a fence is erected between the playing field and seating area.

The playing field is lowered by seven feet and 13 rows of seats are added. The new seating capacity is 60,000. Sloping, semicircular sidewalks are built to connect the locker rooms to the playing field, and a walkway is provided at the base of the seating area.

The last of the temporary bleachers at the top of the original seating area in the north end are replaced with permanent seating, bringing capacity to 68,000. A new scoreboard is built south of the playing field. An additional level is added to the press box.

Larger bleachers south of the playing field are installed, adding 1,200 seats. The inclusion of handicapped-accessible seating and other changes reduce capacity to 67,332.

Prescription Athletic Turf is developed by Purdue staffers William H. Daniel and Melvin Robey and installed at a cost of approximately $125,000. The PAT system features a network of pipes connected to pumps capable of keeping the field playable, even during a storm dumping one inch of rain per hour.

The largest crowd in Ross-Ade history, 71,629, views the game against Indiana.

The home team locker room beneath the east stands is renovated, and a visiting team locker room is built in the southwest corner of the stadium.

A $1 million electronic scoreboard and message center are built at the south end of the stadium. An auxiliary board is installed at the north end.

The fence around the playing field is removed, and the adjoining walkways are replaced with sod.

The south scoreboard message center is replaced with a $3 million Sony JumboTron to provide live video coverage and instant replays.

 Work begins on the $70 million first phase of a massive renovation of the home of the Boilermakers. Capacity for the 2002 season is 66,295.

Renovation is completed - Ross-Ade is remade - and capacity is 62,500.

The field is resodded, with a deep-rooting and cold-tolerant strain of Bermuda grass. Ross-Ade becomes the first Big Ten Conference stadium with a Bermuda surface.

A 31-foot by 68-foot Daktronics video board, priced at $1.7 million, is installed at the south end of Ross-Ade, which will significantly improve replay and other entertainment possibilities.

The south end zone bleachers - accounting for 6,100 seats - are removed, and a temporary patio area is created while plans for a forthcoming major renovation to the space are considered. Capacity is 57,236.

The last remaining original concrete in the seating bowl - sections 101, 102 and 103 in the southeast corner and sections 127, 128 and 129 in the southwest corner - is replaced at a cost of $2.8 million.

Permanent lighting is installed at a cost of $5.6 million. Additionally, updates are made to the drainage and irrigation systems on the perimeter of the field and sod laid to match the playing surface.

The field is resodded with Latitude 36 Bermuda grass. A new sound system is installed. The south tower that houses the video board is repainted and rebranded, while branding and signage enhancements are made at the north end of Ross-Ade and throughout the stadium. A brick facade is put in at field level. Improvements are made to the visiting team locker room, including air conditioning, new chairs, stools and sports medicine amenities. Seating capacity is 57,282, with a total capacity (including non-ticketed individuals) of 60,716.

A 375-foot wide by 10-foot high video ribbon board is added at the north end. Branding and signage enhancements are made to the concourse. The Tyler Trent Student Gate is dedicated Sept. 7.

Purdue installed a 150-feet, 4-inches wide and 56-feet, 9-inches high video board at the south end, more than four-times larger than the previous board built in 2007.The board is the first HDR (high-dynamic range) board in college football, providing a significantly sharper picture and richer color.
The field was named Rohrman Field starting in 2020.

The Boilermakers played their 500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium, defeating Oregon State 30-21 in front of a crowd of 53,656.

Ross-Ade Stadium celebrates its 100th season with the creation. Phase 1 renovations to Ross-Ade Stadium feature the Tiller Tunnel, a new entry location for the team back to the Kozuch Football Performance Complex, a new south end zone addition to increase student seating capacity by 5%, giving Ross-Ade Stadium the second-highest percentage of student capacity in the Big Ten, and the completion of the student-athlete dining facility on the northeast side of the stadium.