What are the top 20 college football stadiums when it comes to capacity? I know Michigan is #1, Penn St. #2 and Tennesse is #3. I can't find anything past that. Can anyone help? This is just for my own knowledge.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/sports/collegefootballstadiums/neyland.asp?&0sp=s1b6&0sp=s1b1 http://www.collegecharlie.com/stadiums.html This might help. I can't believe my alma mater's stadium (Bryant-Denny) nor our hated rival (Auburn and Jordan-Hare stadium) even made the list. How can you overlook Yeah Alabama and the Rammer Jammer cheer, the booming voice announcing "This is Alabama football!" that sends chills down the hair of your neck? Or the flight of the eagle (War Eagle of course) as the "Eye of the Tiger" blares at eight million decibels while the fans scream War Eagle? Neyland clocks in at second in capacity, cramming 104,079 UT a-holes into that gigantic, towering, orange vortex of sound. From covering Georgia games there, it is LOUD !!! It makes the aircraft carrier flight deck sound tranquil by comparison. Michigan has the biggest stadium with 107,501 fans packed in there, but they are no where as near as rabid as SEC or Big 12 fans. I thought there was far too many PAC-10 stadiums from a league that is not known for their insane fans like the SEC, Notre Dame, Big 12 or Big 10.
The 40 Largest I-A Stadiums The 40 largest stadiums in NCAA Division I-A college football heading into the 2002 season. Note that (*) indicates stadium not on campus. Location Seats Home Team Conference Built Field 1 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. 107,501 Michigan Big Ten 1927 Grass 2 Beaver Stadium University Park, Penn. 107,282 Penn St. Big Ten 1960 Grass 3 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tenn. 104,079 Tennessee SEC-East 1921 Grass 4 Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 101,568 Ohio St. Big Ten 1922 Grass 5 Rose Bowl* Pasadena, Calif. 98,636 UCLA Pac-10 1922 Grass 6 LA Memorial Coliseum* Los Angeles, Calif. 92,000 USC Pac-10 1923 Grass 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, La. 91,600 LSU SEC-West 1924 Grass 8 Sanford Stadium Athens, Ga. 86,520 Georgia SEC-East 1929 Grass 9 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, Ala. 86,063 Auburn SEC-West 1939 Grass 10 Stanford Stadium Stanford, Calif. 85,500 Stanford Pac-10 1921 Grass 11 Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Ala. 83,818 Alabama SEC-West 1929 Grass 12 Legion Field* Birmingham, Ala. 83,091 Alabama/UAB SEC-West/USA 1927 Grass 13 Florida Field Gainesville, Fla. 83,000 Florida SEC-East 1929 Grass 14 Memorial Stadium Clemson, S.C. 81,474 Clemson ACC 1942 Grass 15 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 80,795 Notre Dame Independent 1930 Grass 16 Kyle Field College Station, Texas 80,650 Texas A&M Big 12-South 1925 Grass 17 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, S.C. 80,250 South Carolina SEC-East 1934 Grass 18 Royal-Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas 80,082 Texas Big 12-South 1924 Grass 19 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahasse, Fla. 80,000 Florida St. ACC 1950 Grass 20 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis. 76,634 Wisconsin Big Ten 1917 Turf 21 Memorial Stadium Berkeley, Calif. 75,028 California Pac-10 1923 Grass 22 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb. 73,918 Nebraska Big 12-North 1923 Turf 23 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Ariz. 73,379 Arizona St. Pac-10 1959 Grass 24 Gaylord Family-Okla. Memorial Norman, Okla. 72,765 Oklahoma Big 12-South 1924 Grass 25 Husky Stadium Seattle, Wash. 72,500 Washington Pac-10 1920 Turf 26 Orange Bowl* Miami, Fla. 72,319 Miami-FL Big East 1935 Grass 27 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Mich. 72,027 Michigan St. Big Ten 1957 Turf 28 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Ark. 72,000 Arkansas SEC-West 1938 Grass 29 Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa 70,397 Iowa Big Ten 1929 Grass 30 Citrus Bowl* Orlando, Fla. 70,188 Central Florida Mid-American 1936 Grass 31 Rice Stadium Houston, Texas 70,000 Rice WAC 1950 Turf 32 Superdome* New Orleans, La. 69,767 Tulane USA 1975 Turf 33 Memorial Stadium Champaign, Ill. 69,249 Illinois Big Ten 1923 Turf 34 Commonwealth Lexington, Ky. 67,530 Kentucky SEC-East 1973 Grass 35 Veterans Stadium* Philadelphia, Penn. 66,592 Temple Big East 1971 Turf 36 Ross-Ade Stadium W. Lafayette, Ind. 66,295 Purdue Big Ten 1924 Grass 37 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, Va. 65,115 Va. Tech Big East 1965 Grass 38 LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah 65,000 BYU Mountain West 1964 Grass 39 Heinz Field* Pittsburgh, Penn. 64,450 Pittsburgh Big East 2001 Grass 40 HHH Metrodome* Minneapolis, Minn. 64,172 http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0105762.html
Average number of empty seats/game: 55,000* *Unless they are playing Texas or A&M in which case the stadium is SOLD OUT.
Rice Stadium was the host of the only Super Bowl to ever be played in Houston (next one in 2004 at Reiant Stadium)
CNNSI Top CF Stadiums Both A&M and UT add more seats for big games. Here is the average attendances for College Football: NCAA Attendance 2002 NCAA Attendance 2001
A&M does. UT doesn't. Kyle Field has a track surrounding the field which allows A&M to install temporary bleachers and chairs for big games. UT took out its track after the '98 season, lowered the field, and expanded the sideline lower decks. The seating capacity for Royal Memorial is 80,082. That does not take into account people who enter without tickets such as stadium personnel, media, etc. which are factored into announced attendance.
When did they add the east side upper deck? Seems like it was recently. And how many seats did that add?
