The 40 Largest I-A Stadiums - Football
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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 | ||
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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 | Sanford Stadium | Athens, Ga. | 92,020 | Georgia | SEC-East | 1929 | Grass |
7 | LA Memorial Coliseum* | Los Angeles, Calif. | 92,000 | USC | Pac-10 | 1923 | Grass |
8 | Tiger Stadium | Baton Rouge, La. | 91,644 | LSU | SEC-West | 1924 | Grass |
9 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, Fla. | 88,548 | Florida | SEC-East | 1929 | Grass |
10 | Jordan-Hare Stadium | Auburn, Ala. | 86,063 | Auburn | SEC-West | 1939 | Grass |
11 | Stanford Stadium | Stanford, Calif. | 85,500 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1921 | Grass |
12 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 83,818 | Alabama | SEC-West | 1929 | Grass |
13 | Legion Field* | Birmingham, Ala. | 83,091 | Alabama/UAB | USA | 1927 | Grass |
14 | Kyle Field | College Station, Texas | 82,600 | Texas A&M | Big 12-South | 1925 | Grass |
15 | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Okla. | 82,112 | Oklahoma | Big 12-South | 1924 | Grass |
16 | Doak Campbell Stadium | Tallahasse, Fla. | 82,000 | Florida St. | ACC | 1950 | Grass |
17 | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, S.C. | 81,474 | Clemson | ACC | 1942 | Grass |
18 | Camp Randall Stadium | Madison, Wis. | 81,318 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1917 | Turf |
19 | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame, Ind. | 80,795 | Notre Dame | Independent | 1930 | Grass |
20 | Williams-Brice Stadium | Columbia, S.C. | 80,250 | South Carolina | SEC-East | 1934 | Grass |
21 | Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas | 80,082 | Texas | Big 12-South | 1924 | 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 | Memorial Stadium | Berkeley, Calif. | 73,347 | California | Pac-10 | 1923 | Grass |
25 | Husky Stadium | Seattle, Wash. | 72,500 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1920 | Turf |
26 | Orange Bowl* | Miami, Fla. | 72,319 | Miami-FL | ACC | 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 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, Calif. | 70,561 | San Diego St | Mountain West | 1967 | Grass |
30 | Kinnick Stadium | Iowa City, Iowa | 70,397 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1929 | Grass |
31 | Citrus Bowl* | Orlando, Fla. | 70,188 | Central Florida | Mid-American | 1936 | Grass |
32 | Rice Stadium | Houston, Texas | 70,000 | Rice | WAC | 1950 | Turf |
33 | Superdome* | New Orleans, La. | 69,767 | Tulane | USA | 1975 | Turf |
34 | Memorial Stadium | Champaign, Ill. | 69,249 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1923 | Turf |
35 | Lincoln Financial Field** | Philadelphia, Penn. | 68,532 | Temple | Big East | 1971 | Turf |
36 | Commonwealth | Lexington, Ky. | 67,530 | Kentucky | SEC-East | 1973 | 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 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1982 | Turf |
Note: The capacities for several stadiums including the Rose Bowl, Louisiana Superdome and Sun Devil Stadium are often listed differently for other events, such as bowl games, which they host.
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