Largest College Football Stadiums - Top 20

This article lists the twenty largest college football stadiums ordered by capacity: it provides each stadium's name, nickname(s) (if any), location, home team, and total capacity.

Nineteen of the twenty largest college football stadiums are home fields for teams from the five major conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC), and the other is home field for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The three largest college football stadiums are home fields for Big 10 teams: Michigan, Penn State, and Ohio State.

Seven of the twenty largest college football stadiums are home fields for SEC teams: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Auburn, and South Carolina.

Four of the twenty largest college football stadiums are home fields for Big 12 teams: Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

Eight of the twenty largest college football stadiums are located in four states: Alabama (2); California (2); Florida (2); and Texas (2). Two of those eight stadiums are located in the Los Angeles area: home fields for USC and UCLA.

1. Largest College Football Stadiums: Michigan Stadium

Stadium name: Michigan Stadium
Nickname(s): The Big House
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Home Team: Michigan Wolverines
Capacity: 109,901

2. Largest College Football Stadiums: Beaver Stadium

Stadium name: Beaver Stadium
Nickname(s): Happy Valley, The Dam, The Third Largest City
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Home Team: Penn State Nittany Lions
Capacity: 107,282

3. Largest College Football Stadiums: Ohio Stadium

Stadium name: Ohio Stadium
Nickname(s): The Shoe, The Horseshoe
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Home Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Capacity: 102,329

4. Largest College Football Stadiums: Neyland Stadium

Stadium name: Neyland Stadium
Nickname(s): One-Cheek Stadium, Rocky Top
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Home Team: Tennessee Volunteers
Capacity: 102,037

5. Largest College Football Stadiums: Bryant-Denny Stadium

Stadium name: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Home Team: Alabama Crimson Tide
Capacity: 101,821

6. Largest College Football Stadiums: Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium

Stadium name: Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium
Nickname(s): DKR
Location: Austin, Texas
Home Team: Texas Longhorns
Capacity: 100,119

7. Largest College Football Stadiums: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Stadium name: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Nickname(s): The Grand Old Lady
Location: Los Angeles, California
Home Team: USC Trojans
Capacity: 93,607

8. Largest College Football Stadiums: Sanford Stadium

Stadium name: Sanford Stadium
Nickname(s): Between the Hedges
Location: Athens, Georgia
Home Team: Georgia Bulldogs
Capacity: 92,746

9. Largest College Football Stadiums: Rose Bowl

Stadium name: Rose Bowl
Location: Pasadena, California
Home Team: UCLA Bruins
Capacity: 92,542

10. Largest College Football Stadiums: Tiger Stadium

Stadium name: Tiger Stadium
Nickname(s): Death Valley
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Home Team: LSU Tigers
Capacity: 92,400

11. Largest College Football Stadiums: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Stadium name: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Nickname(s): The Swamp
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Home Team: Florida Gators
Capacity: 88,548

12. Largest College Football Stadiums: Jordan-Hare Stadium

Stadium name: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Nickname(s): The Fifth Largest City
Location: Auburn, Alabama
Home Team: Auburn Tigers
Capacity: 87,451

13. Largest College Football Stadiums: Kyle Field

Stadium name: Kyle Field
Nickname(s): Home of the 12th Man
Location: College Station, Texas
Home Team: Texas A&M Aggies
Capacity: 82,600

14. Largest College Football Stadiums: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium

Stadium name: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium
Nickname(s): The Doak
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Home Team: Florida State Seminoles
Capacity: 82,300

15. Largest College Football Stadiums: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

Stadium name: Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Nickname(s): Owen Field
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Home Team: Oklahoma Sooners
Capacity: 82,112

16. Largest College Football Stadiums: Memorial Stadium

Stadium name: Memorial Stadium
Nickname(s): Sea of Red
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Home Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Capacity: 81,067

17. Largest College Football Stadiums: Notre Dame Stadium

Stadium name: Notre Dame Stadium
Nickname(s): The House that Rockne Built
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Home Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Capacity: 80,795

18. Largest College Football Stadiums: Camp Randall Stadium

Stadium name: Camp Randall Stadium
Nickname(s): The Camp
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Home Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Capacity: 80,321

19. Largest College Football Stadiums: Clemson Memorial Stadium

Stadium name: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Nickname(s): Death Valley
Location: Clemson, South Carolina
Home Team: Clemson Tigers
Capacity: 80,301

20. Largest College Football Stadiums: Williams-Brice Stadium

Stadium name: Williams-Brice Stadium
Nickname(s): The Cockpit
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Home Team: South Carolina Gamecocks
Capacity: 80,250

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