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Top 25 College Football Stadiums: Rose Bowl, Michigan and more
by ESPN.com staff
The Swamp. The Big House. The Granddaddy of Them All.
Whether you're a fan of Death Valley (the orange-and-white version or the purple-and-gold), Touchdown Jesus or just playing between the hedges, you understand the unique experience college football's stadiums provide.
So we asked 14 of our college football writers to rank the best stadiums in the sport. No parameters, no criteria. Writers were asked to submit their top 20 stadiums in order. We then awarded points: 20 for first-place votes, 19 for second and all the way down to 1 point for a stadium voted No. 20.
In all, 42 stadiums received at least one vote, allowing us to build a Top 25 (this is college football, after all) for fans to form a travel bucket list or just venues to try out in EA Sports College Football 25.
And certainly a list to debate (this is college football, after all).
So with apologies (and a nod) to the Kibbie Dome on the campus of the University of Idaho at No. 26, here is ESPN's Top 25 list of stadiums in college football.
1. Tiger Stadium (LSU) - 247 pts (280 is maximum)
2. Rose Bowl (UCLA) - 209
3. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) - 182
4. Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame) - 175
5. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) - 172
6. Husky Stadium (Washington) - 151
7. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) - 149
8. Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin) - 133
9. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) - 115
10. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) - 112
11. Memorial Stadium (Clemson) - 105
12. Michie Stadium (Army) - 94
13. Kyle Field (Texas A&M) - 91
14. Autzen Stadium (Oregon) - 90
15. Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech) - 77
16. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) - 73
17. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) - 69
18. Sanford Stadium (Georgia) - 66
19. Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State) - 64
20. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) - 61
21. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss) - 51
22. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (USC) - 44
23. Kidd Brewer Stadium (Appalachian State) - 42
24. Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) - 40
25. Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) - 38
Others Receiving Votes
P1FCU Kibbie Dome (Idaho) - 36
Cotton Bowl - 35
Kinnick Stadium (Iowa) - 31
Albertsons Stadium (Boise State) - 24
Folsom Field (Colorado) - 21
LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU) - 21
Franklin Field (Pennsylvania) - 18
Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah) - 17
War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming) - 17
Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia) - 16
Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State) - 14
Sun Bowl (UTEP) - 13
Reser Stadium (Oregon State) - 8
Falcon Stadium (Air Force) - 7
Martin Stadium (Washington State) - 6
Aloha Stadium (Hawaii) - 4
Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina) - 2
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NEBRASKA
Memorial Stadium will hit its record 400th straight sellout this season, setting a standard for the legendary Midwest Nice Huskers fans. Mack Brown celebrated them his first year at Texas, when the unranked Longhorns went to Lincoln and ended Nebraska's 47-game home winning streak. Instead of pelting Texas running back Ricky Williams with insults as a result of the disappointment, they gave him a standing ovation and chanted "Heisman! Heisman!"
On my only trip there as a fan, the Huskers crushed the visitors, and a fan in the end zone nosebleeds tapped me on the shoulder and gently asked, "Excuse me, but don't they have any other quarterbacks?" then went on to praise the visiting band. Not your standard-issue trash talk. -- Wilson
Top 25 College Football Stadiums: Rose Bowl, Michigan and more
by ESPN.com staff
The Swamp. The Big House. The Granddaddy of Them All.
Whether you're a fan of Death Valley (the orange-and-white version or the purple-and-gold), Touchdown Jesus or just playing between the hedges, you understand the unique experience college football's stadiums provide.
So we asked 14 of our college football writers to rank the best stadiums in the sport. No parameters, no criteria. Writers were asked to submit their top 20 stadiums in order. We then awarded points: 20 for first-place votes, 19 for second and all the way down to 1 point for a stadium voted No. 20.
In all, 42 stadiums received at least one vote, allowing us to build a Top 25 (this is college football, after all) for fans to form a travel bucket list or just venues to try out in EA Sports College Football 25.
And certainly a list to debate (this is college football, after all).
So with apologies (and a nod) to the Kibbie Dome on the campus of the University of Idaho at No. 26, here is ESPN's Top 25 list of stadiums in college football.
1. Tiger Stadium (LSU) - 247 pts (280 is maximum)
2. Rose Bowl (UCLA) - 209
3. Michigan Stadium (Michigan) - 182
4. Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame) - 175
5. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) - 172
6. Husky Stadium (Washington) - 151
7. Ohio Stadium (Ohio State) - 149
8. Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin) - 133
9. Bryant-Denny Stadium (Alabama) - 115
10. Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) - 112
11. Memorial Stadium (Clemson) - 105
12. Michie Stadium (Army) - 94
13. Kyle Field (Texas A&M) - 91
14. Autzen Stadium (Oregon) - 90
15. Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech) - 77
16. Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) - 73
17. Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn) - 69
18. Sanford Stadium (Georgia) - 66
19. Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State) - 64
20. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) - 61
21. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss) - 51
22. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (USC) - 44
23. Kidd Brewer Stadium (Appalachian State) - 42
24. Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) - 40
25. Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) - 38
Others Receiving Votes
P1FCU Kibbie Dome (Idaho) - 36
Cotton Bowl - 35
Kinnick Stadium (Iowa) - 31
Albertsons Stadium (Boise State) - 24
Folsom Field (Colorado) - 21
LaVell Edwards Stadium (BYU) - 21
Franklin Field (Pennsylvania) - 18
Rice-Eccles Stadium (Utah) - 17
War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming) - 17
Milan Puskar Stadium (West Virginia) - 16
Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State) - 14
Sun Bowl (UTEP) - 13
Reser Stadium (Oregon State) - 8
Falcon Stadium (Air Force) - 7
Martin Stadium (Washington State) - 6
Aloha Stadium (Hawaii) - 4
Williams-Brice Stadium (South Carolina) - 2
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NEBRASKA
Memorial Stadium will hit its record 400th straight sellout this season, setting a standard for the legendary Midwest Nice Huskers fans. Mack Brown celebrated them his first year at Texas, when the unranked Longhorns went to Lincoln and ended Nebraska's 47-game home winning streak. Instead of pelting Texas running back Ricky Williams with insults as a result of the disappointment, they gave him a standing ovation and chanted "Heisman! Heisman!"
On my only trip there as a fan, the Huskers crushed the visitors, and a fan in the end zone nosebleeds tapped me on the shoulder and gently asked, "Excuse me, but don't they have any other quarterbacks?" then went on to praise the visiting band. Not your standard-issue trash talk. -- Wilson
