The 40 Largest I-A Stadiums

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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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	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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