The Big Ten leads the charge with three of the top five biggest college football stadiums in the country with all holding occupancy of over 102,000. 2024 National Champion Michigan sits atop the list as Michigan Stadium has a capacity of 107,601.
Coming in at second on the list is Penn State as Beaver Stadium has a capacity of 106,572. Penn State recently announced that Beaver Stadium would be undergoing significant renovations as part of their plan to upgrade university athletic facilities.
Third on the list is Ohio State as Ohio Stadium has a capacity of 102,780. This is just above fourth place Texas A&M as Kyle Field has a capacity of 102,733. Rounding out the top five is LSU. Tiger Stadium boasts a capacity of 102,321.
Here is the full list of the top 25 biggest college football stadiums. The list was compiled using data from NCAA.
Rank | School | Stadium | Capacity |
1 | Michigan | Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, MI) | 107,601 |
2 | Penn State | Beaver Stadium (University Park, PA) | 106,572 |
3 | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium (Columbus, OH) | 102,780 |
4 | Texas A&M | Kyle Field (College Station, TX) | 102,733 |
5 | LSU | Tiger Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA) | 102,321 |
6 | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, TN) | 101,915 |
7 | Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, AL) | 101,821 |
8 | Texas | Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX) | 100,119 |
9 | Georgia | Sanford Stadium (Athens, GA) | 92,746 |
10 | UCLA | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) | 91,136 |
11 | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, FL) | 88,548 |
12 | Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn, AL) | 87,451 |
13 | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 86,112 |
14 | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | 85,458 |
15 | Clemson | Clemson Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | 81,500 |
16 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, IN) | 80,795 |
17 | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium (Tallahassee, FL) | 79,560 |
18 | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium (Columbia, SC) | 77,559 |
19 | Southern Cal | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | 77,500 |
20 | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium (Madison, WI) | 75,822 |
21 | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, MI) | 74,866 |
22 | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, AR) | 72,000 |
23 | Washington | Husky Stadium (Seattle, WA) | 70,138 |
24 | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA) | 69,250 |
25 | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA) | 68,532 |