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The 25 Biggest College Football Stadiums (2026)

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/ September 3, 2026

The biggest stadiums in the United States don’t belong to the NFL — they belong to college football. This list ranks the 25 largest college football venues by capacity, from ThrillZing’s stadium database, and the top of it dwarfs every professional building in the country.

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Harvard Stadium: America’s Oldest College Football Venue

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/ August 31, 2026

Harvard Stadium has stood along the Charles River in Boston’s Allston neighborhood since 1903, making it the oldest stadium structure still in use for college football in the United States. Built for the Harvard Crimson, the horseshoe-shaped venue was also the nation’s first large permanent

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Stanford Stadium: The Cardinal’s Rebuilt Home in Palo Alto

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/ August 29, 2026

Stanford Stadium sits on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, and has served as the home of Stanford Cardinal football since it opened on November 19, 1921, with a Big Game victory by rival California. The original horseshoe-shaped stadium was a massive concrete bowl

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Yale Bowl: The 1914 Stadium That Shaped Football

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/ August 29, 2026

Yale Bowl is a college football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut, that has hosted the Yale Bulldogs continuously since it opened on November 21, 1914. Designed by Charles A. Ferry with Sperry Engineering Co., it was the first bowl-shaped stadium built in the United States,

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LaVell Edwards Stadium: Home of BYU Cougars Football

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/ August 29, 2026

LaVell Edwards Stadium sits on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, at an elevation of about 4,649 feet, making it one of the highest-elevation stadiums in major college football. It has served as the home field for BYU Cougars football since it

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Camping World Stadium: Orlando’s Historic Bowl Game Home

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/ August 26, 2026

Camping World Stadium sits in the West Lakes neighborhood of downtown Orlando, Florida, on a site that has hosted football since 1936. Originally built as Orlando Stadium under a Works Progress Administration project, the venue grew from 10,000 seats into today’s roughly 60,000-capacity bowl game

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Scott Stadium: Home of the Virginia Cavaliers Since 1931

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/ August 21, 2026

Scott Stadium opened on October 15, 1931, as the home field for University of Virginia football, replacing the Cavaliers’ earlier campus grounds. Named for donor and university rector Frederic William Scott, the stadium began as a 22,000-seat venue and has grown into one of the

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Spartan Stadium: Michigan State’s Historic Home Turf

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/ August 20, 2026

Spartan Stadium is the home football venue for Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Opened on October 6, 1923, it has served as the Spartans’ gridiron home for over a century, growing from a modest 14,000-seat bowl into a modern 74,866-capacity facility that ranks

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Ross–Ade Stadium: Home of Purdue Boilermakers Football

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/ August 20, 2026

Ross–Ade Stadium has served as the home of Purdue Boilermakers football in West Lafayette, Indiana, since it opened on November 22, 1924. The stadium takes its name from Purdue alumni David E. Ross and George Ade, who purchased the 65-acre site and helped fund the

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