college football

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Home of the Memphis Tigers

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/ September 30, 2026

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has anchored Memphis college football since it opened as Memphis Memorial Stadium on September 16, 1965. Built on the grounds of the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the city’s Midtown neighborhood, the venue has carried three names over its history, becoming Liberty…

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Sun Bowl Stadium: UTEP’s Desert Bowl in El Paso

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/ September 30, 2026

Sun Bowl Stadium sits on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso, carved into a natural desert bowl at the base of the Franklin Mountains. Opened on September 21, 1963, it has served as the home field for UTEP Miners football ever…

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SECU Stadium: Home of the Maryland Terrapins

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/ September 28, 2026

SECU Stadium is the home field of Maryland Terrapins football and men’s lacrosse on the University of Maryland campus in College Park. It opened on September 30, 1950 as Byrd Stadium, named for former coach and university president Harry “Curley” Byrd, and has grown from…

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Jones AT&T Stadium: Home of Texas Tech Football in Lubbock

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/ September 27, 2026

Jones AT&T Stadium has served as the home of Texas Tech Red Raiders football on the university’s Lubbock, Texas campus since it opened on November 29, 1947, when the Red Raiders beat Hardin-Simmons 14-6 in the inaugural game. Built in the school’s signature Spanish Renaissance…

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Faurot Field: Mizzou’s 100-Year-Old Home in Columbia

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/ September 24, 2026

Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri, is the home of the Missouri Tigers football team. It opened on October 2, 1926, and is dedicated to the 112 University of Missouri students and alumni who died in World War I. The playing surface has…

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Franklin Field: America’s Oldest College Football Stadium

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/ September 3, 2026

Franklin Field sits at 33rd and Spruce Streets on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, and it holds a claim no other college football venue can match: it’s the oldest stadium of its kind still in continuous use. The horseshoe-shaped stadium opened on April…

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25 Biggest College Football Stadiums: Full 2026 Rankings

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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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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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