Largest U.S. Football Stadiums

Largest U.S. Football Stadiums

Beaver Stadium, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions and named after a former governor, is the largest football stadium in the US and the third largest in the world. The stadium seating capacity is 107,282 with the record attendance being over 110,000 in 2002. Coming in second place is the Michigan Wolverine’s Michigan Stadium. It is generally hailed as the largest stadium in the US, however, due to renovations that have taken away seating, they are number two for the time being. In the US, 20 of the top 21 largest stadiums lay claim to college teams as opposed to professional teams.

RankStadiumCapacityHome TeamState 
1Beaver Stadium107,282Penn State Nittany LionsPennsylvania 
2Michigan Stadium106,201Michigan WolverinesMichigan 
3Ohio Stadium102,329Ohio State BuckeyesOhio 
4Neyland Stadium102,037Tennessee VolunteersTennessee 
5Texas Memorial Stadium94,113Texas LonghornsTexas 
6Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum93,607USC Trojans footballCalifornia 
7Sanford Stadium92,746Georgia BulldogsGeorgia 
8Tiger Stadium92,400LSU TigersLouisiana 
9Cotton Bowl92,200No Home TeamTexas 
10Bryant-Denny Stadium92,138Alabama Crimson TideAlabama 
11FedExField91,704Washington RedskinsMaryland 
12Rose Bowl91,136UCLA BruinsCalifornia 
13Ben Hill Griffin Stadium88,548Florida GatorsFlorida 
14Jordan-Hare Stadium87,451Auburn TigersAlabama 
15Kyle Field83,002Texas A&M AggiesTexas 
16Bobby Bowden Field82,300Florida State SeminolesFlorida 
17Gaylord Memorial Stadium82,112Oklahoma SoonersOklahoma 
18Memorial Stadium81,067Nebraska CornhuskersNebraska 
19Notre Dame Stadium80,795Notre Dame Fighting IrishIndiana 
20Camp Randall Stadium80,321Wisconsin BadgersWisconsin 
21Memorial Stadium80,301Clemson TigersSouth Carolina 
22Williams-Brice Stadium80,250South Carolina GamecocksSouth Carolina 
23Giants Stadium80,242New York Giants, New York JetsNew Jersey 
24Arrowhead Stadium79,101Kansas City ChiefsMissouri 
25Jacksonville Municipal Stadium76,867Jacksonville Jaguars, The Gator BowlFlorida 
26INVESCO Field at Mile High76,125Denver BroncosColorado 
27Reynolds Razorback Stadium76,000Arkansas RazorbacksArkansas 
28California Memorial Stadium75,662California Golden BearsCalifornia 
29Spartan Stadium75,025Michigan State SpartansMichigan 
30Dolphin Stadium74,916Miami Dolphins, Miami HurricanesFlorida 
31Ralph Wilson Stadium73,967Buffalo BillsNew York 
32Sun Devil Stadium73,379Arizona State Sun DevilsArizona 
33Bank of America Stadium73,298Carolina PanthersNorth Carolina 
34Cleveland Browns Stadium73,200Cleveland BrownsOhio 
35Lambeau Field72,928Green Bay PackersWisconsin 
36Husky Stadium72,500Washington HuskiesWashington 
37Louisiana Superdome72,003New Orleans Saints, Tulane Green WaveLouisiana 
38Reliant Stadium72,000Houston TexansTexas 
39Legion Field71,594UAB BlazersAlabama 
40Georgia Dome71,149Atlanta FalconsGeorgia 
41Memorial Stadium70,904Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois 
42Kinnick Stadium70,585Iowa HawkeyesIowa 
43Qualcomm Stadium70,561San Diego Chargers, San Diego State AztecsCalifornia 
44Citrus Bowl70,188Jones HS TigersFlorida 
45M&T Bank Stadium70,107Baltimore RavensMaryland 
46Rice Stadium70,000Rice OwlsTexas 
47Candlestick Park69,843San Francisco 49ersCalifornia 
48LP Field68,804Tennessee Titans, Tennessee State TigersTennessee 
49Gillette Stadium68,756New England PatriotsMassachusetts 
50Lincoln Financial Field68,532Philadelphia Eagles, Temple OwlsPennsylvania 
51Faurot Field68,349Missouri TigersMissouri 
52Commonwealth Stadium67,606Kentucky WildcatsKentucky 
53Qwest Field67,000Seattle SeahawksWashington 
54Edward Jones Dome66,965St. Louis RamsMissouri 
55Lane Stadium66,233Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia 
56Raymond James Stadium65,647Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida BullsFlorida 
57Texas Stadium65,595Dallas CowboysTexas 
58Paul Brown Stadium65,535Cincinnati BengalsOhio 
59Alamodome65,000No Home TeamTexas 
60Ford Field65,000Detroit LionsMichigan 
61LaVell Edwards Stadium65,000BYU CougarsUtah 
62Heinz Field64,450Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh PanthersPennsylvania 
63Yale Bowl61,446Yale BulldogsConnecticut 
64Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome64,035Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota 
65University of Phoenix Stadium63,400Arizona CardinalsArizona 
66McAfee Coliseum63,026Oakland RaidersCalifornia 
67Lucas Oil Stadium63,000Indianapolis ColtsIndiana 
68Ross-Ade Stadium62,500Purdue BoilermakersIndiana 
69Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium62,380Memphis TigersTennessee 
70Soldier Field61,500Chicago BearsIllinois 
71Scott Stadium61,500Virginia CavaliersVirginia 
72Vaught-Hemingway Stadium60,580Ole Miss RebelsMississippi 
73Milan Puskar Stadium60,540West Virginia MountaineersWest Virginia 
74Veterans Memorial Stadium60,492Jackson State TigersMississippi 
75Kenan Stadium60,000North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina 
76Carter-Finley Stadium60,000NC State WolfpackNorth Carolina 
77Boone Pickens Stadium60,000Oklahoma State CowboysOklahoma 
78Arizona Stadium57,803Arizona WildcatsArizona 
79Davis Wade Stadium55,082Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi 
80Jack Trice Stadium55,000Iowa State CyclonesIowa 
81Bobby Dodd Stadium55,000Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGeorgia 
82Autzen Stadium53,800Oregon DucksOregon 
83Folsom Field53,750Colorado BuffaloesColorado 
84War Memorial Stadium53,727Arkansas RazorbacksArkansas 
85Jones AT&T Stadium53,000Texas Tech Red RaidersTexas 
86Franklin Field52,593Penn QuakersPennsylvania 
87Falcon Stadium52,480Air Force FalconsColorado 
88Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium52,200Kansas State WildcatsKansas 
89Byrd Stadium51,500Maryland TerrapinsMaryland 
90Sun Bowl Stadium51,500UTEP MinersTexas 
91Independence Stadium50,832No Home TeamLouisiana 
92Memorial Stadium50,180Indiana HoosiersIndiana 
93Memorial Stadium50,071Kansas JayhawksKansas 
94Aloha Stadium50,000Hawaii WarriorsHawaii 
95Carrier Dome50,000Syracuse OrangeNew York 
96Floyd Casey Stadium50,000Baylor BearsTexas 
97Stanford Stadium50,000Stanford CardinalCalifornia 
98Ryan Field49,256Northwestern WildcatsIllinois 
99Reser Stadium45,674Oregon State BeaversOregon 
100Rice-Eccles Stadium45,634Utah UtesUtah 
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