If you are a college football fan or someone who likes to check out fun events while traveling around the U.S. as a healthcare professional, this article is for you! With football just around the corner, it’s only fitting to list the top 10 college football atmospheres around the country. If you are near any of these awesome sites this fall on assignment, do yourself a favor and check out a game (or at least a tailgate)!
This is my list (being a University of Nebraska graduate, I may be a little biased…GO BIG RED!!!), but we’d love to hear yours!
TOP TEN
#1. Nebraska Cornhuskers – Lincoln, NE
Memorial Stadium
Capacity – 87,091
#2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish – South Bend, IN
Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity – 80,795
#3. Washington Huskies – Seattle, WA
Husky Stadium
Capacity – 72,500
#4. Texas A&M Aggies – College Station, TX
Kyle Field
Capacity – 102,512
#5. Michigan Wolverines – Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Stadium aka “The Big House”
Capacity – 109,901
#6. LSU Tigers – Baton Rouge, LA
Tiger Stadium
Capacity – 102,321
#7. UCLA Bruins – Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
Capacity – 93,542
#8. Ohio State Buckeyes – Columbus, OH
Ohio Stadium aka “The Horseshoe”
Capacity – 104,944
#9. Florida Gators – Gainesville, FL
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium aka “The Swamp”
Capacity – 88,548
#10. Oregon Ducks – Eugene, OR
Autzen Stadium
Capacity – 53,800
So, how did I do? Comment below with your list of favorite college football venues, and be sure to stop by one of these locations if it’s close to your fall travel assignment! If you’d like more information on some of these stadiums, you can reference the links below:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_football_stadiums_by_capacity
Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/819908-the-20-top-college-football-atmospheres-in-the-country.
Travel and Leisure: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-college-football-stadiums/
Chad Sinclair joined Aureus Medical’s nursing division in June 2006 as an Account Manager for the Midwest Region, specifically Iowa. He now serves as Branch Manager for the New England territory. In his free time, Chad enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons and getting together with friends and family to watch, play, and attend sporting events.
West Virginia University should be listed !! WV is a big time football state !!
hmmm, yea, NO. The fact that you have A&M even ranked in the top 10 leaves your picks lacking validity. College Station is an arm pit of a town, not fun at all and nothing to do. Also, you left off Texas? Really? Texas should be in the top five for the city alone, throw in 102,000 fans and the Godzillatron and it’s an experience you won’t forget. The tailgating is amazing, the people are beautiful (OK, HOT!) and you’re blocks away from Sixth Street. Sorry but you missed the boat on this one, have fun in College Station! LOL
How could you leave out Beaver Stadium? WE ARE!! PENN STATE!!