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For the Traveling Sports Fan: Top 10 College Football Venues You MUST See

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.