The Swamp. The Big House. The Granddaddy of them all.
Whether you're a fan of Death Valley (the orange and white version or purple and gold), Touchdown Jesus or just playing between the hedges, you understand the unique experience college football's stadiums provide. So we asked 14 of our college football writers to rank the best stadiums in the sport. No parameters, no criteria.
Writers were asked to submit their top 20 stadiums in order. We then awarded points: 20 for first-place votes, 19 for second and all the way down to 1 point for a stadium voted No. 20.
In all, 42 different stadiums received at least one vote, allowing us to build a Top 25 (this is college football, after all) for fans to form a travel bucket list or just venues to try out in EA Sports College Football 25. And certainly a list to debate (this is college football, after all). So with apologies (and a nod) to the Kibbie Dome on the campus of the University of Idaho at No.
26, here are ESPN's Top 25 stadiums in college football. 1. Tiger Stadium, , est.
1924 247 Soaking up the atmosphere on a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium is pure nirvana for football fans, and it's hardly just the football game. The food at all the tailgating spots is divine, and we're talking about dishes from gumbo to shrimp boils to jambalaya being stirred in giant pots by fans hydrating with cold beverages and sporting their purple and gold attire (and, yes, beads too). Mike the Tiger, LSU's live mascot, roams around in his spaciou.