10 Biggest College Football Stadiums

If you're looking for a once-in-a-lifetime football experience, check out the ten biggest college football stadiums. There is nothing like the excitement of a good college football game, but but the experience isn't the same unless you have close to 100,000 people around you. Not only are these college football stadiums huge, many of them were built over 50 years ago, and have underwent numerous restorations to reach the sizes that they are today.

1. Michigan Stadium, Michigan University: 109,901. Michigan Stadium is currently the largest stadium in the United States, and the third largest in the world, although it has gone back and fourth with Beaver Stadium for that title. The Stadium was constructed in 1927 and was build with a support structure that could one day have the stadium seat 150,000 people.
2. Beaver Stadium, Penn State University: 107,282. Beaver Field was first built in 1909 and named after James Beaver, a former governor of Pennsylvania. In 1960, the stadium was disassembled and moved across the campus to its current location, where it was named Beaver Stadium.
3. Neyland Stadium, University of Tennessee: 102,459. The stadium was originally called Shields-Watkins Field, but was renamed in 1962 to honor General Robert Neyland, the man credited with making Tennessee a national football powerhouse.
4. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State University: 102,329. The stadium was built in 1922 and interestingly does not have any lighting installed. The stadium has to have temporary lighting installed.
5. Bryant-Denny Stadium, University of Alabama: 101,821. Denny stadium officially opened in 1929, and was renamed in 1975 to honor legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. An addition was completed in 2010, making the stadium the eighth largest in the world.
6. Darryl K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, University of Texas: 100,119. The home of the Texas Longhorns, the stadium was built in 1924 and has gone through a number of additions, as well as quite a few name changes. It's last name change took place to honor Darryl Royal, the coach who brought three national championships to Texas.
7. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, University of Southern California: 93,607. The Coliseum was built in 1923 and on top of being home to the USC Trojans, along with the UCLA Bruins until 1982, it has hosted two Olympics, years of NFL games and all kinds of other sporting and entertainment events.
8. Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia: 92,746. Sanford Stadium was built in 1929 and named after Dr. Steadman Sanford, who was the faculty member primarily responsible for its construction.
9. The Rose Bowl, University of California Los Angeles: 92,542. The Rose Bowl was built in 1922, after crowds at the annual postseason football game grew too large for the temporary stands at Tournament Park. The stadium is the current home of the UCLA Bruins, but has hosted Olympic competitions, World Cup games and a host of other sporting events.
10. Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University: 92,400. The home of the LSU Tigers was built in 1924 and was originally given the nickname of "Deaf Valley" due to the noise level in the stadium. Over the years the nickname was misunderstood enough that it became "Death Valley."