Stadium Reviews

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Compared to similarly-sized venues, Melvin and Dollie Younts Stadium offers a great atmosphere on gameday.

Bryant football is a small school with big ambitions when it comes to intercollegiate sports. They continue to grow and improve the game day experience for visiting fans, to the point where this may now be the premier football experience in all of Rhode Island.

Johnny Unitas Stadium was known as both Towson Stadium and Minnegan Stadium from its opening in 1983 until a remodel in 2002.

It was on the shoulders of Pro Football Hall of Famers Marion Motley, Deacon Jones, Donnie Shell, and Harry Carson that much of the legacy of South Carolina State football was built.

Game day in Murfreesboro kicks off in Walnut Grove with the Blue Raider “Party in the Grove” – this center of tailgating comes alive about three hours before kickoff.

The atmosphere at Marshall football games is great - fans are very passionate about their team, and honor the memory of those lost in 1970.

The atmosphere at Benedictine University Eagles games is okay; nothing stands out especially, but they do play fun music, and the PA announcer is a lot of fun.

These days, many things that are simply “old” are designated as “historic.” In the case of Harvard Stadium, while the facility is certainly the former, it is definitely the latter. A visit to the banks of the Charles River should be on the bucket list for any serious college football fan.

Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium serves as the temporary home for Northwestern Wildcats football while their old stadium is being rebuilt, and as temporary homes go, this facility is actually pretty amazing.

Vanderbilt University began playing football in 1892, and since 1922 it has played at the corner of 25th Avenue South and Jess Neely Drive.

The game day atmosphere begins in the grassy tailgating fields beyond the outfield fence of Elton Pollak Field, where fans fire up grills, watch early games, and play cornhole or participate in any of the other tailgating staples.

Seeing a game at Penn State is a must for any college football fan.

Everybody loves Pirates, especially East Carolina football fans, and that love translates into a great game day experience at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC.

Shadek Stadium is a simple stadium, located within a pleasant area of Lancaster.

Steeped with so much history, for that reason alone, you should plan a visit.

The fans win the day at Bobcat Stadium, making the atmosphere what it is.

Opened in 1925, Drake Stadium plays host to Drake Bulldogs football and hosts the annual Drake Relays, one of the biggest track and field events in the nation.

Elliot Field is another example of a fine facility that may be easily overlooked by fans who ignore the lower levels of college football. While far from the bright lights of big time college football, facilities like this offer quality football at affordable prices.

Spoiler alert – big things are happening in the Rio Grande Valley; since 2022, the football-crazed denizens of the valley have been waiting with bated breath for the arrival on the field of the new UTRGV Vaqueros.