Stadium Reviews

Center Parc began its life in 1996 as the Atlanta Centennial Olympics Stadium, hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies as well as several track and field events. Following the Olympics, it was reconfigured for baseball, as was christened as Turner Field, the home of the Atlanta Braves.

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program and Brooks Stadium were established in 2003, when the program began competing as a member of the Big South Conference.

The Yale Bowl scores for the time-honored tradition of just enjoying the game for the sport with good sightlines and without bells and whistles.

It sounds cliche to say they pull out all the stops at North Dakota State football games, but at Fargodome they actually do! The fun begins with tailgating outside; if you park on the west side you’ll literally have to walk through a sea of gold and green tents to get to the venue (more on this later). Then, once you get inside, there are lights and festivities galore.

Robert W. Plaster Stadium underwent some massive renovations as part of the transition, and now boasts new field turf, enhanced concessions, and upgraded LED lighting. The new lighting is even used as part of the game day atmosphere – the lights are strobed and the stadium darkened at key moments in the game, including before kickoff and at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The gameday atmosphere in Lubbock is top notch. The Red Raiders have averaged more than 55.000 fans per game since at least 2015, ranking in the top 30 nationally and consistently playing games at well above 90% capacity. Fans can get loosened up and game ready by visiting one of two tailgating areas.

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Arkansas. The stadium is on the west side of campus and has been home to the Arkansas Razorbacks football team since 1938. In that timespan the Hogs have played 336 games and won more than 62 percent of those contests.

Originally known as the Lawrence Bowl when it opened in 1965, the Banta Bowl was made possible by an anonymous gift from George Banta Jr. ’10, an alumnus of Lawrence College. The name behind the donation was only revealed upon his death in 1978, at which point the name was changed in his honor.

Powers Field at Princeton Stadium opened on September 19, 1998 with a win over Cornell. The new stadium replaced the old facility, Palmer Stadium, which had served the Princeton Tigers’ football team for 82 years. In all the Ivy League Tigers have been playing football on this same site since 1914.

Opened in 1895, Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA is recognized as the oldest still-active stadium in all of college football. The facility originally had wooden stands, which were rebuilt with concrete in 1922, with the upper deck added in 1925. This 130-plus-year-old stadium even served as the home field of the Philadelphia Eagles back in the 1950s and 60s, in the days before the team changed their logo to the modern version used today.

Wisconsin Lutheran College plays its home football games at Historic Raabe Stadium in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school began playing football in the year 2000, and currently competes in the NCAA’s Division III Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).

B. T. Harvey Stadium opened in 1983 and holds a total of 9,000 spectators. While the facility itself has fallen into disrepair, the venue still boasts a great band (the “House of Funk”), wonderful concessions, and fabulous sightlines. Unfortunately, very few fans attend games here.

Kyle Field is the original home of the 12th Man. Texas A&M has owned the trademark since 1990, but the tradition dates back to 1922. That year, Texas A&M played Centre College, the number 1-ranked team in the country. The Aggies suffered so many injuries during the game that Coach Bible feared he wouldn’t have enough players to finish the contest, so he called former player E. King Gill down to the sideline.

The desire to bring football back to Tulane's campus eventually produced Yulman Stadium, a $73 million facility that opened against Georgia Tech on September 6, 2014. For the first time since 1974, football was played on the Uptown campus.

This season, Schreiner University brought back its long-dormant football program. Once the home of Pro Football Hall of Famer Raymond Berry, the Schreiner Mountaineers returned to Division III play in 2026 for the first time since the 1950s.

The Bengals play at Coyer Field, which opened in the early 1960s and is named after a legendary coach and athletic director at the school, Hubert "Hube" Coyer. The facility holds 3,000 fans in stands on one side of the field, and boasts a stellar press box for a school at this level.

The Allegheny Gators of Meadville, Pennsylvania compete in NCAA Division III football, playing in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC). The team plays its home games at Frank B. Fuhrer ’48 Field, and the team’s logo is very clever, incorporating a gator tail as the right side of the “A” in Allegheny.

The Maryville Scots of Maryville, Tennessee, compete in NCAA Division III football, playing in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). The team plays its home games at Honaker Field at Lloyd L. Thornton Stadium, proudly repping the orange and garnet.

The West Georgia Wolves offer a stellar atmosphere for a football game. In a stadium that only holds 10,000 fans, they offer all the amenities you could ask for, including a full-on team store, a beer garden, a great mascot and cheer squad, fireworks after every home, an energetic band, and much more. The facility looks clean and modern, and you can get in and out easily.

A lot has changed around Southern Miss football in the last few years. The move to the Sun Belt Conference in 2022 ended a 27-year run in C-USA and placed Southern Miss in a league filled with regional opponents, familiar names, and shorter road trips. Four years later, the Sun Belt no longer feels new, but change has continued around the program.