Football

I can’t emphasize enough how impressive the atmosphere is at the Sun Bowl; the aesthetics alone make it a must-visit on the college football landscape. It’s classic bowl design, the tiled designs on the entryways, and – if you’re lucky to time your visit correctly – the sun setting over the Franklin Mountains all give the Sun Bowl a gravitas that is hard to beat, and make this venue truly unique in Texas.

In 1995, the Baltimore Stallions became the first US-based football team to capture the Grey Cup, but another American-based team almost pulled off a similar feat in 1960.

The Cougars are a pretty dominant program of late; this season they have already gone 9-1 and are now competing in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) playoffs. But equally impressive is the school’s band – they put on elaborate performances using huge props the band members have to physically carry onto the field.

Photos by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey Stadium Info FANFARE Score: 3.86 Carmel Stadium 2450 E. 136th St. Carmel, IN 46032 Carmel High School Greyhounds website Carmel Stadium website Year Opened: 1991 Capacity: 6,000 The New Carmel Stadium ​This past football season, Carmel High School debuted its new and improved football stadium. The 6,000-seat stadium was originally constructed in 1991 but was in need of improvements. The renovations to the stadium ensure that the Gr

Six years later, Hancock Whitney Stadium has become much more than just a replacement for Ladd-Peebles. The Jaguars enjoyed a 10-win season in 2022 and followed that with their first bowl victory in 2023, defeating Eastern Michigan 59-10 in the 68 Ventures Bowl on their own home field. Another bowl championship followed in 2024 with a 30-23 victory over Western Michigan in Montgomery.

The Carter, as it is sometimes called, has been home to two claimed football national championships (1935 and 1938), one Heisman Trophy winner in Davey O’Brien, and scores of All-Americans and all-time greats, including Sammy Baugh and LaDainian Tomlinson. The stadium name is in honor of Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster in 1930.

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.

SECU Stadium is the home of Maryland Terrapins football and is located on the school’s College Park campus.