List of American football stadiums by capacity

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The following is an incomplete list of American football stadiums in the United States ranked by capacity. The list contains the home stadiums of all 32 professional teams playing in the NFL as well as the largest stadiums used by college football teams in the NCAA. The largest stadium used by a professional team falls at number 15 on the list. Not included are several large stadiums used by teams in the now-defunct NFL Europa, as these were all built for and used mainly for association football, or Rogers Centre, located in Canada (although it does host occasional American football games). Currently American football stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included.

Michigan Stadium is the largest American football stadium by seating capacity.

Stadiums are ordered by seating capacity. This is intended to represent the permanent fixed seating capacity, when the stadium is configured for football. Some stadiums can accommodate larger crowds when configured for other sports, or by using temporary seating or allowing standing-room only attendance.

Current list

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Current American football stadiums by capacity
Image Stadium Capacity City State/Province Home teams Refs
Michigan Stadium 107,601 Ann Arbor Michigan Michigan Wolverines [1]
Beaver Stadium 106,304 University Park Pennsylvania Penn State Nittany Lions [2]
Ohio Stadium 102,780 Columbus Ohio Ohio State Buckeyes [3]
Kyle Field 102,733 College Station Texas Texas A&M Aggies [4]
Tiger Stadium 102,321 Baton Rouge Louisiana LSU Tigers [5]
Neyland Stadium 101,915 Knoxville Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers [6]
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 100,119 Austin Texas Texas Longhorns [7]
Bryant–Denny Stadium 100,077 Tuscaloosa Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide [8]
Sanford Stadium 93,033 Athens Georgia Georgia Bulldogs [9]
Cotton Bowl 92,100 Dallas Texas Used for annual Red River Rivalry game (Texas vs. Oklahoma), State Fair Classic game, First Responder Bowl game (formerly Heart of Dallas Bowl, TicketCity Bowl), and other occasional college football games, soccer games of Atlético Dallas and Dallas Trinity [10]
Rose Bowl 89,702 Pasadena California UCLA Bruins, the Rose Bowl Game, hosted the BCS National Championship game every fourth year, and will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years [11]
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548 Gainesville Florida Florida Gators [12]
Jordan-Hare Stadium 88,043 Auburn Alabama Auburn Tigers [13]
Memorial Stadium 85,458 Lincoln Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers [14][15]
MetLife Stadium 82,500 East Rutherford New Jersey New York Giants and New York Jets
Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium 81,500 Clemson South Carolina Clemson Tigers
Lambeau Field 81,441 Green Bay Wisconsin Green Bay Packers [16]
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 80,126 Norman Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners [17]
AT&T Stadium 80,000 Arlington Texas Dallas Cowboys, Cotton Bowl Classic game, Big 12 Championship game, Advocare Classic kickoff game, Southwest Classic game, will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years [18]
Notre Dame Stadium 77,622 South Bend Indiana Notre Dame Fighting Irish [19]
Williams-Brice Stadium 77,559 Columbia South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 Los Angeles California USC Trojans [20]
Arrowhead Stadium 76,416 Kansas City Missouri Kansas City Chiefs
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 76,212 Fayetteville Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks [21]
Empower Field at Mile High 76,125 Denver Colorado Denver Broncos and the Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado vs. Colorado State) game
Camp Randall Stadium 76,057 Madison Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers
Bank of America Stadium 75,037 Charlotte North Carolina Carolina Panthers, the Duke's Mayo Bowl game, and the ACC Championship Game
Spartan Stadium 74,866 East Lansing Michigan Michigan State Spartans
Caesars Superdome 73,208 New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans Saints, the Sugar Bowl game, the New Orleans Bowl game, the Bayou Classic game, hosted the BCS National Championship game every fourth year and will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years
NRG Stadium 72,220 Houston Texas Houston Texans, the Texas Bowl game & the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff
Legion Field 71,594 Birmingham Alabama the Magic City Classic game; former part-time home for Alabama (full-time for 1987), Auburn, and UAB
Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,000 Atlanta Georgia Atlanta Falcons, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl game, SEC Championship game, Aflac Kickoff Game game, Atlanta United FC [22]
M&T Bank Stadium 70,745 Baltimore Maryland Baltimore Ravens
SoFi Stadium 70,240 Inglewood California Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, and the LA Bowl
Husky Stadium 70,083 Seattle Washington Washington Huskies
Kinnick Stadium 69,250 Iowa City Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes
Raymond James Stadium 69,218 Tampa Florida Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls, Gasparilla Bowl game, and the ReliaQuest Bowl game
Nissan Stadium 69,143 Nashville Tennessee Tennessee Titans, Tennessee State Tigers, and the Music City Bowl game
Lumen Field 68,740 Seattle Washington Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, and Seattle Reign FC [23]
Levi's Stadium 68,500 Santa Clara California San Francisco 49ers, Redbox Bowl game
Acrisure Stadium 68,400 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Panthers [24]
EverBank Stadium 67,814 Jacksonville Florida Jacksonville Jaguars, the Gator Bowl game, and the annual Florida Gators-Georgia Bulldogs football game - formerly known as The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party
Lincoln Financial Field 67,594 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls, Army–Navy Game (in most years)
Huntington Bank Field 67,431 Cleveland Ohio Cleveland Browns
The Dome at America's Center 67,277 St. Louis Missouri St. Louis BattleHawks
Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium 67,277 Tallahassee Florida Florida State Seminoles
Lucas Oil Stadium 67,000 Indianapolis Indiana Indianapolis Colts, the Big Ten Championship Game, the Circle City Classic game
U.S. Bank Stadium 66,860 Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota Vikings
Gillette Stadium 65,878 Foxborough Massachusetts New England Patriots, UMass Minutemen (part-time)
Lane Stadium 65,632 Blacksburg Virginia Virginia Tech Hokies
Paycor Stadium 65,515 Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Bengals, occasionally hosts Cincinnati Bearcats games
Allegiant Stadium 65,000 Paradise Nevada Las Vegas Raiders, UNLV Rebels and the Las Vegas Bowl game.
Ford Field 65,000 Detroit Michigan Detroit Lions, MAC Championship Game, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl game
Hard Rock Stadium 64,767 Miami Gardens Florida Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes, the Orange Bowl game, hosted the BCS National Championship game every fourth year and will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years [25]
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium 64,038 Oxford Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels
Alamodome 64,000 San Antonio Texas UTSA Roadrunners, San Antonio Brahmas, the Alamo Bowl game
Northwest Stadium 64,000 Landover Maryland Washington Commanders [26]
State Farm Stadium 63,400 Glendale Arizona Arizona Cardinals, the Fiesta Bowl game, hosted the BCS National Championship game every fourth year, and will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years
California Memorial Stadium 62,467 Berkeley California California Golden Bears
Oakland Coliseum 63,132 Oakland California No permanent home football team, primarily used for the Oakland Roots.
LaVell Edwards Stadium 62,073 Provo Utah BYU Cougars
Highmark Stadium 62,000 Orchard Park New York Buffalo Bills
Faurot Field 57,321 Columbia Missouri Missouri Tigers [27]
Jack Trice Stadium 61,500 Ames Iowa Iowa State Cyclones
Scott Stadium 61,500 Charlottesville Virginia Virginia Cavaliers
Soldier Field 61,500 Chicago Illinois Chicago Bears
Yale Bowl 61,446 New Haven Connecticut Yale Bulldogs
Ross–Ade Stadium 61,441 West Lafayette Indiana Purdue Boilermakers [28][circular reference]
Kroger Field 61,000 Lexington Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats
Cardinal Stadium 60,800 Louisville Kentucky Louisville Cardinals
Gies Memorial Stadium 60,670 Champaign Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium 60,492 Jackson Mississippi Jackson State Tigers
Davis Wade Stadium 60,311 Starkville Mississippi Mississippi State Bulldogs
Jones AT&T Stadium 60,229 Lubbock Texas Texas Tech Red Raiders [29]
Camping World Stadium 60,219 Orlando Florida No permanent home team, Capital One Bowl game, the Champs Sports Bowl game, the Florida Classic game, and the NFL Pro Bowl. Also hosts two soccer teams, Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride. [30][31]
Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium 60,000 Morgantown West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 51,000 Memphis Tennessee Memphis Tigers, the Liberty Bowl game, and the Southern Heritage Classic game
Carter–Finley Stadium 56,919 Raleigh North Carolina NC State Wolfpack [32]
Faurot Field 57,321 Columbia Missouri Missouri Tigers [33]
Sun Devil Stadium 53,599 Tempe Arizona Arizona State Sun Devils
War Memorial Stadium 54,120 Little Rock Arkansas No permanent home team, used for one Arkansas Razorbacks game each season
Autzen Stadium 54,000 Eugene Oregon Oregon Ducks
Sun Devil Stadium 53,599 Tempe Arizona Arizona State Sun Devils
Memorial Stadium 53,524 Bloomington Indiana Indiana Hoosiers
Franklin Field 52,958 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Penn Quakers, Penn Relays
SHI Stadium 52,454 Piscataway New Jersey Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Boone Pickens Stadium 52,305 Stillwater Oklahoma Oklahoma State Cowboys
Bobby Dodd Stadium 51,913 Atlanta Georgia Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Rice-Eccles Stadium 51,444 Salt Lake City Utah Utah Utes
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 51,000 Memphis Tennessee Memphis Tigers, the Liberty Bowl game, and the Southern Heritage Classic game
Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers
Arizona Stadium 50,782 Tucson Arizona Arizona Wildcats, the Arizona Bowl game
Kenan Memorial Stadium 50,500 Chapel Hill North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels
Independence Stadium 50,459 Shreveport Louisiana No permanent home team, used for the Independence Bowl game
Stanford Stadium 50,424 Stanford California Stanford Cardinal
Folsom Field 50,183 Boulder Colorado Colorado Buffaloes
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium 50,000 Manhattan Kansas Kansas State Wildcats
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 Greenville North Carolina East Carolina Pirates
Amon G. Carter Stadium 47,000 Fort Worth Texas TCU Horned Frogs and the Armed Forces Bowl game [34]
Rice Stadium 47,000 Houston Texas Rice Owls, Houston Roughnecks
SECU Stadium 46,185 College Park Maryland Maryland Terrapins [35]
Sun Bowl Stadium 45,971 El Paso Texas UTEP Miners and the Sun Bowl game
McLane Stadium 45,140 Waco Texas Baylor Bears
Alumni Stadium 44,500 Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Boston College Eagles
Acrisure Bounce House 44,206 Orlando Florida UCF Knights
JMA Wireless Dome 42,784 Syracuse New York Syracuse Orange
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium 41,525 Lawrence Kansas Kansas Jayhawks
Valley Children's Stadium 40,727 Fresno California Fresno State Bulldogs
Ladd–Peebles Stadium 40,000 Mobile Alabama South Alabama Jaguars, the GoDaddy.com Bowl game, and the Senior Bowl game
TDECU Stadium 39,700 Houston Texas Houston Cougars, and the Houston Roughnecks
Falcon Stadium 39,441 Colorado Springs Colorado Air Force Falcons
University Stadium 39,224 Albuquerque New Mexico New Mexico Lobos and the New Mexico Bowl game
Nippert Stadium 38,088 Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Bearcats [36]
Albertsons Stadium 36,387 Boise Idaho Boise State Broncos and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl game [37]
Sam Boyd Stadium 36,800 Whitney Nevada No permanent home football team
Canvas Stadium 36,500 Fort Collins Colorado Colorado State Rams. [38]
M. M. Roberts Stadium 36,000 Hattiesburg Mississippi Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field 36,000 East Hartford Connecticut UConn Huskies
Reser Stadium 35,548 Corvallis Oregon Oregon State Beavers
Kelly/Shorts Stadium 35,127 Mount Pleasant Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas [39]
Wallace Wade Stadium 35,018 Durham North Carolina Duke Blue Devils
FirstBank Stadium 35,000 Nashville Tennessee Vanderbilt Commodores
Snapdragon Stadium 35,000 San Diego California San Diego State Aztecs, also hosts San Diego FC and San Diego Wave FC
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 Annapolis Maryland Navy Midshipmen, the Military Bowl game
Gerald J. Ford Stadium 33,200 University Park Texas SMU Mustangs
Martin Stadium 32,952 Pullman Washington Washington State Cougars
Truist Field at Wake Forest 31,500 Winston-Salem North Carolina Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Joan C. Edwards Stadium 30,475 Huntington West Virginia Marshall Thundering Herd
Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,470 Troy Alabama Troy Trojans
Centennial Bank Stadium 30,406 Jonesboro Arkansas Arkansas State Red Wolves
Waldo Stadium 30,200 Kalamazoo Michigan Western Michigan Broncos
DATCU Stadium 30,100 Denton Texas North Texas Mean Green
Cajun Field 30,000 Lafayette Louisiana Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Kidd Brewer Stadium 30,000 Boone North Carolina Appalachian State Mountaineers [40]
Michie Stadium 30,000 West Point New York Army Black Knights
Flagler Credit Union Stadium 30,000 Boca Raton Florida Florida Atlantic Owls
InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field 30,000 Akron Ohio Akron Zips
HA Chapman Stadium 30,000 Tulsa Oklahoma Tulsa Golden Hurricane
William "Dick" Price Stadium 30,000 Norfolk Virginia Norfolk State Spartans
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium 30,000 New Orleans Louisiana Tulane Green Wave
War Memorial Stadium 29,811 Laramie Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys
Aggie Memorial Stadium 28,853 Las Cruces New Mexico New Mexico State Aggies
Joe Aillet Stadium 28,562 Ruston Louisiana Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
UFCU Stadium 28,388 San Marcos Texas Texas State Bobcats [41]
Huskie Stadium 28,211 DeKalb Illinois Northern Illinois Huskies
JPS Field at Malone Stadium 27,617 Monroe Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium 27,303 Murfreesboro Tennessee Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Mackay Stadium 27,000 Reno Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack
Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000 Carson California No permanent home football team, primarily used for the LA Galaxy
ASU Stadium (Alabama) 26,500 Montgomery Alabama Alabama State Hornets football
Rynearson Stadium 26,188 Ypsilanti Michigan Eastern Michigan Eagles
Dix Stadium 25,319 Kent Ohio Kent State Golden Flashes
Harvard Stadium 25,000 Boston Massachusetts Harvard Crimson
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Former or demolished stadiums

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Defunct American football stadiums by capacity
Image Stadium Capacity City State/Province Closed Home teams Refs
John F. Kennedy Stadium 100,000 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1992 Philadelphia Eagles; also a frequent venue for the Army–Navy Game
Cleveland Stadium 81,000 Cleveland Ohio 1996 Cleveland Browns
Tulane Stadium 80,985 New Orleans Louisiana 1980 Tulane Green Wave, New Orleans Saints, Sugar Bowl game
Silverdome 80,311 Pontiac Michigan 2006 Detroit Lions, reopened in 2010 for Ultimate Disc games
Giants Stadium 80,242 East Rutherford New Jersey 2010 New York Giants, New York Jets
Mile High Stadium 76,273 Denver Colorado 2002 Denver Broncos
Miami Orange Bowl 74,476 Miami Florida 2008 Miami Hurricanes, Miami Dolphins
Tampa Stadium 74,301 Tampa Florida 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gator Bowl Stadium 73,227 Jacksonville Florida 1994[42] Jacksonville Bulls
Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,628 Orchard Park, New York New York 2025 Buffalo Bills
Georgia Dome 71,228 Atlanta Georgia 2017[43] Atlanta Falcons, Georgia State Panthers, the Chick-fil-A Bowl game, the SEC Championship Game, and hosted a College Football semifinal game once every three years.
San Diego Stadium 70,561 San Diego California 2019 San Diego Chargers, San Diego State Aztecs, the Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowl games.
Candlestick Park 69,732 San Francisco California 2014[44] San Francisco 49ers
Kingdome 66,000 Seattle Washington 2000 Seattle Seahawks
Texas Stadium 65,675 Irving Texas 2008 Dallas Cowboys, SMU Mustangs (1979–86)
Veterans Stadium 65,386 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2004 Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls, frequent site for Army-Navy game
Anaheim Stadium 64,593 Anaheim California 1994[45] Los Angeles Rams
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,035 Minneapolis Minnesota 2013 Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden Gophers (1982–2008)
Reliant Astrodome 62,439 Houston Texas 2004 Houston Oilers & Houston Astros, Houston Cougars (1968–1995)
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 60,606 Atlanta Georgia 1997 Atlanta Falcons, Peach Bowl (1971–1991)
Foxboro Stadium 60,292 Foxboro Massachusetts 2002 New England Patriots, Boston College Eagles
Pitt Stadium 60,190 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1999 Pitt Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Riverfront Stadium 59,754 Cincinnati Ohio 2002 Cincinnati Bengals
Kezar Stadium 59,636 San Francisco California 1971 San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders
Three Rivers Stadium 59,000 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Panthers
RCA Dome 57,580 Indianapolis Indiana 2008 Indianapolis Colts
Shea Stadium 57,333 Queens New York 2008 New York Jets, New York Giants
Yankee Stadium 56,936 Bronx New York 2008 New York Giants
Memorial Stadium 56,652 Minneapolis Minnesota 1982 Minnesota Golden Gophers, one Minnesota Vikings game in 1969
Polo Grounds 55,000 New York New York 1964 New York Giants, New York Titans/Jets
Memorial Stadium 53,371 Baltimore Maryland 2001 Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Stars (USFL), Maryland Terrapins (selected games, 1984–87)
County Stadium 53,192 Milwaukee Wisconsin 2001 Green Bay Packers (part-time home)
Tiger Stadium 52,416 Detroit Michigan 2006 Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions
Stagg Field 50,000 Chicago Illinois 1957 Chicago Maroons
Busch Memorial Stadium 49,676 St. Louis Missouri 2005 St. Louis Cardinals
Metropolitan Stadium 48,446 Bloomington Minnesota 1985 Minnesota Vikings
Cardinal Stadium 47,925 Louisville Kentucky 1998[46] Louisville Cardinals
War Memorial Stadium 46,500 Buffalo New York 1973 Buffalo Bills
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 45,596 Washington District of Columbia 2019 Washington Redskins
Comiskey Park 43,951 Chicago Illinois 1990 Chicago Cardinals
Palmer Stadium 42,000 Princeton New Jersey 1997 Princeton Tigers
Braves Field 40,000 Boston Massachusetts 1955[47] Boston Bulldogs
Mountaineer Field 38,000 Morgantown West Virginia 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium 37,000 Lexington Kentucky 1972 Kentucky Wildcats
Municipal Stadium 35,561 Kansas City Missouri 1976 Kansas City Chiefs
Forbes Field 35,000 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1970 Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Panthers
Clyde Williams Stadium 35,000 Ames Iowa 1975 Iowa State Cyclones
Balboa Stadium 34,000 San Diego California 1966[48] San Diego Chargers
Shibe Park 33,608 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1970 Philadelphia Eagles
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium 32,500 Fort Collins Colorado 2017 Colorado State Rams
Ebbets Field 32,000 Brooklyn New York 1960 Brooklyn Dodgers
Robertson Stadium 32,000 Houston Texas 2012 Houston Cougars
Rutgers Stadium 31,219 Piscataway New Jersey 1993 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rubber Bowl 31,000 Akron Ohio 2008 Akron Zips
Sportsman's Park 30,500 St. Louis Missouri 1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Cartier Field 30,000 Notre Dame Indiana 1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DU Stadium 30,000 Denver Colorado 1960 Denver Pioneers
Fouts Field 30,000 Denton Texas 2010 North Texas Mean Green
New Beaver Field 30,000 State College Pennsylvania 1960 Penn State Nittany Lions
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