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You can’t tell the history of college football without talking about the Big Ten, the oldest FBS conference in the nation. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has been helping to advance the sport for more than a century, with tens of thousands of talented players and hundreds of coaches appearing for the schools during that period.
Customs change over the course of 130 years, and one of the defining characteristics of Big Ten schools now is the raucous crowds they draw to their games. Penn State has perhaps the most captivating and deafening environment in sports history with their infamous White Out games, and Michigan has one of the more iconic stadiums in the country that seats nearly 110,000 fans.
Opponents know they are in for three-and-a-half hours of psychological torture when coming to a Big Ten stadium. Now, let’s look at each of these teams and see just how many fans their homes can hold.
Team: Northwestern Wildcats
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Northwestern is set to open its newly rebuilt Ryan Field this season. Penn State will play as the visiting team in the grand re-opening of Ryan Field, which will now seat 35,000 fans.
Team: Maryland Terrapins
Location: College Park, Maryland
SECU Stadium, home of the Maryland Terrapins, opened in 1950 and seats 46,185 fans.
Team: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium opened up back in 2009 and contains 50,805 seats for Golden Gophers fans.
Team: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
52,454 people are able to squeeze into SHI Stadium, which opened up back in 2009, to watch Rutgers games.
[IMG alt="The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field prior the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.
Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers"]https://media.zenfs.com/en/nittany_...es_595/f27f382371b87b79ec13261fae314607[/IMG]
Team: Indiana Hoosiers
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana seats 53,524 fans to watch their Indiana Hoosiers.
Team: Oregon Ducks
Location: Eugene, Oregon
54,000 fans are able to pack into Autzen Stadium, which opened in 1967, to watch Oregon.
Team: Illinois Fighting Illini
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Gies Memorial Stadium is a historical sight, opening up more than a century ago back in 1923, where 60,670 fans are able to sit and watch Illinois football.
Team: Purdue Boilermakers
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Ross-Ade Stadium — another team’s home that’s been around for more than a century — has 61,441 seats for Purdue fans.
Team: Iowa Hawkeyes
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Kinnick Stadium, which opened in 1929, holds just shy of 70,000 seats for fans.
Team: Washington Huskies
Location: Seattle, Washington
Husky Stadium opened up back in 1920 and has 70,138 seats for fans.
Team: Michigan State Spartans
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
74,866 seats sit in Spartan Stadium, which opened in 1923, for Michigan State fans.
Team: USC Trojans
Location: Los Angeles, California
United Airlines Field, home of the USC Trojans since 1923, contains 77,500 seats.
Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium, which holds 80,321 seats, has been a site for Badgers fans to watch games since 1917.
Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Memorial Stadium, opened in 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, allows 85,458 to fill into its seats.
Team: UCLA Bruins
Location: Pasadena, California
91,136 seats fill up the Rose Bowl, which opened up in 1922, for UCLA fans.
Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio
More than 100,000 seats line the stands at Ohio Stadium, which opened in 1922, for Ohio State fans.
[IMG alt="The Penn State Nittany Lions run onto the field to play Minnesota in a White Out game at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in State College. Penn State won, 45-17.
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Team: Penn State Nittany Lions
Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania
One of the loudest venues in the country, Beaver Stadium, which opened in 1960, offers 106,572 seats for Nittany Lions fans to sit in
[IMG alt="Fans cheer on before kickoff of a game between Michigan and Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.
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Team: Michigan Wolverines
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Stadium, creeping up on its 100-year anniversary in 2027, is the biggest stadium in the Big Ten with 107,601 seats.
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Customs change over the course of 130 years, and one of the defining characteristics of Big Ten schools now is the raucous crowds they draw to their games. Penn State has perhaps the most captivating and deafening environment in sports history with their infamous White Out games, and Michigan has one of the more iconic stadiums in the country that seats nearly 110,000 fans.
Opponents know they are in for three-and-a-half hours of psychological torture when coming to a Big Ten stadium. Now, let’s look at each of these teams and see just how many fans their homes can hold.
No. 18 — Ryan Field
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Team: Northwestern Wildcats
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Northwestern is set to open its newly rebuilt Ryan Field this season. Penn State will play as the visiting team in the grand re-opening of Ryan Field, which will now seat 35,000 fans.
No. 17 — SECU Stadium
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Team: Maryland Terrapins
Location: College Park, Maryland
SECU Stadium, home of the Maryland Terrapins, opened in 1950 and seats 46,185 fans.
No. 16 — Huntington Bank Stadium
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Team: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium opened up back in 2009 and contains 50,805 seats for Golden Gophers fans.
No. 15 — SHI Stadium
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Team: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
52,454 people are able to squeeze into SHI Stadium, which opened up back in 2009, to watch Rutgers games.
No. 14 — Memorial Stadium
[IMG alt="The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field prior the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.
Ohio State Buckeyes At Indiana Hoosiers"]https://media.zenfs.com/en/nittany_...es_595/f27f382371b87b79ec13261fae314607[/IMG]
Team: Indiana Hoosiers
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana seats 53,524 fans to watch their Indiana Hoosiers.
No. 13 — Autzen Stadium
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Team: Oregon Ducks
Location: Eugene, Oregon
54,000 fans are able to pack into Autzen Stadium, which opened in 1967, to watch Oregon.
No. 12 — Gies Memorial Stadium
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Team: Illinois Fighting Illini
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Gies Memorial Stadium is a historical sight, opening up more than a century ago back in 1923, where 60,670 fans are able to sit and watch Illinois football.
No. 11 — Ross-Ade Stadium
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Team: Purdue Boilermakers
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Ross-Ade Stadium — another team’s home that’s been around for more than a century — has 61,441 seats for Purdue fans.
No. 10 — Kinnick Stadium
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Team: Iowa Hawkeyes
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Kinnick Stadium, which opened in 1929, holds just shy of 70,000 seats for fans.
No. 9 — Husky Stadium
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Team: Washington Huskies
Location: Seattle, Washington
Husky Stadium opened up back in 1920 and has 70,138 seats for fans.
No. 8 — Spartan Stadium
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Team: Michigan State Spartans
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
74,866 seats sit in Spartan Stadium, which opened in 1923, for Michigan State fans.
No. 7 — United Airlines Field
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Team: USC Trojans
Location: Los Angeles, California
United Airlines Field, home of the USC Trojans since 1923, contains 77,500 seats.
No. 6 — Camp Randall Stadium
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Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium, which holds 80,321 seats, has been a site for Badgers fans to watch games since 1917.
No. 5 — Memorial Stadium
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Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Memorial Stadium, opened in 1923 in Lincoln, Nebraska, allows 85,458 to fill into its seats.
No. 4 — Rose Bowl Stadium
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Team: UCLA Bruins
Location: Pasadena, California
91,136 seats fill up the Rose Bowl, which opened up in 1922, for UCLA fans.
No. 3 — Ohio Stadium
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Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio
More than 100,000 seats line the stands at Ohio Stadium, which opened in 1922, for Ohio State fans.
No. 2 — Beaver Stadium
[IMG alt="The Penn State Nittany Lions run onto the field to play Minnesota in a White Out game at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in State College. Penn State won, 45-17.
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Team: Penn State Nittany Lions
Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania
One of the loudest venues in the country, Beaver Stadium, which opened in 1960, offers 106,572 seats for Nittany Lions fans to sit in
No. 1 — Michigan Stadium
[IMG alt="Fans cheer on before kickoff of a game between Michigan and Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.
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Team: Michigan Wolverines
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Stadium, creeping up on its 100-year anniversary in 2027, is the biggest stadium in the Big Ten with 107,601 seats.
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