Ranking the 10 biggest college football stadiums by seating capacity
By Dante Pryor
3 Ohio Stadium – Home of the Ohio State Buckeyes – 104, 944
One of the best parts of college football is the pageantry and pomp. There are few traditions in college football with more pomp and pageantry than the Ohio State marching band’s halftime show which includes dotting the I after the band spells Ohio as they march in formation.
Ohio Stadium is the largest stadium in Ohio and both the third-largest stadium in the country and the B1G. IN addition to hosting Ohio State Buckeyes home football games, the stadium hosts Spring commencement every May. From 1996 to 1998 it was home to the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
Ohio Stadium is also a popular concert venue and has hosted various concerts and music festivals since 1988 when British Rock band Pink Floyd played there. Since then the stadium has seen acts from across all genres. Performers from Taylor Swift to George Strait to Beyonce have all played Ohio Stadium.
Some of the largest crowds at Ohio State bore witness to some of the greatest games ever at the Horseshoe. The largest crowd in the history of the stadium saw the famous — or infamous for Michigan fans — the double-overtime game in 2016 that propelled the Buckeyes to the college football playoff.
In 2016 the Oklahoma Sooners led by Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield came to town and silenced a crowd of almost 110,000 by drubbing the Buckeyes 31-16. Mayfield threw for almost 400 yards and three touchdowns.
In 2015, the Michigan State Spartans without starting quarterback Connor Cook upset the #2 ranked Buckeyes on a last-second field goal 17-14 with a smothering defense that gave up under 150 yards.