25 best college football stadiums to watch a college football game

12. Memorial Stadium, Clemson

You’ve heard the stories of going down to Death Valley. That’s not a nickname anyone should take lightly. The largest stadium in the ACC is also one of the best. The cannons firing tell Clemson fans that a whooping is on the horizon. The atmosphere in Memorial Stadium is one of the must-watch college football experiences. Running down the hill to get to the game is one of the cooler college football traditions.

The story behind building Memorial Stadium is extremely interesting. Outgoing head coach Jess Nealy did not want a stadium, but he was leaving for Rice (1939 was a strange year for college football). The school decided to build it anyway and put it in the Valley on campus. It started with around 20,000 seats, but after multiple expansions, it can now fit more than 81,000.

Clemson spent big on luxury seating since it costs about the price of a car to get some of these seats for a season. For a simple capital gift of $25,000 (that’s before paying for the seats), it comes with two tickets, a fridge stocked with drinks, HD TVs, plus a buffet for each game.

Death Valley is still one of the best atmospheres for a college game. The college is continuing to look at other ways to upgrade the stadium, including a new scoreboard, which will help it move up higher on the list. When the team continues to find itself in championship contention year in and year out, the place where the Tigers call home has to be championship quality as well.