Ranking all 18 Big Ten football stadiums based on capacity
The Big Ten is home to some of the nation's most historic college football venues, which now stretch from coast to coast. Included among the 18 schools is the birthplace of college football in Piscataway, the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena and the three largest college football stadiums in the country.
Here's a breakdown of all 18 Big Ten football stadiums, ranked based on total capacity.
No. 18: Martin Athletic Facility*
Team: Northwestern Wildcats
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Capacity: 12,023
Year Built: 1991
Record Attendance: 12,023 (2024 vs. Miami (Oh.), Indiana and Wisconsin)
Surface: Turf
*Martin Athletic Facility is being used as the temporary stadium for Northwestern football in 2025 as the team builds a new football stadium
No. 17: Huntington Bank Stadium
Team: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Capacity: 50,805
Year built: 2009
Record attendance: 54,147 (2015 vs. TCU)
Surface: Turf
No. 16: SECU Stadium
Team: Maryland Terrapins
Location: College Park, Maryland
Capacity: 51,802
Year built: 1950
Record attendance: 58,973 (1975 vs. Penn State)
Surface: Turf
No. 15: SHI Stadium
Team: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Capacity: 52,454
Year built: 1994
Record attendance: 55,676 (2022 vs. Penn State)
Surface: Turf
No. 14: Memorial Stadium
Team: Indiana Hoosiers
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Capacity: 52,626
Year built: 1960
Record attendance: 56,223 (1969 vs. Purdue)
Surface: Turf
No. 13: Autzen Stadium
Team: Oregon Ducks
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Capacity: 54,000
Year built: 1927
Record attendance: 60,129 (2024 vs. Ohio State)
Surface: Turf
No. 12: Memorial Stadium
Team: Illinois Fighting Illini
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Capacity: 60,670
Year built: 1923
Record attendance: 78,297 (1984 vs. Missouri)
Surface: Turf
No. 11: Ross-Ade Stadium
Team: Purdue Boilermakers
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Capacity: 61,441
Year built: 1924
Record attendance: 71,629 (1980 vs. Indiana)
Surface: Grass
No. 10: Kinnick Stadium
Team: Iowa Hawkeyes
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Capacity: 69,250
Year built: 1929
Record attendance: Not specified
Surface: Turf
No. 9: Husky Stadium
Team: Washington Huskies
Location: Seattle, Washington
Capacity: 70,083
Year built: 1920
Record attendance: 72,364 (2016 vs. USC)
Surface: Turf
No. 8: Spartan Stadium
Team: Michigan State Spartans
Location: East Lansing, Michigan
Capacity: 75,005
Year built: 1923
Record attendance: 80,401 (1990 vs. Notre Dame)
Surface: Grass
No. 7 Camp Randall Stadium
Team: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Capacity: 75,822
Year built: 1917
Record attendance: 83,184 (2005 vs. Iowa)
Surface: Turf
No. 6: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Team: USC Trojans
Location: Los Angeles, California
Capacity: 77,500
Year built: 1923
Record attendance: 104,953 (1947 vs. Notre Dame)
Surface: Grass
No. 5: Memorial Stadium
Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Capacity: 90,000
Year built: 1923
Record attendance: 91,585 (2014 vs. Miami)
Surface: Turf
No. 4: Rose Bowl
Team: UCLA Bruins
Location: Pasadena, California
Capacity: 92,542
Year built: 1922
Record attendance: 106,869 (1973 Rose Bowl Game between USC and Ohio State)
Surface: Grass
No. 3: Ohio Stadium
Team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Capacity: 102,780
Year built: 1922
Record attendance: 110,045 (2016 vs. Michigan)
Surface: Turf
No. 2: Beaver Stadium
Team: Penn State Nittany Lions
Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
Capacity: 106,572
Year built: 1959
Record attendance: 111,030 (2024 vs. Ohio State)
Surface: Grass
No. 1: Michigan Stadium
Team: Michigan Wolverines
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Capacity: 107,601
Year built: 1927
Record attendance: 115,109 (2013 vs. Notre Dame)
Surface: Turf
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