Top 10 Toughest College Football Stadiums (EA Sports is Wrong)

EA Sports released their Top 10 Toughest Places to Play in college football, and it was horrible. So we decided to make our own top 10. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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[@PallahDaOracle]

Not having Neyland in the top 10 is absolutely insane.

[@willcampbell2485]

Neyland is 100% over OK, Wisconsin, FSU, OSU, and Bryant Denny

[@kalebpost20]

Clemson has lost like 4 home games since the last CFB video game came out lol

[@kolbe8189]

And yet fsu didn’t get much credit for beating them this year because they were favored

[@MajinBuusha]

Probably because Clemson lost that game more than FSU won it it I had to guess ​@@kolbe8189

[@hwyman01]

Tim Tebow said it best in finebaum. A lot of places “get loud”. But LSU is loud during pre games and SUSTAINED. Decibels can be played with… it’s not a good factor.

[@matthewmcdowell9441]

I was a student at UGA and transferred to t’OSU to finish my degree. I’ve been to countless games @ both schools & can confirm that a prime time game @ Sanford (since Kirby turned us around) is much louder than @ the Shoe… even OSU vs Michigan

[@jbrowne730]

“Look at the type of fan that goes to a Michigan game vs an LSU game.” Just another great perspective on why no one in the SEC sees the big 10 as being on their level. Its just means more on so many levels in the South.

[@benjihoward4394]

All these people who are mad at UGA in top 10 have not been to a Georgia game in the Kirby era. The stadium atmosphere is a night and day difference from when Richt was there

[@mikeluka5225]

You’re missing the point… hardest place to play isn’t tied to a single coach during a dynasty lol

[@mgway4661]

Not really.. yall just turned into Bama fans and golf clap for touchdowns

[@zurlac9548]

Nice

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@mikeluka5225It’s not a historical list either, I don’t see a top 10 list of hardest places to play without Georgia on it. Don’t want to put them in the top 5 I could see. but playing between the hedges no matter the time of day is a scarier thing than 90% of this list.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@mgway4661Neyland seems to get pretty quiet whenever Georgia comes to visit. All the hollering dies out in the second half.

[@KevinBriggins]

I'm pretty sure Jordan Hare Stadium is built on an Indian burial ground.

[@UFBear15]

would make sense with all the shit i've seen in person happen there

[@mgway4661]

Not having Neyland in the Top 10 toughest stadiums is a war crime

[@pdmayton]

Having Neyland outside of the top 5 I think is wrong, forget top 10. Even when the team has sucked, their fans showed up and showed out. Now that they are alive again, only a few teams have a chance at walking out of Neyland with a Victory. As for Jordan Hare...there is a reason why they can lose to some team I've never heard of on the road, but beat the likes of Bama. Just sayin.

[@yungslim93]

As a Georgia fan... gotta admit, not having Jordan-Hare in the top 3 is WILD.

[@MandMbaseball24]

New Mexico State sure didn't have any problems playing there 😂😂😂

[@wizarddragon]

The 2013 Iron Bowl @ Jordan-Hare caused seismographs to capture an earthquake in Huntsville Alabama. about 300 miles from Auburn.

[@thomasdiamond9420]

TN not being top 10 is criminal

[@loganwarren4834]

The under hype on the Swamp is crazy. Consistently packed and loud even these past three years

[@shanekeenaNYC]

The heat. That's the thing that makes it. You're baking in that Florida sun.

[@CiviTac]

I still think FL loses too many home games these days for it to be top 10. Back in the urban Meyer days I would put the swamp top 3

[@garyharper8003]

Tennessee broke the decible record last season

[@randysmiddy4643]

I was there...137dB against Georgia

[@Geep615]

They lose a lot of credibility not having Neyland at or near the top. Same goes for Jordan Hare.

[@judahalexander6946]

Tiger stadium caused 2 mini earthquakes ! Decibel level don’t even matter !

[@rivanlords1]

Bama fan here, we should be top 10 but 2 is too high. And where the hell is Michigan?

[@glennbailey8454]

16th

[@bmw2003ful]

You guys tough to play as a team isn't really your stadium that does it. The argument could be made but Neyland not being there is a sin against God. Your a Bama fan tell me your confident in your odds on winning here this year? You all don't have the goat anymore. GBO

[@glennbailey8454]

@@bmw2003ful Tennessee got the FSU treatment for this list. Neyland should been in the top ten not Ohio State

[@mikeluka5225]

@@bmw2003fulthis is mostly right. Bama’s just been an amazing program and hard to beat. I don’t think the atmosphere is there to be that high. That will show soon with the dynasty being dead

[@mattfetner426]

Michigan is known for being the quietest 100,000 seat stadium

[@zanep67]

As soon as you see LSU anywhere but #1…. You already know the entire list is a joke

[@highlandroberts2053]

Sanford is in a perfect spot at #5, we lose a lot of sound having one end open but nobody has won there since 2019.

[@xRollTid3xExperince]

Part of that is because of how good Georgia’s team is though. Same thing with Bama and I’m a Bama fan. Bama is like 49-1 in their last 50 games at home but you never hear people talking about how crazy those 2 stadiums are like you do with LSU

[@mikeluka5225]

You act like history started 5 years ago lol. You’re in the middle of a dynasty. Georgia isn’t hard to play because of Sanford. Look at history lol. They’re just good. Like the videos point about Virginia Tech. UGA >> VT as a program. But tough from an atmosphere? Cmon bro

[@mgway4661]

Nobody wins because yall are good 😂 it’s not because they are intimidated by your stadium.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@xRollTid3xExperinceLSU is a pretty wild experience and I have no problem with it being up top. Sanford stadium has been talked about plenty the last few years. Even at noon games the crowd is nuts, ask Arkansas they had like 10 false starts last time they played there at noon. I give Bryant Denny stadium credit to, it’s intimidating to play Alabama at home. All of these stadiums are loud, at some point how good the programs are and how they play at home has to come into play. As a Georgia fan I’m never concerned about them going to play in Neyland.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@mikeluka5225What does atmosphere matter if the team isn’t good? And you can ask any of the coaches or players that play in Sanford how they feel about the atmosphere. It’s a rabid fan base that will travel across the country in droves to support the team and Sanford is rocking whether it’s a noon game or night game. You may not think of it as a historicaly tough atmosphere but it’s certainly up there currently.

[@patrickeffertz6897]

Big thing about Oregon too is that they get that noise with only 60,000. Also I think Washington has the loudest recorded decibel ever.

[@GoVol5]

Neyland should easily be top 5……

[@DuckFanDane]

This is a way better list than EA came up with, but there’s no way Oregon is not in the top 5 with how many records they have as far as the Decibel Level.

[@crtg_bn6]

Tennessee has the decibel record set at 137 in 2023 vs Georgia. That list is old.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

Yeah got hyped for their lone big play of the game and then hushed up shortly after. Like they have the last few year’s Georgia has shown up. I think Neyland is getting a little bit overhyped here, it’s a good atmosphere but the team itself doesn’t make it intimidating at all.

[@crtg_bn6]

@@williamwhitfield6225 still broke the record though?? As I was saying, please explain how it makes sense to have A&M at #1 since you are trying to justify it. Statement is illiterate to me because GA is the #1 team in the land and have been for 3 years. I could careless that the #1 team did exactly what they were supposed to do to a lesser team. Ask anyone else that comes to Neyland that isn't the damn best team in all of CFB .

[@crtg_bn6]

@@williamwhitfield6225 also toughest atmospheres and toughest teams are 2 different things but go ahead ..

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@crtg_bn6 Not really they’re pretty related. The list is toughest places to play, not loudest decibel reading at a point in a game. All of these stadiums are loud, they all have crazy fans this is college football. Acting like a difference of a couple of decibels makes an environment “tough” is kind of goofy.

[@williamwhitfield6225]

@@crtg_bn6 And for the record having A&M in the top 10 at all is ridiculous not defending that.

[@jeremygilbert7989]

Just to clarify Tennessee actually broke Washington's record last year against Georgia at 137 decibels. Autzen is still more consistently loud though, regularly hitting 127-128 decibels and for the record anything over 120 can cause actual harm to your eardrums

[@williamwhitfield6225]

Yeah on that first long touchdown run, they got pretty quiet after that.

[@tannerjones6564]

UGA broke Washington's record in 22 vs Tennessee with a 135

[@jeremygilbert7989]

@@tannerjones6564 Did you not read my comment? Tennessee officially broke the record in 2023 with 137 decibels. Even if you're right you're wrong lol

[@travissullivan6575]

Bama fan here: JHS is built on top of an old Indian Burial Ground, and is clearly a top 5 toughest stadium to play. When they are even decent, it becomes a nightmare for Bama and tough for other teams.

[@ogrenator]

I agree with you guys it’s nearly impossible to build a perfect top ten regardless of trying to appease fans…I think what they should have done is created a handful of groups/categories with defined criteria and each group of stadiums would have different effects on the gameplay, like decibel level affecting playcalling or elevation maybe having an effect or extreme/hot cold in certain situations.

[@yahoojo]

As an Aggie fan. Kyle field is so tough we ourselves can’t win there 😅

[@wespalmore9263]

I came up with a list based on win percentage, home attendance, recorded decibel levels over the last 5 years. I came up with a point and weighting system. All could be adjusted, but here's my list. 1. LSU 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Penn State 5. Tennessee 6. Clemson 7. Texas A&M 8. Alabama 9. Oregon 10. Washington Just out: Auburn, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Florida

[@beersmoker4444]

Florida Must be above Tennessee...don't believe me ask Any Vols fan most will tell you they'd rather play at Georgia's stadium.

[@wespalmore9263]

@beersmoker4444 I'm a 5th generational Floridian. I have degrees from both UF and FSU. I still kept both off the list. There are ways I've could have set up the criteria to have UF in the top-10. I could have added weather. I could have added how the stadium is constructed. I could have changed the years, etc. I based my rankings off the last 5 seasons. Tennessee has a better home record, more fan attendance, and can be drastically louder despite the architectural benefits UF has. If the rankings were set in stone, I would have them top-10. However, EA listed some of the criteria they used and said it will change as seasons progress. Hard to include UF when it's a fraction of what it once was.

[@farriskhan2352]

Good analysis. Thanks!

[@GoodEyeSniper803]

Can you share a little more about your methodology? Georgia has only lost one home game over the last five years, which I believe is tied with Ohio State for the fewest in the nation. UGA also ranks eighth in average attendance over the last five years. So UGA would have to rank fairly low in the "recorded decibel levels" category to not make the top 10, which seems surprising. Where can I find the data on that?

[@tannerjones6564]

​​@@wespalmore9263UGA had a record of 135 decibels against Tennessee in 22 according to CBS sports. Your system seems flawed

[@shawnkurtz4424]

Im a Mizzou fan, I hate the Vols.However, even I can see Tennessee got screwed royally.

[@jkay8it]

In regards to the decibel levels for stadiums, I don’t buy that stuff. You can manipulate that in for decibel levels to be reliable, they would have to be measured with the same device in the same exact way at every stadium which it’s not.

[@beersmoker4444]

Wisconsin has 0 business being in the top 50. Hell Washington and Oregon are both higher this from an SEC guy.

[@DuckFanDane]

I agree with you that Oregon in Washington should be higher, but to say that Wisconsin should not be top 50 is ridiculous

[@inzone88]

Not true about these guys just being programmers. Multiple interviews have shown these guys are college football nerds making this game. The criteria may not be perfect, obviously LSU should be #1. But the guys making the game are confirmed massive college football fans.

[@megaheat4life]

As someone that’s been to multiple games in Kneyland stadium to see them play multiple teams. It is top 5 loudest at its peak, but they are not top 10 most hostile. They have lost countless games at home throughout 2 decades under multiple coaches

[@raulespino7349]

The fact that they forgot Nebraska bro it blows my mind …

[@voiceofreason2168]

Weak

[@supdall345]

Nebraska shouldn’t be Top 40 lmao, they consistently lose multiple home games season after season and haven’t been nationally relevant in like 25 years now.

[@graysonfoudray6121]

@@supdall345 yet they sell out every game still and have the most almost upsets over top 25 teams that had no business playing close with nebraska, but they did because of their environment lol. They don't have to be Top 10, but if they are not in the top 25, that is outlandish

[@kevinsouthall4444]

LSU,Mt Union, North Dakota St, Alabama,UGA, Clemson,Ohio St, Michigan, Clemson, Nebraska, Washington.Decibel Records and Seismograph records LSU vs Tebow 2007baton rouge 127decibels disputed Seismograph Jake Locker Washington Huskies vs USC at the dog house upset by Huskies 2010 1.9richter scale 400meters around Husky stadium NFL ain't shit❤

[@NateBeard]

I think they probably just got paid by A&M.

[@CajunfriedLAgator]

Wins against top visiting opponents, crowd noise, temperature(heat/humidity/ice/cold), home record are metrics I think are viable....

[@og_tc]

Husky Stadium has a roof canopy, as did old Husky Stadium. It makes sense that they would have the loudest individual decibel reading, so much noise would get caught and reflected back down. It's one reason why the Seahawks stadium can get so loud, or how soccer stadiums in Europe can reach decibel levels well beyond some of the stadiums in the US with half the capacity.

[@seanmoore8211]

Yalls list is better then EA CFB 25’s list but Penn State at 2 is an absolute joke. Atmosphere is cool but the same reason yall shitted on A&M should apply to Penn State also. Who have they beat at home in the last decade?

[@Redflame2194]

On their page they listed the criteria for how they chose them and they were statistics based on historical winning percentage, home attendance, active winning streak, team prestige and a few others. So it’s less based on feel and more statistics so that should be taken into account

[@brandonupchurch5015]

Neyland 100% needs to be on here. And the argument for georgia, is they have the highest decimal reading over the last 20 year

[@chrismcdonald7086]

If Kyle Field were the toughest place to play, Texas would already have purchased it and taken it to Texas.

[@thewhitemexican8318]

Y’all really think auburn should be on this list 😂😂😂😂 Bryant Denny is top 2

[@nadeau]

Clemson should be on there.

[@georgiadawg663]

Uh … no

[@slightslice3120]

Can’t understand how a place where the visiting teams usually walk out with a W is number 1

[@michaelgibbons]

Rice-Eccles (Utah) is just as loud as Oregon. OK, only 52,000, but its a fairly new design that really contains the noise.

[@the.mark.anthony]

From EA in their blog about this: “The Development Team worked to compile a list of the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play, factoring in historical stats such as home winning %, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more”

[@travissullivan6575]

UW at Husky Stadium has the single loudest recorded stadium at 133db, but on average, Autzen is louder. It's loudest recorded is top 5 in CFB behind Clemson and LSU. (Loudest ever recorded is KC in Arrowhead)

[@leroycuykendalliv7811]

Michigan stadium is louder now after they built the towers on both sides. The towers are curved in at the top to push the noise back down. They are also undefeated at home in the last 3 years so they have to have one of the longest home winning streak going right now.

[@BmontySZN]

A&M not being good has nothing to do with Kyle’s atmosphere lol. Sometimes it only makes the crowds better.

[@jakesullivan9179]

To everyone getting mad, this is most likely an equation of how good your team is, the wildness of the stadium, and home record. Disagree with me but for the most part 70 % is in a good margin of error, it’s acceptable to have them on. I’m sorry that EA didn’t interview you for your opinion to find the 10 toughest stadiums out of 130 teams. Which I guarantee that none of you have even visited half of them. There’s also football outside of the SEC. EA was in a damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

[@owenparks]

Where’s Washington

[@Xexous]

LSU should be number 1, they had a decimal level so high they were getting low level earth quakes signals

[@collegebro85]

Best thing is all of these can be rearranged and corrected once we play the games with teams losing at home more than others...guarantee EVERYONE will be shutting the Gaggies out on Kyle Field in Dynasty Mode!!!

[@ObiShawnKenobi1]

Oregon stadium is literally designed to make their games loud

[@brianstacey2679]

Apparently this has changed from earlier. Several beta testers in the youtube video game channel community said that LSU was #1 during the beta test.

[@kennyimbrogno]

It’s gets updated regularly through out the season but I also don’t agree with it not terrible but not the way it should be

[@codymoring543]

How the hell do you not have OU in this, they have the best home winning percentage in modern history. Whatever you think, they don't lose at home

[@burkleymicek8234]

Utah is a top 5 toughest place to play, no doubt. Look at home record, altitude, fan support, style of football etc. Not even mentioning them is criminal. Expected more from guys who tend to know ball pretty well.

[@Coachlynch92]

I think they factored in making some of the better teams a bit lower iso they don’t have another advantage when at home I think it’s a balance thing

[@richarddancel5112]

I'm fine with UGA not making C&C top 10, but I don't see any reason to have Bama or OSU there either,,,Auburn is beast to play in...at night especially

[@hutchysan3438]

I understand that historally some of these were the hardest to play at but I don't think the swamp is truly top 5 in the nation to play at anymore.

[@tylermiller3879]

My biggest knock is not the list. It's the lack of criteria that determines the list!

[@nicknylin6731]

I normally love y’all, but the Crain’s acting like the SEC deserves 1-14. Absolutely dumb

[@ericwest9579]

Not saying it’s number one but Georgia beat Washington’s record for loudest game in 2022 vs Tennessee

[@user-pv5uy1ty7u]

Clemson and Oregon got done dirty 😔

[@justincarter6286]

Sanford should be higher

[@jason8139]

Neyland, another stadium that has registered on the Richter scale several times.

[@retrocollegiategaming9521]

The list is wrong because A&M’s W/L record. Then why would Auburn be too ten?

[@datwolverine]

If you read the actual blog post they listed criteria they used to determine the list

[@polywoggins]

Oregon is loud, been there when it is rocking...people have earplugs in.

[@grantdooley1942]

I think Autzen is the loudest stadium when you break it into a per person metric

[@nathansummerville3972]

Having lived all over the United States and going to many CFB games, I agree that A&M is either #1 or damn close! Kyle field is the most impressive stadium I’ve been in. LSU was fun. The Swamp was ok.

[@wa1w511]

If they surveyed the head coaches of Division I football and used a point system, they would have better results....this scale is obviously just one person's opinion.

[@Nocheeseplay]

As a Florida State fan I’m happy where they are on the list, but LSU shouldn’t be #1. It’s only tough to play at night. Some of the others on the list are hard to play at when they have day or night games.

[@brianjirish]

Flip a coin for LSU or PSU at #1. Michigan needs to be in there as well as Nebraska. smfh

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

As an Aggie, we finally finished 1st in something. It helps with the tears of yesterdays tough loss.

[@collegebro85]

Texas will "take away" your ranking easily come November just like we did ya coach...

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

@@collegebro85Texas fan, yawn. Until y’all actually do something, keep it down.

[@brettash7640]

As an alabama fan I 100% agree we are top 3 but lsu definitely is #1

[@702TifosiGambler]

Oregon not in Top 5, Washington not in Top 25. Wisconsin Top 10? WTF 🤔 I’m cool with Jordan Hare not in Top 10 can’t lose to New Mexico and be top 10

[@ryansmith3939]

It’s is ridiculous to say that you would rather play a 7-0 Miami team on the road than a 3-4 Virginia tech team on the road. The last time we saw Miami undefeated, they beat down two top 15 teams in back to back weeks at home. I know Miami’s atmosphere is not great, but it is electric when they are good and it’s a big game

[@mikeluka5225]

Miami players literally take Ubers to the stadium bro 😅

[@Unknownagitation]

Ok Georgia should definitely be top 10 just after the past years. When a game comes to mind go watch either the 2019 game against ND or the noon game against Arkansas. It was a noon game and it sounded like a night game. Georgia over the past couple years has shown game and game again how loud it is by causing false starts for the other team constantly in games that helped Georgia a ton.

[@computerassistance36]

Yeah I don't know football if y'all trying to move Brian Denny backwards 100,000 seats with the craziest finance in the country.

[@lilbeckham9]

List makes no sense and the worst part is there's no relativity between the rankings even in the Top 2. Bryant Denny at #2 because it's a 100k stadium where their team loses one game every other year so that's why they're at #2. That's understandable. Move up one spot to #1 Kyle Field and it's a100k seat stadium where the team can't win 5 games in a year. Makes zero sense.

[@deeperson7711]

Clemson is top 10 and I’m an FSU fan. Having Wisconsin in their is laughable

[@polywoggins]

Just look at W-L over the last 20 years.

[@lucyeisenbarth9713]

I think Iowa state should be in the top 25 at the very least, maybe higher like top 15. I’m a Cyclone fan and it gets pretty damn loud in Jack Trice.

[@ryansmith3939]

Biased

[@lucyeisenbarth9713]

@@ryansmith3939 I’m slightly biased but top 25 seems deserving for ISU. On TV you could barely hear the announcers because we were yelling so loud

[@DuckFanDane]

I would say the biggest snub of this whole list is not having Autzen in the top 10. They should be a top five stadium, not having them in the top 10 is blasphemous. Jordan-hare stadium should obviously be in the top 10. Autzen Stadium has set decibel records and is routinely one of the toughest places to play. even though they have a max capacity of like 60,000 which is way less than the other top 10 stadiums and almost anybody would agree. they belong in the top 10 unless you’re biased. I say top 3 should be 1 LSU 2 Oregon 3 Penn State .

[@marvinchiles844]

LSU, UF, and FSU should be in the top 3. UGA should not make the top 15, and I’m a Georgia grad. Texas A&M shouldn’t be in the top 50.

[@kennethjohnson9496]

The team makes a stadium a tough place to play. Not the building , crowd, and traditions. Crowds mean nothing if the team isn’t winning at home. UGA and Michigan currently have the two longest home winning streaks in FBS CFB with 25 & 22 games. Bama has only lost 6 home games since 2008! 6!! That’s insane! By definition, those are the three toughest places to play right now. You can’t discredit TAMU being ranked #1 by mentioning their recent home record, then on the other side, NOT credit UGA, Bama, Michigan home winning records. Nothing intimidating by Neyland. No Hillbilly checkerboard has helped them win their division lately. As far as Jordan-Hare….you lose any “toughest places to play” creditability when you lose to NMST at home by 3 TDs just this past November. Cry harder.

[@Matttaylor016]

Where is Clemson?!?! The other Death Valley. Definitely top 10.

[@greenacres1909]

Faaaaaaaar more accurate list than EA- but I do think Michigan should be in there probably.

[@hunt6811]

Pronounce this word: Jordan Now pronounce this word: Hare Now put them together: Jordan Hare. Now that we understand English it’s not jerdan hare.

[@GeauxRilla]

They just f*cking with us at this point

[@absoluteskill]

Does it really matter? Far be it from EA not to fuck something up so that's par for the course. Besides, everyone will create a dynasty with their favorite team and inevitably that will be the toughest place to play, and the list won't matter whatsoever in a few days of playing

[@michaelf.bender3718]

Relax, it's just a video game.

[@000Cotton000]

I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a fee to be listed as # 1…just saying.

[@Jason12723]

Y’all talk about criteria to their ranking but I didn’t hear the criteria to y’all’s ranking. Seem like the pot calling kettle black

[@aidanpierce4863]

Uhm.....Baylor you can sail your boat up to it and at Tennessee and UW you can't watch it by boat but you can sailgate like Baylor

[@ethanwingo4845]

“Nutz.”

[@sullymartin8582]

LSU is 1 every day of the week. I just don’t get it