Every State's WORST Football Stadium
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When you go to a new state, you like to visit the nice parts. And probably all the nice stadiums. Well, this is a list of the football stadiums you DON'T want to go to...for every state.
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As a Marylander and a Ravens fan, I was waiting for FedEx Field to be on this list of almost entirely college fields
Same. FedEx was a no-brainer. A dilapidated box in the middle of crappy Landover 🤮
Commanders fan here… I hate going to that place smh 🤦🏾♂️
As a Marylander, Ravens fan, and Towson alumni my first thought was Johnny Unitas Stadium before I remembered Fed-Ex Field is in Maryland too.
@@MarloSoBalJr How can it be dilapidated? It's only 25 years old. Fenway Park is 110 years old and the Red Sox think it can last until 2061. Does it still have those stupid "dream seats"? When Snyder put those in, it showed that he knows nothing about football. Field-level seats work well in baseball, because the bench doesn't block your view of the field. Apparently, Snyder didn't learn from the biggest mistake of RFK (the very first of the "cookie cutters"): the sideline seats were too low to the field, so fans sitting in the first ten rows couldn't see the entire field because the view was blocked by the football team bench. In a proper football stadium, when you sit down, your feet must be at least six feet above the field so you can get an unobstructed view. That idiot Snyder didn't know.
@@Eternal5ent You mean Redskins?
I refuse to refer to the Washington Communists as the Commanders...
They will forever be the Redskins. That way, I can tolerate them more.
I went to a Wyoming game as a visiting team fan once, the two tier stands seem kind of weird for the stadium given that they just sort of end abruptly and there’s no permanent seats at either end zone, but it’s not that bad overall and felt like an enjoyable game day atmosphere. A big reason why you might have had trouble finding other stadiums to judge in Wyoming is that Wyo is the only 4-year university in the whole state
Tbf it's a 75 year old stadium
It’s an awesome environment during most home games. Super fun
@@Warsaw_PactYeah, especially because you can get really close to the benches and field with general admission, which you can’t in a lot of other stadiums.
War Memorial is fun to see a game at. Even at 9 degrees and windy.
Funny thing about St. Thomas, since Clemson lost to South Carolina, St. Thomas currently has the longest home winning streak in college football. Last home loss was in Round 3 of the 2016 D3 playoffs to UW-Oshkosh (my current school) in late November.
Edit: Wow really had to diss Oshkosh 🤣
Honestly St Thomas isn't so bad. If he really wanted to go in on a bad location, look no further then the Blake in Mankato.
@@bryanbyholm2803 Yeah I would think as a stadium, River Falls is slightly worse than Oshkosh due to wooden stands and lack of stadium amenities/resources, but the atmosphere on game day is a lot better than Oshkosh from my experience.
@@GreenBayPayton RF just got a new stadium like 2 years back I think? So its not so bad to be honest. I don't know what I would put on that list since all of the colleges in WI have okay facilities that I've been to at least.
@@GreenBayPayton Goerke Field in Point is probably the worst. Stevens Point Area Senior High also plays there, and it is the third best stadium in that high school conference.
Carson Park is pretty bad too, but a little better.
@@sokonek1 RF got the new stadium around 2015. They got a new video board this past year. Carson Park I agree also isn’t great but I think Goerke Field is disqualified because it’s more of a high school stadium than a college stadium. Definitely the worst one used in the WIAC though.
5:35 as a Georgia resident, the mayor at the time (Kasim Reed in 2013) before the Braves moved out of Turner Field to SunTrust (Now Truist) Park, wanted to implode the stadium at first. This was from a Ballpark book that I got, and all of that happened around November of 2013. Luckily in 2016, Georgia State bought Turner Field and the adjacent parking lot across the road (The outline of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium), from what I heard is that GSU is going to give the outline of AFCS a 2nd life as a ballpark for GSU, and Hank Aaron's marker will be left alone.
There is way too much history for the stadium, like you said: being the host of the 1996 Olympic Games, 19 years as the home of the Atlanta Braves, hosting a World Series game in 1999, 2000 All-Star Game, and so on. it can be a crappy stadium, but to be honest, GSU worked with what they bought.
The reason why they moved was because of traffic, and the reason why Mercedes Benz Stadium was built was because of Arthur Blank's ego.
@@joezegers At least he haves some of the cheapest food at an NFL Stadium.
@@joezegers No, the reason they moved was racial....right into a lily white surburban neighborhood
Time stamps:
1:55 Alabama (Legion Field)
2:16 Alaska (Anchorage Football Stadium)
2:40 Arizona (Walkup Skydome)
3:02 Arkansas (Simmons Bank Field)
3:23 California (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
3:46 Colorado (Nottingham Field)
4:10 Connecticut (Pratt & Whitney Stadium)
4:32 Delaware (Alumni Stadium)
4:51 Florida (Daytona Stadium)
5:14 Georgia (Center Parc Stadium)
5:46 Hawaii (Aloha Stadium)
6:07 Idaho (Kibbie Dome)
6:33 Illinois (Leslie Frazier Field)
6:58 Indiana (Brown Field)
7:18 Iowa (Uni Dome)
7:41 Kansas (Cessna Stadium)
8:10 Kentucky (Roy Stewart Stadium)
8:29 Louisiana (Harry Turpin Stadium)
8:47 Maine (Winkin Sports Complex)
9:07 Maryland (FedEx Field)
9:45 Massachusetts (Mcguirk Alumni Stadium)
10:06 Michigan (Rynearson Stadium)
10:30 Minnesota (O’Shaughnessy Stadium)
10:50 Mississippi (Rice-Totten Stadium)
11:16 Missouri (Houck Stadium)
11:41 Montana (Bobcat Stadium)
12:01 Nebraska (Oak Bowl)
12:18 Nevada (Sam Boyd Stadium)
12:45 New Hampshire (Wildcat Stadium)
13:01 New Jersey (Shi Stadium)
13:25 New Mexico (Aggie Memorial Stadium)
13:38 New York (Lawrence A. Wien Stadium)
14:00 North Carolina (O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium)
14:20 North Dakota (Jerome Berg Field)
14:46 Ohio (Welcome Stadium)
15:05 Oklahoma (H.A. Chapman Stadium)
15:22 Oregon (Hillsboro Stadium)
15:38 Pennsylvania (Rooney Athletic Field)
15:54 Rhode Island (Brown Stadium)
16:10 South Carolina (Johnson Hagood Stadium)
16:27 South Dakota (Clark Swisher Field)
16:49 Tennessee (First Bank Stadium)
17:14 Texas (Apple Stadium)
17:36 Utah (Greater Zion Stadium)
17:58 Vermont (Alumni Stadium)
18:16 Virginia (Alumni Memorial Stadium)
18:37 Washington (Joe Albi Stadium)
19:03 West Virginia (U of Charleston Stadium)
19:22 Wisconsin (Titan Stadium)
19:47 Wyoming (War Memorial Stadium)
Rutgers University stadium 🏟️ is called SHI Stadium (in capital letters), located in the Township of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. 👌
@@RoadTripTelevisionNJ They forgot the “T” it sounds like
Thank you. For whatever reason these weren't in alphabetical order.
You mentioned Jerry Rice of Rice-Totten Stadium because every football fan knows who Jerry Rice is, but you probably never heard of Willie "Satellite" Totten. He set over 50 NCAA Division 1-AA records and in 1984 threw for 58 touchdowns and 4,557 yards. His 12,711 career passing yards is 2nd all time in Division 1-AA history.
That's probably why I only know of Jerry Rice
I was shocked Totten wasn’t successful in the pros. I know it was the SWAC, but dude was a beast.
I grew up in Europe and we had lower division soccer teams. The town i grew up in has 2, and the one I supported was right next to a cemetery. Surprisingly for its level, it actually had a stadium and not just field, but the stadium was built in 1940s and was ran down. They used to be sponsored by chocolate company that went out of business in the 60s
Every year, I try to visit a Madureira game here in Rio. Their stadium happens to be near a rather busy market, so it was actually rather common for balls to end up stuck on their roof and the club would have to routinely go there in order to bring them back.
As a proud citadel cadet, I can tell you that not only is our stadium awful, but they also tore down the away stands because of asbestos. Was not at all surprised we are the worst in SC. At least VMI is here too
LOL THAT'S WHY!??!? Btw I had a friend who went to the Citadel. He said the thing he learned most was how to fire a water balloon with precision accuracy across one battalion living quarters to the other using a homemade sling shot.
Hey we are the best at being the worst. I'm honestly surprised VMI hasn't decided to throw more money into the pit that is Foster Stadium. And more surprised Foster hasn't been found to contain some kind of deadly chemical.
@@theatagamer90I honestly don't know what they could do. It is squeezed in between a cliff and Main st.
18:15 - Imagine having a stadium so bad your state doesn't even want to claim you and pawns you off to Kentucky instead.
Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana is horrible. Considering that what used to be a Romanesque 1920’s multi-complex hippodrome for minor league baseball and other sports was torn down and replaced with the plainest most bland football ‘stadium’ on earth with only the old arch left and attached to a giant single metal bleacher stand with the field surrounded by crappy concrete stuff.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed 😂
For Virginia, I think Virginia State's stadium deserves an honorable/dishonorable mention. There's so much distance between the home stands and the field that you could literally fit another copy of the home stands into that gap and probably still have room left over.
I think you can slide Virginia state in the first place because this guy thinks VMI is in Kentucky.
As a proud Alumni of Idaho State University I have to say that Holt Arena deserves to be on this list. It is smaller, older, and in much worse condition than the Kibbie dome. In spite of this injustice I still enjoyed the video. Awesome video and great list!
I was pretty surprised to see Idaho was chosen instead of ISU. Most of my family lives in Pocatello (we moved to Utah when I was 2), and I’ve driven by it well over a thousand times. It’s always been an odd looking one for sure.
Late to the party but I went to WSU and I’ve been to the Kibbie Dome… I was just surprised it could hold a regulation football field 😬
Norhtern State University in Aberdeen, SD actually no longer plays at Clark Swisher field. When they did they shared it with the local high school. They now have a stadium of their own on campus named Dakotah Bank Stadium and is extremely nice. It actually a part of a very impressive sports complex at the school that cost roughly $33 Million. One of the nicest complexes in all of D2 athletics.
Utah Tech's Stadium has undergone some major renovations over the past few years-new press box, good sized visitors stands, upgraded turf, and I'm pretty sure they removed the track around the field
Unfortunately the track is still there, but it was redone. so it's no longer deteriorating. The renovations have made the stadium pretty great though. The only thing I still dislike about it is the track.
St. George is a growing community (because of its warm climate and close to so many national parks) and new money is flowing in.
@@chipperw Oh okay, it’s been a while since I’ve been back, but the stadium for the most part is pretty nice, especially since they just underwent so many changes
It definitely is a lot better now. Hard to say what is the worst football stadium in utah is now, probably SUU's eccles coliseum? isnt bad but for D1 college its underwhelming
as someone who lived in alabama, legion field ain’t the worst stadium there’s an fcs school (north alabama) that plays on a field that is owned by the city’s public middle school 😭
Finally someone who agrees with me.😮😮😮
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO KNows
Braly stadium? been there for a Div 2 championship game and yea.... it was eek
Chat as a Arkansas fan I love when somebody actually says something related to us even if it's bad
For wyoming, the cowboys spring game takes place at Cheney Alumni Field in Casper so that's probably the closest you'll get to another stadium
They played the spring game at the War this last year haha
Cheney huh? Not for much longer, Wyomingites hate Liz cheney with a burning passion because shes a centrist. Can't be a centrist anywhere in Wyoming. Either be a Republican or...a Republican.
@@UnchainedAmerica You realize it's named after her dad, right?
@@Goob2787 I know. She carry the family name.
We don't "live" in Wyoming, we exist here. But taking in a game at the War is an incredible experience. We're like college level Bills fans since it's cold as all hell and we're drunk most of the time. Not to mention smashing tables is a tradition now since JA17 is a Bill. Highly recommend watching the Pokes play. We're a fun bunch.
Wildcat Stadium in New Hampshire actually replaced the small visitors bleachers for a large home seating area with press boxes about a few years ago. Much nicer than before.
An honorary alternative for Alabama is the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. It has urinals in the women’s rooms. Those went out of favor decades ago.
Dafuq?
They're back in style now !!!
i love that the robert kraft-massage parlor drama happened like 4 years ago and five points still jokes about it it's amazing
To be fair, Wichita State hasn't fielded a football team since 1986 (the plane crash was in 1970, and they played football for 16 years after that), so to call Cessna Stadium a D1 stadium is a stretch. You could have went to Lawrence and took a picture of a real crappy D1 stadium.
Which a year later KU football stadium is getting a huge makeover
@@lorimello5121 Yeah, it's supposed to take them two seasons to finish all the work, and the Jayhawks are playing their home games in Kansas City for the time being (mostly in Children's Mercy Park, a MLS soccer venue for Sporting KC).
The Citadel doesn't require serving in the military, only 40% of graduates go on to a commission in the armed services. It's a big fraternity at this point that ensures you'll always have a job somewhere in Charleston.
I’d love to see a Part 2 for this series.
The college I went to had a pretty horrible stadium ngl. No lights (so all games had to be played at 1pm which was kinda lame), had a huge grandstand (with a small visitors section), bathrooms were under the grandstand, concessions were on both sides of the grandstand, etc. It has barely any students go to the game, except a small spirit club I was an officer for, had parking lots too big for the stadium, and always smelled like cow poop cuz of local farms.
The goods? Well, he had turf, apartments that overlooked some of the stadium, the gym on campus looked out onto the field, and ROTC (which I was part of) shot off a cannon at the end of the national anthem/after every TD.
I went to Shippensburg University of PA
Tbh, I can understand a little bit about the lack of lights for that stadium, although it is kinda odd that those tennis courts nearby a couple of the other athletic fields there actually had lights...
Also wonder if that's just a thing with that section of D2 football programs, like not even Shepherd University's stadium has lights either, at least I don't remember there being any.
Like honestly big agree with the whole issue with the smell as well, that whole town smells, along with where I'm at in Hagerstown.
not every stadium ever built is great, but FedEx Field is crazy 👀
Hey, Georgia State Center Parc is actually a great experience. GSU did for the area what Braves couldn’t do in 20 years, they turned the surrounding area into a destination for tourists and locals. Visit before you judge.
Speaking of Del State's football stadium, there was crazy traffic at one of their home games this September as although there was not a race at Dover International Speedway that day, Firefly Music Festival was occurring that weekend.
That Long Beach stadium says a lot about society. An urban environment should NOT have that much parking in space that could be BETTER used for a pedestrian-friendly area filled with shops, restaurants, and housing. Houston for example has SO much space used for just parking...and it's sad knowing the potential if it's developed the right way
The parking lot is for the warehouse facility. Big warehouses like those employs thousands of people.
@@UnchainedAmerica Right but there are other ways to get people to work besides cars
The stadium is next to the old McDonnell Douglas plant, and the stadium showed up in films of their aircraft rollouts led by a pipe band. Bette Midler's film "The Rose" used this stadium for its concert scenes.
To be fair to O'Shaughnessy Stadium, it was build for a D-III school. St. Thomas is so large and dominated the D-III schools in Minnesota that the NCAA forced them to go to D-IFBS.
When I was in the marching band in high school, we got to be in the homecoming parade at UW Oshkosh. My band director always called it UW Zero, this must be why.
Went to Pratt and Whitney Stadium for the 2021 men’s lacrosse championships. It rained, and it was full of the types of families that raise lacrosse bros. I pulled a muscle while walking around the area, and I missed out on what was a cool Champions League Final. (Okay, rant over.)
19:01 Martin field (formerly of WV Tech) makes UC stadium look like a palace.
As a Valpo alum I’ll agree with ya on Indiana since there’s no bathrooms or locker rooms at Brown Field, the players dress in locker rooms in the ARC (basketball arena) and that’s where fans have to go if they have to use the shitter
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I’ve actually seen a UMASS game. It was 3 weeks ago in college station between a 1-9 team & a 3-7 team. It was also in the 30s and raining & I drove a couple hours for it. YAY ME
Yeah, New Hampshire Wildcat stadium went through a massive renovation a few years ago. They added a new east stand with a new press box, a massive video board and touched up the old west stand.. a bit.
Northern Arizona's Walkup Skydome houses an FCS team, and is on par with most FCS facilities. It was, at one time, the largest wooden structure in the US. And 7000 ft is no joke...my high school played there, and having teams come up from Phoenix to that elevation is a legit advantage. Though the cold and snow outside would be one, too. There used to be a sign that simply read "J Laerence Walkup Skydome - 7000 ft elev. Catch Your Breath."
I've worked camera at several games at Hillsboro Stadium. No one cares about the Portland State Vikings, and the high school games typically draw more fans. It's quite nice for a high school stadium, and logistically they have proper cam op spots, long press box rows, and they let us do whatever we need to do to put together a decent broadcast. Surprised you didn't mention that it shares amenities with Ron Tonkin Field, where the minor league baseball Hillsboro Hops play. That stadium is pretty new, within the last 10 years or so, and it shares concessions and bathrooms with the football/soccer/softball/everything stadium. The whole complex makes sense when viewed in the context of suburb municipal sportsing. D1 worthy, ehh....
ngl as someone who grew up in and still lives in Birmingham using Legion Field is kinda cheap. I've attended at least 60 football games there, mostly UAB games, and I love it. It's just really fucking old and needs repairs, as you alluded to. The biggest problem is that, with Protective Stadium being built in downtown, it doesn't really have a lot of options for teams that can call it home. There are far, far worse stadiums in alabama.
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We will NOT tolerate any Kibbie Dome slander
Fives and stadiums name a better duo In sports
As a student of Samford in Birmingham, I am pleasantly surprised that our stadium was not on this list. We have our old track tarred over with asfault which leaves a massive gap between the seats and the field. Our locker room is also 5 feet from the back of our endzone, and no, it doesn't have padding like basketball courts.
The Rice is indeed for "Jerry." IIRC, "Totten" was also quarterback when Jerry Rice played at MVSU.
At 5:55 ..I have been to this stadium 3 times...for the Pro Bowl in '97, '98, and '99...it was OK...the parking lot is used every weekend for a flea market...
9:12 Hey! I went to Towson University, and Johnny Unitas Stadium is an excellent sports facility....
....for Lacrosse, that is.
I agree
Dayton, OH folk here. I haven't been to Welcome Stadium in a few years, but I will not dispute its horribleness then, and for the last several years. However, it is currently in the middle of a long-overdue $10M+ renovation. So hopefully some of that suckiness will go away...
yeah, hopefully.
I was born in Dayton but I live in the middle of nowhere and make trips to its suburbs here and there.
I actually played at the UNI dome for like, I wanna say 6th Grade Cedar Rapids Metro League football? I don’t remember much about the place since I was twelve, but it was real weird playing football in a mostly empty dome with just our families watching. I only played football for one year in school, but that was definitely a highlight
"On account that the Air Force has drones that know my location"
Classic
The Bangor Maine one is not merely dual use , but triple use with a soccer field in the outfield, as far away from the stands as possible.
as a Nevadan, you just made my day :)
Finally some commentary that isn’t try-hard and unfunny. Genuinely got some laughs on this one, even tho you dissed my Huskers pretty good
We already know which state is gonna represent Maryland. *coughFedexFieldcough*
19:02 yeah you got that one right. Multiple track and field events and band events happen there. It sits so close to the interstate I worry if someone will jump off the top of it. Also the capital is 3 blocks over and they use the Laidley parking lot for parking. It will now host our state championship games for the next 3 years. Also, the actual campus for UC is 4 miles away on the other side of the river
UT Martin in Martin, Tennessee has two sets of bleachers, but the visitor side is blocked off because it's pretty much entirely made up of rotting wood.
For Wisconsin, shoulda dissed St. Norbert, a D3 College south of GB in the suburb of De Pere, it's brand new but yet it looks smaller than most high school stadiums, even the repurposed City Stadium (home to GB East High School now) looks bigger than St. Norbert College's.
I hate to be that guy, but Northern State moved out of Clark Swisher Field into a very nice stadium on campus (one of the best D2 stadiums IMO). Though Swisher is still occupied by AHS and Presentation College.
You should do best high school stadiums in each state
The Citadel used to have a large visitors side, but it had to be knocked down in like 2016 due to having structural issues and lead paint in it from when it was built.
Hard to believe that the UConn Husky’s football stadium is hosting a US Men’s National Soccer team friendly against Ghana in October.
13:36 honestly amazed you didn't put UB stadium for UBuffalo (NY). For a D1 FBS school it's pretty embarrassing considering how much funding the school gets for research. If this school had even a slightly better stadium, they probably would be in the Power 5 considering its funding, research, and rankings, especially when compared to the rest of their conference.
Why the fuck would a school use research grant money for a stadium? Stadium athletics funding typically comes from program boosters etc.
Literally see VMI’s stadium every day. I had a feeling it would be on this list
As a Sun Belt Conference football fan I enjoy appreciate the Georgia State stadium...it's awesome that they just didn't allow it to decay, like the Rubber Bowl, and also they can't really have a traditional campus stadium.
New Mexico State needs some much needed tlc but for the size of school and location...
Not to mention the millions of dollars saved. It’s a solid stadium
I like it’s quirks and history. I’m glad they actually did something with the stadium instead of just tearing it down or letting it rot. It’s a part of Atlanta history and I’m glad that it lives on, even in an awkward state
Hillsboro was where my high school won the state final for soccer in 2017, so it has a special place in my heart
I didn't know Valpo had a football team, until they played their first FBS team last week against my school
I played on the Peru Oak Bowl for a high school football team camp in June it’s a awesome atmosphere standing on the field of the Oak Bowl even with no fans
Went to a cousin's game. He was playing in for six-man football for high school in Texas. It was literally a few spotlights, white lines marked on fresh cut grass and everybody would just back their trucks up or sit on a bail of hay. It was honestly one of the coolest experiences. And this was only about 15 years ago.
As weird as it is layout wise, Center Parc Stadium is far from a bad place to watch a game. They kept most of the MLB level amenities and even added a rooftop garden because why the hell not? It even has a copycat out in Texas: the XFL’s Arlington Renegades play in a stadium converted out of the old Rangers ballpark.
That being said, it’s so weird that it’d be doing it a disservice to not put it on the list.
For the State of Kansas. The Cessna aviation company began its operation in Wichita, Kansas. They are still building aircraft there today. The stadium is in the process of being updated.
NAU Lumberjack here. The Walkup Skydome is a very unique venue that has a charm to it! Just got new turf and brand new lights!
Stadiums to avoid, or stadiums to visit and gawk at? I think we all know which one it really is
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SBF in Pine Bluff is actually considered one of the top HBC stadiums. It's pretty new, and while it looks ugly from above, it's rather impressive in person.
“Sure, there’s worse stadiums in Maryland.”
No, you got it right. The other stadiums aren’t falling apart
I go to towson 😭
11:16
I'm from, and still living, in Cape Girardeau. Houck Stadium is really nice, and those bleachers were intentional, mainly for the band to stand, student section to go crazy, and away fans to feel uncomfortable.
Anyway, GO SEMO!!
7:39 As a student at Wichita State University, I can confirm, Cessna Stadium sucks. It's the skeleton of an arena; the corpse of our former presence in college football. And it's located right across the street from the dining hall, so many students have to see it every day.
(Though, to be fair, Wichita is not "the middle of nowhere". We are the largest city in our state and are host to several corporations, including Koch Industries, Freddy's, and Cessna. That's why our stadium is called that. I don't appreciate you dismissing us.)
Joe Albi was not a dump when it was open, plus when it was torn down it was over 70 years old
I remember going to a BSU v Hawaii game when I was in highschool in like the late 90's, and that place scared the crap out of me. You could feel entire sections of the stadium sway and bounce.
While it is better than some on this list, the Banta Bowl for Lawrence University in Appleton, WI should get an honorable mention since it contains many elements of the worst ones. Built into a hill? Try in a ravine. Near water? Try a previously polluted river. Multi-purpose? Football and soccer. Weird shaped bleachers, also gets use as a high school stadium, in the middle of a residential area, bordered by woods, and everything on the field can be seen by pedestrians on the bridge that crosses the river right next to it. Despite all of this, it is actually a decent stadium.
7:36. They just announced a crap ton of money for the Unidom. State needs to hop in and grant some money considering they use that place for half their high school tournements.
My high school is in the same division as Cedar Falls, and their home field is the dome. Getting to play there was absolutely amazing even if the stadium wasn’t the greatest
5:06 also used to be the home of Daytona flat track motorcycle racing (hence the huge ring of grass surrounding the field) but about 8 years ago they decided flat track racing was too cool for them and the motorcycles now race at a track on the grounds of Daytona international speedway
All fairness to The University of Dayton, Welcome Stadium is owned by the Dayton Public School System. It is a high school stadium.
As a Connecticut resident, everything you said about P&W Stadium (still known locally as Rentschler Field) is correct. However, the Yale Bowl is still 1000 times worse.
1:53 - Alabama
2:15 - Alaska
2:39 - Arizona
3:01 - Arkansas
3:22 - California
3:45 - Colorado
4:08 - Connecticut
4:30 - Delaware
4:50 - Florida
5:14 - Georgia
5:44 - Hawaii
6:05 - Idaho
6:32 - Illinois
6:57 - Indiana
7:17 - Iowa
7:41 - Kansas
8:08 - Kentucky
8:28 - Louisiana
8:46 - Maine
9:06 - Maryland
9:43 - Massachusetts
10:04 - Michigan
10:28 - Minnesota
10:48 - Mississippi
11:15 - Missouri
11:40 - Montana
12:00 - Nebraska
12:17 - Nevada
12:44 - New Hampshire
13:00 - New Jersey
13:23 - New Mexico
13:37 - New York
13:59 - North Carolina
14:19 - North Dakota
14:45 - Ohio
15:03 - Oklahoma
15:20 - Oregon
15:37 - Pennsylvania
15:53 - Rhode Island
16:09 - South Carolina
16:26 - South Dakota
16:47 - Tennessee
17:13 - Texas
17:36 - Utah
17:58 - Vermont
18:16 - Virginia
18:35 - Washington
19:01 - West Virginia
19:21 - Wisconsin
19:45 - Wyoming
Live near Wichita State. Announced recently Cessna is going to be razed and a new, smaller facility for track/soccer will be built. It has hosted only outdoor track since football disbanded in '86 (plane crash happened in '70).
Also, would not call Wichita "nowhere." It's the largest city in Kansas with a metro of more than 600,000 lol.
Good vid!
Been to waaaaay too many games at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, as my high school played home games there for many years before finally building their own stadium about 10-15 years ago. And my dad had (cheap) Vandy season tickets throughout the 80’s, plus I went to some Tennessee Oilers games there in the late 90’s. But the best event that concrete lump ever hosted was a Pink Floyd concert in May 1994, which I was lucky to have attended. Some fun times were had there, but the place totally sucks!
I was there too. Best concert ever.
Idaho should absolutely be Holt over Kibbie. Kibbie is a palace compared to the dumpster fire that is Holt Arena. Fun fact, the locker rooms are on the same concourse as the concession stands, and you literally need to climb up a 45 degree slope (not stairs, a flat slope) to get there. It’s absolutely ridiculous
SD resident here northern state hasn't used that field since before this video was even out
I went to Northwestern State in Natchitoches Louisiana and play baseball there in the late 80s. It wasn't bad back then. Kind of homely. It fit our conference because the SLC was pretty small at that time. I went there at the time when they filmed the movie Steel Magnolias. A couple of the players on my baseball team was in the locker room football scene.
The stadium in Texas just got renovated, it’s actually pretty nice now
Not sure why he went and picked on a Div III program, when Houston Baptist (now Christian) University and Husky Stadium exist within the DI FCS ranks.
@5:36 .. If that is Fulton County Stadium in ATL. GA now whatever name, that stadium has seen more legendary games in it than the new Falcons stadium ever will.
To explain the citadel stadium since I went there the visitors side use to mirror the home side but due to the sinking part of Charleston and the last of fans they decided to remove it to actually save money I have no clue when they plan on rebuilding it
As a CT resident the Yale Bowl is much much worse than Pratt and Whitney Stadium. Dated as hell and doesn't even have lights and the locker rooms aren't even part of the stadium. Pratt and Whitney certainly isn't a great stadium but it's actually a fun place to see a game since there's not a bad seat in the house.
Legion Field: Abandoned by the Crimson Tide, then abandoned by UAB. Now the most noteworthy game played there is the Magic City Classic, where the football game isn't even the real draw.
Fun fact about the Oklahoma entry, Chapman stadium is so underwhelming that Tulsa area high schools don't play games there because they have nicer facilities at Union, Jenks, BA etc.
And also Boone Pickens is oriented east-west and is a clown car
The added touch for Leslie Frazier Filed in Illinois are the stumpy uprights of the goal posts
Arute field in Central Connecticut is the worst football stadium in Connecticut. It still is considered Div 1 so I’d say it takes the helm. I agree though McGuirk stadium is the worst in Massachusetts and it’s been updated! The stadium upgrades were much different on the concepts but the school only did the bare minimum on upgrades.
Murrays field would be great for marching bands, and that's it lol . Got a lovely view of the main drag through town .
Tulsa's stadium is actually pretty nice when your there. Also yes the endzone seats were probably necessary cause the stadium gets full every once in a while.
You should give Aggie Memorial at NMSU a try. Don't knock it because it's mound-based. Very comfortable, easily accessible seating. The west stands have a great view of the Organ Mountains and the east stands the sunset. It's what a college stadium should be, bleaches and clean sight lines. Not palaces for 6-7 games a year, paid for by tax, wealthy donors and student fees.
If you ever do this again, for Virginia, you need to check out UVA-Wise, in Wise, Va. NCAA Division II team, stadium has around 3,000 capacity, but it has the personality of a steel wall. There are high school stadiums in the same county that are bigger and prettier.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh's Titan stadium also is home to both of Oshkosh's public high school football teams.
The UNI dome is actually really nice on the inside. I played there and it a nice facility compared to others. I was surprised it made the list.