30 Best College Football Stadiums of All-Time

Aug 31, 2013; Pasadena, CA, USA; General view of the Rose Bowl during the NCAA football game between the Nevada Wolf Pack and the UCLA Bruins. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

5. The Rose Bowl

Pasadena, California

Capacity: 92,542

Record attendance: 106,869 in the 1973 Rose Bowl between Ohio State and USC. The Trojans won 42-17 and were called by broadcaster Keith Jackson “the greatest team” he ever saw, and was ranked in The Sporting News top 25 greatest teams of all time.

What makes it great: The Rose Bowl has stood since 1922 and plays host to the UCLA Bruins and is the site of the Rose Bowl game every New Years Day. It’s also hosted five Super Bowls, all of which occurred between 1977 and 1993, which is the second most of any venue to date.

There are stadiums that are significant because of the massive number of people you can jam inside, or because of the waves of noise that fans generate and the home field advantage that it can create. The Rose Bowl, however, is a great stadium because of the sheer history that the building has played host to.

Greatest game played: Despite the number of big games played at the Rose Bowl, without a doubt the biggest of them all was the 2006 Rose Bowl between number one ranked USC and number two ranked Texas.

The 92nd Rose Bowl was the highest rated BCS game in TV history with 21.7% of American households watching it.

USC entered the game on a 34-game winning streak and Texas had a 19-game winning streak, and USC boasted the last two Heisman trophy winners in the form of quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush.

In a back and forth battle that has been described as one of the greatest games in college football history, Texas quarterback Vince Young led the Texas Longhorns to a 41-38 victory.

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