Ranking the Toughest Places to Play in ACC

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1929
Holds 33,941

Wallace Wade Stadium, home of the Duke Blue Devils, is the least toughest place to play in the ACC. It's no suprise that Duke would be on the bottom of the list. When it comes to the fans of Duke, they just don't support the football team. Basketball is the sport that the players of Duke University live and breath. The fans are too embarrassed to support Duke Football.

Recent Home Games:
08'
James Madison. W. 31-7
Northwestern. L. 24-20
Navy. W. 41-31
Virginia. W. 31-3
Miami - FL. L. 49-31
NC State. L. 27-17
North Carolina. L. 28-20
3-4 Home record

07':
Connecticut. L. 45-14
Wake Forest. L. 41-36
Virginia Tech. L. 43-14
Clemson. L. 47-10
Georgia Tech. L. 41-24
0-5 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1987
Holds 76,500

Land Shark Stadium, located in Miami Gardens, is the home to the Miami Hurricanes. It was recently renamed as Land Shark stadium from Dolphin Stadium, just this last year. I am suprised to see them No. 11 on this list considering Miami has a large fanbase, but this stadium just doesn't have a college atmosphere.

Recent Home Games:
08'
Charleston Southern. W. 52-7
North Carolina. L. 28-24
Florida State. L. 41-39
UCF. W. 20-14
Wake Forest. W. 16-10
Virginia Tech. W. 16-14
5-2 home record

07':
Marshall. W. 31-3
FIU. W. 29-9
Texas A&M. W. 34-17
Duke. W. 24-14
Georgia Tech. L. 17-14
NC State. L. 19-16
Virginia. L. 48-0
4-3 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1950
Holds 54,000

Byrd Stadium is No. 10 on this list. Located in College Park , Maryland, this stadium is home of the Terps. The fans here are loyal to their team but they don't have enough people in the stadium to make it tougher than the others. No. 10 is the spot for Byrd.

Recent home games:
08':
Delaware. W. 14-7
California. W. 35-27
Eastern Michigan. W. 51-14
Wake Forest. W. 26-0
NC State. W. 27-24
North Carolina. W. 17-15
Florida State. L. 37-3
6-1 home record

07':
Villanova. W. 31-14
West Virginia. L. 31-14
Georgia Tech. W. 28-26
Virginia. L. 18-17
Clemson. L. 30-17
Boston College. W. 42-35
3-3 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1968
Holds 31,500

Groves Stadium is located in Winston/Salem, North Carolina and is home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. With only about 4,000 undergrads, It is hard to get pretty loud here.

This place is very unique and the fans are faithful and apprectiative of their team. But No. 9 is where they rank in the ACC.

Recent Home Games:
08'
Ole Miss. W. 30-28
Navy. L. 24-17
Clemson. W. 12-7
Duke. W. 33-30
Virginia. W. 28-17
Boston College. L. 24-21
Vanderbilt. W. 23-10
5-2 home record

07'
Nebraska. L. 20-17
Army. W. 21-10
Maryland. W. 31-24
Florida State. W. 24-21
UNC. W. 37-10
NC State. W. 38-18
Connecticut. W. 24-10
6-1 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1957
Holds 44,500

Alumni Stadium, home of the Boston College Eagles, is located in Newton, Massachusetts. The Eagle's fans would just rather sit at home and watch the game. That makes a huge problem.

So advice to you BC fans, maybe you should plan a few games with some friends and you might see some more wins by the Eagles. Alumni is No. 8 on this list.

Recent Home Games:
08'
GT. L. 19-17
UCF. W. 34-7
Rhode Island. W. 42-0
Virginia Tech. W. 28-23
Clemson. L. 27-21
Notre Dame. W. 17-0
Maryland. W. 28-21
5-2

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Wake Forest. W. 38-28
NC State. W. 37-17
Army. W. 37-17
Massachusetts. W. 24-14
Bowling Green. W. 55-24
Florida State. L. 27-17
Miami. W. 28-14
Virginia Tech. L. 30-16
6-2 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1966
holds 57,583

Carter-Finley Stadium, home of the North Carolina State Wolfpack, is located in Raleigh, NC. The new facilities at this stadium give it a great in-stadium atmosphere. The tailgating scene outside the stadium is also something to talk about. The fans here really appreciate their team and are very loyal to the Wolfpack. A pretty tough stadium, but just not tough enough to beat out the rest of the ACC.

Recent Home Games:
08'
William & Mary. W. 34-24
East Carolina. W. 30-24
South Florida. L. 41-10
Boston College. L. 38-31
Florida State. L. 26-17
Wake Forest. W. 21-17
Miami. W. 38-28
4-3 home record

07'
UCF. L. 25-23
Wofford. W. 38-17
Clemson. L. 42-20
Louisville. L. 29-20
Virginia. W. 29-20
North Carolina. W. 31-27
Maryland. L. 37-0
3-4 home record

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1931
Holds 61,500

Scott Stadium is located in Charlottesville and is home to the Cavaliers. No. 6 on this list, Scott is a gorgeous stadium and has a lot of history. It holds quite a few people, but rarely sells out.

Recent Home Games:
08'
USC. L. 52-7
Richmond. W. 16-0
Maryland. W. 31-0
East Carolina. W. 35-20
North Carolina. W. 16-13
Miami. L. 24-17
Clemson. L. 13-3
4-3

07'
Duke. W. 24-13
Georgia Tech. W. 28-23
Pittsburg. W. 44-14
Connecticut. W. 17-16
Wake Forest. W. 17-16
Virginia Tech. L. 33-21
Texas Tech. L. 31-28
5-2

Quick Facts:
Opened 1927
Holds 60,000

This place is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This place is just the right size and has very nice venues with the pine trees. Butch Davis' office even overlooks the entire field. The fans here are great and help out UNC.

Recent Home Games:
08':
McNeese State. W. 35-27
Virginia Tech. L. 20-17
Connecticut. W. 38-12
Notre Dame. W. 29-24
Boston College. W. 45-24
Georgia Tech. W. 28-7
NC State. L. 48-10
5-2

07'
James Madison. W. 37-14
Virginia. L. 22-20
Miami. W. 33-27
South Carolina. L. 21-15
Maryland. W. 16-13
Duke. W. 20-14
4-2

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1913
Holds 55,000

Bobby Dodd is the oldest stadium in Division 1. Only four more years and it will be a century since it was built.

This place has tons of history. In the heart of Atlanta, this place is packed during gameday. The GT fans also make it very unique, making it hard on other teams.

Recent Home Games:
08'
Jacksonville State. W. 41-14
Mississippi State. W. 38-7
Duke. W. 27-0
Gardner-Webb. W. 10-7
Virginia. W. L. 24-7
Florida State. W. 31-28
Miami. W. 41-23
7-0

07'
Samford. W. 69-14
Boston College. L. 24-10
Clemson. W. 13-3
Army. W. 34-10
Virginia Tech. L. 27-3
North Carolina. W. 27-25
Georgia. L. 31-17
4-3

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1942
Holds 82,000

This stadium is the second largest in the ACC. There is no doubt that this stadium is hard to come up with a win...if you aren't the Clemson Tigers.

The Rock, The Hill, Death Valley, this place is very unique and the fans make sure of that as they sell out most of the time.

Recent Home Games:
08':
Alabama. L. 34-10
The Citadel. W. 45-17
NC State. W. 27-19
South Carolina State. W. 54-0
Maryland. L. 20-17
Georgia Tech. L. 21-17
Duke. W. 31-7
South Carolina. W. 31-14

07'
Florida State. W. 24-18
La.-Monroe. W. 49-26
Furman. W. 38-10
Virginia Tech. L. 41-23
Central Michigan. W. 70-14
Wake Forest. W. 44-10
Boston College. L. 20-17
5-2

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1950
Holds 82,300

This is the largest stadium in the ACC. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, Doak Campbell is a very tough stadium to come by with a win. This program has a lot of tradition from the War Chant, to Osceola and Renegade. There is no doubt this stadium is No. 2 on this list.

Recent Home Games:
08'
West. Carolina. W. 69-0
Chattanooga. W. 46-7
Wake Forest. L. 12-3
Colorado. W. 39-21
Virginia Tech. W. 30-20
Clemson. W. 41-27
Boston College. L. 27-17
Florida. L. 45-15
5-2

07'
UAB. W. 34-27
Alabama. W. 21-14
NC State. W. 27-10
Miami. L. 37-29
Duke. W. 25-6
Maryland. W. 24-16
Kentucky. L. 35-28
5-2

Quick Facts:
Opened in 1965
Holds 66,233

Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Lane Stadium is not only the toughest stadium in the ACC, it ranks up near the top of the NCAA. This crowd is always a sell-out and as you can see in the picture above, this place is covered in Orange during gameday. The fans here really make this place difficult. There is no doubt, Lane is No. 1 in the ACC.

Recent Home Games:
08'
Furman. W. 24-7
Georgia Tech. W. 20-17
Western Kentucky. W. 27-13
Maryland. W. 23-13
Duke. W. 14-3
Virginia. W. 17-14
6-0

07'
East Carolina. W. 17-7
Ohio. W. 28-7
William & Mary. W. 44-3
North Carolina. W. 17-10
Boston College. L 14-10
Florida State. W. 40-21
Miami. W. 44-14
6-1