Home Sweet Home: College Football's Eight Toughest Stadiums

* Doak Campbell Stadium—Florida State

* Camp Randall Stadium—Wisconsin

* Kyle Field—Texas A&M

* L.A. Memorial Coliseum—USC

* Bronco Stadium—Boise State

The Sooners' home has been a home of horrors for opponents in this past decade. Since 2001, Oklahoma has lost only twice in Norman, tied with Boise State for the fewest home losses in all of FBS college football.

At a capacity of 82,112, the Sooners have one of the largest stadiums in the Big 12 and have had the type of team year in and year out to keep the fans flooding the stadium in Sooner red.

Oklahoma fans have been used to seeing the Sooner Schooner race across the field countless times this decade, and they get as rowdy as any fanbase when they do.

Georgia fans hold the distinction of having a football stadium recognized for a horticultural setup around the field.

Also known as "Between the Hedges," Sanford Stadium holds 92,746 crazed Bulldog fans and was a venue for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. With nine home losses in 51 games, Georgia football has a solid stronghold and a rowdy Southern fanbase that rivals most in the country.

In recent years, the Georgia Blackout has become a ritual and has added to the mystique of the Hedges. The ground that UGA VII, the team's mascot, has walked upon is also the burial site for all previous mascots.

Expect more blackouts in Georgia as the reputation of Bulldogs fans continues to expand throughout the years.

At a capacity of 92,400, the faithful of Baton Rouge's LSU Tigers gather to cheer on their home team, and their team has not disappointed.

Tiger Stadium is the only major stadium in the country that marks the yard lines every five yards, such as at the 15 and 25, instead of the usual 10, 20, 30, etc., and its goalposts are in an H-shape instead of the common Y-shape.

Its bowl shape and high capacity make for a nightmarish atmosphere that drives visitors insane and ready to get out as fast as possible. At one point, the stadium recorded the largest decibel output of any stadium in the country at 130 decibels.

With only nine home losses since 2001, the Tigers have found a comfortable home to call their own.

From whiteouts to the Zombie Nation chant, Penn State might just have the best student section in the nation.

At 107,282, Beaver Stadium, aka Happy Valley, is currently the largest stadium in all of American sports for now due to renovations at Michigan Stadium.

What makes this stadium special is the student section.

ESPN voted Penn State as the best student section in a 2008 poll, citing their creativity and rowdiness in their chants and noise. Though they have lost 13 times at home since 2001, winning against this backdrop of Mount Nittany is something very common in Paternoville.

It's not uncommon to see students camp outside the stadium for days to get into the stadium for big games. PSU no doubt has some of the most dedicated fans in all of college football, and they show it every Saturday.

The Horseshoe in Columbus is an absolute relic and one of the great treasures of college football, with a rabid fanbase to boot.

Ohio Stadium, a National Historic Landmark, holds 102,329 but continually overfills, and a sea of scarlet and gray dominates the backdrop along the Olentangy River.

Its age also makes it similar to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field in the fact that most of its lighting is natural. In fact, in order to have night games, the stadium has to install temporary lights because installing permanent lights would eliminate the aforementioned landmark status.

The stadium has hosted only eight night games since 1985, including the incredible 2005 contest against Texas. The largest university in the country
also boasts one of the largest student sections in college football, big enough to cover two end zones of crazed Buckeye students.

The great traditions of Script Ohio and O-H-I-O rolling throughout the stadium are enough to give anyone goose bumps and create the intimidation factor in inferior opponents. With only six home losses since 2001, few teams ever escape the Horseshoe victoriously.

The Swamp might not be the largest stadium, but its construction puts its fans right on top of the field and creates a claustrophobic atmosphere below ground level.

At just over 90,000 capacity, rowdy fans are within feet of opposing players and can seep right into their psyches. With a 43-9 home record since 2001, Gator fans have had a lot to cheer about in recent years.

Sellouts in every game since 1979 keep the Swamp jam-packed with blue and orange fans screaming in a stadium that traps noise within the confines. Playing below the ground also makes the playing surface much hotter, making things even more difficult for the visitors.

These factors help to make the Swamp nearly impossible to escape without losing.

The home of the Ducks is the smallest of the stadiums in the top eight, and they have the worst record of the eight teams at 38-13 since 2001.

But none of this stops Autzen from being a vaccuum that traps the noise and swirls it around like a vortex within the unfriendly confines.

The architecture of this single-deck stadium generates the swirling effect that amplifies the noise of the student section and creates an atmosphere that makes a nightmare seem mundane by comparison. Though the capacity is only around 54,000, it might as well be double that with the noise Autzen generates.

The sponsorship with Nike helps to keep the stadium refreshed and renovated with new suites, and Autzen boasts the largest scoreboard in the Pac-10, called Duckvision.

Student seats are basically a landgrab, and they fill the section all the way to the top every Saturday, with a loudness equivalent to the best student sections in America.

Although Autzen is small, it probably packs the biggest punch of any college football stadium and will surprise any opponent not prepared for a hall of horrors located in Eugene, Oregon.