12. Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State University
Capacity: 82,300; Surface: Grass; Opened: Oct. 7, 1950; Nickname: Doak
Prior to moving into Doak Campbell Stadium, the Florida State Seminoles played at Centennial Field. Florida State decided to build a new stadium for the football team by the late 1940s.
Named after former Florida State President Doak S. Campbell, the Seminoles played their first game at the stadium on Oct. 7, 1950, against Randolph Macon. Originally, the stadium had a seating capacity of 15,000, with seating on both sides of the gridiron.
With continual growing support over the past five decades, Doak Campbell Stadium has been expanded many times. The stadium was expanded in 1954, 1961, and 1970, bringing the capacity to 40,500.
Additional renovations occurred in 1982 and in the 1990s. Today, Doak Campbell Stadium has a capacity of 82,300. An enormous single-tier grandstand encloses the entire field.
The field at Doak Campbell Stadium was named after current coach Bobby Bowden on Nov. 20, 2004, and the facility is currently known as Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium.
11. Bryant-Denny Stadium, The University of Alabama
Capacity: 92,138; Surface: Grass; Opened: Sept. 28, 1929
Former Alabama President George Hutchenson Denny was the original namesake for the Crimson Tide's football team.
Denny Stadium opened on Sept. 28, 1929 and was officially dedicated the following week at Homecoming ceremonies against the Ole Miss Rebels. Originally, the stadium had a capacity of 12, 000.
Stadium expansion projects took place in 1937, which raised the capacity to 18,000, in 1950 (25,000), in 1961 (43,000), in 1966 (60,000), in 1988 (70,123), in 1998 (83,818), and in 2006, which brought the stadium to it's current capacity.
In 1975, the Alabama State legislature voted to honor famed Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant by renaming the stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium.
10. Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium, University of Nebraska
Capacity: 81,067; Surface: Fieldturf; Opened: Oct. 20, 1923; Nickname
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