Top 15 College Football Stadiums

Capacity: 107,282; Surface: Grass; Opened: Sept. 1, 1969; Nickname: Happy Valley

Beaver Stadium is the second largest stadium in college football after its latest renovation. Prior to playing at the current location, the original Beaver Stadium was located on the west side of campus and seated 30,000 fans.

Named for James Beaver, President of the Board of Trustees, the Nittany Lions played at the original Beaver Stadium from 1909 until 1959.

The university decided to disassemble the stadium and move it to its current location after the 1959 season. The team played its first game in the rebuilt stadium on Sept. 17, 1960 against Boston University. Beaver Stadium had a new capacity of 46,284 in a horseshoe configuration.

The first of many expansions to Beaver Stadium came in 1969, when the capacity was increased by 2,000. By 1978, the capacity was at 76,000. Two years later, the capacity was raised to 83,770 and lights were installed in 1984. An upper deck was added in 1991, increasing the capacity by 10,000.

Because of continued fan support PSU has continued to improve and expand Beaver Stadium. The latest renovations were completed before the start of the 2001 season, which brought the stadium to its current capacity.

7. Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University

Capacity: 92, 400; Surface: Grass; Opened: Nov. 25, 1924; Nickname: Death Valley

Tiger Stadium was constructed in the early 1920s and opened on Nov. 25, 1924 when LSU battled Tulane. The original stadium seated 24,000 fans, with grandstands on both sides of the gridiron.

Six major expansions have been completed at the stadium over its eight decades of existence. Two additions were completed in the 1930s. The first in 1931, when the capacity increased by 10,000, and the second in 1936 when the north end-zone was enclosed, increasing the seating capacity to 46,000.

The south end-zone was enclosed in 1953 and the first of two upper decks was added in 1978, pushing the capacity to over 78,000. The 11,600-seat addition in 2000 allowed the Tigers to pack even more screaming fans into Tiger Stadium.

Throughout the 2005 season, the Tigers continued to expand Tiger Stadium with the west side expansion. This $60 million expansion added 3,255 club seats, a new press box and upper deck on the west side of the stadium.

Completed by the 2006 season, this expansion increased the seating capacity of Tiger Stadium to 92,400. This addition will allow LSU to continue to average over 90,000 fans per game, as has been the average for the past three consecutive years. As the sixth-largest stadium in the country, Tiger Stadium will continue to be one of the most exciting pl