The Worst Stadium in (Almost) Every State To Watch Football

Attending a football game in person can be a thrilling experience, from cheering along with tens of thousands of fellow football fanatics to enjoying some delightful — even if insanely overpriced — stadium food as you root for your favorite team. While America’s best stadium experiences can create lifelong memories, there also are plenty of locations where the adventure can be more than a little underwhelming. From bad facilities to even worse food to just a lack of decent seating, America’s worst football stadiums have a way of turning a weekend afternoon into a decidedly mediocre experience whether or not your team wins.

GOBankingRates compiled a list of fans’ least favorite football stadiums in each state. Looking at every NCAA Division I and NFL stadium, the study used Google reviews to determine which stadiums got the least love by way of their average scores. And while the “worst” stadium in some states still might provide a pretty great time, others might make fans stay home and catch the game on the tube.

Last updated: Jan. 1, 2021

Alabama

Name of stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
City: Mobile
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of South Alabama
Google rating: 4.1
Capacity: 40,600

Alaska

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Alaska is one of just two states that has neither an NFL nor an NCAA Division I stadium.

Arizona

Name of stadium: Walkup Skydome
City: Flagstaff
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Northern Arizona University
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 10,000

Arkansas

Name of stadium: Simmons Bank Field at Golden Lions Stadium
City: Pine Bluff
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 16,000

California

Name of stadium: SDCCU Stadium
City: San Diego
Division: NCAA
Occupant: San Diego State University
Google rating: 4
Capacity: 70,561

Colorado

Name of stadium: Nottingham Field
City: Greeley
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Northern Colorado
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 8,500

Connecticut

Name of stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
City: Storrs
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Connecticut
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 38,066

Delaware

Name of stadium: Alumni Stadium
City: Dover
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Delaware State University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 7,000

Florida

Name of stadium: Daytona Stadium
City: Daytona Beach
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Bethune-Cookman University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 10,000

Georgia

Name of stadium: Georgia State Stadium
City: Atlanta
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Georgia State University
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 25,000

Hawaii

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Aloha Stadium in Honolulu is the state’s only NCAA Division I stadium.

Idaho

Name of stadium: Kibbie Dome
City: Moscow
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Idaho
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 16,000

Illinois

Name of stadium: Ryan Field
City: Evanston
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Northwestern University
Google rating: 4.1
Capacity: 47,130

Indiana

Name of stadium: Brown Field
City: Valparaiso
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Valparaiso University
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 5,000

Iowa

Name of stadium: UNI-Dome
City: Cedar Falls
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Northern Iowa
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 16,324

Kansas

Name of stadium: David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
City: Lawrence
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Kansas
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 50,071

Kentucky

Name of stadium: Roy Stewart Stadium
City: Murray
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Murray State University
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 16,800

Louisiana

Name of stadium: Harry Turpin Stadium
City: Natchitoches
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Northwestern State University
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 15,971

Maine

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Maine has just one stadium that meets the criteria: Alfond Stadium in Orono, home to the University of Maine Black Bears.

Maryland

Name of stadium: FedEx Field
City: Landover
Division: NFL
Occupant: Washington Redskins
Google rating: 4
Capacity: 82,000

Massachusetts

Name of stadium: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
City: Hadley
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Massachusetts
Google rating: 4.1
Capacity: 17,000

Michigan

Name of stadium: Rynearson Stadium
City: Ypsilanti
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Eastern Michigan University
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 30,200

Minnesota

Name of stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
City: Minneapolis
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Minnesota
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 50,805

Mississippi

Name of stadium: Rice-Totten Stadium
City: Itta Bena
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Mississippi Valley State University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 10,000

Missouri

Name of stadium: Houck Stadium
City: Cape Girardeau
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Southeast Missouri State University
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 10,000

Montana

Name of stadium: Bobcat Stadium
City: Bozeman
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Montana State University
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 17,000

Nebraska

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln — home to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers — is the only Division I NCAA stadium in Nebraska.

Nevada

Name of stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
City: Whitney
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 35,500

New Hampshire

Name of stadium: Wildcat Stadium
City: Durham
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of New Hampshire
Google rating: 4.6
Capacity: 11,015

New Jersey

Name of stadium: SHI Stadium
City: Piscataway
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Rutgers University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 52,454

New Mexico

Name of stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium
City: Las Cruces
Division: NCAA
Occupant: New Mexico State University
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 28,853

New York

Name of stadium: Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
City: Manhattan
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Columbia University
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 17,000

North Carolina

Name of stadium: O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium
City: Durham
Division: NCAA
Occupant: North Carolina Central University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 10,000

North Dakota

Name of stadium: Alerus Center
City: Grand Forks
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of North Dakota
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 12,283

Ohio

Name of stadium: Welcome Stadium
City: Dayton
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Dayton
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 11,000

Oklahoma

Name of stadium: Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
City: Tulsa
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Tulsa
Google rating: 4.6
Capacity: 30,000

Oregon

Name of stadium: Hillsboro Stadium
City: Hillsboro
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Portland State University
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 7,000

Pennsylvania

Name of stadium: Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
City: Pittsburgh
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Duquesne University
Google rating: 4.2
Capacity: 4,500

Rhode Island

Name of stadium: Brown Stadium
City: Providence
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Brown University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 20,000

South Carolina

Name of stadium: Johnson Hagood Stadium
City: Charleston
Division: NCAA
Occupant: The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 11,332

South Dakota

Name of stadium: Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
City: Brookings
Division: NCAA
Occupant: South Dakota State University
Google rating: 4.6
Capacity: 19,340

Tennessee

Name of stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
City: Nashville
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Vanderbilt University
Google rating: 4
Capacity: 40,550

Texas

Name of stadium: Memorial Stadium
City: Stephenville
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Tarleton State University
Google rating: 4.3
Capacity: 9,000

Utah

Name of stadium: Greater Zion Stadium
City: St. George
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Dixie State University
Google rating: 4.5
Capacity: 6,500

Vermont

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Vermont joins Alaska as the only states without an NFL or NCAA Division I football stadium.

Virginia

Name of stadium: Armstrong Stadium
City: Hampton
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Hampton University
Google rating: 4.4
Capacity: 12,000

Washington

Name of stadium: CenturyLink Field
City: Seattle
Division: NFL
Occupant: Seattle Seahawks
Google rating: 4.6
Capacity: 72,000

West Virginia

Name of stadium: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
City: Huntington
Division: NCAA
Occupant: Marshall University
Google rating: 4.6
Capacity: 38,016

Wisconsin

Name of stadium: Camp Randall Stadium
City: Madison
Division: NCAA
Occupant: University of Wisconsin at Madison
Google rating: 4.8
Capacity: 80,321

Wyoming

Name of stadium: N/A
City: N/A
Division: N/A
Occupant: N/A
Google rating: N/A
Capacity: N/A

Wyoming’s only NCAA Division I stadium is in Laramie — Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium, home to the University of Wyoming Cowboys.

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Methodology: GOBankingRates analyzed all 289 NFL, NCAA Division I and NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams’ football stadiums to find the worst stadium in nearly every state, according to fans. GOBankingRates ranked the stadiums by finding the Google review rating for each. The stadium with the lowest Google review rating in each state was considered the worst stadium in its state. In cases where two or more stadiums had the same Google review rating, the stadium with the lowest total capacity was named the worst stadium. The current capacity for each stadium was sourced from each stadium’s or stadium owner’s website or from third-party sources when not readily available. The 2020 residency stadium was analyzed for each team except in the case of the Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rebels as these teams are set to take up residency in stadiums that are currently unfinished for the 2020 season. These teams’ 2019 stadiums were analyzed instead. All data was collected on and up to date as of March 16-18, 2020.