As part of their College Football 25 Gameplay Deep Dive, EA Sports is releasing multiple rankings and ratings this week. On Tuesday, they released their top 25 toughest places to play in college football.
Out of the top 25, seven current or soon-to-be Big Ten stadiums were among the top 25. Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium leads the way at No. 4, Penn State’s Beaver Stadium comes in at No. 6, Oregon’s Autzen Stadium at No. 11, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium lands at No. 16, Iowa’s daunting Kinnick Stadium is listed at No. 20, and Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium rounding out the Big Ten’s showing at No. 22.
Among the notable snubs is Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium.
While now over a decade old, previous iterations of EA Sports’s College Football games had Memorial Stadium as one of the most challenging places to play college football on a yearly basis.
However, since then, the Huskers have certainly struggled both overall and at times at home. Since 2014, the Huskers are 35-31 at Memorial Stadium.
That being said, while the Huskers have struggled at home in recent memory, at least compared to their dominance at Memorial Stadium before the last decade, it still has to be one of the toughest places to play in college football.
EA Sports said they considered the following when ranking the most challenging places to play.
“The Development Team worked to compile a list of the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play, factoring in historical stats such as home winning %, home game attendance, active home winning streaks, team prestige, and more.”
No matter the field results, Cornhusker fans fill Memorial Stadium every week. Entering the 2024 season, the Huskers have had a sellout streak of 396 consecutive games. The Huskers, Friday, September 20 matchup against Illinois, a 7:00 p.m. showdown, is on pace to be the program’s 400th consecutive sellout.
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