The Big Ten has some of the largest, most iconic stadiums not only in college football, but the entire country. From the famed Horseshoe at Ohio State, to Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley, to the Big House, the scenes inside stadiums in the midwest don’t take a backseat to any other conference.
The conference actually boasts three of the top four largest stadiums in all of college football, with Ohio Stadium right there, all exceeding 100,00 in seating capacity.
The “Ole Horseshoe” on the banks of the Olentangy in Columbus, as the late, famed broadcaster Keith Jackson would say, is a staple of college football, with many using it as a template for their own designs. It was completed in 1922 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service on March 22, 1974.
But there are also those that aren’t massive and venerable and feel more like a large high school atmosphere. Some are more like a bandbox with opposing fans traveling to gobble up what little space there is.
Here is s listing of all the Big Ten stadiums and their seating capacities for you to impress your friends with should the topic ever arise (and if not, find a way to slide it into the conversation).