Where is the loudest college football stadium

Although Alabama's Bryant—Denny Stadium has a capacity of over ,, it's never been known as one of the loudest environments. That was until Nick Saban started bringing in the victories and the national championship.

It used to be the student section that stood out from the crowd, but there's been a rejuvenation of the crowd in the last year or so and for the time being it can get awfully loud at Bryant-Denny. Milan Puskar Stadium, home of Mountaineer Field and West Virginia University, wasn't a stadium that many would consider amongst the loudest, but on September 18, the 60, fans in attendance reminded us what they're capable of.

The crowd was rocking and their sound bounced onto the field like few crowds are capable of doing. It isn't every week that the Mountaineers get roaring, but when they do it's quite a scene. Sanford Stadium has long been considered one of the country's most beautiful and electrifying venues for college football.

WIth one of the best attendance rates and a crowd of Dawgs, they don't say there's nothing like being "Between the Hedges" for nothing. What do you get when you combine one of the most excessive groups of tailgaters, passionate fans and the SEC? Auburn's Jordan—Hare Stadium. With expansions in not only brining the total capacity to over 87,, the changes have also made for an even louder event on the field. When you're talking about Mississippi State, one of the first things that should come to mind is the Cowbell.

A tradition of the school that dates way back, the Bulldogs love to ring their cowbells. This season, for the first time in 36 years, the SEC is allowing cowbells at Mississippi games on a one-year deal; the noise levels are so high you can bet that arrangement won't be expended in Oklahoma's Memorial Stadium features a capacity crowd of 82, has has routinely been described as one of the toughest places to play in the country. The Sooners can get really loud for big games and seem to know exactly when to bring it up a notch.

The semi-open structure of the south endzone is the only thing holding down the noise levels from really getting out of control. Michigan State's Spartan Stadium is one of the most hostile environments to play in anywhere in the country. With double-deck stands on each sideline, a fully enclosed bowl, and crowds in excess of 75, just feet from the field, opponents have often described the experience as being caged and confined.

The Carrier Dome at Syracuse is the largest on-campus domed stadium in the country and while it only seats a capacity crowd of just under 50,, it gets very loud in there. There's nowhere for the sound to escape and Orange fans will tell you that when there's a big game the noise just rattles all around you and makes it impossible to hear practically anything.

But this ACC stadium with a capacity of over 83, is no slouch. The Seminoles are hardcore in a town where football and frat parties are king. That makes for quite an intoxicating atmosphere on Saturdays. Texas Memorial Stadium seats over , Longhorns and you bet they fill out the stands on the regular.

With the upper level stands towering over the field and some of the rowdiest fans in the nation, Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium would be a lock for the top 10 if not for the open south endzone that take a bit of the air out of the balloon.

Kinnick Stadium has a capacity of just over 70,, but the way those Iowa Hawkeyes fans can yell makes it seem like twice that sometimes. The unique design of the stadium makes for a swirling atmosphere of sound that's wholly in its own category. Combine that with a solid football team and diehard fans and it can get ear-shattering in there. Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, the Sea of Red, is home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and reaches crowds above and beyond it's 81, capacity practically every game.

The sideline stands are towering and when The Alan Parsons Project comes pouring out of the stadiums speakers during the Tunnel Walk, there might not be a louder moment in college sports.

Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium is fully enclosed, funneling all the crowd noise onto the field. With 80, screaming fans, things get really out of hand when the Badgers to the "Jump Around. It starts with the student section jumping in unison to the House of Pain song, but when the whole crowd gets involved the stadium doesn't just shake, the upper bowl will literally sway.

In , a volume of This post was tagged in: usa , college , football. Coaches Athletes. Live sports are almost always entertaining but nothing quite lives up to the chaos that occurs on Saturdays for college football, Although its fun to look at, it's important to note that no definitive ranking of stadium nouse exists - below is a list of schools that have attempted to record noise levels measured in decibels.

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More College Football News ». More Big Ten News ». View all Big Ten Sites. More ACC News ». View all ACC Sites. A passenger car driving by at 25 feet is about 60 dB, being next to a jackhammer or lawn mower is around dB, a nearby chainsaw is dB. Arrowhead Stadium holds the record for the loudest stadium having recorded a noise level of At least to start its season, the NFL is doing both.

Those inside the stadium will hear a steady stream of fake crowd noise from the public address system, and those watching on TV will hear a different feed of fake crowd noise on the broadcast. Between innovative acoustics and uproarious crowds that tip the sound level meter off the charts, here are 10 of the loudest stadiums in the NBA. NFL teams — number of Facebook fans