Ranking all 16 SEC stadiums by capacity: Where does Texas land?

Ranking all 16 SEC stadiums by capacity: Where does Texas land?

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Ranking all 16 SEC stadiums by capacity: Where does Texas land?

The Southeastern Conference has nine of the country's 15 largest college football stadiums. Two of those stadiums belong to Oklahoma and Texas, who joined the league in 2024.

SEC football stadium capacities range from 40,350 (Vanderbilt) to 102,733 (Texas A&M) seats. Five conference programs have stadiums with a capacity over 100,000.

The first SEC game was played at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky on September 30, 1933 between the Wildcats and the Sewanee Purple Tigers. The game had just 8,000 fans in attendance.

The highest attendance for an SEC college football game, or college football for that matter, was 156,990 for the neutral-site "Battle at Bristol" between Tennessee and Virginia Tech on September 10, 2016.

The biggest on-campus crowd in history was 110,633 at Kyle Field on Oct. 11, 2014 between the Aggies and Ole Miss.

Here's the seating capacity of all 16 SEC football stadiums:

16. FirstBank Stadium – Vanderbilt Commodores (Nashville, Tennessee)

Nov 26, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; A general view of FirstBank Stadium for the kickoff to start the second half of a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Tennessee Volunteers. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 40,550
  • Opened: 1922
  • Historical fact: Opened 104 years ago in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football.

15. Davis Wade Stadium – Mississippi State Bulldogs (Starkville, Mississippi)

Nov 28, 2025; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; General view before the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

  • Seating Capacity: 60,311
  • Record Crowd: 61,337
  • Opened: 1914
  • Historical fact: Originally constructed in 1914 as New Athletic Field, it is the second-oldest stadium in the Football Bowl Subdivision behind Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium.

14. Kroger Field – Kentucky Wildcats (Lexington, Kentucky)

A general view before the game between Kentucky and Ole Miss at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 61,000
  • Record Crowd: 71,024
  • Opened: 1973
  • Historical fact: Built in 1973, it is the newest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference, as measured by date of original construction. 

13. Memorial Stadium – Missouri Tigers (Columbia, Missouri)

Sep 7, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; A general view from the field of the stadium prior to a game between the Missouri Tigers and Buffalo Bulls at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

  • Seating Capacity: 61,620
  • Record Crowd: 75,298
  • Opened: 1926
  • Historical fact: The third-largest sports facility by seating capacity in the state of Missouri, behind The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis and Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. 

12. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium – Ole Miss Rebels (Oxford, Mississippi)

Oxford, MS, USA; general view of the stadium before the game between the Mississippi Rebels and the Tennessee Martin Skyhawks at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 64,038
  • Record Crowd: 68,251
  • Opened: 1915
  • Historical fact: Before expansions in the 1990s, Ole Miss played many of its big rivalry games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in the state capital of Jackson and the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.

11. Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium – Arkansas Razorbacks (Fayetteville, Arkansas)

Nov 18, 2023; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; General view of the stadium at the beginning of the fourth quarter during the game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the FIU Panthers at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Arkansas won 44-20. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 72,000
  • Record Crowd: 76,808
  • Opened: 1934
  • Historical fact: Arkansas used to split its home games between Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville and War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Now, they just play FCS teams in Little Rock.

10. Williams-Brice Stadium – South Carolina Gamecocks (Columbia, South Carolina)

Oct 1, 2011; Columbia, SC, USA; A general view prior to the game between the Auburn Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 80,250
  • Record Crowd: 85,199
  • Opened: 1934
  • Historical fact: In 1993, the stadium was the setting for film The Program, starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, and Kristy Swanson. The stadium was also featured in overhead footage for the final scene in the 1998 football comedy, The Waterboy.

9. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Oklahoma Sooners (Norman, Oklahoma)

Aug 30, 2014; Norman, OK, USA; General view of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 80,126
  • Record Crowd: 88,308
  • Opened: 1923
  • Historical fact: Each year, the Sooners play the Red River Shootout against rival Texas at the 92,100-seat Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

8. Jordan-Hare Stadium – Auburn Tigers (Auburn, Alabama)

General view of Jordan Hare Stadium during the first quarter between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity 88,043
  • Record Crowd: 88,043
  • Opened: 1939
  • Historical fact: ⁠Jordan-Hare Stadium is the home of the War Eagle tradition that features a live eagle soaring untethered around prior to kickoff, accompanied by the famous "War Eagle" crowd chant.

7. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – Florida Gators (Gainesville, Florida)

Apr 5, 2025; Gainesville, FL, USA; A general overall aerial view of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

  • Seating Capacity: 88,548
  • Record Crowd: 90,916
  • Opened: 1930
  • Historical fact: Opened 104 years ago in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football.

6. Sanford Stadium – Georgia Bulldogs (Athens, Georgia)

Sep 23, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; A general overall view of Sanford Stadium during the game between the UAB Blazers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 93,033
  • Record Crowd: 93,246
  • Construction: 1929
  • Historical fact: Inspired by the Rose Bowl, Georgia planted hedges around the field. The program used Chinese privet instead of rose bushes because of the warm climate. Games at Sanford Stadium are often referred to as "Between the Hedges."

5. Bryant-Denny Stadium – Alabama Crimson Tide (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

General view of the Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Georgia State Panthers during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 100,077
  • Record Crowd: 101,821
  • Opened: 1929
  • Historical fact: In 1975, the Alabama state legislature added longtime head coach and alumnus Paul "Bear" Bryant to the stadium's name. 

4. Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium – Texas Longhorns (Austin, Texas)

A general view of the stadium before the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Playoff first round game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

  • Seating Capacity: 100,119
  • Record Crowd: 105,215
  • Opened: 1924
  • Historical fact: DKR used to have a track. It was removed in 1999 and the field was lowerd to add more seats, bringing the capacity to 80,082 at the time.

3. Neyland Stadium – Tennessee Volunteers (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Sep 30, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; General view of

  • Seating Capacity: 101,915
  • Record Crowd: 109,061
  • Opened: 1921
  • Historical fact: In 1962, the stadium was renamed Neyland Stadium in honor of General Robert Neyland, the recently deceased former athletic director and coach.

2. Tiger Stadium – LSU Tigers (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

A general overall aerial view of Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

  • Seating Capacity: 102,321
  • Record Crowd: 102,321
  • Opened: 1924
  • Historical fact: The stadium's well-known moniker is "Welcome to Death Valley," which adorns the front of the upper deck.

1. Kyle Field – Texas A&M Aggies (College Station, Texas)

Dec 20, 2025; College Station, TX, USA; General view of the flyover prior to the first round game of the CFP National Playoff between the Miami Hurricanes and the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

  • Seating Capacity: 102,733
  • Record Crowd: 110,633
  • Opened: 1927
  • Historical fact: Kyle Field hosted the largest ticketed concert in U.S. history in June 2024, when George Strait played before a crowd exceeding 110,000.

This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Ranking all 16 SEC stadiums by capacity: Where does Texas land?

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