Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium is in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the campus of the University of Arkansas. The stadium is on the west side of campus and has been home to the Arkansas Razorbacks football team for over 75 years. In that timespan the Hogs have played 290 games here, and have won more than 65 percent of those contests.
Baylor University’s McLane Stadium is one of college football’s most scenic campus stadiums. On the evening of August 31, 2014 the stadium became the third on-campus college football stadium to be accessible by water, joining Washington’s Husky Stadium and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium. The stadium’s horseshoe infrastructure was designed by the well-known sports architecture firm Populous at a cost of $250 million, with a seating capacity of 45,140. The structure sits on the north side of Baylor’s campus off I-35, in the campus’ athletic complex.
Louisiana State University’s Tiger Stadium is home to the Louisiana State University Tigers football team; the stadium opened in 1924 with an original capacity of just 12,000. However, the increase in “Geaux” Tigers fans through the years has forced the historic venue to its fair share of remodels and renovations. Tiger Stadium now becomes the fifth largest city in the state of Louisiana on game days due to the venue’s capacity of 102,321. Tiger Stadium sits on the campus of Louisiana State University less than one mile away from the Mississippi River, just south of Baton Rouge.
NRG Stadium (formerly Reliant Stadium) is in Houston, Texas – the stadium is part of the NRG Park complex, which includes Carruth Plaza, NRG Stadium, NRG Center, NRG Arena, and the NRG Astrodome, which was nicknamed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” upon its opening in 1965.
Apogee Stadium is a horseshoe-shaped stadium and home to the University of North Texas Mean Green football team, located in Denton, Texas. The stadium seats 30,850 and opened in 2011 just across the interstate from its predecessor, Fouts Field. Apogee Stadium was designed by the architecture firm HKS, which also created the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.
There are plenty of college campuses across the country that are in great towns and cities. All those schools have plenty of great traditions, players, and fan bases. However, in College Station it is different; there is a spirit that Texas A&M University and the surrounding communities share – that spirit is known as The Spirit of Aggieland.
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