EA Sports Unveils Toughest Places to Play in College Football 25 Video Game

Patrick Andres | Jun 25, 2024

Oct 7, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles with the ball as Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Bryce Anderson (1) applies defensive pressure during the second quarter at Kyle Field. / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

In college football, home-field advantage is everything.

Ask any good team that has ever gone to Baton Rouge at night. Or to State College, Pa. for a "whiteout" game. Or to any of the myriad off-the-beaten-path locales that teams with championship aspirations have learned to fear—West Lafayette, Ind. or Corvallis, Ore., for instance.

Home crowds are part and parcel of college football's appeal, bringing its ambiance closer to those of European soccer than any other North American sport. The savvy player of College Football 25—EA's forthcoming college football game, out July 19—will take steps to understand just what makes each stadium tick, and use the crowd against their opponents just as teams do in real life.

Thankfully, the publisher has done some of the dirty work for you. Accounting for various historical factors, EA Sports has compiled and released Tuesday morning a ranking of the 25 hardest places to play in the game, which are as follows.

Toughest Places to Play in College Football

RANKING	STADIUM	TEAM
1	Kyle Field	Texas A&M
2	Bryant-Denny Stadium	Alabama
3	Tiger Stadium	LSU
4	Ohio Stadium	Ohio State
5	Sanford Stadium	Georgia
6	Beaver Stadium	Penn State
7	Camp Randall Stadium	Wisconsin
8	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	Oklahoma
9	Doak S. Campbell Stadium	Florida State
10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	Florida
11	Autzen Stadium	Oregon
12	Memorial Stadium	Clemson
13	Neyland Stadium	Tennessee
14	Jordan-Hare Stadium	Auburn
15	Williams-Brice Stadium	South Carolina
16	Michigan Stadium	Michigan
17	Lane Stadium	Virginia Tech
18	Rice-Eccles Stadium	Utah
19	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium	Texas
20	Kinnick Stadium	Iowa
21	Notre Dame Stadium	Notre Dame
22	Spartan Stadium	Michigan State
23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	Arkansas
24	Albertsons Stadium	Boise State
25	Davis Wade Stadium	Mississippi State