I recently had a conversation with a friend over something odd. If the largest stadium were full, what size city would it be, and would it be the largest city in the state.
As it turns out when full, Mountaineer Field in West Virginia is the largest City in West Virginia. Probably most surprising is FedEx Field is the second largest city in Maryland (well in years where the 'Skins aren't completely terrible.)
I put together a map illustrating the relation between stadiums and states.
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| Stadium |
Capacity |
City Rank |
State |
Home team |
| Mountaineer Field |
60540 |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Aloha Stadium |
50000 |
2 |
Hawaiʻi |
Hawaiʻi Warriors |
| FedExField |
79000 |
2 |
Maryland |
Washington 'Skins |
| Commonwealth Stadium |
67606 |
3 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky Wildcats |
| Vaught-Hemingway Stadium |
60580 |
3 |
Mississippi |
Ole Miss Rebels |
| Memorial Stadium |
91000 |
3 |
Nebraska |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| War Memorial Stadium |
32580 |
3 |
Wyoming |
Wyoming Cowboys |
| Bryant-Denny Stadium |
101821 |
4 |
Alabama |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Sullivan Arena |
8935 |
4 |
Alaska |
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| Razorback Stadium |
76000 |
4 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Delaware Stadium |
22000 |
4 |
Delaware |
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens |
| Beaver Stadium |
106572 |
4 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Memorial Stadium |
82000 |
4 |
South Carolina |
Clemson Tigers |
| Notre Dame Stadium |
80795 |
5 |
Indiana |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Kinnick Stadium |
70585 |
6 |
Iowa |
Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Tiger Stadium |
102321 |
6 |
Louisiana |
LSU Tigers |
| Fargodome |
25000 |
6 |
North Dakota |
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| Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
82112 |
6 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Sooners |
| Lambeau Field |
80978 |
6 |
Wisconsin |
Green Bay Packers |
| Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
25200 |
7 |
Montana |
Montana Grizzlies |
| Sam Boyd Stadium |
36800 |
7 |
Nevada |
UNLV Rebels |
| Ohio Stadium |
104944 |
7 |
Ohio |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Coughlin-Alumni Stadium |
15000 |
7 |
South Dakota |
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| Neyland Stadium |
102455 |
7 |
Tennessee |
Tennessee Volunteers |
| Yale Bowl |
64269 |
8 |
Connecticut |
Yale Bulldogs |
| Sanford Stadium |
92746 |
8 |
Georgia |
Georgia Bulldogs |
| Michigan Stadium |
109901 |
8 |
Michigan |
Michigan Wolverines |
| University Stadium |
40094 |
8 |
New Mexico |
New Mexico Lobos |
| Ralph Wilson Stadium |
73967 |
8 |
New York |
Buffalo Bills |
| Bronco Stadium |
37000 |
9 |
Idaho |
Boise State Broncos |
| KSU Stadium |
52200 |
9 |
Kansas |
Kansas State Wildcats |
| Metrodome |
64111 |
9 |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Vikings |
| Arrowhead Stadium |
76416 |
9 |
Missouri |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| Centennial Field |
4400 |
9 |
Vermont |
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| LaVell Edwards Stadium |
64045 |
10 |
Utah |
BYU Cougars |
| Harold Alfond Sports Stadium |
10000 |
11 |
Maine |
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| Autzen Stadium |
53800 |
11 |
Oregon |
Oregon Ducks |
| Sun Devil Stadium |
73378 |
12 |
Arizona |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
| MetLife Stadium |
82500 |
12 |
New Jersey |
New York Giants |
| Lane Stadium |
66233 |
12 |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Bank of America Stadium |
73778 |
13 |
North Carolina |
Carolina Panthers |
| Mile High Stadium |
76125 |
14 |
Colorado |
Denver Broncos |
| Gillette Stadium |
68756 |
14 |
Massachusetts |
New England Patriots |
| Husky Stadium |
72500 |
16 |
Washington |
Washington Huskies |
| Brown Stadium |
20000 |
18 |
Rhode Island |
Brown Bears |
| Memorial Stadium |
62872 |
20 |
Illinois |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
88548 |
23 |
Florida |
Florida Gators |
| Memorial Field |
13000 |
24 |
New Hampshire |
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| Kyle Field |
102512 |
33 |
Texas |
Texas A&M Aggies |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
93607 |
105 |
California |
USC Trojans |
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Liam '14
