Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted December 25, 2022 5. Autzen Stadium Don Ryan/AP Photo College: University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon) Opened: 1966 Capacity: 60,000 Bottom Line: Autzen Stadium Andy Nelson/AP Phooto At a babyfaced 66 years old, the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium is the newest stadium to make the list, beating Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium by just one year — it's also the smallest to make the list. The hometown Ducks got a major amplification in the noise department when it increased its capacity by almost 20,000 in the early 2000s. Since then, Oregon fans have had plenty to cheer about — they've won six Pac-10 or Pac-12 Conference titles since the expansion was completed in 2002 and played in the national championship twice in that stretch. Full article . . . Top 10 Loudest College Football Stadiums | Stadium Talk WWW.STADIUMTALK.COM Decibel levels, championships and our own ears have proven these to be the loudest college football stadiums of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 2 Share Posted December 25, 2022 It could be much louder if only everyone would cheer. I sit in Section 35, Row 43, and while I can hear people in the upper part of the section cheering, most of those around me don't cheer, or clap, or make any noise--except after a touchdown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 3 Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 12/25/2022 at 12:13 PM, Steven A said: The hometown Ducks got a major amplification in the noise department when it increased its capacity by almost 20,000 in the early 2000s. Bellotti would disagree. It’s his contention that we actually lost decibels as the result of the increased seating which forced the south side roof to be raised, thereby diminishing the rebound effect. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 4 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Autzen used to be louder when they had cement below the AstroTurf which bounced the sound waves back to the crowd and sideline. But we removed the concrete and installed Field-Turf which has millions of rubber pellets that absorbs shock for player safety, but also soaks up sound waves. The only reason I figure we are in the Top-Ten is because everyone else has Field-Turf too! 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
