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State Farm Stadium

State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. Capacity 65,000. Opened 2006.

Capacity
65,000
Opened
2006
Surface
Grass
Roof
Dome
Elevation
1,068 ft
College GameDay
four times

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at State Farm Stadium by season, 2014 to 202540k60k80k2014: 66,896 a game over 1 games; biggest 66,8962015: 73,444 a game over 2 games; biggest 75,7652016: 60,904 a game over 2 games; biggest 71,2792017: 61,842 a game over 1 games; biggest 61,8422018: 57,246 a game over 1 games; biggest 57,2462019: 71,330 a game over 1 games; biggest 71,3302021: 49,550 a game over 1 games; biggest 49,5502022: 71,723 a game over 1 games; biggest 71,7232023: 47,769 a game over 1 games; biggest 47,7692024: 63,854 a game over 1 games; biggest 63,8542025: 67,928 a game over 1 games; biggest 67,92820142016201820222024

Biggest crowds on file

75,765Alabama at Clemson2015
71,723TCU at Michigan2022
71,330Clemson at Ohio State2019
71,279Ohio State at Clemson2016
71,123Notre Dame at Ohio State2015

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from State Farm Stadium four times, first in 2015.

Jan 8, 2026Miami 31, Ole Miss 27Inside State Farm Stadium
Dec 28, 2019Clemson 29, Ohio State 23State Farm Stadium
Dec 31, 2016Clemson 31, Ohio State 0
Jan 11, 2016Alabama 45, Clemson 40

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

Recent games here

Jan 8, 202610Miami 31, 6Ole Miss 27
Dec 31, 20245Penn State 31, 8Boise State 14
Jan 1, 20248Oregon 45, 18Liberty 6
Dec 31, 20223TCU 51, 2Michigan 45
Jan 1, 20229Oklahoma State 37, 5Notre Dame 35
Jan 2, 20218Iowa State 34, Oregon 17
Dec 28, 20193Clemson 29, 2Ohio State 23
Jan 1, 201911LSU 40, 7UCF 32
Dec 30, 20179Penn State 35, 12Washington 28
Dec 31, 20163Clemson 31, 2Ohio State 0
Sep 3, 2016BYU 18, Arizona 16
Jan 11, 20162Alabama 45, 1Clemson 40