ACC college football stadium rankings by Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor reviews
The run from Howard's Rock down the hill into Clemson's Memorial Stadium (aka Death Valley) and the frenzy set off by the guitar riffs of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" when Virginia Tech walks through the tunnel into Lane Stadium are unforgettable parts of the college football experience at this point. So perhaps it's no surprise then that they also received the best marks among ACC venues, according to an analysis of more than 3,000 reviews doled out by users on Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor.
Clemson's Memorial Stadium and Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium were two of five ACC stadiums that finished with a combined average score of more than 4.6 stars out of 5. Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium, Pittsburgh's Acrisure Stadium and North Carolina State's Carter-Finley Stadium also received fared well compared to their peers in other conferences. The ACC, however, had the fewest stadiums above 4.6 among power conferences. The list differs from USA TODAY's list of best college football stadiums published last month.
Here's a full breakdown of where all 17 ACC stadiums rank based on Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor ratings entering the 2025 college football season:
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