Texas A&M’s well-documented success at Kyle Field since joining the Southeastern Conference in 2012 has placed the Aggies in the upper echelon of gameday environments in the league, according to a recent ranking by USA Today.
That is a testament to the electric factory formed by members of Aggieland who turn every Saturday into one of the loudest environments in college football. Over 13 years in the conference, Texas A&M has never lost more than three contests at home in a single season, while also boasting a 61-23 overall record.
The stadium’s capacity of 102,733 ranks fourth in the country and first in the SEC, trailing only Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State. Per Texas A&M’s record books, Kyle Field has averaged at least 100,000 fans five times since 2014. During the 2014-2014 season, the program set the single-game attendance record against Ole Miss, as 110,633 fans showed up with rally towels in hand to cheer on the Aggies. The Maroon and White faithful made the environment so loud that the noise in the stadium replicated a jet engine at 117 decibels.
USA Today national college football columnist Blake Toppmeyer recently ranked all 16 SEC football stadiums, placing the Aggies at No. 7 on the list.
“Kyle Field towers like no other, and it literally shakes when the noise swells,” Toppmeyer said. “Love or mock the Aggie Yell Leaders, you can’t deny they create a unique scene, and the Aggies entering to “POWER” is one of college football’s best intros.”
Here are Toppmeyer’s SEC football stadiums rankings:
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida
- Tiger Stadium, LSU
- Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
- Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama
- Sanford Stadium, Georgia
- Williams-Bryce Stadium, South Carolina
- Kyle Field, Texas A&M
- Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
- Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
- Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Texas
- Faurot Field, Missouri
- Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi State
- Razorback Stadium, Arkansas
- Vaught Hemingway Stadium, Mississippi
- Kroger Field, Kentucky
- FirstBank Stadium, Vanderbilt
While Kyle Field ranks as one of the top environments in the country per Toppmeyer’s list, the environment also ranks as the No. 11 most difficult place to play in the EA Sports College Football 26 video game. The multitude of rankings placing the gridiron in Bryan-College Station, Texas, seem to all be in a consensual agreement that the Aggies‘ stadium has consistently been one of the best in college football.
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