BYU Football Has Never Played In These FBS Stadiums Before
Oct 20, 2021, 2:27 PM | Updated: 2:29 pm
(Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo)
PROVO, Utah – Coming up on Saturday, October 23, BYU football will play at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington, for the first time in program history. It’s the only venue in the Pac-12 Conference that BYU has not played a game in dating back to its first season in 1922.
#BYU's trip to Washington State this weekend will be the first-ever visit to Martin Stadium.
It's the only Pac-12 venue #BYU has not played a game at in the history of the program.#BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/zOD5k5knoe
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 20, 2021
So it got me thinking, how many of the current FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) stadiums have BYU not played in over the years?
With BYU currently set up as an FBS Independent (soon to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023), the Cougars have had the chance to play “Coast-to-Coast Football” and play in various stadiums.
History of FBS stadiums BYU Football has not played at over the years
Here’s the list, broken down by conferences of which stadiums BYU has not played in and the ones they have (regular season and postseason) since 1922.
Keep in mind, some of these teams BYU has played games at their former venues, but not at the current ones, such as the teams in the Mountain West Conference, BYU’s old league home.
AAC
Temple – Lincoln Financial Stadium
Tulane – Yulman Stadium
Played at: Cincinnati (Nippert); UCF (Bounce House); East Carolina (Dowdy-Ficklen); Houston (TDECU); Memphis (Liberty Bowl); Navy (Navy-Marine Corps); SMU (Gerald J. Ford); Tulsa (H.A. Chapman); USF (Raymond James)
ACC
Clemson – Memorial Stadium
Duke – Wallace Wade Stadium
Louisville – Cardinal Stadium
Miami – Hard Rock Stadium
North Carolina – Kenan Memorial Stadium
NC State – Carter-Finley Stadium
Pitt – Heinz Field
Virginia Tech – Lane Stadium
Wake Forest – Truist Field
Played at: Boston College (Alumni); Florida State (Doak Campbell); Georgia Tech (Bobby Dodd); Syracuse (Carrier Dome); Virginia (Scott)
Big 12 (Joining the league in 2023)
Iowa State – Jack Trice Stadium
Kansas – David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma – Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma State – Boone Pickens Stadium
Texas Tech – Jones AT&T Stadium
West Virginia – Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Played at: Baylor (McLane); Kansas State (Bill Snyder Family); Texas (Darrel K. Royal); TCU (Amon G. Carter)
Big Ten
Illinois – Memorial Stadium
Indiana – Memorial Stadium
Iowa – Kinnick Stadium
Maryland – Maryland Stadium
Minnesota – TCF Bank Stadium
Northwestern – Ryan Field
Ohio State – Ohio Stadium
Purdue – Ross-Ade Stadium
Rutgers – SHI Stadium
Played at: Michigan (Michigan Stadium); Michigan State (Spartan); Nebraska (Memorial); Penn State (Beaver); Wisconsin (Camp Randall)
Conference-USA
Charlotte – Jerry Richardson Stadium
FIU – Riccardo Silva Stadium
Louisiana Tech – Joe Aillet Stadium
Marshall – Joan C. Edwards Stadium
North Texas – Apogee Stadium
Old Dominion – S.B. Ballard Stadium
UAB – Protective Stadium
UTSA – Alamodome
Western Kentucky – L.T. Smith Stadium
Played at: Florida Atlantic (FAU); Middle Tennessee (Johnny Floyd); Rice (Rice); Southern Miss (M.M. Roberts); UTEP (Sun Bowl)
FBS Independents
Army West Point – Michie Stadium
Liberty – Williams Stadium
Played at: New Mexico State (Aggie Memorial); Notre Dame (Notre Dame); UConn (Rentschler Field); UMass (McGuirk Alumni)
MAC
Akron – Infocision Stadium
Ball State – Scheumann Stadium
Bowling Green – Doyt Perry Stadium
Buffalo – UB Stadium
Central Michigan – Kelly Shorts Stadium
Eastern Michigan – Rynearson Stadium
Kent State – Dix Stadium
Miami (Ohio) – Yager Stadium
Northern Illinois – Huskie Stadium
Ohio – Peden Stadium
Played at: Toledo (Glass Bowl); Western Michigan (Waldo)
Mountain West
Colorado State – Canvas Stadium
Hawaii – Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex
San Diego State – Dignity Health Sports Park
Played at: Air Force (Falcon); Boise State (Albertsons); Fresno State (Bulldog); Nevada (Mackay); New Mexico (Dreamstyle); San Jose State (CEFCU); UNLV (Allegiant Stadium); Utah State (Maverik); Wyoming (War Memorial)
Pac-12
Washington State – Gesa Field at Martin Stadium* (Playing at this venue on Saturday)
Played at: Arizona (Arizona); Arizona State (Sun Devil); California (Memorial); Colorado (Folsom Field); Oregon (Autzen); Oregon State (Reser); Stanford (Stanford); UCLA (Rose Bowl); USC (LA Memorial); Utah (Rice-Eccles) Washington (Husky)
SEC
Arkansas – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
Auburn – Jordan-Hare Stadium
Florida – Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Kentucky – Kroger Field
LSU – Tiger Stadium
Missouri – Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium
South Carolina – Williams Brice Stadium
Texas A&M – Kyle Field
Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt Stadium
Played at: Alabama (Bryant-Denny); Georgia (Sanford); Ole Miss (Vaught-Hemingway); Mississippi State (Davis Wade); Tennessee (Neyland)
Sun Belt
Appalachian State – Kidd Brewer Stadium
Arkansas State – Centennial Bank Stadium
Georgia Southern – Allen E. Paulson Stadium (Scheduled to play on November 20th, 2021)
Georgia State – Center Parc Credit Union
Louisiana – Cajun Field
South Alabama – Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Texas State – Bobcat Stadium
Troy – Veterans Memorial Stadium
ULM – Malone Stadium
Played at: Coastal Carolina (Brooks)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.