As the college football season starts to creep into view, one of the sport’s favorite arguments got fresh fuel: which stadium is the loudest in the country?
The Bussin’ With The Boys crew put the question to eight staff members, including hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium came out on top. Half of the group picked the Vols’ home field, while Virginia Tech, Penn State, Nebraska, and Auburn each pulled in one vote.
“The loudest college football stadium? I am a Big 10 homer; however, I’ve been in Neyland Stadium.
I’ve seen that checker. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee, is the loudest college football stadium,” former Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan said.
Other votes for Tennessee came with plenty of conviction.
“I’m going to go with Neyland, but everyone’s going to say Neyland. My sleeper pick? Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech.”
“On record, I was there. Tennessee versus Georgia, 137 decibels.
It’s not even close. Loudest stadium in America.
(Neyland Stadium), when it gets rocking, is unbelievable.”
“Not even close. Neyland Stadium.
It can be 102,000, it can be 2,000. It doesn’t matter.
That place gets rocking every Saturday night. It’s always going to be the Vols.”
Neyland Stadium has shrunk a little in recent years to make room for extra amenities, but the noise hasn’t gone anywhere. Tennessee fans still turn it into a problem for visiting teams, and the place still sounds like a furnace when it gets rolling.
And this fall, the Vols will have plenty of chances to crank it up. With the SEC moving to a nine-game conference schedule, Tennessee has five SEC home games on the docket, and the lineup is loaded.
The stretch begins with back-to-back visits from Arch Manning’s Texas Longhorns and Alex Golesh’s Auburn Tigers. Alabama comes back to Neyland for The Third Saturday in October, Kentucky is also headed to Knoxville, and the final home game will bring Lane Kiffin’s LSU Tigers in his second head coaching return to Knoxville.
Here’s a look at Tennessee Football’s full 2026 slate:
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