The Clemson Insider · Oct 25, 2025
Where Death Valley Landed in This CFB Stadiums Ranking
The Athletic surveyed its college football writers and editors to rank the 25 best college football stadiums.
Clemson’s Memorial Stadium/Death Valley landed at No. 15 on The Athletic’s list of the top 25 FBS stadiums.
“In 1985, Brent Musburger described Clemson’s tradition of touching Howard’s Rock and running down the hill to enter Death Valley as “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football.” Those words still hold up 40 years later. Dabo Swinney reaches top speed as the cannon goes off and he flies down the hill toward midfield, where he greets his team as players make their way down,” The Athletic’s Grace Raynor wrote.