Help Shape NCAA Football: Band Locations

Iowa State - Jack Trice Stadium

Section: Portable Bleachers in front of JAC

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Per huntt26 at OperationSports.com:

http://www.ticketfuse.com/images/map...tadium_all.gif

Apparently the white squares in front of the Jacobson Athletic Center behind the endzone in the stadium are bleachers for the band to play on during the game. A picture was included:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/...bcbbe7a4f2.jpg

I also found this image to support it:

http://images.blackheartgoldpants.co.../jacktrice.jpg

The bleachers would be on the top-left in front of the building behind the endzone.

And the best image:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OIhsEPZjE2E/Ru...2-52-22+PM.JPG

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

We here at TGT give you a HUGE thanks for the effort today....you helped out a TON!

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Haha, I appreciate it, man. It's been a good time today. Nice to have little projects like these come down from the dev team so we can feel we're helping to make the game somehow.

Arkansas - DW Reynolds Razorback Stadium

Section: Front of 117

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http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pi...0827112926.gif

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/...bbc020aa_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/...8661f7fa_o.jpg

Auburn - Jordan-Hare Stadium

Section: East part of 21

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Seating Chart (PDF)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/101/2...ee4ce0f4_o.jpg

Baylor - Floyd Casey Stadium

Section: Front of N

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

http://intl.ticketseating.com/maps/4...m-football.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/...4e1bf584_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/...0438959a_o.jpg

With help from Brandon at OperationSports.com:

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/bay/gra...gchart-map.gif

Band apparently sits in bottom of Sections N, O, and P behind the Visitors Bench.

http://mikkisenkarik.files.wordpress...ew-of-band.jpg

It may, however, only be a single section; as shown by this image here:

http://commondatastorage.googleapis....al/5690888.jpg

Haha, we both posted Baylor within 10 minutes of each other. How cool are we? :-p

Boise State - Bronco Stadium

Section: North Half of 22

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http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pi...0322152933.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/...44ebf386_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/...64c98349_b.jpg

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Originally Posted by cdj

Boise State - Bronco Stadium

Section 23

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This might just be me, but I think the band is sitting in Section 22 for two reasons; it doesn't look like they're lined up with the 50 yard line and Section 23 seats go for $925. Band members can't afford that! Haha.

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Originally Posted by Paakaa10

This might just be me, but I think the band is sitting in Section 22 for two reasons; it doesn't look like they're lined up with the 50 yard line and Section 23 seats go for $925. Band members can't afford that! Haha.

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I caught that as well. The seating charts for Boise aren't friendly when it comes to matching up the tunnels/sections. For now, I'm going with the North (left) part of Section 22.

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Originally Posted by cdj

I caught that as well. The seating charts for Boise aren't friendly when it comes to matching up the tunnels/sections. For now, I'm going with the North (left) part of Section 22.

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I "love" how non-standardized the seating charts are; some colleges are so nice and list the band sections right on the charts, and some have just awful chart images that do no good whatsoever to help the cause. I figure that you've got it close enough though.

As well, if you look closely at the image, you can see "122" and "123" on the entrances from the upper deck.

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Originally Posted by Paakaa10

I "love" how non-standardized the seating charts are

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Hey now, let's just be glad we live in a time where we can find seating charts for every stadium. Sometimes I can't even find directions to arenas/stadiums, because of how lackluster their websites are. Let alone seating charts. :) :nod:

I'm going to call it a night on compiling. Anything after this post will be added in the morning. Great work, everyone - and you too, Paakaa. :P

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Originally Posted by cdj

I'm going to call it a night on compiling. Anything after this post will be added in the morning. Great work, everyone - and you too, Paakaa. :P

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Thanks man; good work yourself with those Bowl Games! By my count--and I may be off after a long day of staring at the computer--we've accounted for 66 of the 120 teams in the game at this point. Not bad for a day's worth of effort!

Boston College - Alumni Stadium

Section: H

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

So this one is really tricky because of the orientation of the seating charts I've found versus the orientation of the best picture I got. But here goes:

http://graphics.ocsn.com/schools/bc/...-stads-map.gif

I believe that the band section is Section H right up agains the border of J; the reason I believe this is that the upper deck in the picture below has 6 sections, which matches up with the bottom of the seating chart image:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...m_panorama.jpg

Certainly no question that the band is sitting in the student section, so we should have enough here to give the team what they need.

Virginia - Scott Stadium

Section: 104, Rows A-Y

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This interactive Virginia Seating Chart, an official link from the Virginia website, says Section 104, Rows A-Y.
http://www.seats3d.com/ncaa/universi...B_OEM_ID=17800

Link was found here: http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewAr...ATCLID=1104209



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Info below appears to be outdated, but we are keeping it here for reference.

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Per Krioniq of OperationSports.com:

http://www.ticketini.com/pub/seating...e_VA_22903.jpg

The band sits in the lower half or 2/3rds of Section 105 at the stadium according to the poster. Here is the image he used as proof:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tt_Stadium.jpg

I also found the following picture which gives a pretty clear look at the space left by the band being on the field:

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/11242237.jpg



UPDATE: A user at Tradition Football claims to have received word from UVa that their band is in Section 104, but we can find no photographic proof currently. The pics above are from two different points in time (see field art differences) and each show them in 105.

All right, so after those last two I'm really packing it in for the night now. Don't know how free I'll be tomorrow, so I figured that I would pass along the following: there are three other resources that we have right now where people know that the team is looking for band locations in the stadiums. Here are the links:

TraditionFootball: http://forums.traditionsportsonline....cations.45015/
OperationSports: http://www.operationsports.com/news/...ach-home-team/
EASPORTS: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/4719481.page

I've been monitoring these for stadiums we don't yet have and adding them when one comes up; of course, be sure to credit the person who brought it up, the site that they posted it on, and also be sure to find some images yourself to double-check the information.

University of Colorado - Folsom Field

Section: Lower of half 110

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

http://www.ticketini.com/pub/seating...r_CO_80309.jpg

http://www.buffscoop.com/images/stor...lsom-Field.jpg

http://www.colorado.edu/housing/resi...rush/hy204.jpg

Stadium - Kyle Field
Band Section(s) - Sections 141 and 142 - Closest half of each section to the field

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Band Name - The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

http://www.2-tickets.com/venues/KyleField_all.GIF

According to http://www.aggiesfootballtickets.com...tudent-Section, "The band sits at the 50 yard line in sections 141 and 142, behind the visitors bench, and the student section is located all around the band."

Here's a seating chart, and here's a stadium panorama that confirm that information. The band seating starts at the 50 yard line on the visitors side and continues north(?) through sections 142 and 141, up until just past the 30 yard line. Looks like the band stops about halfway up both sections, filling the half closest to the field. Panorama gives a really good view of that.

University of South Carolina - Williams-Brice Stadium

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools...bl-stadium.gif

From the pictures I found, it was difficult to pinpoint exactly where the band is seated. I believe it's section 26.

http://commondatastorage.googleapis....al/4382415.jpg

http://football.ballparks.com/NCAA/S...a/interior.jpg

Air Force - Falcon Stadium

Section: L20

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Based on this video

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uupiZfajQ2w

It appears as though they sit in the middle of the cadets in section L20 of the seating chart below

http://www.stubhub.com/data/venue_ma...otball_SM2.png


From JeffHCross:

Started on this post over an hour ago ... clearly didn't refresh before posting ... maybe G can just add it to his info.

Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Sections: L20/L21? (Home), L4/L5? (Away)
Band Name: Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps / Flight of Sound

Based on this massive image, and this seating chart, I'm guessing the Falcon band is on the far side of the field from the press box (same side as the Falcon sideline) and around Section L21. The Away band (Navy in the case of the linked picture) appears to be in L4 or L5. Can't tell how many are cadets and how many are band members.

EDIT: Based on G's post above, I'd say the Falcon band splits between L20 and L21.

University of California - Memorial Stadium

Section: RR

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/cal/gra...STADIUM-V4.jpg

http://pac10-online.com/Cal%20Bears%20Stadium.jpg

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/1112...tadium_576.jpg

Army - Michie Stadium

Section: 27

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

(Note: There is a bit of confusion here; this matches up with Section 27 on the seating chart at the official Army Football site, but it would appear that the visiting team fans are put next to this section; despite this entire part of the stadium labeled as "Cadet Seating." There is also a discrepency between the "tunnel" openings in the real-life stadium and seating chart versus how they are depicted in the game. That said, I believe based on our information that Section 27 is still legit.)

Based on this photo:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/...03975e17_o.jpg

and this seating chart:
https://admin.xosn.com/pics31/640/YP...0819202132.jpg

Started on this post over an hour ago ... clearly didn't refresh before posting ... maybe G can just add it to his info.

Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Sections: L20/L21? (Home), L4/L5? (Away)
Band Name: Air Force Drum and Bugle Corps / Flight of Sound

Based on this massive image, and this seating chart, I'm guessing the Falcon band is on the far side of the field from the press box (same side as the Falcon sideline) and around Section L21. The Away band (Navy in the case of the linked picture) appears to be in L4 or L5. Can't tell how many are cadets and how many are band members.

EDIT: Based on G's post above, I'd say the Falcon band splits between L20 and L21.

Bowling Green - Doyt L. Perry Stadium

Section: Bleachers in front of SEBO Center

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Based on this photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/evansbgs...96855289528002 the band sits in front of the SEBO Athletic Center.

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/5...ndlocation.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1065/...0797db41_o.jpg

"Best in the West"

Washington State Cougar Marching Band

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LSU - Tiger Stadium

Sections: Towards top of 217

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ghlighted2.png

Name: "The Golden Band from Tigerland"

According to these videos: 1, 2, 3 and the seating chart, the band sits at the top of Section 217.

University of Memphis - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Section: Front of 4

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Based on this video and the seating chart, it appears the band is seated in the lower half of section 4.

Kent State - Dix Stadium

Section: 12

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Seating Chart: http://static.psbin.com/9/r/wg3ed0f6uiltmf/dix.pdf

This larger image makes it easier to tell that it's Section 12:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ast_Stands.JPG

USC - LA Memorial Coliseum

Section: Middle Section of Bleachers Behind End Zone

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png


Per franch1se at OperationSports.com, the USC band sits in their own section behind the endzone:

http://maps.teamonetickets.com/EIBOV...d=1031&vid=885

The post also included some live images of the band:

http://cdn1.trojanwire.com/heritage/..._band_spot.jpg

http://laist.com/attachments/robtak/USC_LA_Coliseum.jpg

Found this picture myself to confirm the location:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/...d2dd67ee_o.jpg

Washington - Husky Stadium

Section: Front half of 25

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Per TracerBullet at OperationSports.com, the Washington band sits in the bottom 2/3rds of Section 25 in the middle of the student section on the following seating chart:

http://i54.tinypic.com/1z1766f.jpg

The post included the following pic showing the colored seats in that section which designates the band seats:

http://i51.tinypic.com/11w8w07.jpg

And a picture from my own search to confirm:

http://graphics.cstv.com/graphics/ph...skystadium.jpg

South Carolina - Williams Brice Stadium

Section: 23

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

Here's a better image which shows the band on the field and the empty space for their seating:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_To3px9dNZC...0/IMG_0418.JPG

And yet another good picture with the band actually in their section here:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_To3px9dNZC...0/IMG_0430.JPG

Based on this seating chart, it looks like Section 23 to me (non-Press box side):
http://www.2-tickets.com/venues/Will...tadium_all.GIF


EDIT - Section 23

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/...d7b70cf4_o.jpg

I must have been using older pictures then. Thanks for the clarification.

TCU - Amon G. Carter Stadium

Section: Front of X

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

A lot of conjecture involved with this one due to the quality of pictures I have to work with, but I believe that the band sits in Section X or W on the seating chart below:

http://www.stubhub.com/data/venue_ma...ornedFrogs.png

If you look very closely at this picture--between the guy in the striped shirt and the guy with the backwards-facing cap drinking--you can see the reflection of band instruments:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...terStadium.jpg

Stuff like this makes it feel like I'm a CSI trying to piece together a crime scene haha.


EDIT - It looks like mainly in X. They may have slid over slightly in pic one since it was post-game:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/...d288236f_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/...2452e62b_b.jpg

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"Best in the West"

Washington State Cougar Marching Band

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Can you repost this? The attachment isn't working. :(

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Originally Posted by Paakaa10

A lot of conjecture involved with this one due to the quality of pictures I have to work with, but I believe that the band sits in Section X or W on the seating chart below:

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Looks like they're taking up the part of Section W allocated for student seating, to me.
Paakaa now says "mainly X" and I agree with him. I just spent some time looking around TCU blogs, and "Section X" certainly has a reputation for being rowdy. And "the top of Section X" is where the rowdy alumni go. That would make me think that those fans are the ones behind the band. Plus, it's easy to find tickets for sale in W ... not so much in X.

http://www.section247sportsblog.com/...-Stadium-4.jpg
http://graphics.ocsn.com/schools/tcu...um-map-571.jpg

Washington State - Martin Stadium

Section: Front of 34

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

http://ev9.evenue.net/evenue/linkID=...Stadium_v2.gif

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/...1c5409ab_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/...a8bb881c_o.jpg

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Originally Posted by Paakaa10

EDIT - It looks like mainly in X. They may have slid over slightly in pic one since it was post-game:

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Paakaa, if you've got reason to think where they are in that shot is X, here's what may be a confirmation shot for you:
http://www.band.tcu.edu/pictures/mb0...or-stands5.jpg

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

Paakaa, if you've got reason to think where they are in that shot is X, here's what may be a confirmation shot for you:

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The EDIT was from me. I've been polluting Paakaa's posts with additional pics to help him clarify any confusing seating charts and shots. :) I'm pretty sure now that TCU is in the lower part of Section X. Nice finds, guys.

Buffalo - UB Stadium

Section: Front of 128

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/ima...ighlighted.png

http://www.eventprocess.com/BrokerMa...tadium_all.gif

Looks like Front of Section 128 based on this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdio_mqjoFs&feature=player_embedded