Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)

Memorial Stadium is the on-campus home of the Clemson Tigers football team in Clemson, South Carolina, famously known as 'Death Valley.' Built into a natural hillside above Lake Hartwell, it's regarded as one of the sport's premier home-field advantages, with a steep bowl that amplifies crowd noise onto the field. Orange-clad Clemson crowds and the surrounding upstate South Carolina scenery give it a distinct identity among college football venues. It ranks among the largest and loudest stadiums in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Opened in 1942, Memorial Stadium is renowned for the pregame tradition in which Clemson players rub Howard's Rock atop the hill before running down into the stadium, a ritual that has become one of college football's most iconic entrances. The stadium has hosted decades of ranked matchups and rivalry games as Clemson grew into a national championship program, including national title runs in 1981 and more recently under coach Dabo Swinney. Multiple expansions over the decades have grown its capacity while preserving the hillside entrance that defines the 'Death Valley' experience. It remains one of the sport's most feared road environments.