Good teams with small stadiums

Earlier today I created a post detailing bad teams with big stadiums. The intention of that post was to inform people who may want to rebuild a stadium of stadium sizes. You can read that post below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NCAAFBseries/comments/1dhy8ag/bad_teams_with_big_stadiums/

Since that post took off I received a request from u/aguysomewhere to post the best teams with small stadiums. This information may be helpful for people looking for a more intimate experience, as well as people who just prefer playing as good teams in small stadiums.

Accordingly I have created a list of good teams with small stadiums. The methodology and sources will be the same as the previous post. However, I will restate the definitions.

Good team: Ranked #67 or above (out of 134 FBS teams). Teams that are in the top half of the rankings will be included. The source I used to rank teams is CBS Sports.

Source: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/rankings/cbs-sports-rankings/

Small stadiums: 50,000 or lesser seating capacity. This is an arbitrary number. I picked this number as it is a round number that I think qualifies as a small stadium. While a case can be made that a smaller football stadium may seat 30,000 or 40,000 I included as wide a definition of small stadium as possible so people can set their own threshold for a small stadium. Additionally, with these definitions the ranking and stadium size of all FBS teams have been considered.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums

Please note that future renovations or stadium changes are not included. Future FBS teams (Kennesaw State - 2024, Delaware/Missouri State- 2025) are not included.

Please let me know your opinions of this list. The intention is to inform people who may want to win games immediately in a smaller setting. Thank you for reading!

19. Kansas State - 50,000 (Bill Synder Family Football Stadium)

20. Liberty - 25,000 (Arthur L. Williams Stadium)

21. Oregon State - 35,548 (Reser Stadium)

22. SMU - 32,000 (Gerald J. Ford Stadium)

23. James Madison - 24,878 (Bridgeforth Stadium)

24. Tulane - 30,000 (Yulman Stadium)

25. Troy - 30,402 (Veterans Memorial Stadium)

26. Duke - 40,000 (Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium)

27. Miami University (Miami of Ohio) - 24,286 (Fred C. Yager Stadium)

28. Toledo - 26,038 (Glass Bowl)

29. Air Force - 39,441 (Falcon Stadium)

30. Northwestern - 15,000 (Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium)

31. Boise State - 36,387 (Albertsons Stadium)

32. New Mexico State - 30,343 (Aggie Memorial Stadium)

33. Fresno State - 41,031 (Valley Children's Stadium)

34. Wyoming - 29,181 (Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium)

35. Appalachian State - 30,000 (Kidd Brewer Stadium)

36. TCU - 45,000 (Amon G. Carter Stadium)

37. San Jose State - 18,265 (CEFCU Stadium)

38. Coastal Carolina - 20,000 (Brooks Stadium)

39. UCF - 44,206 (FBC Mortgage Stadium)

40. Jacksonville State - 24,000 (Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium)

41. Ohio - 24,000 (Frank Solich Field at Peden Stadium)

42. Texas State - 30,000 (Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium)