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Can You Bring a Camera Lens Into Big Ten stadiums? Rules

Of the 18 Big Ten stadiums we have verified for camera lenses, 7 allow them with limits, 4 ban them and 7 do not say. Rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date too. Each venue below shows its own rule, the official page it comes from and the date we read it.

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Big Ten stadiums compared
18
State a rule
11
Last check
Oct 5, 2026

How the verified Big Ten stadiums treat camera lenses

Allowed with limits: Huntington Bank Stadium, Ohio Stadium, Michigan Stadium, New Ryan Field, Gies Memorial Stadium, Ross-Ade Stadium and Indiana Memorial Stadium.

Not allowed: Kinnick Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, SECU Stadium and Rose Bowl Stadium.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Beaver Stadium, Camp Randall Stadium, Nebraska Memorial Stadium, Spartan Stadium, Husky Stadium, SHI Stadium and Autzen Stadium. We do not guess for these, so ask the venue or check the event page.

A verdict here is a summary of the venue's own wording, and the rows below give that wording. Rules can change by event, so a game and a concert at the same venue can differ. See the camera lenses guide for how every kind of venue treats them.

What each of the 18 Big Ten stadiums says

Each row is the venue's own rule, with the official page it came from and the date we read it.

Detachable lens

  • Autzen StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Autzen Stadium page on goducks.com, checked

  • Beaver StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Penn State Athletics bag policy announcement, checked

  • Camp Randall StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Wisconsin football fan information page, checked

  • Gies Memorial StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses no longer than 4 inches are permitted.

    Gies Memorial Stadium gameday information, checked

  • Huntington Bank StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses over six inches long are prohibited.

    Gopher football gameday FAQ, checked

  • Husky StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Washington clear bag policy page, checked

  • Indiana Memorial StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses longer than six inches are not permitted.

    Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium policies page, checked

  • Kinnick StadiumNot allowed

    Large-lens cameras of 6 inches or more are prohibited.

    Iowa football gameday page, checked

  • LA Memorial ColiseumNot allowed

    Cameras with lenses longer than 3 inches are prohibited.

    USC football gameday A-Z guide, checked

  • Michigan StadiumConditional

    Camera lenses longer than six inches are prohibited.

    Michigan Stadium information A-Z, checked

  • Nebraska Memorial StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Nebraska football game day information page, checked

  • New Ryan FieldConditional

    Detachable lenses over 6 inches are prohibited.

    New Ryan Field getting in page, checked

  • Ohio StadiumConditional

    Still cameras with a lens of 100 mm or less are permitted.

    Ohio Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Rose Bowl StadiumNot allowed

    Unauthorized cameras with lenses longer than 3.5 inches, or with interchangeable or telephoto lenses, are prohibited.

    UCLA gameday information page, checked

  • Ross-Ade StadiumConditional

    Camera lenses longer than 6 inches are prohibited.

    Purdue clear bag policy and prohibited items page, checked

  • SECU StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with detachable lenses are prohibited.

    Maryland football gameday info guide, checked

  • SHI StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Rutgers game day policies page, checked

  • Spartan StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Michigan State football gameday stadium services, checked

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Questions about camera lenses at Big Ten stadiums

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 18 Big Ten stadiums we have verified, 11 state a rule for camera lenses, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Kinnick Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, SECU Stadium and Rose Bowl Stadium ban them, according to the official pages we read.

  3. Often. The venues we have verified say rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date and the venue page linked above.

Sources for this page

Every rule above comes from one of these official pages. They open in a new tab.

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