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Can You Bring a Camera Lens to NCAA Football stadiums? Rules

Of the 57 NCAA football stadiums we have verified for camera lenses, 14 allow them with limits, 18 ban them and 25 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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NCAA Football stadiums compared
57
State a rule
32
Last check
Oct 5, 2026

How the verified NCAA football stadiums treat camera lenses

Allowed with limits: Kyle Field, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Kroger Field, Huntington Bank Stadium, Kenan Stadium, Scott Stadium, Ohio Stadium, Michigan Stadium, Wallace Wade Stadium, Boone Pickens Stadium, New Ryan Field, Gies Memorial Stadium, Ross-Ade Stadium and Indiana Memorial Stadium.

Not allowed: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Kinnick Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, Doak Campbell Stadium, Lane Stadium, Davis Wade Stadium, Folsom Field, Jones AT&T Stadium, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Boston College Alumni Stadium, McLane Stadium, Sanford Stadium and Neyland Stadium and 4 more.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Tiger Stadium, Beaver Stadium, Camp Randall Stadium, Clemson Memorial Stadium, Darrell K Royal Stadium, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Notre Dame Stadium, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Nebraska Memorial Stadium, Williams-Brice Stadium, Razorback Stadium, FirstBank Stadium, Spartan Stadium and Husky Stadium and 11 more. 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 57 NCAA football 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

  • Amon G. Carter StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    TCU clear bag policy page, checked

  • 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

  • Ben Hill Griffin StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with detachable lenses or lenses longer than six inches are prohibited.

    Florida Gators clear bag policy page, checked

  • Bill Snyder Family StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    K-State clear bag policy page, checked

  • Bobby Dodd StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with a lens longer than 4 inches, detachable or not, are not permitted.

    Bobby Dodd Stadium policies page, checked

  • Boone Pickens StadiumConditional

    Cameras with a lens longer than 3 inches, detachable or non-detachable, are prohibited.

    Oklahoma State football A-Z guide, checked

  • Boston College Alumni StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with lenses larger than 4 inches or with detachable lenses are not permitted.

    Boston College football A-Z guide, checked

  • Bryant-Denny StadiumNot allowed

    Detachable camera lenses are not permitted.

    Alabama football A-Z index, checked

  • Camp Randall StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Wisconsin football fan information page, checked

  • Carter-Finley StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    NC State bag policies page, checked

  • Clemson Memorial StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Clemson football fan information A-Z page, checked

  • Darrell K Royal StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Texas football fan guide, checked

  • Davis Wade StadiumNot allowed

    Professional cameras with detachable lenses are prohibited.

    Mississippi State football gameday A-Z, checked

  • Doak Campbell StadiumNot allowed

    Still cameras with a lens over 6 inches are not permitted.

    Florida State football gameday FAQ, checked

  • Faurot FieldNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Missouri clear bag policy page, checked

  • FirstBank StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    FirstBank Stadium policies page, checked

  • Folsom FieldNot allowed

    Professional-grade camera equipment such as telephoto lenses is prohibited.

    Folsom Field A-Z guide, 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

  • Jack Trice StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Iowa State clear bag policy announcement, checked

  • JMA Wireless DomeNot allowed

    Cameras with a lens over 6 inches are prohibited without a press credential.

    Syracuse athletics venue policies page, checked

  • Jones AT&T StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with telescopic lenses of 4 inches or longer, or 300 mm or greater focal length, are prohibited.

    Texas Tech A-Z stadium text, checked

  • Jordan-Hare StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Auburn clear bag policy page, checked

  • Kenan StadiumConditional

    Cameras with interchangeable lenses larger than 55 millimeters are not permitted.

    UNC football A to Z gameday info, checked

  • Kinnick StadiumNot allowed

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

    Iowa football gameday page, checked

  • Kroger FieldConditional

    Camera lenses have a maximum length of 6 inches and cannot be detachable.

    Kentucky football gameday information page, checked

  • Kyle FieldConditional

    The page asks that camera lenses not exceed 6 inches for personal usage.

    Kyle Field policies page, checked

  • L&N StadiumNot allowed

    Any camera with a detachable lens is treated as professional grade and denied entry.

    Louisville stadium A to Z guide, checked

  • LA Memorial ColiseumNot allowed

    Cameras with lenses longer than 3 inches are prohibited.

    USC football gameday A-Z guide, checked

  • Lane StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras are allowed only without a detachable lens.

    Lane Stadium fan guide A-Z, checked

  • McLane StadiumNot allowed

    Camera lenses larger than 4 inches are prohibited.

    McLane Stadium game day page, checked

  • Michigan StadiumConditional

    Camera lenses longer than six inches are prohibited.

    Michigan Stadium information A-Z, checked

  • Milan Puskar StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    WVU clear bag and metal detectors policy page, checked

  • Mountain America StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    ASU clear bag policy page, 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

  • Neyland StadiumNot allowed

    Professional cameras and cameras with detachable lenses are prohibited.

    Tennessee gameday central page, checked

  • Nippert StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Nippert Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Notre Dame StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Notre Dame clear bag policy page, checked

  • Ohio StadiumConditional

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

    Ohio Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Oklahoma Memorial StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses longer than 6 inches are prohibited.

    Oklahoma bag policy gameday page, checked

  • Razorback StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Arkansas Razorbacks bag policy page, checked

  • Rice-Eccles StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Rice-Eccles Stadium venue policies page, 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

  • Sanford StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with detachable lenses are prohibited.

    Sanford Stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • Scott StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses less than six inches are allowed.

    Virginia football gameday 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

  • Tiger StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Tiger Stadium in-stadium policies page, checked

  • Vaught-Hemingway StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Vaught-Hemingway Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Wallace Wade StadiumConditional

    Cameras with lenses shorter than four inches are allowed, and those over four inches are prohibited.

    Duke entry screening and clear bag policy page, checked

  • Williams-Brice StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    South Carolina clear bag policy page, checked

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Questions about camera lenses at NCAA football stadiums

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 57 NCAA football stadiums we have verified, 32 state a rule for camera lenses, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Kinnick Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, Doak Campbell Stadium, Lane Stadium, Davis Wade Stadium and Folsom Field and 10 more 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.

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