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Can You Bring a Cooler Into Big Ten stadiums? All Rules

Of the 18 Big Ten stadiums we have verified for coolers, 1 allows them, 13 ban them and 4 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
14
Last check
Oct 5, 2026

How the verified Big Ten stadiums treat coolers

Allowed outright: New Ryan Field.

Not allowed: Kinnick Stadium, Nebraska Memorial Stadium, Spartan Stadium, Huntington Bank Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, Ohio Stadium, Michigan Stadium, SHI Stadium, Gies Memorial Stadium, Ross-Ade Stadium, SECU Stadium, Rose Bowl Stadium and Indiana Memorial Stadium.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Beaver Stadium, Camp Randall Stadium, Husky 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 coolers 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.

Cooler

  • Autzen StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Autzen Stadium page on goducks.com, checked

  • Beaver StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Penn State Athletics bag policy announcement, checked

  • Camp Randall StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Wisconsin football fan information page, checked

  • Gies Memorial StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and containers are not permitted, including cans, glass bottles, thermos bottles and wine skins.

    Gies Memorial Stadium gameday information, checked

  • Huntington Bank StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers of any kind, including small soft packs, are prohibited.

    Gopher football gameday FAQ, checked

  • Husky StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Washington clear bag policy page, checked

  • Indiana Memorial StadiumNot allowed

    No coolers are permitted in the stadium. The only container allowed is the empty clear water bottle.

    Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium policies page, checked

  • Kinnick StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers, kegs, glass containers and backpack-style hydration systems are prohibited.

    Iowa football gameday page, checked

  • LA Memorial ColiseumNot allowed

    Hard or soft coolers, baskets, packages and containers are prohibited.

    USC football gameday A-Z guide, checked

  • Michigan StadiumNot allowed

    Containers of any kind, including coolers, cups, cans and flasks, are prohibited.

    Michigan Stadium safety and prohibited items page, checked

  • Nebraska Memorial StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Nebraska football game day information page, checked

  • New Ryan FieldAllowed

    Soft-sided coolers under the bag size cap are welcome as part of the one bag per person.

    New Ryan Field getting in page, checked

  • Ohio StadiumNot allowed

    Hard and soft coolers, ice chests, picnic baskets and thermoses are prohibited containers.

    Ohio Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Rose Bowl StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    UCLA gameday information page, checked

  • Ross-Ade StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Purdue clear bag policy and prohibited items page, checked

  • SECU StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the list of prohibited bags.

    Maryland football gameday info guide, checked

  • SHI StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Rutgers game day policies page, checked

  • Spartan StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers, thermoses, cups, bottles, cans and flasks are prohibited.

    Michigan State football gameday stadium services, checked

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Questions about coolers at Big Ten stadiums

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 18 Big Ten stadiums we have verified, 14 state a rule for coolers, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Kinnick Stadium, Nebraska Memorial Stadium, Spartan Stadium, Huntington Bank Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum, Ohio Stadium, Michigan Stadium and SHI Stadium and 5 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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Every rule above comes from one of these official pages. They open in a new tab.

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