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Can You Bring a Cooler Into NCAA Football stadiums? Rules

Of the 57 NCAA football stadiums we have verified for coolers, 1 allows them, 41 ban them and 15 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
42
Last check
Oct 5, 2026

How the verified NCAA football stadiums treat coolers

Allowed outright: New Ryan Field.

Not allowed: Kyle Field, Tiger Stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Clemson Memorial Stadium, Darrell K Royal Stadium, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Notre Dame Stadium, Kroger Field, Kinnick Stadium, Nebraska Memorial Stadium, LA Memorial Coliseum and Doak Campbell Stadium and 27 more.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Beaver Stadium, Camp Randall Stadium, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Williams-Brice Stadium, Razorback Stadium, Davis Wade Stadium, Husky Stadium, Milan Puskar Stadium, McLane Stadium, Mountain America Stadium, Faurot Field, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Autzen Stadium and Jack Trice Stadium and 1 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 coolers 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.

Cooler

  • Amon G. Carter StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    TCU clear bag policy page, checked

  • 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

  • Ben Hill Griffin StadiumNot allowed

    Ice chests and coolers are prohibited, and so are containers or bags including cans or cups.

    Florida Gators clear bag policy page, checked

  • Bill Snyder Family StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the list of prohibited non-clear bags and containers.

    K-State clear bag policy page, checked

  • Bobby Dodd StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and ice chests are prohibited.

    Bobby Dodd Stadium policies page, checked

  • Boone Pickens StadiumNot allowed

    Ice chests are on the list of items not allowed in the stadium.

    Oklahoma State football A-Z guide, checked

  • Boston College Alumni StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are prohibited unless they contain medical supplies.

    Boston College football A-Z guide, checked

  • Bryant-Denny StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and hard-sided containers are prohibited under the clear bag policy.

    Alabama football A-Z index, checked

  • Camp Randall StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Wisconsin football fan information page, checked

  • Carter-Finley StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and oversized bags are on the not approved list.

    NC State bag policies page, checked

  • Clemson Memorial StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Clemson football fan information A-Z page, checked

  • Darrell K Royal StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Texas football fan guide, checked

  • Davis Wade StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Mississippi State football gameday A-Z, checked

  • Doak Campbell StadiumNot allowed

    Hard coolers and ice chests are prohibited.

    Florida State football gameday FAQ, checked

  • Faurot FieldNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Missouri clear bag policy page, checked

  • FirstBank StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the list of prohibited bags.

    FirstBank Stadium policies page, checked

  • Folsom FieldNot allowed

    Hard and soft-sided coolers of any size or style are prohibited.

    Folsom Field A-Z guide, 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

  • Jack Trice StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Iowa State clear bag policy announcement, checked

  • JMA Wireless DomeNot allowed

    Coolers and containers are on the prohibited items list.

    Syracuse clear bag policy page, checked

  • Jones AT&T StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers, ice chests and other beverage containers are prohibited.

    Texas Tech A-Z stadium text, checked

  • Jordan-Hare StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Auburn clear bag policy page, checked

  • Kenan StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    UNC football A to Z gameday info, checked

  • Kinnick StadiumNot allowed

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

    Iowa football gameday page, checked

  • Kroger FieldNot allowed

    Glass and aluminum containers and ice chests are prohibited.

    Kentucky football gameday information page, checked

  • Kyle FieldNot allowed

    Ice chests are on the prohibited items list.

    Kyle Field policies page, checked

  • L&N StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and containers are on the list of items not permitted.

    Louisville stadium A to Z guide, checked

  • LA Memorial ColiseumNot allowed

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

    USC football gameday A-Z guide, checked

  • Lane StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and containers are prohibited unless they hold prior-approved medical supplies.

    Lane Stadium fan guide A-Z, checked

  • McLane StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    McLane Stadium game day page, checked

  • Michigan StadiumNot allowed

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

    Michigan Stadium safety and prohibited items page, checked

  • Milan Puskar StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    WVU clear bag and metal detectors policy page, checked

  • Mountain America StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    ASU clear bag policy 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

  • Neyland StadiumNot allowed

    Cans, bottles and coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Tennessee gameday central page, checked

  • Nippert StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the prohibited items list.

    Nippert Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Notre Dame StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers are on the list of prohibited bags.

    Notre Dame clear bag policy page, checked

  • Ohio StadiumNot allowed

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

    Ohio Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers, containers and ice chests are prohibited.

    Oklahoma bag policy gameday page, checked

  • Razorback StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Arkansas Razorbacks bag policy page, checked

  • Rice-Eccles StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    Rice-Eccles Stadium venue policies page, 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

  • Sanford StadiumNot allowed

    Ice chests, ice bags and food or drink containers are prohibited.

    Sanford Stadium policies and procedures page, checked

  • Scott StadiumNot allowed

    Containers, including coolers, are prohibited.

    Virginia football gameday 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

  • Tiger StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and ice chests are listed among the containers that are not permitted.

    Tiger Stadium in-stadium policies page, checked

  • Vaught-Hemingway StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers and outside containers are prohibited.

    Vaught-Hemingway Stadium A-Z guide, checked

  • Wallace Wade StadiumNot allowed

    Coolers, ice chests and similar containers are prohibited.

    Duke entry screening and clear bag policy page, checked

  • Williams-Brice StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention coolers.

    South Carolina clear bag policy page, checked

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Questions about coolers at NCAA football stadiums

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 57 NCAA football stadiums we have verified, 42 state a rule for coolers, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Kyle Field, Tiger Stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Clemson Memorial Stadium, Darrell K Royal Stadium, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and 33 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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