Nov 24, 2023; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks fans cheer as the Ducks football team take the field before a game against the Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Oregon Football's Autzen Stadium Ranked No. 11 in EA Sports College Football's "Toughest Places to Play"; Too Low?

Originally posted on Oregon Ducks on SI | By Kaleb Henry | Last updated Jun 25, 2024 12:37 PM ET

Oregon football plays in one of the toughest environments in the country.

According to the upcoming college football video game, Autzen Stadium comes in at No. 11 for the "Toughest Places to Play" in EA Sports College Football 25. But is that ranking too low?

The Ducks have lost at home just three times since the 2017 season: 33-10 to No. 11 Washington State in 2017, 38-31 (OT) to No. 7 Stanford in 2018, and 37-34 to No. 25 Washington in 2022. You have to go back to 2016 to have a season with more than a single loss at home for the Ducks.

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Ranking higher than Autzen you have Texas A&M's Kyle Field at the top, even with their four home losses over the past two seasons. The Aggies are followed by Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium and LSU's Tiger Stadium. The rest of the top 10, in order, are Ohio Stadium (Ohio State), Sanford Stadium (Georgia), Beaver Stadium (Penn State), Camp Randall Stadium (Wisconsin), Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma), Doak S. Campbell Stadium (Florida State), and Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida).

Other Big Ten Conference teams in the Top 25 are Michigan Stadium (Michigan, 16), Kinnick Stadium (Iowa, 20), and Spartan Stadium (Michigan State, 22).

Even though Duck fans, deservedly, would believe Autzen should be in the top 10, if not among the best five, there is a reprieve to this spite: EA's own write up includes a disclaimer saying, "Rankings are subject to change in future updates."

Here's to the next update.