College Football Stadiums: An Illustrated Guide to NCAA Division I-A [Paperback]

Alva W. Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

This is a complete guide to the football stadiums of the 114 colleges and universities that are in the NCAA Division I-A. Information for each stadium includes the year it opened, its current seating capacity, its special features, the dates, descriptions, costs and financing of any renovation or addition, and its playing field surface. Related information includes the team mascot, nickname, colors, fight song, and year of the school's first intercollegiate football game. The names and tenure of all athletic directors and head coaches since the stadium opened are provided as well.

Editorial Reviews

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A quick reference guide. --Arba

Useful...a nice addition. --Colorado Libraries

A comprehensive assessment...an important source...provides a wealth of wide-ranging information. --Athletics Administration

About the Author

A retired academic librarian, Alva W. Stewart is a freelance writer and book reviewer living in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786409029
• ISBN-13: 978-0786409020
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,708,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete waste of time and money, October 27, 2002

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This review is from: College Football Stadiums: An Illustrated Guide to NCAA Division I-A (Paperback)

First, let me clarify my passion for college football: I visit the websites of other teams just to learn their gameday traditions, I follow the stories and histories that make every Saturday game a 'big game,' -heck, I play college video games to "virtually" visit the 117 stadiums that are out there. So when I bought a book calling itself "An Illustrated Guide" to college stadiums, I expect to read a little more than technical data and some very mediocre B&W photos. This book seems slapped together with information that any halfway intellegent fan could look up on the internet (with color photos no less). Adding an extra layer of insult, the book, although published in 2000, still has stadium pictures that are more than several years out of date (i.e. stadiums built pre-1998 are still shown in their "model" phase).

College Football Fan and Fanatics: Do not, I repeat, DO NOT waste your money on this book. Just look up the info on a search engine, you'll get way more information in a much nicer package (or you could buy the latest college football video game and see them all in virtual form). Anyway would be better than this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Pulp, March 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: College Football Stadiums: An Illustrated Guide to NCAA Division I-A (Paperback)

Another review for this book contends that you can "marvel at the pictures for hours." Absolutely correct. You can marvel at how poor the picture quality is. You can marvel at the terrible grade of paper used. Mostly, you can marvel at the fact that someone actually deemed this worth publishing.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an insightful college football stadium book, January 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: College Football Stadiums: An Illustrated Guide to NCAA Division I-A (Paperback)

This book is an information packed encyclopedia for anyone who is interested in architecture and stadiums, or for anyone who just likes college football. 110 stadiums in lively colorful pictures and surrounded with facts such as capacity, dates, the team, the mascot, information about stadium renovations, and little unique facts that people don't ususlly realize. A great book. Extremely detailed. You can sit and just marvel at the pictures for hours. This is a book not to pass by. There are not many about college stadiums, and this one is the best you will find.