EA Sports ranks Florida State, Doak S. Campbell Stadium as No. 9 in Toughest Places to Play rankings

Ahead of the release of the new college football video game, EA Sports has ranked the Florida State Seminoles‘ Doak S. Campbell Stadium as the No. 9 in its Toughest Places to Play rankings.

There’s a lot that went into these rankings. EA College Football 25’s rankings for the toughest places to play in the new game factor in things like historical stats, including home winning percentage, attendance, home winning streaks, and team prestige among other things to come up with this ranking.

Doak S. Campbell Stadium opened in 1950 and has since become one of the iconic venues in all of college football. That is, largely, because it is such a tough place to play for visiting teams. That’s only gotten more true in recent years as head coach Mike Norvell has helped bring Florida State back to national contention.

The capacity at Doak S. Campbell Stadium is listed at 79,560 with the most people who have ever fit in the stadium coming in 2014 when 84,431 people fit inside the stadium. Florida State has also had more than its fair share of success at home since it was built. The Seminoles have a 309-102-4 all-time record at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. That’s a winning percentage of .749.

Like many stadiums, Doak S. Campbell has plenty of unique features. That includes the Florida State University School of Hospitality being located in the south endzone.

One of the things most fans are going to know about Florida State and the program’s home games are the traditions that the program has. One of the biggest is the Tomahawk Chop, which lets fans make their presence felt and create one of the best atmospheres in the country. Other traditions include Osceola and Renegade riding in to open up games, and throwing a spear into the field.

One of the most exciting things about these Toughest Places to Play rankings from EA Sports is that they’re more than just a random ranking. These are going to have an impact on the video game itself, with On3’s Pete Nakos reporting that it will impact the game itself.

“Home-field advantage is also back,” Nakos wrote. “Players can test their squad’s road game composure and confidence levels with distractions like screen shaking, missing pre-play icons and moving play art.”

Ultimately, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Florida State’s home-field advantage is ranked so highly by EA Sports, given both the program’s history and recent success. Now, it’s just a matter of seeing it come all together in the game.