Step Inside: Doak S. Campbell Stadium – Home of the FSU Seminoles

Home of the Florida State Seminoles

Doak S. Campbell Stadium is the home of the Florida State Seminoles football team. Located on the southwest corner of Florida State University and named after the longtime president of Florida State College for Women and FSU, Doak Sheridan Campbell.

The FSU Seminoles have won three national championships — the 1994 Orange Bowl, the 2000 Sugar Bowl and the 2014 Vizio BCS National Championship Game — and 19 conference titles. From 2012 to 2014, the Seminoles won 29 consecutive games, tying the record for the longest winning streak in Atlantic Coast Conference history, and never lost a single home game from 1992 to 2001.

Doak S. Campbell Stadium History

Doak S. Campbell Stadium opened on October 7, 1950. Through decades of expansion, the stadium has gone from holding just 15,000 fans to becoming the second largest football stadium in the ACC. With it being nearly 75 years old, the facility is undergoing renovations to include wider seats and aisles as well as other improvements, with a grand re-opening planned for 2025.

Over the decades, Doak S. Campbell Stadium has hosted concerts by artists as varied as ZZ Top, Big & Rich, T-Pain and more.

Parking and Admission at Doak S. Campbell Stadium

Parking passes at Doak S. Campbell Stadium vary in price by both event and parking location. Some of the most popular parking sections around the stadium include Parking Lots 1, 10, 14, 19 and 29.

The stadium has instituted a clear bag policy since 2018, with bags required to be 12″ x 6″ x 12″ or smaller. Clutch-style bags smaller than 6.5″ x 4.5″ are also allowed. Patrons are allowed to bring one bag or one bag and one clutch per person.

Medically necessary items, empty water bottles (to fill at water stations) and stadium seats are also allowed.

Items not permitted inside the stadium include alcohol and/or illegal substances, weapons, explosives, umbrellas, food or beverages from outside the stadium, hard coolers or ice chests, artificial noisemakers, video equipment, long-lens cameras, laser pointers, pets, strollers, skateboards, drones and more. For a complete list, check out the stadium’s official rules.

Doak S. Campbell Stadium Capacity & Seating Options

Doak S. Campbell Stadium holds a capacity of 79,560. However, due to ongoing renovations, the stadium will seat roughly 55,000 people in 2024. The southern end of the venue contains three levels of seating with traditional stadium seating on the other three sides. (Note: Seating layouts in the stadium may change based on the type of event.)

Food & Beverage Options at Doak S. Campbell Stadium

Doak S. Campbell Stadium has a wide variety of food and beverage options available on-site from the venue’s official concessions partners. Food vendors include Chick-Fil-A, Oyster City Brewing Company, Brisas Empanadas and Shake’s Frozen Custard. Additional dining options throughout the stadium include snow cones, chicken tenders, cheesesteak sandwiches, Tex-Mex, popcorn, BBQ and more, with drink vendors serving beer and frozen drinks. For a complete list of food and beverage options inside the stadium, click here.

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