Doyt L. Perry Stadium — Attraction in Bowling Green

For over 50 years Doyt L. Perry stadium has hosted college football in Bowling Green. There are no bad seats in the stadium which has excellent sight-lines. The west side is the favored area to sit given the east-west orientation of the stadium. While seats are reserved in most cases I haven’t been forced to sit in my actual ticketed location in over 25 years. Concessions are modest but there are often local vendors that add options beyond the usual soda, pretzels and pizza. The pleasure of being at the stadium is as much in whom you are with and the local social aspect. Like many BGSU venues, the stadium is a place you see many folks from in-town and beyond.

Tailgating is easy and very near the stadium. Parking is ample. Local hotels and places to eat are literally across the street and within short walking distance. Like the entire city, you can walk from the middle of downtown to the stadium in half an hour or so. It isn’t uncommon to see people walking downtown...

This place is terrible when it comes to having even modest size crowds show up for an event. Expect long lines for practically everything that they control. Long lines to park with little to no coordination amongst the staff. Long lines at the ticket offices. Ticket employees using their cell phones while working and then leaving their cell phones on the counter right by the credit card swiping machine. Can they assure that their phones arent video recording customer credit card numbers? Long lines at the bathroom. Luckily, no one was watching the media personel porta potty so my 8 year old was able to sneak in there and use that. Last but not least, the concessions. Out of cheese and pepperoni pizza at halftime? Biggest game of the year and they cant even have the concessions adequately stocked?...

Concession stands are as soon as you enter. Make sure you enter on the correct side as I could not find a a way around to the side I needed. Entered at gate 13, not seen till I entered, and I needed gate 18. Got my beers and a souvenir popcorn then found no way around. Went out the gate and around to the side I needed and security told me I could not bring in my beers and popcorn. Had to argue n point out it was a souvenir container filled with popcorn so clearly I got it from your stadium. They even knew my tickets were just scanned at other entrance. Eventually she let me in. Watched Bowling Green versus Liberty. Seats were good. section 18L row 3 seats 1 and 2. Band was friendly and mingled in the stands. Staff was friendly. There were plenty of bathrooms and they were clean. Eddie...