With EA Sports’ College Football 27 just a few weeks away, the third installment of the series since its return, the developer has started releasing some of its rankings for the upcoming season, including its hotly debated toughest places to play, a list that Husky Stadium has become a staple of.
However, just like in the previous releases of the game, its 2027 ranking of the 15th toughest stadium to play in feels a bit low, even though Jedd Fisch’s Huskies lost a pair of matchups at home during the 2025 season to the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks.
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While Husky Stadium has always been a daunting challenge for opponents, the last four seasons have asserted the Greatest Setting in College Football as one of the nation’s toughest environments for any team to play in. Over the last four years, Washington is 25-2 at home, good for a .926 winning percentage, something that Fisch is looking to continue building on in 2026.
Following a non-conference slate that begins with the Apple Cup against Washington State on September 6, before matchups with Utah State and Eastern Washington, the Huskies will open Big Ten play at home against the Minnesota Golden Gophers before getting into the teeth of their schedule.
An October showdown with Iowa and a November matchup with Penn State could both bring top-25 teams to the shores of Montlake before the defending national champions head to Seattle for a third straight season, as the Huskies will round out their home schedule against coach Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers.
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According to EA Sports, Husky Stadium also ranks No. 5 in the Big Ten in home environments behind Ohio Stadium (No. 2), Penn State’s Beaver Stadium (No. 3), Oregon’s Autzen Stadium (No. 6), and Michigan Stadium (No. 12).
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: EA Sports ranks Husky Stadium among CFB’s top 15 toughest environments
