re: What is the coldest game you ever attended?

The coldest and worst game I've ever attended:

November 30, 1974....Georgia Tech @ Georgia

The temperature was in the 30s; however, it was either pouring down raining or sleeting and, at times, mixed with snow the entire game.

The Sanford Stadium field was an absolute quagmire -- the biggest mudslide slop of a field I've ever seen! Players were running for 5 yards and gained an easy extra 20 yards on a play sliding as if they were at Magic Mountain. Unbelievable.

What made it far worse was the fact that Georgia Tech beat the snot out us, 34-14. But, like a faithful Dawgs fan that I am, I stayed until the very end. My wife stayed home back under beautiful sunny, cloud-less skies and 75 degree weather in Los Angeles. Boy, she was smart.

Awful game. An even more awful day.

Fans were crying for Vince Dooley's firing and he was hung in effigy at Memorial Hall after the game. UGA finished the season 6-6, losing to Miami of Ohio in the Tangerine Bowl. Embarrassing.

Good Old-Fashioned Hate

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That’s the one I was referring to above.
Couldn’t remember if it was the ‘92 FSU or ‘93 ND Cotton Bowl.

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My Dad had tickets to the 91 Cotton Bowl and it was equally as cold.

I remember that the Hurricanes talked SH%t constantly in the run up to the game and proceeded to knock Longhorn kick returner Chris Samuels unconscious on the first play of the game.

It was a freezing day and a total beating. Randall Hill ran through the end zone and into the locker room tunnel on one series.

Miami had a 1st and 40 or so after penalties in another drive and proceeded to convert.

It can get cold in the Deep South towards the end of the season but it's all relative. Obviously nowhere near as cold as Big Ten games...

Coldest (or at least the most miserable) game I attended was the 2000 Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa. It was forecasted to be overcast with highs in the upper 40s. Below average temp wise for late November in Central Alabama but not unheard of. Instead of upper 40s it struggled to make it out of the upper 30s. A light sleet started to fall about an hour and a half before kickoff which turned into a very heavy sleet just before kickoff. The heavy sleet transitioned to a heavy to moderate rain as the game started with temps in the upper 30s the whole game with Auburn winning the game 9-0. Most miserable Alabama sporting event I've ever been to

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2010 Papajohns Bowl (South Carolina vs. UCONN). I've been to countless other games in PA but that one still remains the coldest

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My cousin went to that game and still says it was the absolute worst game he has ever been to.

No pizza or something because Domino's had the contract with Legion Field for pizza but they weren't going to sell at the PapaJohns Bowl. I think he said they ran out of hot chocolate.

Was given tickets to fly up to South Bend for Notre Dame vs Virginia Tech.. Don't remember what year, but it was COLD. 2017? 2018?

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Can confirm. Worst football experience ever. 27 at kickoff, windy, and seemed to get colder. When the sun went behind the scoreboard in the 4th quater and my seats were in the shade, might as well have been playing in Siberia. The old man in front of us shivered so much, when he stopped in the second half I was half certain he had died from hypothermia

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So many awful things about that game.

1. The stadium ran out of pizza at a bowl game sponsored by Papa John's. And this was at halftime.
2. My dad had bought me a sweatshirt before the game started that commemorated the bowl game. As the game was ending he made me give it away to a UCONN kid. I actually thought this was pretty funny at the time. My dad didn't want any memory of the game and was quoted as saying "This will be my last experience at a reject bowl game".
3. Not only did UCONN win 20-7, but South Carolina scored their only touchdown with 3:24 left in the game. It was even more embarrassing that UCONN fans cheered this momentous event after dominating us for 3-1/2 quarters.

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91 Cotton Bowl

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I wasn’t there but that was the biggest physical beating I’ve seen Texas endure. Miami had something like 18 personal fouls / roughness calls and still won 46-3.

It was men against boys that day in Dallas. Miami wasn’t going to lose to anyone that day and felt snubbed by going to the cotton bowl.

Never heard of Mibbeasota.

Went to an LSU night game as a kid. Cold and wet and Downright miserable. Hot chocolate in my dad’s old thermos and a blanket. Good memory.

Plan on going to The Game next year in tShoe with a buddy. Assume that will take the trophy.

December 20th 1976....Alabama vs UCLA...Liberty Bowl Memphis TN.

Still haven't thawed out and I'm not a fan of either team...just a dumb arse.