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Michigan Stadium Section 31: view from your seat, rows and sun

Section 31 is in the northwest corner of Michigan Stadium, in the student section. It has 105 rows (A, B, then 1 to 103). The front row is 221 ft from midfield and the top row sits 84 ft above the field. At a 3:30 pm kickoff against UCLA, a seat here gets about 0 minutes of direct sun.

View from Michigan Stadium Section 31, Row 51, looking toward the field
Middle rows: view from Section 31, Row 51. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stands, not a photo.
View from Michigan Stadium Section 31, Row 10, looking toward the field
Lower rows: view from Section 31, Row 10. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stands, not a photo.
View from Michigan Stadium Section 31, Row 100, looking toward the field
Upper rows: view from Section 31, Row 100. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stands, not a photo.
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How many rows are in Section 31?

105 rows: A and B at the field, then 1 to 103. Counts are modelled from the measured slope, so they can differ by a row or two from the ticket.

How far is Section 31 from the field?

The front row is 221 ft (67.3 m) from midfield; the top row is 411 ft. Eye height runs from 9 ft above the field at Row A to 84 ft at the top.

What is the view like from Section 31?

You look down at the field at 2.4° from the front row, 6.7° from the middle and 11.5° from the top. Seats face a compass bearing of 158.6°. Steeper angles see more of the field pattern; shallower ones are closer to the action.

RowTo midfieldEye heightAngle down
A221 ft9 ft2.4°
4230 ft10 ft2.6°
9239 ft13 ft3.2°
14248 ft14 ft3.3°
19257 ft18 ft3.9°
24266 ft22 ft4.6°
29276 ft24 ft5.0°
34285 ft27 ft5.4°
39294 ft29 ft5.6°
44303 ft32 ft6.1°
49312 ft36 ft6.6°
54321 ft39 ft6.9°
59330 ft43 ft7.5°
64340 ft47 ft7.8°
69349 ft51 ft8.3°
74358 ft56 ft9.0°
79367 ft59 ft9.1°
84376 ft64 ft9.7°
89385 ft68 ft10.0°
94394 ft74 ft10.6°
99404 ft79 ft11.0°
103411 ft84 ft11.5°

Is Section 31 in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 0 minutes of direct sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff against UCLA. By row band: front third 0 min, middle 0 min, back 0 min. Every 2026 home game and kickoff time:

Game12:00 pm3:30 pm7:30 pm
Michigan vs Penn State sun map
2026-10-17
220 min sun
shade not during the game
58 min sun
shade 4:20 pm
0 min sun
shade at kickoff
Michigan vs Indiana sun map
2026-10-24
220 min sun
shade not during the game
49 min sun
shade 4:20 pm
0 min sun
shade at kickoff
Michigan vs Michigan State sun map
2026-11-07
185 min sun
shade 3:00 pm
0 min sun
shade at kickoff
0 min sun
shade at kickoff
Michigan vs UCLA sun map
2026-11-21
176 min sun
shade 2:50 pm
0 min sun
shade at kickoff
0 min sun
shade at kickoff

What food is near Section 31?

No named stand at this section. Closest: Big House Burgers at Section 30; Hungry Howie's at Section 30; Big Boys at Section 32; Coop 734 at Section 29; Big House Bites at Section 33; Big House Bites at Section 28.

Concessions are cashless. All stands by section.

Next door: Michigan Stadium Section 30 · Michigan Stadium Section 32

This section is part of the Michigan Stadium student section.

Planning the day: Michigan Stadium seating chart with sun and shade · Michigan Stadium parking lots, prices and walk times · Michigan Stadium food stands by section · Michigan Stadium bag policy · Michigan Stadium student section · how the stadium data is measured.