Rose Bowl Section 21: view from your seat, rows and sun

Section 21 is on the west sideline of the Rose Bowl. Its rows run C-A, 1-25, 28-77 (78 rows). The front row is 175 ft from midfield and Row 77 sits 60 ft above the field. At a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin, a seat here gets about 0 minutes of direct sun.

View from Rose Bowl Section 21, Row 39, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section 21, Row 39. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from Rose Bowl Section 21, Row 3, looking toward the field — Lower rows: view from Section 21, Row 3. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from Rose Bowl Section 21, Row 74, looking toward the field — Top rows: view from Section 21, Row 74. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

How many rows are in Section 21?

78 rows: C-A, 1-25, 28-77. Lettered rows are at the field and run backwards (the highest letter is nearest the field). There are no rows 26 and 27: that is the wheelchair walkway, and the tunnel opens at Row 28. Row lists from rateyourseats.com.

How far is Section 21 from the field?

The front row is 175 ft (53.4 m) from midfield; Row 77 is 332 ft. Eye height runs from 8 ft above the field at the front to 60 ft at the top.

What is the view like from Section 21?

You look down at the field at 2.6° from Row C, 6.8° from Row 39 and 10.3° from Row 77. Seats face a compass bearing of 58.3°. The Rose Bowl has no upper deck or roof, so every row is open to the sky.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down
C	175 ft	8 ft	2.6°
4	187 ft	10 ft	3.1°
10	199 ft	14 ft	3.9°
16	211 ft	17 ft	4.6°
22	223 ft	20 ft	5.2°
30	239 ft	26 ft	6.2°
36	251 ft	29 ft	6.5°
42	263 ft	32 ft	7.0°
48	275 ft	38 ft	7.9°
54	286 ft	42 ft	8.3°
60	298 ft	46 ft	8.8°
66	310 ft	51 ft	9.3°
72	322 ft	55 ft	9.7°
77	332 ft	60 ft	10.3°

Is Section 21 in the sun or shade?

Mostly shaded: about 0 minutes of direct sun at a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin. By row band: front third 0 min, middle 0 min, top 0 min. Every remaining home game and kickoff time:

Game	12:30 pm	4:00 pm	7:30 pm
vs Wisconsin sun map 2026-10-17	103 min sun shade 2:30 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Michigan State sun map 2026-10-24	93 min sun shade 2:10 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Nevada sun map 2026-10-31	84 min sun shade 2:10 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Illinois sun map 2026-11-13	26 min sun shade 12:50 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs USC sun map 2026-11-28	19 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff

Next door: Rose Bowl Section 20 · Rose Bowl Section 22

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