Where is Section 3 at the Rose Bowl?

On the east sideline, with student seating in rows 1-8.

Rose Bowl Section 3: view from your seat, rows and sun

Section 3 is on the east sideline of the Rose Bowl, with student seating in rows 1-8. Its rows run H-A, 1-25, 28-77 (83 rows). The front row is 185 ft from midfield and Row 77 sits 67 ft above the field. At a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin, a seat here gets about 89 minutes of direct sun.

View from Rose Bowl Section 3, Row 36, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section 3, Row 36. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

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

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

How many rows are in Section 3?

83 rows: H-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 3 from the field?

The front row is 185 ft (56.5 m) from midfield; Row 77 is 352 ft. Eye height runs from 10 ft above the field at the front to 67 ft at the top.

What is the view like from Section 3?

You look down at the field at 3.0° from Row H, 7.3° from Row 36 and 10.7° from Row 77. Seats face a compass bearing of 296.2°. The Rose Bowl has no upper deck or roof, so every row is open to the sky.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down
H	185 ft	10 ft	3.0°
B	197 ft	12 ft	3.5°
5	209 ft	16 ft	4.3°
11	221 ft	19 ft	4.9°
17	233 ft	23 ft	5.7°
23	245 ft	26 ft	6.1°
31	261 ft	31 ft	6.9°
37	273 ft	35 ft	7.4°
43	284 ft	39 ft	7.9°
49	296 ft	44 ft	8.4°
55	308 ft	49 ft	9.0°
61	320 ft	53 ft	9.4°
67	332 ft	57 ft	9.7°
73	344 ft	62 ft	10.3°
77	352 ft	67 ft	10.7°

Is Section 3 in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 89 minutes of direct sun at a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin. By row band: front third 74 min, middle 87 min, top 104 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	220 min sun shade not during the game	89 min sun shade 5:30 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Michigan State sun map 2026-10-24	220 min sun shade not during the game	81 min sun shade 5:20 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Nevada sun map 2026-10-31	220 min sun shade not during the game	78 min sun shade 5:20 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Illinois sun map 2026-11-13	214 min sun shade not during the game	20 min sun shade 4:20 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs USC sun map 2026-11-28	216 min sun shade not during the game	20 min sun shade 4:20 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff

Next door: Rose Bowl Section 2 · Rose Bowl Section 4

Part of this section is the UCLA student section.

Planning the day: Rose Bowl seating chart with sun and shade · Rose Bowl parking, prices and shuttle · Rose Bowl clear bag policy · UCLA student section at the Rose Bowl · how the Rose Bowl data is measured.