Where is Section 5 at the Rose Bowl?

On the east sideline, behind the visitors' bench, with student seating in rows 1-8.

Rose Bowl Section 5: view from your seat, rows and sun

Section 5 is on the east sideline of the Rose Bowl, behind the visitors' bench, with student seating in rows 1-8. Its rows run B-A, 1-25, 28-77 (77 rows). The front row is 166 ft from midfield and Row 77 sits 63 ft above the field. At a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin, a seat here gets about 96 minutes of direct sun.

View from Rose Bowl Section 5, Row 39, looking toward the field — Middle rows: view from Section 5, Row 39. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from Rose Bowl Section 5, Row 4, looking toward the field — Lower rows: view from Section 5, Row 4. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

View from Rose Bowl Section 5, Row 74, looking toward the field — Top rows: view from Section 5, Row 74. 3D model built from USGS lidar of the stadium, not a photo.

How many rows are in Section 5?

77 rows: B-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 5 from the field?

The front row is 166 ft (50.6 m) from midfield; Row 77 is 321 ft. Eye height runs from 9 ft above the field at the front to 63 ft at the top.

What is the view like from Section 5?

You look down at the field at 3.0° from Row B, 7.9° from Row 39 and 11.1° from Row 77. Seats face a compass bearing of 267.1°. The Rose Bowl has no upper deck or roof, so every row is open to the sky.

Row	To midfield	Eye height	Angle down
B	166 ft	9 ft	3.0°
5	178 ft	12 ft	3.8°
11	190 ft	15 ft	4.6°
17	201 ft	19 ft	5.3°
23	214 ft	23 ft	6.2°
31	229 ft	29 ft	7.1°
37	241 ft	31 ft	7.5°
43	253 ft	36 ft	8.1°
49	265 ft	41 ft	8.8°
55	277 ft	45 ft	9.1°
61	289 ft	50 ft	9.8°
67	301 ft	55 ft	10.4°
73	313 ft	59 ft	10.7°
77	321 ft	63 ft	11.1°

Is Section 5 in the sun or shade?

Mostly sunny: about 96 minutes of direct sun at a 4:00 pm kickoff against Wisconsin. By row band: front third 84 min, middle 97 min, top 107 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	96 min sun shade 5:40 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Michigan State sun map 2026-10-24	220 min sun shade not during the game	87 min sun shade 5:30 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Nevada sun map 2026-10-31	220 min sun shade not during the game	75 min sun shade 5:20 pm	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs Illinois sun map 2026-11-13	210 min sun shade 4:00 pm	6 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff
vs USC sun map 2026-11-28	204 min sun shade 4:00 pm	3 min sun shade at kickoff	0 min sun shade at kickoff

Next door: Rose Bowl Section 4 · Rose Bowl Section 6

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.