Neyland Stadium
American sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neyland Stadium (/ˈniːlənd/ NEE-lənd)[3] is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several National Football League (NFL) exhibition games. The stadium's official capacity is 101,915.[4] Constructed in 1921 as Shields–Watkins Field (which is now the name of the playing surface), the stadium has undergone 16 expansion projects,[5] at one point reaching a capacity of 104,079 before being slightly reduced by alterations in the following decade. Neyland Stadium is the sixth largest stadium in the United States,[6] the eighth largest stadium in the world, and the second largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference. The stadium is named for Robert Neyland, who served three stints as head football coach at the University of Tennessee between 1926 and 1952.
Former names | Shields–Watkins Field (1921–1962) |
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Location | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Owner | University of Tennessee |
Operator | University of Tennessee |
Capacity | 101,915 (since 2022)[1] |
Record attendance | 109,061, on September 18, 2004, vs. Florida |
Surface | Grass (1921–1967, 1994–present) AstroTurf (1968–1993) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 21, 1921; 103 years ago (March 21, 1921)[2] |
Opened | September 24, 1921; 102 years ago (September 24, 1921) |
Renovated | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2022 |
Expanded | 1926, 1929, 1937–1938, 1948, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1996 |
Construction cost | $42,000 ($575,000 in 2021) $136.4 million (2004–2010 renovations) |
Architect | McCarty Holsaple McCarty (renovations) |
Tenants | |
Tennessee Volunteers football (NCAA) (1921–present) | |
Website | |
utsports.com/neylandstadium |