Neyland Stadium

Neyland Stadium
	Aerial photograph of Neyland Stadium
Former names	Shields–Watkins Field (1921–1962)
Location	Knoxville, Tennessee
Owner	University of Tennessee
Operator	University of Tennessee
Capacity	101,915 (since 2022)
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
Opened	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

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.

^ Mattingly, Tom. "Mattingly: Stadium once 'forlorn sight'". GoVolsXtra. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ""KNEE-land, LIKE MY KNEE" | the Vol Historian | GoVolsXtra.com". Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference phase3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "University of Tennessee Neyland Stadium". Design & Build With Metal.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ Neyland Stadium / Shields-Watkins Field Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Volmanac, 2011. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.

[1] Mattingly, Tom. "Mattingly: Stadium once 'forlorn sight'". GoVolsXtra. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ""KNEE-land, LIKE MY KNEE" | the Vol Historian | GoVolsXtra.com". Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[phase3-4] Cite error: The named reference phase3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "University of Tennessee Neyland Stadium". Design & Build With Metal.com. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[volmanac-6] Neyland Stadium / Shields-Watkins Field Archived November 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Volmanac, 2011. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.

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