That statistic is one that promises to climb each year, as Tennessee football enthusiasts pack the stadium each autumn Saturday the Vols are home. The Vols were consensus national champions in 1951 and Neyland's 21-year record at Tennessee was 173-31-12. In 1966 North Section X was replaced by a grandstand (the North Stands) with 5,895 seats. Tennessee Vols Football; Tennessee Titans; Western … The present day neyland stadium shields watkins field had its beginning in 1919. See the seat map with rows, seat views and ratings. In a Spring 2001 poll in The Sporting News, Neyland Stadium was ranked as the nation's #1 college football stadium. In 2010, the completion of the Tennessee Terrace raised stadium capacity to its current total of 102,455 people. The South Stands added 15,000 seats, bringing total capacity to 46,290. The latest additions and updates to the facility were part of a $136.4 million series of renovations, beginning in 2004 and completed by 2010. Google Map is loading. SeatGeek is known for its best-in-class interactive maps that make finding the perfect seat simple. Turn right at stoplight. Athletics Website, Big Orange Tix Phillip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37916: 423-974-1000: Nashville Sports Tickets. The present day Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field, had its beginning in 1919. [16] The discontinuation of the Jamboree at Neyland Stadium was due in part to maintaining the condition of the field in the month prior to the beginning of college football. In addition, Neyland-coached teams won four national championships. [6], In 1937, a small row of seats (called North Section X) was constructed across the north end zone, adding 1,500 seats. Neyland Stadium (pronounced NEE-land) 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. In 1968, the stadium became one of the first stadiums to have an AstroTurf surface. This was one of the many changes initiated by new head coach Doug Dickey, who also added the "T" logo to the football helmet and initiated the tradition of the team running onto the field through the "Power T" formed by the Pride of the Southland Band, and moved the Tennessee bench from the east side line to the west side line. No re-entry. An average of 68,925 fans have attended 364 games in 58 years. Shields, president of Knoxville's City National Bank and a University of Tennessee trustee, provided the initial capital to prepare and equip an athletic field. Neyland, the man credited with making the Vols a national football power, coached the team from 1926–1952, with two interruptions for military service. The stadium is named for Robert Neyland, who served three stints as head football coach at the University of Tennessee between 1926 and 1952. First, in 1962, the West Upper Deck was built, adding 5,837 seats and a press box. Since 2007, the entire surface gets re-sodded annually with Tifway Bermuda grass, which rests on a 12-inch bed of sand to enhance drainage. The new official capacity of 102,038 kept Neyland as the fourth-largest college football facility in the country and the largest in the South. Neyland Stadium Knoxville TN 37916. Resource Map (Ragnarok) - Official ARK: S... Slightly different video today. 4, beginning Nov. 13, 1954, with a 14-0 loss to Florida and ending Oct. 8, 1955, with a 13-0 win against Chattanooga, beginning Sept. 10, 1988, with a 31-26 loss to Duke and ending Nov. 5, 1988, with a 10-7 win against Boston College.