Neyland Stadium Through the Years
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NEYLAND STADIUM THROUGH THE YEARS 1938 1948 1962 VOLMANAC 180 Neyland Stadium History /// 182 Vols in the Pros /// 188 Bowl Game History /// 190 Vols & the National Rankings /// 192 UT Lettermen /// 200 All-Time Staff /// 202 Administration /// 203 Athletics Director & Senior Staff /// 202 Tennessee Coaches /// 205 Media Relations & SEC Media Information /// 206 Vol Network /// 207 2011 SEC Composite Schedule photo >> Patrick Murphy-Racey (pmrphoto.com) 1972 1980 1996 VOLMANAC NEYLAND STADIUM /// SHIELDS-WATKINS FIELD The Home of the Vols got a makeover in 2010, turning one of college football’s meccas into an aesthetic masterpiece. >> The Best Just Got Better !e concrete walls that used to hold up the west side were replaced with brick. Below the press box, six new panels display some of the "nest to ever don the Orange and White-- Gen. Robert R. Neyland, Al Wilson, Reggie White, Peyton Manning, John- ny Majors and Doug Atkins. Most noticeable from the outside are the approx- imately 700,000 bricks that totally transformed the look of the stadium’s north and west sides. Standing in the middle of that transformation is the majestic Gate 21 plaza area. Six lofty archways dominate the entrance, which doubles during the work week as a key campus trans- portation hub. No doubt the tra#c on game days is just as hectic. Adjacent to the Gate 21 plaza is another change, the new amphitheater at the corner of Phillip Ful- mer Way and Andy Holt Avenue. !e Vol Network’s renovations has been by McCarty Holsaple McCarty Kicko$ Call-In Show takes place there, sporting Architects/Ross Bryan Associates. Contractor for spi$y new digs after spending years on a make-shift LARGEST STADIUMS this portion of the project was Blaine Construction. platform in front of a worn down hillside. In college football Just inside Gate 21, the Tennessee O#cial Team >> Unveiling of the Neyland Statue Facility Capacity Shop is open for business six days a week under man- 1. Michigan Stadium 109,901 Honoring the man most responsible for the growth agement of the UT Bookstore. Four other souvenir Michigan locations are located throughout the stadium, in- and development of the proud Volunteer football tradi- 2. Beaver Stadium 107,282 Gen. Penn State cluding one in an exclusive new seating area. tion, UT on Nov. 12, 2010 dedicated a statue of Robert R. Neyland (pictured at right) outside the stadi- 3. Neyland Stadium 102,455 Tennessee >> Tennessee Terrace um that bears his name. !e dedication ceremony was 4. Ohio Stadium 102,329 !e Tennessee Terrace now occupies the west up- held at the permanent location of the statue, between Ohio State per deck, with 1,800 individual chair-back seats and gates 15A and 17 on the west side of Neyland Stadium. 5. Bryant-Denny Stadium 101,821 a climate-controlled concourse. All of the stadium’s !e statue, which was commissioned by artist Blair Alabama Buswell, is twice life-size. Since Neyland is portrayed in 6. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium 100,119 high-end concessions are available to Terrace patrons, Texas and those individuals also have the added bonus of the kneeling position rather than standing, the statue 7. L.A. Memorial Coliseum 93,607 sitting on the home side after the Vols switched back is nine feet tall (a standing statue would have stood 12 Southern California to the west for the "rst time since 1992. feet tall). 8. Sanford Stadium 92,746 Plans call for stadium renovations to take a break !e statue weighs approximately 1,500 pounds, Georgia and resume in December 2012. !at should allow and the base is 57 inches by 87 inches and features the 9. Tiger Stadium 92,400 LSU for a more normal maintenance schedule, including seven Game Maxims engraved into the precast. Buswell 10. Rose Bowl 91,136 structural painting projects on the stadium’s exterior is based in Salt Lake City and also is responsible for UCLA that are "rst in line for 2011. sculpting the busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Design work throughout the entire Master Plan incoming class each year. 180 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL >>> 2011 MEDIA GUIDE NEYLAND STADIUM FACTS & NUMBERS OUTLOOK 1921 109,061 36 90 >> The first year of Shields-Watkins Field. >> Record attendance in the Vols’ 30-28 win over >> Seasons in which the Vols have >> The 2011 season marks the 90th In the inaugural game on Sept. 24, the Vols Florida on Sept. 18, 2004. Tennessee went 10-3 gone undefeated at Neyland Stadium. anniversary of Neyland Stadium, and beat Emory & Henry 27-0 that year on its way to winning the Cotton Bowl. The last team to do so was the 2007 the number also represents the gallons STAFF squad, which went 7-0 in Knoxville of orange and white paint it takes to get the lines, Power T and iconic end zone checkerboards ready for game day. >> A Stadium is Built VOLS THE Shields-Watkins Field, sometimes known as Shields-Watkins Sta- MARK THE CALENDAR dium, opened Sept. 24, 1921, as the Vols defeated Emory & Henry 27-0. On opening day, the new stadium had 3,200 seats in 17 rows on >> NEYLAND FIRSTS >> ALL ABOUT WINS the west side of the "eld. First Game Success at Home Named for its benefactors, W.S. Shields and wife, Alice-Watkins as Shields-Watkins Field In 89 seasons, the Vols are 432- UNDER CONSTRUCTION Shields, the venue was known as Shields-Watkins Field until the sta- Sept. 24, 1921 109-17 at home, a winning per- A look at the major expansion and renovation projects at 2010 REVIEW Tennessee 27, Emory & Henry 0 centage of .789. dium was named in honor of Gen. Robert R. Neyland in 1962. Dedication Game Tennessee has had 79 winning Neyland Stadium through the years. The field that once March 16, 1921, was designated as a “Campus Day,” with classes as Neyland Stadium seasons in 89 years at Shields-Wat- held 17 rows of bleachers and 3,200 spectators 90 years being dismissed to guarantee a work force large enough to get the "eld Oct. 20, 1962 kins Field, including 36 undefeated ago now seats 102,455 on Saturdays. ready for a baseball game three days later. Alabama 27, Tennessee 7 years at home. The last team to go undefeated at home was the 2007 !e "eld was "nished by noon the next day and the baseball game Year Addition Seating Capacity ON ARTIFICIAL TURF squad, which !nished 7-0 at Ney- against Cincinnati went on as scheduled. 1921 West Stands (17 rows, 3,200 seats) 3,200 First Game land Stadium. HONORS & Sept. 14, 1968 1926 East Stands (17 rows, 3,600 seats) 6,800 >> The General’s Additions Tennessee 17, Georgia 17 CONSECUTIVE... 1930 West Stands (42 rows, 11,060 seats) 17,860 Neyland’s success on the "eld led to four expansions between 1926 and Last Game Home Wins 1934 Section X (1,500 seats) 19,360 30, beginning Dec. 8, 1928, with a 1938 as capacity grew from 3,200 to 31,390 with expansions on both the Nov. 27, 1993 1938 East Stands (44 rows, 12,030 seats) 31,390 Tennessee 62, Vanderbilt 14 13-12 win against Florida and end- east and west sides and at the northwest corner in Section X. 1948 South Stands (horseshoe, 15,000 seats) 46,390 RECORDS First Game Back on Grass ing Oct. 21, 1933, with a 12-6 loss to !e east side expansion brought with it dorm rooms for 128 men, Alabama. 1962 West Upper Deck (Press Box, 5,137 seats) 51,527 half of them athletes, a T-Club reception room and a practice room for on Tifway 419, Bermuda Hybrid Sept. 17, 1994 Home Games Without a Loss 1966 North Stands (End Zone, 5,595 seats) 57,122 the band under the stands. Florida 31, Tennessee 0 55, beginning Oct. 3, 1925, with a 1968 East Upper Deck (7,307 seats) 64,429 !e largest expansion of the stadium came in 1948 as veterans came 51-0 victory against Emory & Henry, 1972 South Upper Deck (6,221 seats) 70,650 marching home from World War II. UNDER THE LIGHTS and ending Oct. 21, 1933 with a 12-6 loss to Alabama. 1976 Southeast Upper Deck (9,600 seats) 79,250 VOLMANAC Returning to the Vol sidelines in 1946, Neyland said it would take First Night Game 1980 North Stands (bowl 16,944, net gain 10,499 seats) 89,749 "ve years for the Vols to be back on top. Almost immediately, the Vols Sept. 16, 1972 Home Losses Tennessee 28, Penn State 21 4, beginning Nov. 13, 1954, with a 1987 West Executive Suites (42 suites, 1,361 seats) 91,110 won the SEC title that season and plans were drawn for a south end ad- 14-0 loss to Florida and ending Oct. dition that included more dorm rooms, athletic department o#ces and 1990 Student Seating Adjustment (792 seats) 91,902 CHECKERBOARDS 8, 1955, with a 13-0 win against a new dressing area for visiting teams. Chattanooga; beginning Sept. 10, 1996 North Upper Deck (10,642 seats) 102,544 When the Vols squared o$ against Alabama Oct. 16, 1948, for First Game 1988, with a 31-26 loss to Duke and 1997 ADA Seating Adjustment (310 seats) 102,854 Oct. 10, 1964 ending Nov. 5, 1988, with a 10-7 win 2000 East Executive Suites (78 suites, 1,250 seats) 104,079 Homecoming, 48,000 fans were present in the expanded stadium. An- Tennessee 16, Boston College 14 other 52,000 showed up a few weeks later for the clash with North against Boston College.