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However, in 1998, when Bryant–Denny was expanded to a capacity exceeding Legion Field, the more important home games started to move to Bryant–Denny, culminating with the move of the Tennessee series to Tuscaloosa in 1999 and the Iron Bowl a year later. [31] From 1998 to 2003, Alabama continued to play two or three minor games in Birmingham.
An expansion to the south end zone, completed during the Summer of 2010, increased its capacity to over 101,000 to make it the 9th largest stadium in the world by seating. [2] All-time, Alabama has a record of 245 wins, 51 losses and 3 ties at Bryant–Denny in addition to selling out every home game since the 1988 season. [1]
Bryant–Denny Stadium: 100,077 Tuscaloosa: Alabama: Alabama Crimson Tide [8] Sanford Stadium: 93,033 Athens: Georgia: Georgia Bulldogs [9] Rose Bowl: 92,542 Pasadena: California: UCLA Bruins, the Rose Bowl Game, hosted the BCS National Championship game every fourth year, and will host a College Football semifinal game once every three years ...
They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football , either in college football or the National Football League (NFL).
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne confirmed this week that the school is placing all 5,000 visitor seats and the Longhorns band in the upper deck of Bryant-Denny Stadium for Saturday’s ...
The capacity figures are standard, permanent total capacity, including both seating and any permanent standing areas, but excluding any temporary accommodation. Incidental record attendance is not considered relevant. Only regular capacity counts; for attendance records, see List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more.
The first game at Bryant-Denny Stadium this year will be under the lights against Middle Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 2. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network.
Neither Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium nor Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium were nearly large enough to accommodate the large crowds that attended the game even in the 1950s. Additionally, Birmingham was much more accessible to the rest of the state well into the 1970s. By the 1980s, Jordan-Hare Stadium had expanded to seat over 80,000 people.