The 2009 renovation of the team locker room improved the ability of the coaches and players to interact before and during games and also serves as an important tool for recruiting future players. The facility was named the Peyton Manning Locker Complex in recognition of the contribution Manning made to the athletic facilities campaign.

The Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Flag flew at Neyland Stadium for the first time November 21, 2009, for the Vanderbilt game. Marty Everett, an air force veteran who worked as an usher at the stadium suggested flying the flag. The Athletics Department decided to fly it first at the Vanderbilt game because the Pride … Continued

Phase III of the Neyland Stadium renovation, which began in November 2009 and was completed for fall 2010, included the addition of 680,000 bricks that transformed the look of the stadium’s north and west sides and created the Gate 21 Plaza area. Gate 21 is the focal point of the stadium, dominated by six lofty … Continued

The Neyland Stadium upper deck and press box addition had been a dream of General Neyland. An engineer, Neyland spent hours drawing up plans to incorporate ideas from upper decks and press boxes from around the country. Work had begun before he died in March 1961, but the addition was not completed until fall 1962 … Continued

The Lauricella Center for Letter Winners is adjacent to the team locker room in the north end of Neyland Stadium and serves as a destination for all Volunteer and Lady Vol letter winners and their families to gather before or after football games. This two-level room features a field-level view of Neyland Stadium and has … Continued

The shrubs and chain link fences along the sidelines of the field were removed in time for the start of the 2007 football season, as part of Phase I of the Master Plan renovations.

As part of Phase I of Neyland Stadium, twelve hundred feet of LED screens that line the four sides of the upper deck were installed and ready for use for the first 2007 home football game. The four corner gaps in the boards were filled in with signage honoring retired numbers and championship teams.

At the October 1974 meeting of the UT Athletics Board, the results of a $25,000 study to assess the feasibility of roofing Neyland Stadium to provide a basketball venue were presented. The architects proposed achieving a 27,000-seat basketball venue at the south end of the stadium and replacing the north end bleachers with a 4,500-seat … Continued

The 8-foot tall back-lighted VOLS letters were installed in summer 1966 at the top of the stadium on the east side. From summer 1966 until 1978, they were lighted every evening. They were turned off in 1978, except during night football games, as part of a sweeping energy conservation program. They were incorporated into the … Continued

In fall 1940 a new electric scoreboard was erected on the slope of the Hill next to Alumni Memorial Building. The scoreboard featured an electric clock that provided the playing time remaining in fourths of a minute. Built by Post Sign Company, the scoreboard gave scores, downs, yards to go, and type of penalty. A … Continued