In 2004 the UT Athletics Department unveiled an ambitious master plan for Neyland Stadium to renovate the structure and its entrances and infrastructure to make it useful for the next 75 years. The cost (2004 dollars) was estimated to be $107 million.  The renovation was divided into three independent phases, with infrastructure (electrical, restroom, concessions … Continued

The pennants around the top of Neyland Stadium in the school colors of SEC teams, and with the names of SEC universities, were placed for the 1941 football season at the suggestion of the T Club. The original pennants were about eight feet long and about three-and-one-half-feet wide.

At the UT-Georgia Tech game in 1983, noise readings were taken of the then-capacity 95,000-fan noise using an audiometer, which measures sound pressure in decibels. The pregame noise level was 87-96 dB, comparable to a jackhammer at 10 feet. The defense, which held Georgia Tech on 4th and 1 at the UT 14-yard line in … Continued

In 1987 the UT Athletics Department completed an expansion project that included 42 skyboxes on two levels of the west side of the stadium. Thirteen years later, 78 east-side skyboxes were completed, split among three floors.

On July 24, 2007, in accord with a new state law passed by the general assembly, smoking was banned everywhere within the gates of Neyland Stadium.

On Saturday April 27, 1991, the Tennessee Soccer Development Association presented a match between the American Professional Soccer League All-Stars and the Irish Linfield Soccer Club. Attendance was 12,468 as the All Stars won 1-0. The match was arranged to demonstrate interest in soccer as a part of a bid to include Knoxville as one … Continued

Neyland Stadium was ranked as the number one college football stadium by the Sporting News in April 2001, based on four criteria: setting, structure, fans, and history.

Several months before his death in 1962, Robert R. Neyland, then athletics director, started work on a plan that would provide for supporters of UT athletic programs to bolster the academic scholarships available at the institution. His goal was to establish four-year academic scholarships that could be used to recruit excellent students to the institution. … Continued

The East Club area was part of the first phase of the master plan for Neyland Stadium renovations and was completed for use in the 2006 football season.

On July 20, 1920, the UT trustees voted to build a permanent grandstand, projected at a total cost of $20,000, at Shields-Watkins Field, when the field was completed. The grandstand was erected on the west side in 1921 and had 17 rows and seating for 3,200. In 1925, under the leadership of Nathan Dougherty, engineering … Continued