Students from the Class of 2021 became the first to graduate in Neyland Stadium, as opposed to Thompson-Boling Arena where graduation ceremonies are traditionally held. The decision was made by UT administration in order to mitigate the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Graduates and attendees were provided with socially distant seating, and masks were … Continued

As part of the Phase III renovation of Neyland Stadium (2009–10), an amphitheater was created to provide for the Vol Network’s Kickoff Call-in Show. The amphitheater is used for general campus events at times other than home football games.

Harry S. Berry (UT trustee and state Works Progress Administration head) announced in November 1935 that WPA funds had been approved for construction of an armory at UT, which was to be combined into Neyland Stadium, adding approximately three thousand permanent seats to replace wooden bleachers on the west side of the stadium. (Section X … Continued

September 25, 2004: 109,061; Tennessee 30, Florida 28.

At the 1984 Florida game, fans were first able to view big-screen instant relays from the game. A 20-foot by 30-foot screen was placed just behind the stands in the north end zone by Diamond Vision, the company responsible for large- screen units used during Super Bowls, the World Series, and events such as the … Continued

The bricks on the exterior of Neyland Stadium and at its “grand entrance” at Gate 21 were installed in 2010. There are 680,000 bricks.

In 2006 the East Club seating was completed in Neyland Stadium. It is a 10,500-square-foot heated and air-conditioned lounge area, accompanied by 425 outdoor, undercover cushioned seats. The lounge area is equipped with indoor café seating, bistro tables and drink rails, comfortable restroom facilities, over 30 flat-screen televisions, and one TV wall. Members of the … Continued

In early 1972 Johnny L. Braddon, age 26, of Nashville was killed while working on the project to create the southwest upper deck of Neyland Stadium. He was an employee of McDowell-Purcell Inc. of Nashville, a subcontractor hired by general contractor Rentenbach Engineering Company. Danny Whitt (Nashville) and site superintendent Lum Watson (Friendsville) were also … Continued

Allen L. Carter, age 47, of Rutledge died on June 15, 1996, from injuries sustained in a May 23 construction accident at Neyland Stadium. Carter was injured when a fellow construction worker fell 50 feet at the expansion construction site and landed on him. Both men were injured, but the other man injured had been … Continued

Official university policy prohibits the scattering of ashes at Neyland Stadium, but some of the unofficial scatterings were detailed by Knoxville News Sentinel columnist Sam Venable in summer 2012. The most public scattering was of the ashes of alumna Lauren Murphy, station manager of WUOT, in 1994. Lauren had been very proud of her membership … Continued