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

In February 1938 UT announced that it had petitioned the WPA for funding to create a dormitory at Neyland Stadium—300 feet long, 94 feet wide, and four stories high—that would house 120 men. On the roof of the fireproof edifice, seating for just over ten thousand was to be provided. Professor Nathan Dougherty had visited … Continued

The stadium’s lunchroom opened in 1939, and in 1950 Eva Spangler became the manager of the facility after being employed only one year. From 1950 until its closing in June 1970, with the decision not to continue to use the stadium for dormitory purposes (except in emergencies), Eva’s was a popular place. In the summer … Continued

In 1948 the curved stands of the South Stadium were added at a cost of $1.5 million. As part of the stadium expansion, 166 dormitory rooms (half of them for players), space for Athletics Department functions, and a dressing room for visitors were constructed. Each dormitory room provided housing for 3 men, so a total … Continued

The Stokely Family Media Room is adjacent to the Wolf-Kaplan Hospitality Center. The media center connects to the Peyton Manning Locker Room Complex and provides a convenient and professional setting for the football team’s postgame press conference, as well as coach and student-athlete interviews. The Media Center is named in honor of longtime Tennessee athletics … Continued

In spring 2014 the Athletics Department and the Student Government Association initiated a plan to name the football game student section in Neyland Stadium. Coach Butch Jones is credited with the idea of naming the section. The Athletics Department created a Name Our Home website, where names could be suggested. The top five nominees were … Continued

The Phase II renovation of Neyland Stadium began in November 2009 and was completed for fall 2010. It turned the west upper deck (rows RR-WW) into eighteen hundred sideline chair-back seating (with cup holders) and extended legroom accessed from the Tennessee Terrace. The terrace was an indoor, climate-controlled concourse directly behind the seats that offered … Continued

At the 2010 season-opening football game (September 4) against UT at Martin, the Athletics Department initiated a fan text-messaging system to assist in providing quick response to incidents within the stadium. Developed in conjunction with In Stadium Solutions (ISS), the system allowed text messages to be made from a personal cell phone to “Vols” giving … Continued

For many years, a location between the Alumni Memorial Building and Stadium Drive was painted with the intertwined UT logo for homecoming celebrations and other special events. In January 1966 the emblem was permanently set in orange and white concrete. Spectators without tickets could look into the stadium from the logo location—and many did. The … Continued