Vanderbilt Stadium

at 2601 Jess Neely Dr, Nashville , 37212 United States

1. Concert Venue
2. Sports Venue & Stadium

Description

Vanderbilt Stadium is a football stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee. Completed in 1922 (then named Dudley Field) as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football, it is the home of the Vanderbilt University football team. Vanderbilt Stadium hosted the Tennessee Oilers (now Titans) and the first Music City Bowl in 1998 and also hosted the Tennessee state high school football championships for many years.Vanderbilt Stadium is the smallest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference, and was the largest stadium in Nashville until the completion of the Titans' Nissan Stadium in 1999.HistoryOld Dudley FieldVanderbilt football began in 1892, and for 30 years, Commodore football teams played on the northeast corner of campus where Wilson Hall, Kissam Quandrangle, and a portion of the Vanderbilt University Law School now stand, adjacent to today's 21st Avenue South.The first facility was named for William Dudley, Dean of the Vanderbilt University Medical School from 1885 until his death in 1914. Dudley was responsible for the formation of the SIAA, the predecessor of the Southern Conference and Southeastern Conference, in 1895, and was also instrumental in the formation of the NCAA in 1906.

Opening time

• Mondays: 08:30- 17:00
• Tuesdays: 08:30- 17:00
• Wednesdays: 08:30- 17:00
• Thursdays: 08:30- 17:00
• Fridays: 08:30- 17:00

Company Rating

1113 FB users likes Vanderbilt Stadium, set it to 7 position in Likes Rating for Nashville, Tennessee in Sports Venue & Stadium category

Summary

Vanderbilt Stadium is Nashville based place and this enity listed in Concert Venue category. Located at 2601 Jess Neely Dr TN 37212. Contact phone number of Vanderbilt Stadium: (615) 322-7311