A permanent foundation was built in 1939 and capacity increased to 24,000 by 1941.
Named for Judge William Hemingway, a professor and chairman of athletics at the school, and John Howard Vaught, who won 190 games and three national titles at Ole Miss, the stadium has been in the same site since 1915, when grandstands were built. Game Day at The Yale Bowl! Dominate the Day #YaleFootball /DW8JaSsgk4- Yale Football NovemVaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi) - 1915 In 19, the New York Giants played their home games at the Yale Bowl. Yale fans left the stadium much happier on Oct. HISTORY: College football's notable firsts and milestones Yale Bowl (New Haven, Connecticut) - 1914Īn estimated crowd of more than 70,000 people came to watch the first game at the Yale Bowl, including Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, but if they were Bulldogs fans, they left disappointed. The team’s first mascot, Bully I, was buried under the bench at the 50-yard-line in 1939. Originally named Scott Field in honor of Olympic sprinter Don Magruder Scott, the home of the Bulldogs became Davis Wade Stadium in 2001 after he made a large donation toward the stadium’s expansion. Take a look back at amazing time at Bobby Dodd Stadium #UniteAndConquer /JQDdo16BYN- Bally Sports South AugDavis Wade Stadium (Starkville, Mississippi) - 1914 "This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you" When it hosted Atlanta United FC games in 2017, it broke attendance records for Major League Soccer.
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In addition to Georgia Tech football, Bobby Dodd has hosted bowl games and professional soccer. It originally sat just 5,600 fans, a fraction of today’s capacity of 55,000. Originally known as Grant Field until 1988 - when the school renamed it for the legendary coach - the west stands of the stadium were built by students in 1913. Bobby Dodd Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia) - 1913īecause Kyle Field was more of a field and not a concrete stadium until 1927, Bobby Dodd Stadium is technically the oldest in FBS.
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In 2006, the movie “Game Plan” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson filmed there. From 1935 through 1938, Holy Cross did not lose a game at home. In 1986, its wooden stands were removed and replaces with aluminum ones. The first football game played at Holy Cross took place in 1903, but Fitton Field wasn’t unveiled until Sept. VHUU0toXRt- Nick Roush OctoFitton Field (Worcester, Massachusetts) - 1908 Permanent concrete structures and seating were added to Kyle Field in 1927. In 1919, Texas A&M claimed the national championship after not allowing any of its 10 opponents to score a single point. He then bought and built bleachers with his own money, creating the beginnings of what is known today as Kyle Field. But Texas A&M didn’t have the funds for it at the time, so Kyle donated a plot of land on the southern edge of campus that was set aside for his horticultural experiments. Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) - 1904Įdwin Jackson Kyle, a professor at Texas A&M and a graduate of the university, wanted an athletic field on campus. It was the home of the New England Patriots - then the Boston Patriots of the AFL - for two seasons in 19. Since then, rugby, lacrosse, soccer and ice hockey have been played in the stadium. Initially a gift from Harvard’s 1879 class, the stadium hosted its first football game on Nov. Harvard Stadium (Boston, Massachusetts) - 1903 In addition to hosting countless Penn Quakers games, it was the site of 18 Army-Navy games. It is the oldest college football stadium in the U.S., the site of the first game to be broadcast on radio in 1922. On the embedded Google Map below, you can find out where each stadium is located and fun facts about these old gridirons.īIG CROWDS: The 25 largest college football stadiums in FBS, today | Biggest FCS stadiums Franklin Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - 1895įranklin Field has been a host for baseball, the opera, military training, soccer and a U2 concert, but it’s a football venue, first and foremost. These stadiums have undergone renovations, expansions and clean-ups - some major and some minor - since they first opened their doors, but each of them holds a special place in the sport's history. There are several college football stadiums across the country that are 100 or more years old.ĬOLLEGE GAME DAY: Locations, all-time appearances, most times hosting for the ESPN show Still, some of the sports' oldest venues live on. Today, the plot of grass they played that game on has since been replaced by a gymnasium. The first college football game was played in 1869, when students from Princeton and Rutgers faced off in New Jersey.
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