gotta love college football, 101,000 people at this game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bryant–Denny Stadium BDS West 2010-11-26.jpg Former names Denny Stadium (1929–1975) Location 920 Paul W Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 Coordinates 33°12′28″N 87°33′2″WCoordinates: 33°12′28″N 87°33′2″W Owner University of Alabama Operator UA Athletics Capacity 18,000 (1929-1935) 24,000 (1936-1945) 31,000 (1946-1960) 43,000 (1961-1965) 60,210 (1966-1987) 70,123 (1988-1997) 83,818 (1998-2004) 81,018 (2005) 92,138 (2006-2008) 92,012 (2009) 101,821 (2010-present)[1] Record attendance 101,821 (21 times - most recent: vs. Ole Miss, September 28, 2013) Surface Grass (1929–1967, 1992–present) AstroTurf (1968–1991) Construction Broke ground December 1928 Opened September 28, 1929 Expanded 1937: East side bleachers 1950: 7,000+ seats 1961: 18,000+ seats 1966: 17,000+ seats 1988: West side upper deck 1998: East side upper deck 2006: North end zone and upper deck 2010: South end zone and upper deck Construction cost $196,000[2] ($2.69 million in 2014 dollars[3]) Architect Davis Architects Tenants Alabama Crimson Tide (NCAA) (1929–present) Alabama High School Athletic Association (2009–present) Bryant–Denny Stadium, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the home stadium for the University of Alabama football team. The stadium opened in 1929 and was originally named Denny Stadium in honor of former University of Alabama president George H. Denny. The stadiums name was amended to Bryant–Denny Stadium in 1975 after the Alabama legislature chose to honor famed Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant. It has a seating capacity of 101,821, and is the fourth largest stadium in the SEC, the seventh largest stadium in the United States and the tenth largest stadium in the world.
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