Vanderbilt Stadium
Located in Nashville, Tennessee

Stadiums Tennessee Vanderbilt Stadium

Vanderbilt football began in 1892, and for 30 years, Commodore football teams played on the northeast corner of campus where Wilson Hall, Kissam Quadrangle, 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. In 1922, after a 74.2 winning percentage during the 18-year tenure of Coach McGugin, the Commodores had outgrown old Dudley Field. The old field was re-christened Curry Field, in honor of Irby "Rabbit" Curry, a standout football player from 1914 to 1916, who left Vanderbilt to serve in the American Expeditionary Force to Europe in World War I and was killed while flying a combat mission over France in 1918. The football team played two games on the renamed Curry Field before moving to New Dudley Field in 1922.

Stadium Details

Name Vanderbilt Stadium

Style Open Air Stadium
Classic Architecture

Capacity 40,550

Surface Shaw Sports Legion

Location Jess Neely Drive
Nashville, TN

Architects Francis Man
Walk Jones

Owner Vanderbilt University

Links

Known As

Vanderbilt Stadium 1982‑2025

Dudley Field 1922‑1981

Teams

Oilers (NFL) 1998

F i l t e r & S o r t

Stadium Details

Name Vanderbilt Stadium

Style Open Air Stadium
Classic Architecture

Capacity 40,550

Surface Shaw Sports Legion

Location Jess Neely Drive
Nashville, TN

Architects Francis Man
Walk Jones

Owner Vanderbilt University

Links

Known As

Vanderbilt Stadium 1982‑2025

Dudley Field 1922‑1981

Teams

Oilers (NFL) 1998

Recap

Stadium Details

Known As

Teams