Bryant–Denny Stadium
Bryant–Denny Stadium is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States, on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. It is the home field of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Bryant–Denny Stadium in 2016 | |
| Former names | Denny Stadium (1929–1975) |
|---|---|
| Location | 920 Paul W Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°12′30″N 87°33′1″W |
| Capacity | 100,077 |
| Record attendance | 101,821 |
| Surface | Grass (1929–1967) AstroTurf (1968–1990) Grass (1991–present) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1928 |
| Opened | September 28, 1929 |
| Expanded | 1937, 1946, 1961, 1966, 1988, 1998, 2006, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $196,000 ($3.48 million in 2023) |
| Architect | Atwood and Nash, Inc., Architects and Engineers |
| Tenants | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide (NCAA) (1929–1986, 1988–present) AHSAA Super 7 (2009–present, every three years) | |
| Website | |
| rolltide.com/bryant-denny | |
Opened 95 years ago in 1929, it was originally named Denny Stadium in honor of George H. Denny, the school's president from 1912 to 1932. In 1975, the state legislature added longtime head coach and alumnus Paul "Bear" Bryant to the stadium's name. Bryant led the Tide for seven more seasons, through 1982, and is one of the few in Division I to have coached in a venue bearing his name.
With a seating capacity of 100,077, it is the fourth-largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference, the eighth-largest stadium in the United States, and the tenth-largest stadium in the world.