Bryant–Denny Stadium

Bryant-Denny Stadium
Former names	Denny Stadium (1929–1975)
Location	920 Paul W Bryant Drive; Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
Coordinates	33°12′28″N 87°33′2″W / 33.20778°N 87.55056°W
Owner	University of Alabama
Operator	UA Athletics
Capacity	101,812
Record attendance	92,138; September 2, 2006 (vs Hawaii)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Started	September 28, 1929
Opened	October 5, 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 Zone & Upper Deck; 2010: South Zone & Upper Deck
Architect	Davis Architects
Tenants
	Alabama Crimson Tide (NCAA) (1929–present)

Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the home stadium for the University of Alabama college football team. The stadium opened in 1929, and was first named Denny Stadium, in honor of former Alabama president George Hutchenson Denny. The stadium's name was changed to Bryant–Denny Stadium in 1975 to honor Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. It currently can seat 92,012 people, and is the fourth largest stadium in the SEC, the eleventh largest stadium in the United States and the 17th largest non-racing stadium by seating in the world. Since the 1988 football season, the university has sold out every game played at the stadium.^[1] In February 2009 the University of Alabama board of trustees gave approval to begin stadium expansion of the south endzone,^[2] with room to seat about 101,000,^[3] which, when it is completed, will make Bryant–Denny Stadium the largest stadium in the Southeastern Conference.^[4]