Vanderbilt Football Stadium
Dudley field as it was named was the first stadium in the south to be erected exclusively for college football.
Vanderbilt football stadium. There is not a push to expand the football stadiums. The commodores began playing home games at the current location in 1922. The commodores played their first game at the stadium on october 14 1922 against michigan. Vanderbilt stadium resides right on the nashville tenn campus serving as the proud home of the vanderbilt commodores football program.
Vanderbilt stadium is land locked between natchez trace jess neely drive hawkins field baseball stadium and memorial gym basketball arena. It was the first stadium built in the south just for college football. Vanderbilt stadium is a football stadium located in nashville tennessee. Vanderbilt stadium an intimate 40550 seat facility located in the heart of campus has been the commodores home since 1981.
In 1922 a stadium was constructed on the site of what was known as dudley field. Find information on facilities and more here. Built in 1922 the venue has hosted numerous football games at the high school college and professional levels and it held the inaugural music city bowl in 1998.