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It is the home field of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 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.
With the addition of the west upper deck in 1980 and the east upper deck in 1987, the stadium became the largest in the state of Alabama until the 2006 and 2010 expansion of Bryant–Denny Stadium (capacity 101,821 [13]) at Alabama. For much of its history, Auburn played home football games against their traditional rivals at neutral sites.
Designated. June 14, 2018 [ 3] Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans .
Bryant-Denny Stadium is named after longtime president George Denny, who took over in 1912, and late football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. The trustees' resolution praised Saban for “contributing to a period of unprecedented growth for the university.”
Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field. University trustees approved a resolution naming the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium after former coach Nick Saban on Friday. Saban, who ...
Alabama’s football field is set to bear Nick Saban’s name. Alabama’s board of trustees voted Friday to name the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for Saban. The longtime Alabama coach retired in ...
Alabama allowed just 20 percent capacity at football games last season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bryant–Denny Stadium in 2010. The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama and has competed in football since 1892. Although the Alabama campus is physically located in Tuscaloosa, through the history of the program, several stadiums located in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile have played host to the football team.