Bobby Dodd Stadium
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| Former names | Grant Field (1913–1988) |
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| Address | 155 North Avenue, Northwest |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°46′21″N 84°23′34″W / 33.77250°N 84.39278°WCoordinates: 33°46′21″N 84°23′34″W / 33.77250°N 84.39278°W |
| Owner | Georgia Tech |
| Operator | Georgia Tech |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| Record attendance | 60,316 1973 (vs. Georgia) |
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Bermuda grass (1913–70, 1995–present) Astroturf 1971–94 |
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| Broke ground | April 1913 |
| Opened | September 27, 1913 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Expanded | 1924, 1925, 1947, 1958, 1962, 1967, 2003 |
| Construction cost | $35,000 (original west stands) ($848 thousand in 2017 dollars) $75 million (Latest expansion) |
| Architect |
Charles Wellford Leavitt HOK Sport (renovation) |
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (1913–present) Peach Bowl (NCAA) (1968–1970) Atlanta Apollos (NASL) (1973) Atlanta Beat (WUSA) (2001) Atlanta United FC (MLS) (2017) |
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100 years of football at Grant Field
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Old West Stands
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Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It has been home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck", in rudimentary form since 1905 and as a complete stadium since 1913. The team participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is the oldest stadium in the FBS and has been the site of more home wins than any other FBS stadium.
The stadium is located on the east side of the Georgia Tech campus, across from freshman housing facilities and just a short walk from the campus library and fraternity/sorority row. The facility is located in Midtown Atlanta, just off Interstate 75/85 (the "Downtown Connector"), across from the famed Varsity restaurant. The stadium's atmosphere is unique in its setting, with a picturesque view of the downtown and Midtown Atlanta skylines looming overhead during games.
Grant Field is the oldest continuously used on-campus site for college football in the Southern United States, and the oldest in the FBS.
Football has been played at the current site since 1905. In 1913, permanent grandstands were built for the first time, mostly by Tech students. It was originally named for Hugh Inman Grant, son of John W. Grant, a well-known Atlanta merchant and original benefactor of the stadium. From 1913 to 1919, the stadium grew from a capacity of 7,000 to one of 25,000.
In 1988, the stadium was renamed in honor of Bobby Dodd, who has the most wins of any coach in the team's history. The playing surface is still named Grant Field.
The stadium bears little, if any, resemblance to its original form, having been expanded many times. The original facility, roughly corresponding to the lower level of the current stadium's west grandstands, seated 5,600. The terrain in the area slopes upward from north to south, a slope very noticeable in the background of early photos, before the slopes were covered by the large stands built over them. Due to that natural grade, much of the field itself is below street level. The houses observable in the background of early photos were replaced by dormitory buildings in the 1930s.
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