Tennessee football’s historic Neyland Stadium is one of the biggest venues in the world. The listed capacity of 101,915 is the sixth-biggest in the country and the third-largest in the SEC. However, you can’t rule out the number of seats rising.
On Thursday, Tennessee athletic director Danny White responded to a post on X directed at him with the request of adding more seats to the stadium. He said that it is something they’re constantly looking at.
“Nothing would make me happier than to see more Vols in Neyland!,” White posted. “Continuing to explore and see if it’s possible.”
Nothing would make me happier than to see more Vols in Neyland! Continuing to explore and see if it’s possible. https://t.co/y7x5HKmOOJ
— Danny White (@AD_DannyWhite) November 7, 2025
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Neyland Stadium previously held 102,455 before renovations took place, including an added Jumbotron and party deck. The record for attendance at the stadium is 109,061, set in 2004 for a game that saw Tennessee defeat Florida thanks to a game-winning field goal.
If the Vols are looking to claim the largest stadium by capacity in the country, they’ll have to top Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines boast a 107,601 capacity mark to lead the nation. Second place is Penn State’s Beaver Stadium at 106,572, followed by Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium at 102,780.
Then, it’s a pair of SEC foes ahead of UT. Texas A&M is in fourth with Kyle Field holding a capacity of 102,733. Then, it’s LSU’s Tiger Stadium at 102,321.
The remainder of the top 10 features Alabama, Texas and Georgia, before being rounded out by UCLA, though the Bruins often fail to attract many fans and it is most commonly filled up for the annual Rose Bowl. Just the top eight are able to claim over 100,000 capacities, as well.
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Actually the seating should be lowered and made more comfortable. So many of the seats and sightings are not good. This bragging about “having the biggest stadium” or one of the biggest in college sports is juvenile. Give me a good 65-70000 seat stadium where no seats are bad any day.
Gotta figure how to get in and out safely at current capacity