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The new stadium, the first in the South built solely for football, was christened "Dudley Field", and its capacity was 20,000. As evidence of Vanderbilt's stature in the sport at the time, it dwarfed rival Tennessee's Shields-Watkins Field (now Neyland Stadium), which had opened a year earlier and seated only 3,200. Dudley Field in 1922.
From Vanderbilt’s pigskin inception in 1892 until 1922, the Commodores competed at Old Dudley Field. After the new stadium was built, Old Dudley was rechristened Curry Field, in honor of Irby (Rabbit) Curry, a standout football player from 1914-16. Curry was killed in World War I while flying a combat mission over France in 1918.
Field Surface: The field surface at FirstBank Stadium is made of FieldTurf, providing a safe and durable playing surface for the team. Location: The stadium is located on the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Dudley Field History: The original Dudley Field was built in 1922 and was the South’s first football-specific ...
From Vanderbilt’s pigskin inception in 1892 until 1922, the Commodores competed at Old Dudley Field. After the new stadium was built, Old Dudley was rechristened Curry Field, in honor of Irby (Rabbit) Curry, a standout football player from 1914-16. Dudley Field seated 20,000 spectators in 1922, but grew in fits and spurts to host 34,000 by 1960.
The stadium was the first in the South built for football. Prior to the formation of the SEC in 1933, Vanderbilt competed in the Southern Independent Athletic Association and the Southern Conference. The Commodores’ first game at Dudley Field as founding members of the SEC came on Oct. 21, 1933, when Vanderbilt tied Mississippi State 7-7.
Oct 2, 2018 · Vanderbilt served as the first home of the Nashville Oilers/Tennessee Titans while an NFL stadium was being built in 1998-2000. The concourses feature signs honoring the Vanderbilt football great dating back to 1915 all the way up to the Jay Cutler era.
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Able to accommodate 20,000 fans, it was the South’s first football-specific stadium. By 1960, further expansion of the east side of the stadium added several thousand seats. When President John F. Kennedy visited in 1963 in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s 90th anniversary, more than 30,000 fans filled Dudley Field to hear him speak.
