In , the east side upper deck was constructed, bumping the capacity to 83, A grand promenade was constructed to connect the stadium to University Boulevard, which is lined with larger-than-life statues of the four coaches who have brought Alabama its national championships. It includes a 8, seat upper deck, 34 luxury seats, 1, club seats, a 1, seat stadium club and two new corner video boards, all on the south side of the stadium. This multi-phase project was completed in phases following the season.
Included in this project are replacing the existing video boards will new larger ones, a new elevator bank on the west side of the stadium, reconfiguration of the Alabama locker room, expanding the recruiting room and a 10,square foot social area for students. Mississippi, Oct. Bryant-Denny Stadium is quickly becoming one of the most prominent college football venues in the nation.
Other expansions were completed in , , , , and The evolution of Bryant-Denny Stadium has been significant from its origins back in when 12, seats were erected for a Crimson Tide team coached by Wallace Wade that featured an All-American lineman named Fred Sington.
The stadium was officially dedicated October 5, , when the Tide beat Ole Miss, In the s, during the heart of the Frank Thomas Era, Denny Stadium increased in size to approximately 24, in a time that the Crimson Tide featured the legendary Don Hutson.
A record crowd of 31, watched the Harry Gilmer-led Tide beat Southwestern Louisiana, , on October 12 to dedicate the largest stadium in the state. When Paul Bryant returned to Alabama in , Denny Stadium had remained untouched, but the legendary coach mapped out details for an additional 12, seats and a new press box with an elevator that was completed for the run to the national title in Noteworthy that autumn afternoon was the fact that the Wolfpack, led by future NFL superstar Roman Gabriel, jumped to a lead.
It would be the only time Alabama would trail an opponent all year long. After national titles in and with an increasing demand for tickets, Bryant implemented an expansion of 17, seats, upping the capacity to 60, in A victory over Clemson, coached by Frank Howard, was the first game in the 60,seat Denny Stadium.
During the summer of , Bert Bank, who had matured from a teenage fan to a World War II hero to a state senator, used his political clout to have the stadium re-named Bryant-Denny Stadium and on April 10, , during the annual A-Day game, the official dedication took place.
Bryant-Denny experienced a first on November 17, , when ABC, with Al Michaels calling the play-by-play, aired the first live television game from campus. In , games were played on University Field, renamed Denny Field in , where the Tide played for 14 years. It was located two blocks east of the current stadium, behind Little Hall.
Mallet Hall and Parker-Adams Hall now stand on what used to be the north end zone, and a parking lot covers what was the rest of the field. Overall, Alabama was in those locations, and opponents were scoreless in 35 of the 45 games played at Denny Field. With university president Dr. George Hutcheson Denny using football as a means to promote and build up the school, upgrading the facilities was an obvious priority even though the team played at least one home game a year in Birmingham.
The stadium opened Sept. Bibb Graves. Initial seating capacity was 12, Workers insert the glass along the outer ring of the west side of Bryant-Denny Stadium on Friday.
There have been numerous improvements and expansion projects since it opened, including the following:. With the lower bowl nearly closed in, capacity reached 43,
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