About Bobby Dodd Stadium
Bobby Dodd Stadium is a College Football stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It opened in 1913. It was designed by Charles Wellford Leavitt. It seats 55,000. Its current tenant is Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (College Football), since 1913. By capacity it ranks 50th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 4th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 4th longest single tenancy (113 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Grant Field (1913–1987).
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets While based here: 114 seasons · 688-479-33 regular season · 48 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 111 of 113 seasons) · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1913–present
ACC 1983–2026 · Independent 1964–1982 · SEC 1933–1963 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1913–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bobby Dodd Stadium?
The capacity of Bobby Dodd Stadium is 55,000.
When was Bobby Dodd Stadium built?
Bobby Dodd Stadium opened in 1913.
Who designed Bobby Dodd Stadium?
Bobby Dodd Stadium was designed by Charles Wellford Leavitt.
Who operates Bobby Dodd Stadium?
Bobby Dodd Stadium is operated by Georgia Tech.
Who plays at Bobby Dodd Stadium?
Bobby Dodd Stadium is the home venue of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Historical Names
Bobby Dodd Stadium
1988 - Present
CurrentGrant Field
1913 - 1987
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| McCamish Pavilion | 1956– | 0.6 mi |
| Omni Coliseum | 1972–1997 | 1.1 mi |
| State Farm Arena | 1999– | 1.1 mi |
| Georgia Dome | 1992–2017 | 1.1 mi |
| Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 2017– | 1.3 mi |
| Piedmont Park | 1895– | 1.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.