Grant Field

Opened in 1913

About Grant Field

Grant Field is a former name of Bobby Dodd Stadium, used 1913–1987. 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.

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Photo of Grant Field — Photo by Bkporter12. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

55,000

Source: Wikidata

#50 in College Football of 241

Year Opened

1913

#3 oldest in College Football of 242

Location

Atlanta, Georgia 30313

Elevation

916 ft

279 m above sea level

#61 highest in College Football of 242

Architect

Charles Wellford Leavitt

Operator

Georgia Tech

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

Home seasons at Grant Field by team, 1913–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
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) Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1902 Piedmont Park 1903–1904 Home venue unknown 1905–1906 Ponce de Leon Park 1907–1911 Home venue unknown 1912 Bobby Dodd Stadium 1913–present	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 Grant Field?

The capacity of Grant Field is 55,000.

When was Grant Field built?

Grant Field opened in 1913.

Who designed Grant Field?

Grant Field was designed by Charles Wellford Leavitt.

Who operates Grant Field?

Grant Field is operated by Georgia Tech.

Who plays at Grant Field?

Grant Field 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

Grant Field

1913 - 1987

Current

Location

Coordinates: 33.7725, -84.3928

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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

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.