About Vanderbilt Stadium
Vanderbilt Stadium is a former name of FirstBank Stadium, used 1981–2021. FirstBank Stadium is a College Football stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It opened in 1922. It seats 40,550. Its current tenant is Vanderbilt Commodores (College Football), since 1922. By capacity it ranks 78th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 17th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use, 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names and 16th longest single tenancy (104 years) of the 100 longest on record. It has also been known as Dudley Field (1922–1980).
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- 17th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 16th longest single tenancy (104 years) of the 100 longest on record
- 15th oldest of 267 football stadiums still in use
- 28th for most name changes among 68 football stadiums with 3 or more names
- 14th longest single tenancy (104 years) of the 100 longest on record in football stadiums
- 20th for most name changes among 55 College Football stadiums with 3 or more names
Venue Information
Location
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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Vanderbilt Commodores While based here: 103 seasons · 441-618-32 regular season · 11 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1922–present
SEC 1933–2026 · Southern 1922–1932 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1922–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 Vanderbilt Stadium?
The capacity of Vanderbilt Stadium is 40,550.
When was Vanderbilt Stadium built?
Vanderbilt Stadium opened in 1922.
Who operates Vanderbilt Stadium?
Vanderbilt Stadium is operated by Vanderbilt University.
Who plays at Vanderbilt Stadium?
Vanderbilt Stadium is the home venue of Vanderbilt Commodores.
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 (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hale Stadium | 1953– | 1.9 mi |
| Bridgestone Arena | 1996– | 2.0 mi |
| Sulphur Dell | 1885–1969 | 2.4 mi |
| Nissan Stadium | 1999– | 2.6 mi |
| Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium/Horace Jones Field | 1933– | 32 mi |
| Fortera Stadium | 1946– | 41 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.