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Try to name all 14 SEC Football Stadiums in the image below.
Question number 1 is for the stadium in the upper left hand corner.
Work from left to right to finish each row.
SEC Football Stadium Quiz
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Question 1 |
Prior to the 1941 season, this facility was known as University Stadium and, later, Bailey Stadium. Remember, the quiz starts with the stadium in the upper left corner of the top row in the image above and works from left to right for each question.
A | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
B | Kyle Field, Texas A&M |
C | Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina |
D | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss |
E | Razorback Stadium, Arkansas |
Question 1 Explanation:
The University of Arkansas dedicated this stadium to then sitting Arkansas Governor Carl E. Bailey on October 3, 1938.
Question 2 |
After an $80 million expansion, capacity will break the 100,000 mark - just in time for the 2014 SEC Football season.
A | Kyle Field, Texas A&M |
B | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
C | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida |
D | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
E | Faurot Field, Missouri |
Question 2 Explanation:
LSU is about to break ground on an $80 million dollar south end-zone upper deck expansion that will add 6,900 seats and bring the total capacity of Tiger Stadium to approximately 100,000, making it the 7th-largest college football stadium in the country.
Question 3 |
This stadium was known as Watkins-Shields Field for forty-one years prior to 1962.
A | Neyland Stadium, Tennessee |
B | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
C | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
D | Commonwealth Stadium, Kentucky |
E | Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama |
Question 3 Explanation:
Colonel W.S. Shields, a University of Tennessee trustee, provided the initial capital to prepare and equip the athletic field. The lower level of the current stadium's West Stands– was completed in March 1921 and was called Shields-Watkins Field in honor of the donor and his wife, Alice Watkins-Shields.
Question 4 |
A tradition of the seniors on the football team is to take a rock from the M as a souvenir after playing their final home game in this stadium.
A | Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State |
B | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss |
C | Michigan Stadium, Michigam |
D | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis |
E | Faurot Field, Missouri |
Question 4 Explanation:
The recognizable rock M in the northern end zone debuted on October 1, 1927, to a 13-6 victory over Kansas State. The monument was built by members of the freshman class using leftover rocks from the original stadium construction. The 90 ft (27 m) wide by 95 ft (29 m) high 'M' has continued to watch over the field and provide seating for fans since that day.
Question 5 |
This stadium was built in a shallow ravine in 1930 below ground level of the surrounding land. When excavation reached the water table, water began to pour into the construction site and everything at the field level became stuck in the resulting mud bath.
A | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
B | Neyland Stadium, Tennessee |
C | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
D | Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina |
E | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida |
Question 5 Explanation:
In the early 1990s, when describing Florida's home-field advantage, coach Steve Spurrier noted that "A swamp is hot and sticky and can be dangerous. Only Gators get out alive." Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has been known as "The Swamp" ever since.
Question 6 |
This stadium is named for one of the only four coaches with at least 100 victories in SEC football conference games.
A | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss |
B | Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama |
C | Davis-Wade Stadium, MSU |
D | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
E | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
Question 6 Explanation:
Coach Johnny Vaught's overall record at Ole Miss was 190 wins 61 losses and 12 ties. When he was named head coach, Ole Miss ranked 9th in the all-time SEC football standings. When he retired in 1970, Ole Miss had moved up to third.
Question 7 |
Games here are played in the second-oldest FBS college football stadium.
A | Kyle Field, Texas A&M |
B | Vanderbilt Stadium, Vanderbilt |
C | Faurot Field, Missouri |
D | Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State |
E | Commonwealth Stadium, Kentucky |
Question 7 Explanation:
Davis-Wade Stadium was built in 1914 as Scott Field and was named for one of Mississippi State's first football stars. It originally seated 20,000 fans in what is now the lower half of the current facility.
Question 8 |
This is the newest stadium in the Southeastern Conference when considering the date of original construction.
A | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
B | Commonwealth Stadium, Kentucky |
C | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
D | Razorback Stadium, Arkansas |
E | Williams-Brice Stadium. South Carolina |
Question 8 Explanation:
The original capacity for Commonwealth Stadium was 57,800. In Commonwealth's first game, played on September 15, 1973, the Wildcats defeated Virginia Tech. The facility currently seats 67,942.
Question 9 |
This stadium hosted the Michigan Wolverines in its inaugural game in 1922.
A | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss |
B | Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama |
C | Vanderbilt Stadium, Vanderbilt |
D | Faurot Field, Missouri |
E | Neyland Stadium, Tennessee |
Question 9 Explanation:
Vanderbilt Stadium at Dudley Field was completed in 1922 as the first stadium in the South to be used exclusively for college football.
Question 10 |
A game played at this stadium in 1921 became the first college football game to offer a live, play-by-play broadcast.
A | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
B | Kyle Field, Texas A&M |
C | Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State |
D | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida |
E | Vanderbilt Stadium, Vaderbilt |
Question 10 Explanation:
Kyle Field has been the home to the Texas A&M Aggies football team in some form since 1904. It is known as The Home of the 12th Man. The current official stadium seating capacity is 82,589.
Question 11 |
One famous college football coach had an all-time record of 72-2 in games played here.
A | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
B | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
C | Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama |
D | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida |
E | Razorback Stadium, Arkansas |
Question 11 Explanation:
Since its opening for the 1929 season through the 2012 season, the Crimson Tide owns a 223–50–3 all-time record at Bryant–Denny Stadium. Bear Bryant is the leader in wins at Bryant–Denny, with an all-time record of 72–2 while head coach of Alabama
Question 12 |
This stadium opened in 1939 with a capacity of 7,290.
A | Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State |
B | Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina |
C | Neyland Stadium, Tennessee |
D | Tiger Stadium, LSU |
E | Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn |
Question 12 Explanation:
Throughout its history, Auburn played games against their traditional rivals at neutral sites rather than Jordan–Hare Stadium because of difficulty traveling to Auburn during the first half of the 20th century and the capacity of other stadiums in Birmingham and Columbus, Georgia.
Question 13 |
This stadium is one of only two FBS college football stadiums named for a woman.
A | Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State |
B | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss |
C | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
D | Faurot Field, Missouri |
E | Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina |
Question 13 Explanation:
The capacity of Carolina Stadium was increased to 54,000 in 1972 with funding from the estate of Martha Williams-Brice, who left most of her estate to the University of South Carolina for stadium renovation and expansion. Her late husband, Thomas H. Brice, played football for the Gamecocks from 1922 to 1924.
Question 14 |
Built on top of Tanyard Creek, this stadium hosted its first game against Yale in 1929.
A | Faurot Field, Missouri |
B | Neyland Stadium, Tennessee |
C | Vanderbilt Stadium, Vanderbilt |
D | Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina |
E | Sanford Stadium, Georgia |
Question 14 Explanation:
Sanford Stadium's famous hedges have encircled the field since the stadium's very first game against Yale in 1929. The idea came from the hedge of roses at the Rose Bowl. Roses were not a suitable choice for the climate in Athens, so privet hedges were used instead.
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