Jordan-Hare Stadium
Home of Auburn Football
Opened: 1939
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 87,451
Located on campus, Jordan-Hare is named after Ralph 'Shug' Jordan (winningest AU football coach) and Cliff Hare (a member of the 1st AU team). In 2005 the field was named Pat Dye Field in honor of former coach and athletic director, Pat Dye.
In 2004 Jordan-Hare was expanded to it's currently capacity making it the 10th largest stadium in the NCAA. It is regularly listed as one of the most intimidating and toughest places for oppenents to play.
In 1939 it was opened and named Auburn Field holding only 7,290. In 1949 it was renamed to Cliff Hare Stadium and seating 21,500. In 1973 it was renamed to Jordan-Hare Stadium while Shug Jordan was still the coach. This was the first time in the U.S. that a stadium was renamed after it's active coach.
For much of history, big rivals games were not played at Jordan-Hare because of the difficulty of traveling to Auburn, but mostly because the stadium did not hold enough people. AU would play many of their big games in neutral sites until the stadium was expanded. The most notable game after expansion was in 1989 when AU defeated #2 Alabama in the first ever Iron Bowl played in Auburn.
Auburn is 7-2 at Iron Bowl games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
In 2007, Jordan-Hare was the first SEC stadium to install an HD video display and the second in the NCAA to Texas. Cost was $2.9 million.
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Bryant-Denny Stadium
Home of Alabama Football
Opened: 1929
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 92,137
Located on campus, Bryant-Denny Stadium is named after Paul "Bear" Bryant (famed former Alabama coach) and George Hutchenson Denny (former President of Alabama).
In 2009 stadium expansion began and when completed will make it the 5th largest on-campus stadium in the country and the 8th largest stadium in the world.
Denny Stadium opened in 1929 with a seating capacity of 12,000. Over the years there have been 8 expansion projects brining it to its current capacity of 92,137.
Bear Bryant posted an unbelievable 72-2 record at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Like Jordan-Hare, most of Alabama's big games were not played here, but instead at Legion Field in Birmingham due to it's larger size. However, more important games began to be played here in 1998 after expansion made it a larger stadium than Legion Field. Finally, in 2003 Alabama played it's final game at Legion Field.
From 1948 to 1988 all Iron Bowl games were played at Legion Field. The first Iron Bowl played at Bryant-Denny Stadium was not until 2000.
Alabama is 1-4 at Iron Bowl games played at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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