By Chris Licata - TicketNews.com

There is only one stadium in college football located outside of the Big Ten Conference that can hold over 100,000 fans – Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Home to the University of Tennessee Volunteers, Neyland Stadium has all the excitement and intensity of the Big Ten giants, but with a Dixie twist. Located right on the banks of the Tennessee River, the stadium maxes out at 102,037 seats – making it the third largest in the country.

Originally named Shields-Watkins Field, Neyland Stadium was built in 1919. In 1921 the stadium underwent the first of 16 different expansion projects and saw its capacity increase to 3,200 people. Over the years numerous other expansions swelled the number of spectators to an impressive 104,709 seats in 2000, before the addition of a club level of seating in the eastern part of the stadium prior to the 2006 season put capacity at its current level. Additionally a similar project planned for 2009 will create club seating in the western part of the stadium, further contracting the venues capacity to an even 100,000 people. . .