It's never too early

Neyland Stadium’s reign of being the SEC’s largest stadium is coming to an end in 2014. Tennessee’s stadium seats 102,455 fans, but Kyle Field is about to change everything.

Texas A&M’s Kyle Field seated 82,589 fans last year, but the current two-phase renovation and expansion will push it to 102,500 in 2015. Because construction will be done in phases, the capacity for the 2014 season is expected to actually be 107,000-109,000, which could set attendance records.

Bryant-Denny Stadium will be the SEC’s third largest stadium, seating 101,821 fans.

LSU’s current expansion of the South End Zone will make it the SEC’s fourth largest stadium. Tiger Stadium’s capacity will go from 92,400 to 100,000 in 2014 and the future focus will be on fan experience, as this will likely be the last expansion to Tiger Stadium.

Five SEC stadiums have been under renovation this offseason; four of the five are expanding their stadiums (Texas A&M, LSU, Missouri and Mississippi State), while Kentucky’s renovation will reduce capacity from 67,692 to 61,000, making it a smaller, more fan-friendly atmosphe

Razorback Stadium has a future goal of getting to 80,000 capacity, while Ole Miss will start construction soon on expanding Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to around 70,000-75,000 fans in the next few years.

Here’s a breakdown of 2013 capacity, 2014 capacity and future capacity:

Team	Stadium	2013	2014	Future
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	82,589	107,000	102,500
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	102,455	102,455	NA
Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium	101,821	101,821	NA
LSU	Tiger Stadium	92,400	100,000	NA
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746	92,746	NA
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	88,548	NA
Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium	87,451	87,451	NA
S. Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium	80,250	80,250	NA
Missouri	Memorial Stadium	71,009	77,000	NA
Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	72,000	72,000	80,000
Miss State	Davis Wade Stadium	55,082	61,337	NA
Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium	67,692	61,000	NA
Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium	60,580	60,580	70,000
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,350	40,350	NA