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College football stadiums: Ranking the 10 best game-day experiences

By Phil Poling

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 10: Florida Gators celebrate with fans following a 35-31 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 10: Florida Gators celebrate with fans following a 35-31 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 24: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes off the field after their 52-21 win over the Auburn Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 24: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes off the field after their 52-21 win over the Auburn Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Bryant-Denney Stadium . 6. player. Alabama Crimson Tide. Tuscaloosa. 829

Depending on who the head coach is at Alabama, Bryant-Denney Stadium is one of the most difficult places to play for visiting teams. Under current head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide has posted a remarkable 77-7 record since he took over in 2007. The three previous head coaches went just 34-24 combined in Tuscaloosa, while the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant went 72-2.

Bryant-Denney, named for coach Bear Bryant and former university president Dr. George Denny, seats a whopping 101,821 guests. Are you sensing a pattern among SEC football programs yet? Liking football would be an egregious understatement.

The first game at Bryant-Denney Stadium was in September 1929 against Mississippi College, a game the Tide won 55-0. The stadium was officially dedicated a week later when Ole Miss came to town.