Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States .
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10 Facts About Sanford Stadium
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Sanford Stadium is the 9th largest stadium in the United States and the 17th-largest such stadium in the world.
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Sanford Stadium arrived at the University of Georgia as an English instructor in 1903.
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Sanford Stadium later became the faculty representative to the athletics committee and would eventually become president of the University and Chancellor of the entire University System of Georgia.
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Sanford Stadium Field was too small to accommodate the large crowds, forcing Georgia to travel to Tech's Grant Field in Atlanta every year.
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Sanford Stadium was completed on time, and UGA convinced perennial powerhouse Yale, which has historically maintained close ties with UGA, to be their first opponent in the new stadium.
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Sanford Stadium's hedges have encircled the field since the stadium's first game against Yale in 1929.
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In May 2019, university officials announced that the playing surface of Sanford Stadium would be named in honor of former long time Bulldog head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley.
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Sanford Stadium played host to the Olympic medal competition of men's and women's Olympic football at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Sanford Stadium told the United States Soccer Federation it would not be interested in holding a possible World Cup match if the US gets the nod.
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