Grant Field (Atlanta, Georgia)

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Surrounded by Bobby Dodd Stadium.
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Coordinates:   33°46'21"N   84°23'34"W

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  • Grant Field is the oldest field still used in college football. Georgia Tech stated playing football on it in 1892. Georgia Tech built a significant stadium(more than simple bleachers) during the reign of a certain John Heisman. Heisman was also the baseball coach while at GT. This field was also the site of the most lopsided and high scoring victory in college football history. In 1916, Heisman's young baseball team had been whalloped by Cumberland college in the spring, 22-0. So, in the fall, he invited Cumberland to come for a "rematch"-playing football. Cumberland came and was anhilated 222-0. Thats not a typo Two hundred and Twenty-Two to Zero. Just to say it wasn't a fluke, Georgia Tech ended up outscoring its opponents, not includig the cumberland game, 199-20, for the remainder of the year. GT students and fans now sit in Bobby Dodd Statium, surrounding the field, to watch games. (Cumberland has not returned to play since the routing).
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