What's your funniest/most memorable experience at Neyland Stadium?

[jwells]

Memorable? The UGA lady peeing in the trough in the upper deck bathrooms. I wish I could unsee it.

 

[BACKDOC]

The 85 Auburn game. Sold cokes to get in that season, supplied full trays to upper deck fans which they dumped on Auburn fans below (hey, I was 10yo and it was funny), made over $40 and got to watch the goal posts come down for the first time in my life.

That was a good day to be a Vol!

 

[BACKDOC]

Two girls tied up, pulling hair etc. It took them forever to separate them; once they were separated and all was over; one came in with a sucker punch, and it was on like donkey kong!

 

[Savannahbayvol]

1959 LSU game. 12 years old and the Tigers came to town undefeated, #1 ranked, defending National Champs with Heisman winner Billy Cannon. Vols won 14-13 with the famous, "stop," of Cannon on the 2 point conversion by Bill Majors, Wayne Grubb and Charlie Severance.

If the teams had played 100 games LSU would have won 99 of them. This just happened to be the ONE game they didn't.

 

[feathersax]

I was at the game too and also one of the ones who didn't go in. I can't remember which player it was but one of the women's BB team was right around us as it was going on. she partied with the rest of us, there was definitely some booze getting passed around. Got soaked, no one cared because at the time we had one of Dooley's early lead before he blew it. Every time they announced that we should seek shelter we just cheered more.

Oregon fans were super impressed with us. said they had always heard football was different in the SEC but never thought fans would sit through that storm and party just for a football game.

pretty sure I got swine flu from that game.

Great story! Even in black day of Tennessee footbal Vol fans can survivie & have fun, eh? Living proof!

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

I recall that game. Stood with my son against a stadium wall as buckets of rain combined with winds, lightning, thunder, etc. Wild time. Today a mandatory evacuation would occur, but we decided to just stand there & laugh while getting soaked. Vols lost, of course, but it was a moment. Incidentally, I loved reading y'all's accounnts of funny moments in Neyland Stadium. Pricess stuff!

It was hilarious. Also VERY hard to run on soaked grass without cleats. I tried to turn around and busted my ass so hard. I was absolutely drenched and covered in grass for the rest of the game

 

[ptcarter]

Before or after September 23, 1975?

Are you doing baby math? "Siri what is nine months after 9-23-75"

 

[basspond]

Most memorable was 1990 versus Florida. Dale Carter was absolutely "electric" that night. Probably one of the most naturally gifted athletes I can recall. Instinct, speed, balance, etc.. He and Carl Pickens that year were always a big play waiting to happen.

 

[Voluntarius]

I thought it was an overcast and maybe a little cold rain thet game. Miserable.

I checked to see if I was remembering correctly. On November 6, 1993, Knoxville, Tennessee, experienced mild and relatively clear weather. The high temperature reached around 60°F, with a low near 40°F. There was no significant precipitation reported that day. The conditions were typical for early November, with cool mornings and comfortable afternoons

 

[gtoelef]

While in school got to play 2 or 3 intramural playoff football games in Neyland on the turf,under the lights, about 1976/77, due to rain and poor field conditions.

 

[ADPHILLIPS]

Now that we have some down time to relax and wait for our CFP draw, I've personally been reflecting on all the great experiences I've had as a die-hard Vol fan. There is one experience however, that I will never forget--and I would like to share it with you. I still laugh until my side hurts when I think about it. It happened against Louisville in '93, a game that we dominated to the tune of 45-10. It was Fulmer's 2nd yr as coach, and we were off to a great start. We finished 10-2 that year with Heisman Trophy candidate Heath Shuler at QB. Louisville came in highly regarded and ranked with a 41-10 victory over Texas in the books, and a standout QB of their own in Jeff Brohm. They would go on to finish 9-3 that year.

I had met several Louisville fans prior to the game, and they were generally more "polished" than typical UK fans when they come to town, by comparison. Many of them were wealthy alums, I'm sure. The men were mostly over-dressed, while many of the ladies looked as though they were going to the Kentucky Derby. I remember it being an absolutely gorgeous Fall Day, and the game could not have gone better for us. We would go on to win in a rout 45-10 while Brohm spent most of the afternoon on his back, or running for his life.

Early in the game I had noticed one of the Louisville "ladies" a couple of rows below me. She was pleasantly plump (fat, actually) and kept a monstrous handbag on her right arm. This is back when those were allowed, of course. I'm sure she wasn't taking a chance on one of the hillbillies snatching her purse if she set it down. Louisville didn't have much to cheer about that day, but that didn't stop the fat lady from jumping up and wildly throwing her arms in the air at any sign of life from the Cards. I couldn't help but notice the interactions she was having with the very drunk Vol fan seated in front of her. The first time she threw her arms up and slapped the back of his head with her purse in the process, he just looked back, rubbed his head and laughed. All was good., we thought. A few plays later, she jumps up, and sure enough, "BAM" with the pocketbook to the back of his head AGAIN! This time he turned around and glared, but she was oblivious. Just a few plays later, she jumps up and-- you got it..."BAM" AGAIN and his hat went flying off his head. I was watching this intently as I knew something big was about to happen. He didn't say a word...... he just calmly turned around, yanked the pocketbook off her arm, recoiled like an Olympic discus thrower, and heaved it as far and high into the air as he could, and sat back down. I estimated that it eventually landed 30-40 rows down. I can still see it spinning through the air with all the contents flying out in every direction. Hairspray, lipstick, wallet, loose change, God knows what else was raining down on the crowd as it spun its way down. She was shrieking at the top her lungs while everyone in that section was standing up, turning around, covering their head from flying debris and trying to figure out what the hell was happening.

Needless to say, the drunk vol fan was quickly escorted out by security but he was wildly cheered by all of us on his way out! What's your best story?

Back in 65 or 66 I was a student at Memphis State and we played UT at Knoxville. My fiance and I, with a married couple drove to Ktown in a very small Volkswagon. The damned car started overheating about fifty miles out of town and we had trouble with it all day. To make matters worse, there was no interstate and we drove mostly on a two lane road. Talk about a trip from Hell. We had a miserable time getting there. But, the worst part of the whole trip was that we got beat 50+ to nothing. The trip back home was even more miserable.

 

[wmcovol]

Most memorable: First game, 1968 vs Ole Miss.

Funniest: 1970 UCLA. We sat high in south end zone & threw toilet paper rolls out after each TN touchdown vs Ky. 45-0