page_title: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
section_title: Notable events
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium / Notable events
caption_attribution_description: English: The southwest corner of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Panorama consisting of 15 photos, stitched pretty well with Hugin.
context_page_description: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, popularly known as "The Swamp", is the football stadium for the University of Florida's football team which is located on its Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was built in 1930 with a capacity of about 22,000, and has been expanded, renovated, and improved many times over the ensuing decades. Most of the football coach and administrative offices and the football team's training facilities have been under the south and west stands of Florida Field since the 1960s. In 2016, the University of Florida Athletic Association announced plans to build a $60 million stand-alone football facility which is scheduled to open in 2021.
  Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is the largest football stadium in Florida, the 12th largest stadium in American college football, and the 18th largest stadium in the world, as measured by its official seating capacity of 88,548 – though, it has often held over 90,000 for Florida's home football games.
context_section_description: The Florida Football team plays only six or seven home games per season. At most other times, Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is open for students to jog around the concourse, run stadium steps, or just sit in the stands, although the actual playing surface is off limits to prevent turf damage. The university has occasionally held large commencement ceremonies in the stadium instead of having several small ceremonies next door in the O'Connell Center, though the potential for inclement weather usually keeps the graduation events indoors.
  Florida Field occasionally hosts special events:
caption: "Front door of the football program", The Heavener Football Complex
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