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Finley Stadium

Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, TN, home of Chattanooga. Capacity 20,668. Opened 1997.

Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, TN
Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TNPhoto: WWing7990, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
20,668
Opened
1997
Surface
AstroTurf Gameday Grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
657 ft
Home team
Chattanooga
Chattanooga here
69–⁠54 games on file since 2003

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Finley Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k5k10k15k20k25k2003: 6,605 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,8022004: 5,648 a game over 5 games; biggest 6,6422005: 6,123 a game over 5 games; biggest 7,0462006: 7,482 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,8872007: 6,264 a game over 6 games; biggest 7,7052008: 5,748 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,2402009: 10,503 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,0022010: 12,699 a game over 5 games; biggest 17,4142011: 10,436 a game over 5 games; biggest 12,1852012: 9,521 a game over 5 games; biggest 13,7262013: 9,922 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,1972014: 10,147 a game over 6 games; biggest 14,2852015: 10,152 a game over 6 games; biggest 15,8122016: 8,886 a game over 7 games; biggest 11,0392017: 9,170 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,1412018: 8,674 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,4692019: 7,806 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,7952021: 7,324 a game over 4 games; biggest 8,5202022: 7,976 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,2542023: 8,177 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,2012024: 7,343 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,0712025: 7,438 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,3072026: 5,794 a game over 3 games; biggest 7,20520032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

17,414Georgia Southern at Chattanooga2010
15,812Jacksonville State at Chattanooga2015
15,235App State at Chattanooga2010
14,285Jacksonville State at Chattanooga2014
14,002Glenville State at Chattanooga2009

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Chattanooga’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Architect
Ellerbe Becket
Derthick, Henly, & Wilkerson
Surface over the years
AstroTurf Gameday Grass

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Finley Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 200 by 220 meters (670 by 710 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Chattanooga 19, Samford 3
Sep 19, 2026Chattanooga 41, Wofford 7
Sep 5, 2026Tennessee Tech 24, Chattanooga 9
Nov 8, 2025Chattanooga 45, Furman 28
Nov 1, 2025Western Carolina 35, Chattanooga 28
Oct 18, 2025Chattanooga 42, East Tennessee State 38
Sep 27, 2025The Citadel 28, Chattanooga 10
Sep 13, 2025Chattanooga 63, Stetson 0
Nov 16, 2024Samford 36, Chattanooga 13
Oct 26, 2024Chattanooga 31, VMI 10
Oct 19, 2024Chattanooga 37, Wofford 5
Sep 28, 2024Chattanooga 45, Portland State 30