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The Savannah Bananas<\/a> narrowly missed setting a Banana Ball<\/a> attendance record at Neyland Stadium<\/a> \u2014 or did they?<\/p>\n The Bananas announced that a sold-out crowd of 101,000 packed the Tennessee Vols<\/a>‘ iconic football stadium for the Bananas’ fun-filled game against the Texas Tailgaters. Many of the fans were clad in banana yellow rather than UT orange.<\/p>\n Of course, 101,000 is a round number that pops on social media. It’s not an official head count. And it’s undoubtedly an estimation based on Neyland Stadium’s capacity of 101,915 for Vols football games.<\/p>\n The Savannah Bananas recognized an attendance of 102,000 for their May 2 game at Kyle Field in College Station, home to Texas A&M football. That stadium has a capacity of 102,733.<\/p>\n During the 2025 football season, Tennessee averaged the sixth-highest attendance per home game<\/a>\u00a0in the nation at 101,915. Texas A&M ranked third with an average of 106,159.<\/p>\n The official attendance may never be known. But fans flocked to Neyland Stadium to see the wacky style of Banana Ball<\/a> and the stunning sight of a baseball diamond with odd dimensions<\/a> crammed inside Tennessee’s iconic football stadium. It has been almost a century<\/a> since an organized baseball game had been played at the Neyland Stadium site.<\/p>\n The Bananas played Game 1<\/a> at Covenant Health Park, home of the Knoxville Smokies, on May 21. Game 2 at Neyland Stadium capped a successful two-game swing in Knoxville as part of their 45-state, 75-stadium,\u00a0190-game tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n This will be among the biggest stadiums the Bananas will play in this season. Most of their schedule includes stops at major league ballparks, minor league ballparks and a few NFL stadiums. On June 13, they’ll play at the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium, which has a capacity of 85,458.<\/p>\n Neyland Stadium will remain at or near the top of the largest venues to host the Bananas.<\/p>\n Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email <\/em>adam.sparks@knoxnews.com<\/em><\/a>. X, formerly known as Twitter<\/em>@AdamSparks<\/em><\/a>. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at<\/em> knoxnews.com\/subscribe<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Get the latest news and insight on SEC football by subscribing to the\u00a0SEC Unfiltered newsletter,\u00a0delivered straight to your inbox.<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n