The new press box tower and other additions gave Sanford Stadium an additional 287 seats. That raises the capacity to 93,033, the first permanent seating increase since 2004.

Sanford Stadium has a new official capacity: 93,033. The increase of 287, from 92,746, came after the second phase of a $68.5 million renovation to the 95-year-old stadium.

In Brief. Sanford Stadium unveils new press box named after Georgia legends Dan Magill and Claude Felton. Dan Magill’s name will be on the 500 level; Claude Felton’s name on the 400 level.

Construction commenced in 1928, and Sanford Stadium officially opened on October 12, 1929, at a cost of US$360,000, which, adjusted for inflation, equates to approximately $6.14 million today.