Shields–Watkins Field
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Shields–Watkins Field is the historic playing surface and original name of the football field now encompassed by Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shields–Watkins Field canonical | 4 |
| Shields-Watkins Field | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1469964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shields–Watkins Field Context triple: [Neyland Stadium, formerName, Shields–Watkins Field]
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A.
Stagg Field
Stagg Field was the University of Chicago’s athletic field and stadium, historically significant as the site of the world’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction.
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B.
Hadlock Field
Hadlock Field is a minor league baseball stadium in Portland, Maine, best known as the home of the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, now primarily used by Boston University athletics and formerly an early home venue for the New England Patriots (then Boston Patriots).
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D.
Schaefer Stadium
Schaefer Stadium was an outdoor football stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the New England Patriots before the construction of Gillette Stadium.
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E.
Roy P. Drachman Stadium
Roy P. Drachman Stadium is an outdoor track and field facility in Tucson, Arizona, primarily used for collegiate competitions and training.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shields–Watkins Field Target entity description: Shields–Watkins Field is the historic playing surface and original name of the football field now encompassed by Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
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A.
Stagg Field
Stagg Field was the University of Chicago’s athletic field and stadium, historically significant as the site of the world’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction.
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B.
Hadlock Field
Hadlock Field is a minor league baseball stadium in Portland, Maine, best known as the home of the Portland Sea Dogs, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, now primarily used by Boston University athletics and formerly an early home venue for the New England Patriots (then Boston Patriots).
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D.
Schaefer Stadium
Schaefer Stadium was an outdoor football stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the New England Patriots before the construction of Gillette Stadium.
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E.
Roy P. Drachman Stadium
Roy P. Drachman Stadium is an outdoor track and field facility in Tucson, Arizona, primarily used for collegiate competitions and training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football field
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 35.955°N 83.925°W ⓘ |
| hasNameStatus | historic playing surface name of Neyland Stadium field ⓘ |
| hasPart |
end zones
ⓘ
goal lines ⓘ midfield logo ⓘ sidelines ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Tennessee Volunteers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Tennessee Volunteers
|
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| isWithin |
Neyland Stadium bowl
ⓘ
linked to:
Neyland Stadium
|
| locatedIn |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
University of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| locatedOn | banks of the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alice Watkins Shields
ⓘ
William Leonidas Shields ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | football field at Neyland Stadium ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
University of Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
|
| partOf | Neyland Stadium ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Tennessee Volunteers home football games ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| surfaceType | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Tennessee Volunteers football program
ⓘ
linked to:
Tennessee Volunteers
|
| usedBy |
University of Tennessee athletics
ⓘ
linked to:
Tennessee Volunteers athletics program
|
| usedFor | college football games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shields–Watkins Field Description of subject: Shields–Watkins Field is the historic playing surface and original name of the football field now encompassed by Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.