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Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Austin, United States

100,119

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Michigan Stadium, 107,600

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin is the 9th-largest of the 2,233 stadiums on this site. It opened in 1924.

The nearest listed stadium is Q2 Stadium, 11.6 km away.

Listed for
American football
Tenants
Texas Longhorns
Surface
Artificial turf
Position
30.28° N, 97.73° W

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in the United States

  1. Michigan Stadium7,481 more107,600
  2. 2 more listed stadiums
  3. Kyle Field2,614 more102,733
  4. Tiger Stadium2,202 more102,321
  5. Neyland Stadium1,796 more101,915
  6. Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium100,119
  7. Bryant–Denny Stadium42 fewer100,077
  8. Sanford Stadium7,086 fewer93,033
  9. Cotton Bowl8,019 fewer92,100
  10. 299 more listed stadiums

All 309 listed in the United States

From the record

Construction began
1924
Owner and operator
University of Texas
Recorded construction cost
US$275,000
Record attendance
105,215 (2024)
Opening order in the United States
joint 29th of 309, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in the United States
0.8%
Latest renovation or expansion
2021, more recent than 120 of the other 155 listed stadiums in the United States with such a year
Compared with the median in the United States
3.2 times the median capacity of 31,500 across its 309 listed stadiums
Opened in the 1920s in the United States
41 of the 309 listed stadiums, this one included
Also opened in 1924 in the United States
Tiger Stadium, Soldier Field, Ross–Ade Stadium and 5 more
Nearest larger listed stadium
Kyle Field, 138 km

Chronology

  1. 1924 Opened
  2. 1926 Expanded
  3. 1948 Expanded
  4. 1955 Renovated
  5. 1964 Expanded
  6. 1968 Expanded
  7. 1971 Expanded
  8. 1977 Renovated
  9. 1986 Renovated
  10. 1996 Renovated
  11. 1997 Expanded
  12. 1999 Expanded
  13. 2002 Renovated
  14. 2005 Renovated
  15. 2006 Expanded
  16. 2009 Expanded
  17. 2011 Renovated
  18. 2013 Renovated
  19. 2019 Expanded
  20. 2021 Expanded

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Q2 Stadium · north20,738 places, opened 202111.6 km
  2. UFCU Stadium · south-west28,388 places, opened 198147.4 km
  3. Alamodome · south-west64,000 places, opened 1993120.3 km
  4. Kyle Field · east102,733 places, opened 1905138.3 km
  5. McLane Stadium · north45,140 places, opened 2014153.5 km

Source: Wikipedia, Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.