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Galaxy Stadium

Lubbock, United States

60,229

recorded capacity

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

Galaxy Stadium in Lubbock is the 3rd-largest of the 81 listed stadiums that opened in the 1940s. It opened in 1947.

The nearest listed stadium is Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, 237 km away.

Listed for
American football
Tenants
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Surface
Artificial turf
Position
33.59° N, 101.87° W

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in the United States

  1. Michigan Stadium47,371 more107,600
  2. 67 more listed stadiums
  3. Gies Memorial Stadium441 more60,670
  4. Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium263 more60,492
  5. Davis Wade Stadium82 more60,311
  6. Galaxy Stadium60,229
  7. Camping World Stadium10 fewer60,219
  8. Autzen Stadium100 fewer60,129
  9. Milan Puskar Stadium229 fewer60,000
  10. 234 more listed stadiums

All 309 listed in the United States

From the record

Construction began
1947
Owner and operator
Texas Tech University
Main contractor
Oldt-Mid West Company
Recorded construction cost
$ 400,000
Record attendance
61,836 (2013)
Elevation
980 m
Opening order in the United States
joint 84th of 309, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in the United States
0.5%
Latest renovation or expansion
2024, more recent than 140 of the other 155 listed stadiums in the United States with such a year
Compared with the median in the United States
1.9 times the median capacity of 31,500 across its 309 listed stadiums
Opened in the 1940s in the United States
10 of the 309 listed stadiums, this one included
Also opened in 1947 in the United States
AmFirst Stadium, Alfond Sports Stadium
Nearest larger listed stadium
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, 444 km

Chronology

  1. 1947 Opened
  2. 1959 Expanded
  3. 1972 Expanded
  4. 2003 Expanded, Renovated
  5. 2005 Expanded
  6. 2009 Renovated
  7. 2010 Expanded, Renovated
  8. 2013 Expanded
  9. 2022 Renovated
  10. 2024 Renovated

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium · south-east12,000 places, opened 2017237.0 km
  2. Memorial Stadium, Stephenville · south-east24,000 places, opened 1951373.4 km
  3. Amon G. Carter Stadium · east53,294 places, opened 1930430.6 km
  4. DATCU Stadium · east30,100 places, opened 2011439.6 km
  5. Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium · north-east80,126 places, opened 1923444.3 km

Source: Wikipedia, Galaxy Stadium.