Texas Longhorns Football Stadium

The University of Texas at Austin is represented by its athletic teams, the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I, as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The University of Texas System's flagship school is the University of Texas at Austin. It was chosen as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 Sports Illustrated review and provides a broad range of varsity and intramural sports programs.

What is the name of the Texas Longhorns Football Stadium?

The Longhorns football team has played their home games at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium (previously War Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, and Texas Memorial Stadium), which is situated on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, since 1924. The stadium is the fourth largest in the Southeastern Conference, the seventh largest in the US, and the ninth largest in the globe, with an official seating capacity of 100,119.

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium Construction and Cost

Memorial Stadium was built for $275,000, as students' and alumni's donations helped to finance its construction. More than $165,000 was raised in March 1924 during an on-campus pledge drive.

In July 2021, the $175 million south end zone extension of the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, was finished. The school borrowed the remaining $50 million through revenue bonds, with donations accounting for the rest of the funding. The earnings from the sale of tickets and VIP seating were used to pay off the bonds.

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium Seating Capacity

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium has undergone several significant changes in seating capacity since its construction in 1924. Initially, the stadium was built with a seating capacity of 27,000. In 1926, the stadium underwent its first major expansion, increasing the capacity to 40,500. A renovation in 1948 further boosted the seating capacity to 60,136, reflecting the growing popularity and success of the Texas Longhorns football program.

The stadium's capacity was increased to 80,082 in 1999 when the track was removed, new seats were added to the west grandstand, and the field was lowered seven feet to make room for new front-row and field-level seats on the east and west grandstands. In 2009, the stadium experienced another transformative renovation which increased the seating capacity to 100,119.

Here is a list showing the seating capacity of Texas Longhorns Stadium over the years:

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium Seating Chart

Here is the Texas Longhorns Football Stadium seating chart, as of December 2024:

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium Parking Chart

Here is the Texas Longhorns Football Stadium parking chart, as of December 2024:

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium Other Events

Texas Longhorns Football Stadium’s main purpose of the stadium is to host college football games. This stadium serves as the home field for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns. Every year, the Austin Bowl game is played there as well. However, in the past, the stadium has also been used for music concerts.

Concerts

The stadium had its first ever concert in 1995. After that, only one concert concert took place in 2022.