Kyle Field

Kyle Field
"Home of the 12th Man"
	A panorama of the interior of Kyle Field, 2015
Location	756 Houston Street,; College Station, Texas 77843, United States
Capacity	102,733 (2015–present); Former List 106,511 (2014); 82,589 (2012–2013); 83,002 (2008–2011); 82,600 (2001–2007); 80,650 (1999–2000); 58,292 (1998); 70,210 (1992–1997); 72,387 (1982–1991); 70,016 (1980–1981); 54,000 (1977–1979); 48,000 (1967–1976); 41,500 (1953–1966); 40,000 (1949–1952); 32,890 (1927–1948); ;
Record attendance	110,633 (October 11, 2014 vs. Ole Miss)
Surface	Latitude 36 Bermudagrass (2017–present); Tifway 419 Bermudagrass (1996–2017); AstroTurf (1970–1995); Grass (1927–1969)
Scoreboard	(1x) 163 feet wide by 47 feet high; (2x) 54 feet wide by 36 feet high
Construction
Broke ground	May 1927 (established and created in 1904)
Opened	September 24, 1927
Renovated	1953, 1967, 2003, 2014–2015
Expanded	1953, 1967, 1980, 2000, 2014–2015
Construction cost	$650 (original grandstand cost, $23,806 in 2023 dollars); $483,888,885 (2014–2015 expansion)
Architect	F. E. Geisecke (original structure); Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (North End zone addition, 1978 Expansion, 1966 Expansion); Populous (2014–2015 Redevelopment)
General contractor	J. E. Johnson Construction Co. (original construction); Manhattan-Vaughn (2014–2015 Redevelopment)
Tenants
	Texas A&M Aggies football (NCAA) (1927–present)

Kyle Field is the American football stadium located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, United States. It has been the home to the Texas A&M Aggies football team in rudimentary form since 1904, and as a permanent concrete stadium since 1927. The seating capacity of 102,733 in 2021 makes it the largest in the Southeastern Conference and the fourth-largest stadium in the NCAA, the fourth-largest stadium in the United States, and the sixth-largest non-racing stadium in the world and the largest in Texas.

Kyle Field's largest game attendance was 110,633 people when Texas A&M lost to the Ole Miss Rebels by the score of 35–20 on October 11, 2014. This was the largest football game attendance in the state of Texas and SEC history at the time. The record for a game involving an SEC team was surpassed by the Battle At Bristol.

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