Amon G. Carter Stadium
| Amon G. Carter Stadium | |
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| The stadium before the Armed Forces Bowl game between the Air Force Falcons and the California Golden Bears (36:42) on December 31, 2007 | |
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| place | 2850 Stadium Drive Fort Worth , Texas 76129
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 42 '34.7 " N , 97 ° 22' 5.2" W |
| owner | Texas Christian University |
| operator | Texas Christian University |
| start of building | 1929 |
| opening | October 11, 1930 |
| First game | October 11, 1930 TCU Horned Frogs - Arkansas Razorbacks 40: 0 |
| Renovations | 2010–2012 |
| Extensions | 1948, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1985, 1991, 2008 |
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Natural grass : 1930–1972, since 1992 artificial turf : 1973–1991 |
| costs | 164 million US dollars (2010-2012) US dollars (2008) 13 million |
| architect | William Jasdon (1929) HKS, Inc. (2010–2012) |
| capacity | 45,000 places (since 2012) 32,000 places (2011) 44,358 places (2008–2010) 44,008 places (1991–2007) 46,083 places (1956–1990) 37,000 places (1953–1955) 33,000 places (1950–1952) 30,500 places (1948 –1950) 22,000 seats (1930–1947) |
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The Amon G. Carter Stadium is a college football - stadium in the US city of Fort Worth in the state of Texas . It is located on the campus of Texas Christian University (TCU) and is the home ground of college football teams of the TCU Horned Frogs . The facility is the venue for the annual Armed Forces Bowl , which has been held since 2003. It is named after the businessman and editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper , Amon G. Carter (* 1879, † 1955), who made a generous donation for the construction of the stadium.
history
The stadium was built from 1929 to 1930 with a capacity of 22,000 spectators and inaugurated on October 11th of that year. It replaced Clark Field. The first football game took place on the opening day against the Arkansas Razorbacks (40-0), the team from the University of Arkansas . In the 1940s and 1950s several expansions took place, which increased the capacity to 37,000 by 1953. A two-story press box was added in 1956. In the same year a second tier was built, bringing the capacity to 46,083 places. In 1985 (lower tier) and 1991 (upper tier) the seats were replaced, thereby reducing the capacity to 44,008. Until 1972, the stadium was played on natural green. In 1992 the artificial turf was replaced by natural turf.
2002 took by supporting David E. Bloxom Sr. Foundation , a new video - scoreboard erected in the end zone in the north. After a donation in 2003 by Father WA "Monty" Moncrief Sr. and son WA "Tex" Moncrief Jr. for the football department over three million US dollars , the playing field of the sports facility was named WA "Monty & Tex" Moncrief Field . In August 2008, the stadium was expanded to include the Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and the Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center . Furthermore, 250 club seats and six luxury boxes were added for a total of 13 million US dollars. The costs were fully covered by nine donors.
On November 14, 2009, 50,307 spectators attended the Horned Frogs game against the Utah Utes . This is still the record crowd at the Amon G. Carter Stadium. The TCU won the game 55:28. From 2010 to 2012, the stadium underwent a major renovation for $ 164 million. The west and east sides as well as the northern end zone were modernized.
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Amon G. Carter Stadium satellite image (2001). The Schollmaier Arena can be seen at the bottom right of the picture. It is the home of the university's basketball teams.
Name plate on the stadium (May 2007)
Stadium under renovation (May 2011)
Aerial photo from September 2012
Renovated end zone in April 2016
The home stand (April 2016)
Web links
- gofrogs.com: stadium on the site of the TCU Horned Frogs (English)
- hksinc.com: Stadium renovation on the website of HKS, Inc. (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ gofrogs.com: WA Monty & Tex Moncrief Field Dedication Set article from September 18, 2003 (English)
- ↑ gofrogs.com: No. 4 TCU crushes No. 16 Utah, 55-28 article, November 14, 2009
