Ranking The 11 Largest Football Stadiums In The State Of Texas

Kyle Field Texas A&M stadium in College, Station Texas the largest football stadium in Texas

Football just means more in Texas. That is not an opinion, it is a fact.

There is a reason why half of the 11 largest high school football stadiums in the country are found in the Lone Star State. Texans show up for games under the Friday night lights. But the same is true on Saturday and Sunday as we see below because of the 11 largest football stadiums in Texas they are all college or professional stadiums.

Ranking The 11 Largest Football Stadiums In Texas

Two of the 10 largest football stadiums in the country can be found in Texas. They are the top two below. We go through all of the biggest Texas football stadiums below in reverse order, from 11 down to 1. Interestingly, if we were to include other sports there would be a baseball stadium at #9 but this was a list of strictly football stadiums.

11. McLane Stadium: 45,140 Capacity

Home to the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas, McLane Stadium aka ‘Baylor Stadium’ is the 11th largest football stadium in Texas. This is a pretty new stadium as far as football stadiums go. They broke ground in 2012 and it was opened in 2014 with a cost of $266 million.

The 45,140 seating capacity includes 39 suites, 74 loge boxes, 1,200 outdoor club seats, and a student section with 6,700 seats. The stadium is expandable up to 55,000 but there is no sense in pushing it that far just yet. Sitting on the river, the aerial view of Baylor Stadium is gorgeous.

T-9. Rice Stadium: 47,000 Capacity

Home to the Rice Owls Football Team, Rice Stadium in Houston is tied as the 9th largest football stadium in the state of Texas with a 47,000 seating capacity. Built in 1950, Rice Stadium actually hosted the Super Bowl in 1974, Super Bowl VII, between the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins where the Phins won 24-7.

President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice Stadium on September 12, 1962 and unlike many of the other stadiums on this list, it used to have a seating capacity of 70,000 and has since been reduced down to the current 47,000 seating capacity.

T-9. Amon G. Carter Stadium: 47,000 Capacity

Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth is home to the TCU Horned Frogs, SMU’s rival from across the metro area. It is tied as the 9th largest football stadium in the state of Texas with a seating capacity of 47,000.

Back in 2019, it underwent a $118 million expansion on the east side of the stadium. This came after a $164 million restoration project between 2010-2012. Known as “The Carter” and “Hell’s Half Acre,” you almost never hear the full official name of Amon G. Carter Stadium but that’s what it is!

8. Sun Bowl: 51,500 Capacity

The Sun Bowl stadium in El Paso, Texas is home to the UTEP Miners in Conference USA. It has a seating capacity of 51,500 making it the 87h largest stadium in the country.

Currently, the field is made of FieldTurf but it has also been AstroPlay, AstroTurf, and natural grass throughout the years. But it has been FieldTurf since 2015. A $15 million renovation project was announced back in 2018 to build in luxury boxes and a new press facility and that was completed prior to the 2021 season.

7. Jones AT&T Stadium: 60,454 Capacity

Not to be confused with AT&T Stadium where Jerry Jones’ team plays, the Jones AT&T Stadium aka ‘The Jones’ in Lubbock, Texas is home to the Red Raiders of Texas Tech and is the 7th largest football stadium in the state with a seating capacity of 60,454 for football games.

First built in 1947, it underwent a major expansion in 1959 and again in 1972. It has since undergone modernization updates over the years, most recently in 2013. A $60 million 2006 upgrade added luxury boxes, an upper deck, parking garage, and more.

6. Alamodome: 64,000 Capacity

One of the most famous multi-use stadiums in Texas, the Alamodome in San Antonio has a 64,000 seating capacity for football but the total capacity expands up to 77,000 for concerts.

The Alamodome hosts the annual Alamobowl but it is also home to the UTSA Roadrunners. It was previously home to the San Antonio Spurs (1992-02), and it also hosts annual UIL State Football Playoff games.

5. NRG Stadium: 72,220 Capacity

NRG Stadium is home to the Houston Texans and the Rodeo. It also hosts the Texas Bowl, has hosted WrestleMania, the Final Four and NCAA National Championship (basketball), and it will host 2026 World Cup games. It’s the 5th largest stadium in Texas with a seating capacity of 72,220 but honestly it feels a LOT larger than that on the inside.

I caught the Final Four and National Championship here in 2024 when UConn won it all. It was my first time at NRG Stadium for those two games. We had a suite with a bartender and an ice cream cart that would come around every night to serve us ice cream. That was PEAK living. It did not get better than that.

4. AT&T Stadium: 80,000 Capacity

Arguably the best known stadium in Texas these days, AT&T Stadium aka ‘Jerry World’ in Arlington is home to the Dallas Cowboys and countless concerts. It has an 80,000 seating capacity on game days but can expand to 100K for certain events. Jerry World also hosts the Big 12 Championship Game, Cotton Bowl Classic, Southwest Classic, and will be a major host of the 2026 World Cup.

AT&T Stadium has everything. They spared no expense with the luxury amenities. Its twin video boars are also among the highest-definition stadium screens of any stadium in the world.

3. Cotton Bowl: 92,100 Capacity

The Cotton Bowl is the third-largest football stadium in the state of Texas with a 92,100 seating capacity. It is the largest stadium in the Dallas metro area, hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic from 1937 through 2009, is the annual host of the Red River Rivalry neutral site game between UT and Oklahoma.

There was a stretch where the Dallas Cowboys calls the Cotton Bowl home, between 1960–1971. It has also hosted the SMU Mustangs, Dallas Texans, and others as well as one of the 1994 World Cup venues. The Cotton Bowl is 95 years old and still going strong!

2. Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: 100,119 Capacity

The Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (DKR Stadium), formerly known as the War Memorial Stadium and/or the Texas Memorial Stadium, is home to the University of Texas-Austin Longhorns. With a capacity of 100,119 it is the 2nd largest football stadium in the Lone Star State but it is also the 7th largest sports stadium in the entire United States.

This stadium goes BACK. It was first built in 1924 and has underwent multiple rounds of renovation and expansion throughout the years, most recently from 2019-2021. The Longhorns set their attendance record at this stadium on October 19, 2024 in a game against the Georgia Bulldogs when they somehow squeezed 105,215 spectators into the game, a game that Georgia won 30-15.

1. Kyle Field: 102,733 Capacity

Kyle Field in College Station isn’t just the largest football stadium in Texas, it is the 4th largest sports stadium in the entire United States. Kyle Field only trails Ohio Stadium, Beaver Stadium, and Michigan Stadium in total capacity.

It is home to the Texas A&M Aggies, of course. TAMU set an attendance record at Kyle Field on October 11, 2014 against the Ole Miss Rebels when they packed 110,633 people into the stadium. At the time, that set a record for the largest football game ever attended in the state of Texas *and* the most-attended game with an SEC team but that record has since been broken by the Tennessee-Virginia Tech ‘Battle at Bristol’ game in 2016.