Amon G. Carter Stadium

Opened in 1929

About Amon G. Carter Stadium

Amon G. Carter Stadium is a College Football stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. It opened in 1929. It was designed by HKS. It seats 47,000. Its current tenant is TCU Horned Frogs (College Football), since 1929. By capacity it ranks 68th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 48th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 39th longest single tenancy (97 years) of the 100 longest on record.

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Photo of Amon G. Carter Stadium
Photo by Michael Barera. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

47,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1929

Location

Fort Worth, Texas 76129

Elevation

625 ft

190 m above sea level

Architect

HKS

Operator

Texas Christian University

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

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Teams

Home seasons at Amon G. Carter Stadium by team, 1929–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
TCU Horned Frogs
While based here: 98 seasons · 563-469-32 regular season · 36 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1929–present
Big 12 2012–2026 · Mountain West 2005–2011 · C-USA 2001–2004 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1903–1928
  2. Amon G. Carter Stadium 1929–present
College Football 1929–present

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Amon G. Carter Stadium?

The capacity of Amon G. Carter Stadium is 47,000.

When was Amon G. Carter Stadium built?

Amon G. Carter Stadium opened in 1929.

Who designed Amon G. Carter Stadium?

Amon G. Carter Stadium was designed by HKS.

Who operates Amon G. Carter Stadium?

Amon G. Carter Stadium is operated by Texas Christian University.

Who plays at Amon G. Carter Stadium?

Amon G. Carter Stadium is the home venue of TCU Horned Frogs.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 32.7098, -97.3682
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Maverick Stadium 1980– 14 mi
Cravens Field 15 mi
College Park Center 2012– 15 mi
AT&T Stadium 2009– 16 mi
Globe Life Field 2020– 17 mi
Arlington Stadium 1965–1994 17 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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