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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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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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)
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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.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 14 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.