Reliant Stadium

Opened in 2002

About Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium is a former name of NRG Stadium, used 2002–2013. NRG Stadium is an NFL stadium in Houston, Texas. It opened in 2002. It was designed by Populous. It seats 71,054. Its current tenant is Houston Texans (NFL), since 2002. It was formerly home to Houston Cougars (College Football, 2013). By capacity it ranks 8th of 30 current NFL venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 281st oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Reliant Stadium — Photo by User eschipul on Flickr. License: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

71,054

Source: Wikidata

#8 in NFL of 30

Year Opened

2002

#17 oldest in NFL of 30

Address

1 NRG Parkway, Houston, Texas 77054

Elevation

50 ft

15 m above sea level

#10 lowest in NFL of 30

Architect

Populous

Operator

SMG

Address 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

Home seasons at Reliant Stadium by team, 2002–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Houston Texans While based here: 25 seasons · 176-219-1 regular season · 9 postseason trips · 2026 in progress NFL · 2002–present Territory map on ImperialismMap	NFL	2002–present
Houston Cougars While based here: 1 season · 8-4 regular season · 1 postseason trip College Football · 2013 American 2013 · FBS (Division I-A) Territory map on ImperialismMap Public School Stadium 1946–1950 Houston Stadium 1951–1964 Houston Astrodome 1965–1993 Robertson Stadium 1994–2012 Reliant Stadium 2013 John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium 2014–present	College Football	2013

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 Reliant Stadium?

The capacity of Reliant Stadium is 71,054.

When was Reliant Stadium built?

Reliant Stadium opened in 2002.

Who designed Reliant Stadium?

Reliant Stadium was designed by Populous.

Who operates Reliant Stadium?

Reliant Stadium is operated by SMG.

Who plays at Reliant Stadium?

Reliant Stadium is the home venue of Houston Texans.

Where did the Houston Cougars play before Reliant Stadium?

Before moving to Reliant Stadium in 2013, the Houston Cougars played at Robertson Stadium from 1994 to 2012.

Where did the Houston Cougars play after Reliant Stadium?

After leaving Reliant Stadium in 2013, the Houston Cougars moved to John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium in 2014.

Sources

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

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
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 15 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

NRG Stadium

2014 - Present

Reliant Stadium

2002 - 2013

Current

Location

Coordinates: 29.6849, -95.4108

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
NRG Astrodome	1965–2008	0.2 mi
Colt Stadium	1962–1964	0.3 mi
NRG Arena	1974–	0.4 mi
Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field	1950–	2.0 mi
Houston Stadium	1950–	2.2 mi
Compaq Center	1975–	3.5 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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