Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
The stadium on the night of October 29, 2011 | |
| Former names | War Memorial Stadium (1924–1947) Memorial Stadium (1948–1976) Texas Memorial Stadium (1977–1995) |
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| Location | 405 East 23rd Street Austin, Texas 78712 |
| Coordinates | 30°17′01″N 97°43′57″W / 30.28367°N 97.73256°W |
| Owner | University of Texas |
| Operator | University of Texas |
| Capacity | 100,119 |
| Record attendance | 105,215 (Georgia Bulldogs vs. Texas Longhorns, October 19, 2024) |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2009–present) Natural grass (1996–2008) Artificial turf (1969–1995) Natural grass (1924–1968) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 4, 1924 |
| Opened | November 8, 1924 (first game) November 27, 1924 (dedication) |
| Renovated | 1955, 1977, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013 |
| Expanded | 1926, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1997–1999, 2006–2009, 2019–2021 |
| Construction cost | US$275,000 ($5.05 million in 2024 dollars) North End zone Expansion US$149.9 Million South End zone Expansion US$200 Million |
| Architect | Herbert M. Greene |
| General contractor | Walsh and Burney |
| Tenants | |
| Texas Longhorns (NCAA) (1924–present) | |
| Website | |
| texassports.com/texasmemorialstadium | |
Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium (formerly War Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, and Texas Memorial Stadium), located in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas, has been home to the Longhorns football team since 1924. The stadium has delivered a home field advantage with the team's home record through December 21, 2024 being 406–123–10 (.763). The official stadium seating capacity is 100,119, making the stadium the fourth largest in the Southeastern Conference, the seventh largest stadium in the United States, and the ninth largest stadium in the world.
The DKR–Texas Memorial Stadium attendance record of 105,215 spectators was set on October 19, 2024, when Texas played the University of Georgia Bulldogs.