BREAKOUT | KYLE FIELD
GLORY DAYS
• DEC. 21, 2014: West side imploded to make room for next era of Kyle Field
•2013: The first phase of
the $450 million redevelopment begins with the east
and south sides.
Capacity: 106,500
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STORY & GRAPHIC BY JORDAN OVERTURF | [email protected]
he new Kyle Field stadium will be more
advanced than any previous iteration.
There's no denying it.
The last vestiges of the old, gray facade will
come tumbling down early Sunday morning at
the push of a button. It may seem like a drastic
change to perform a complete face-lift, but for many
Aggies, Kyle Field has always
been on a path of growth.
•1999: "The Fan Zone"
and third deck are added to
north side of Kyle Field.
Capacity: 82,600
From wooden stands to three decks and a
swaying press box, the essence of Kyle Field goes
beyond a record of 397-159-19 in football.
Three U.S. presidents have visited the field.
Dozens of governors, too. Dignitaries and celebrities of all types have made the trip to the Home
of the 12th Man.
In more than 100 years, Kyle Field
has changed facets more than a dozen
times. But the Aggie spirit remains the
same.
EAGLE FILE PHOTO
•1996: Astroturf is
replaced with grass field.
180 FEET
•1979: Third decks added
to east and west sides; the
press box is built above the
third deck on the west side.
Capacity: 72,000
The height to the top of
the west side press box. A
spokesperson from the Texas A&M system said
the height of the new canopy is 178 feet.
•1970: The grass field is
replaced with Astroturf.
•1967: A second deck is
added to all three sides of
the stadium.
Capacity: 49,000
83,000
COURTESY OF CUSHING
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
•1954: A portion of the upper deck and a press box are
built on the west side.
Capacity: 41,500
•1929: The east and north
sides of the stadium are
constructed. All three sides
would later become the first
deck of the stadium.
Capacity: 35,000
SQUARE FEET
The square-footage for the west side will increase to a 130,000
square-feet on the ground, thanks to the Hall of Champions. The
numbers below show just how much the west side will grow when
the stadium opens Sept. 12 for the game against Ball State.
KYLE FIELD IMAGE BY DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP | GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY JORDAN OVERTURF/THE EAGLE
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BY THE NUMBERS WEST SIDE OF THE STADIUM
OLD 25,184 SEATS
NEW 20,542 SEATS
DECKS
47 SECTIONS
927 ROWS
75 SUITE BOXES
SEATS
THE $450 MILLION
REDEVELOPMENT WILL ...
STADIUM CAPACITY
OLD 82,600
NEW 102,512
300
PERCENT
INCREASE IN RESTROOMS
IN THE NEW STADIUM
-MAKE KYLE FIELD THE LARGEST STADIUM IN TEXAS
-THE LARGEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
-FOURTH LARGEST STADIUM IN THE U.S.
AGGIE FOOTBALL
HOME RECORD
WINNINGEST COACHES AT KYLE FIELD
COURTESY OF CUSHING
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
•1907: Edwin Kyle
purchases the grand stands
from the Brazos County
fairgrounds.
Capacity: 500
DANA X.
HOMER
72-12-1
49-5-3
35-18-3
SLOCUM
•1927: The first
concrete stadium is built,
starting with the west side of
the stadium.
397-159-19
R.C.
BIBLE
1989-02
NORTON
1917-28
HOME RECORD AT CONCRETE
STADIUM BUILT IN 1927
296-145-12
1934-47
TOP 5 Pre-REDEVELOPMENT ATTENDANCE RECORDS
1
90,079
vs. Nebraska (No. 8)
Nov. 20, 2010
2
88,645
vs. Texas (No. 25)
Nov. 24, 2011
3
88,253
vs. Texas (No. 12)
Nov. 24, 2007
4
87,555
vs. Texas (No. 5)
Nov. 23, 2001
5
88,645
vs. LSU (No. 6)
Oct. 20, 2012
KYLE FIELD TIMELINE: MAKING HISTORY FROM THE GROUND UP
Edwin Jackson Kyle, class of 1899, did more than just give Aggie football players a place to fight it out on the
gridiron. His allotment of 400-square-acres for a football field in 1904 set the stage for what would become an
icon of Aggieland, and home of the 12th man. The fenced off field featured wooden benches, which were paid for
by Kyle out of his own pocket. The total cost? $312. Follow the timeline up the page to see the field of dreams
evolve into a $450 million state-of-the-art stadium.