The 50 largest high school football stadiums live up to saying: everything is bigger in Texas
Everyone knows high School football is a huge way of life in the Lone Star State. And that love requires a huge stage. So it’s no wonder that Texas has built the biggest, most lavish high school football stadiums in the world.
Consider this: the newest, state-of-the-art cathedral to Friday Night Lights is Legacy Stadium in Katy, which seats 12,000. One of the biggest in Texas, right? Nope. In fact, it doesn’t even crack Texas’ top 30 largest stadiums.
Tarrant County is home to seven of the largest high school stadiums in Texas, including Farrington Field, which is tied for the state’s second-largest with a capacity of 18,500.
Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium, built in 1976, is the largest high school stadium with the a capacity of 19,400. Five of the 50 largest stadiums are named Memorial Stadium.
Think high school football in Texas has only recently exploded? Not really. Eighteen of the top 21 largest stadiums were built before 1980. Of the 50 largest prep stadiums in Texas, 14 were built since 2000.
How big was your high school’s stadium? Here’s a list of the 50 largest high school stadiums in Texas.
The 50 largest high school stadiums in Texas:
Rnk | High School Stadium | City | Built | Capacity |
1 | Memorial Stadium | Mesquite | 1976 | 19,400 |
2 | Farrington Field | Fort Worth | 1939 | 18,500 |
3 | Alamo Stadium | San Antonio | 1940 | 18,500 |
4 | Allen Eagle Stadium | Allen | 2012 | 18,000 |
5 | Buccaneer Stadium | Corpus Christi | 1938 | 18,000 |
6 | Grande Communication Stadium | Midland | 2002 | 18,000 |
7 | Ratliff Stadium | Odessa | 1982 | 17,931 |
8 | San Angelo Stadium | San Angelo | 1956 | 17,500 |
9 | Stallworth Stadium | Baytown | 1969 | 16,500 |
10 | Shotwell Stadium | Abilene | 1959 | 15,075 |
11 | Burger Stadium | Austin | 1975 | 15,000 |
12 | Bobby Lackey Stadium | Weslaco | 1973 | 15,000 |
13 | Homer B. Johnson Stadium | Garland | 1972 | 15,000 |
14 | Tully Stadium | Houston | 1965 | 15,000 |
15 | Dick Bivins Stadium | Amarillo | 1950 | 15,000 |
16 | Kincaide Stadium | Dallas | 2005 | 15,000 |
17 | Memorial Stadium | Victoria | 1966 | 15,000 |
18 | Memorial Stadium | Wichita Falls | 1970 | 14,500 |
19 | John Clark Stadium | Plano | 1977 | 14,224 |
20 | Veterans Memorial Stadium | McAllen | 1976 | 13,500 |
21 | Standridge Stadium | Carrollton | 1963 | 13,000 |
22 | Student Activities Complex | El Paso | 2000 | 13,000 |
23 | Indian Stadium | Port Neches | 1951 | 13,000 |
24 | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Pasadena | 1965 | 12,700 |
25 | Dragon Stadium | Southlake | 2001 | 12,600 |
26 | Coyote Stadium | La Joya | 2000 | 12,600 |
27 | Maverick Stadium | Arlington | 1980 | 12,500 |
28 | Couch Stadium | Addison | 1966 | 12,500 |
29 | Pennington Field | Bedford | 1987 | 12,500 |
30 | Irving School Stadium | Irving | 1956 | 12,500 |
31 | Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex | Georgetown | 2008 | 12,442 |
32 | Clark Stadium | Fort Worth | 1970 | 12,000 |
33 | Birdville ISD Complex | North Richland Hills | 1999 | 12,000 |
34 | The Star in Frisco | Frisco | 2016 | 12,000 |
35 | C.H. Collins Complex | Denton | 2004 | 12,000 |
36 | Guy K Traylor Stadium | Rosenberg | 1960 | 12,000 |
37 | Delmar Stadium | Houston | 1957 | 12,000 |
38 | Legacy Stadium | Katy | 2017 | 12,000 |
39 | Jones-Cowart Stadium | Houston | 1955 | 12,000 |
40 | Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium | Tyler | 1942 | 12,000 |
41 | E.H. Hanby Stadium | Mesquite | 1956 | 11,950 |
42 | PSJA Stadium | Pharr | 1948 | 11,600 |
43 | Waco ISD Stadium | Waco | 2000 | 11,500 |
44 | Wildcat Stadium | Temple | 1965 | 11,500 |
45 | Vernon Newsom Stadium | Mansfield | 2006 | 11,134 |
46 | Bulldog Stadium | Nederland | 1954 | 11,000 |
47 | Abe Martin Stadium | Lufkin | 1973 | 11,000 |
48 | Eagle-Mustang Stadium | Richardson | 2000 | 11,000 |
49 | Comalander Stadium | San Antonio | 1962 | 11,000 |
50 | Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex | Round Rock | 2003 | 11,000 |
Stefan Stevenson: 817-390-7760, @StevensonFWST
This story was originally published August 31, 2017 at 12:33 PM with the headline "The 50 largest high school football stadiums live up to saying: everything is bigger in Texas."