Amon G. Carter Stadium

  • TCU Horned Frogs (NCAA ) (since 1930)
  • Armed Forces Bowl

The Amon G. Carter Stadium is a football stadium in the U.S. city of Fort Worth, on the campus of Texas Christian University. It is home of the TCU Horned Frogs, and is the venue for the annual Armed Forces Bowl, which has been held since 2003. It is named after businessman and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Amon G. Carter.

The stadium was opened in 1930 with a capacity of 22,000 spectators and replaced the Clark Field. The first game was played against the team from the University of Arkansas on October 11, 1930. In the 1940s and 1950s several extensions took place, which until 1953 increased the capacity to 37,000. A two-story press box was added in 1956. In the same year a second rank was built, which brought the capacity to 46,083 seats. In the years 1985 and 1991, the seats were replaced, thus, the capacity decreased to 44 008. In 1992, the artificial turf was replaced with natural grass.

2002 was erected by supporting the David E. Bloxom Sr. Foundation, a new scoreboard. Currently, the stadium is expanded. This should provide space for 50,000 spectators. On 8 February 2008, a part of the newly constructed sections collapsed, and the works were interrupted.

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