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Cotton Bowl Stadium

The House That Doak Built
The stadium in 2019
Interactive map of Cotton Bowl Stadium
Former names	Fair Park Stadium(1930–1936)
Address	1300 Robert Cullum Blvd.
Location	Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°46′46″N 96°45′35″W / 32.77944°N 96.75972°W / 32.77944; -96.75972
Owner	City of Dallas
Capacity	92,100[2]
Record attendance	96,009[3] (thrice)
Surface	Natural grass(1930–1969, since 1994)AstroTurf (1970–1993)
Construction
Broke ground	1930[1]
Opened	1930, 95 years ago
Renovated	1936, 1968, 1993, 2008
Expanded	1948–1949, 1993, 2008
Construction cost	$328,200($6.18 million in 2024[4])
Architect	Mark Lemmon, 1930George Dahl, 1936Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, 1993
Structural engineer	Chappell, Stokes & Brenneke, 1948–1949
Tenants
College football State Fair Classic (NCAA) (1925–2019, 2021–present) SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Red River Rivalry (NCAA) (1932–present) Cotton Bowl Classic (NCAA) (1937–2009) First Responder Bowl (NCAA) (2011–2018) Professional football Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952) Dallas Texans (AFL) (1960–1962) Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (1960–1971) Dallas Desire (LFL) (2010) Soccer Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1967–1968) Dallas Burn/FC Dallas (MLS) (1996–2002, 2004–2005) Dallas Trinity FC (USLS) (2024–present) Atlético Dallas (USLC) (beginning 2027)
Website
Official website
The Cotton Bowl
U.S. Historic districtContributing property
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Dallas Landmark Historic DistrictContributing Property
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Texas Centennial Exposition Buildings (1936–1937) (ID86003488[5])
TSAL No.	8200000209
DLMKHD No.	H/33 (Fair Park)
Significant dates
Designated CP	September 24, 1986
Designated TSAL	January 1, 1984
Designated DLMKHD	March 4, 1987[6]

The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park.

The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual college football post-season bowl game known as the Cotton Bowl Classic, after which the stadium is named. Starting on New Year's Day 1937, it hosted the first 73 editions of the game, through January 2009; the game was moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington in January 2010. The stadium hosts the Red River Rivalry, the annual college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns, and formerly, the First Responder Bowl.

The stadium has been home to many football teams over the years, including: SMU Mustangs (NCAA), Dallas Cowboys (NFL; 1960–1971), Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952), Dallas Texans (AFL; 1960–1962), and soccer teams, the Dallas Tornado (NASL; 1967–1968), FC Dallas (MLS; as the Dallas Burn 1996–2004, as FC Dallas 2005), and Dallas Trinity FC (USLS; 2024-). It was also one of the nine venues used for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Prior to Dallas Trinity's inaugural season, it was the largest stadium by capacity in the United States without a professional or college team as a regular tenant.

It became known as "The House That Doak Built," due to the immense crowds that SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s.[7]

In their seventh season, the Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the NFL championship at the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1967.[8][9] The college bowl game that year included SMU and was played the day before, New Year's Eve, which required a quick turnaround to transform the field.[10] The two games were filled to its 75,504 capacity, but both home teams lost to the visitors.

Artificial turf was installed in 1970 and removed in 1993 in preparation for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The elevation of the playing field is approximately 450 feet (140 m) above sea level.

History

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Construction of Fair Park Stadium began in 1930 on the same site as a wooden football stadium that had also been known by the same name. Completed that year, the first game in the stadium was between Dallas-area high schools in October 1930. The original stadium–the lower half of the current facility–was built for a cost of $328,000 and seated 45,507 spectators. The stadium hosted the 1934 Dixie Classic bowl game.[11] The name of the stadium was officially changed to the Cotton Bowl in 1936.

In 1948, a second deck was added to the west side, increasing capacity to 67,000. The east side was double-decked the following year, increasing capacity to 75,504. These decks were added to respond to the demand for fans to watch SMU halfback Doak Walker, leading the Cotton Bowl to be known as "the house that Doak built." The superstructure was also built at this time, creating the distinctive facade for the stadium. In 1968, chair-backs were installed, reducing capacity to 72,032. In 1970, the Cotton Bowl installed an AstroTurf surface, which remained until 1993.

In 1950, as a way to break the Texas League record for opening-day attendance, Richard Burnett got permission to play in the Cotton Bowl, which at the time could hold as many as 75,000. In order to draw a big crowd, he wanted a lineup of former stars to don Dallas Eagles uniforms and face one Tulsa hitter in the top of the first inning. Most of the retired stars were cool to the idea, except for then-current Dallas Eagles manager Charlie Grimm. When the legendary Ty Cobb agreed to come to Dallas, the others followed his lead. Preceding the game was a parade through downtown Dallas. "It was the pre-game show that got 'em", bellowed Dizzy Dean by way of self-congratulation. "Cobb, Cochrane, Home Run Baker, Speaker, and Ol' Diz in Dallas duds." The 54,151 who showed up were lucky enough to see Ty Cobb hit several balls into the stands, just to show he could still handle the bat. The Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team performed on the field prior to the game. Texas governor Allan Shivers threw out the first pitch. Defensively, the old-timer lineup of the Eagles were: Duffy Lewis in left field, Cobb in center field, Texas native Tris Speaker in right field, Frank "Home Run" Baker at third base, Travis Jackson at shortstop, Charlie Gehringer at second base, manager Grimm at first base, Mickey Cochrane at catcher, and former Houston Buffaloes star pitcher Dizzy Dean on the mound. Dean walked the leadoff batter for Tulsa, Harry Donabedian, on a 3–2 count, and then the regular Dallas players took the field. Dean got into an orchestrated rhubarb and was tossed from the game. The attendance figure still stands as the largest in Texas League history and second largest in the history of the minor leagues.

The Cotton Bowl hosted six matches of the 1994 World Cup. To meet FIFA requirements for these games the stadium field was widened, the press box was enlarged and natural grass was re-installed. The playing surface has remained natural grass ever since. Capacity was decreased to 71,615 in 1994 and to 68,252 in 1996.[12] The Stadium also hosted the Gold Cup Soccer Matches in 1993.

In the 2000s (decade), the renewed dominance of both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns created a new interest in their rivalry, and the stadium. Temporary stands were erected in each end zone to increase seating for these games from just over 68,000 to 90,000.

In November 2006, the city of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas finally agreed on funding for a long-planned[13] $50 million renovation, with $30 million of this amount from a city bond.[14] Thus, in April 2007, the schools signed a contract to play at the Cotton Bowl through 2015, coupled with a $57 million fund for upgrades and improvements to the aging stadium.[15] The 2008 Red River Showdown was held on October 11.

The 2008 renovations include the expansion of the seating capacity of the stadium from 68,252 to 92,100,[2] mostly through the complete encircling of the second deck, new media and VIP facilities, a new scoreboard and video screen, updated restrooms and concession areas, lighting, utility and sound upgrades and the replacement of all the stadium's seats. A new record for attendance was set when 96,009 fans attended the 2009 Texas vs. Oklahoma football game.

The renovation was also intended to increase the chances of the Cotton Bowl Classic becoming a part of the Bowl Championship Series. However, the renovation was not enough to prevent the Cotton Bowl Classic from moving out of its namesake stadium after the 2009 game. Dallas' occasionally cold January weather had been a longstanding concern for the game, and was believed to have precluded any prospect of adding it to the BCS even after the expansion. (The Cotton Bowl Classic would eventually be added to the "New Year's Six" College Football Playoff bowls after the game moved to what is now AT&T Stadium.) [16]

On January 1, 2020, the NHL Winter Classic was held at the Cotton Bowl. Over 85,000 attended the match between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators.

On December 6, 2023, it was announced the Red River Rivalry would stay in the Cotton Bowl through 2036. It was also announced with the single largest investment into the stadium from the city of Dallas with an estimated $140 million two-year renovation.[17]

Stadium usage

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The Cotton Bowl has been used by a number of teams in several sports throughout its history, and has hosted three collegiate bowl games. The Cotton Bowl has also hosted large music concerts, including the inaugural Texxas Jam and other similar events.

American football

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Cotton Bowl Classic

[edit] Main article: Cotton Bowl Classic

From 1937 to 2009, the Cotton Bowl hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic, an annual NCAA Division I bowl game. Beginning in 2010, the bowl game has been played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. From 1941 to 1994, the Southwest Conference champion would play in the bowl game; since 1997, the first postseason of the Big 12 Conference, its second-place team has competed against an SEC team in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Dallas Texans (NFL)

[edit] Main article: Dallas Texans (NFL)

The first professional football team in Texas was the Dallas Texans of the National Football League in 1952. Plagued by financial hardship and poor play, the Texans lasted only one season. The team played four games in the Cotton Bowl before going bankrupt, being taken over by the league, and finishing the season as a traveling team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Dallas Cowboys

[edit] Main article: Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys called the Cotton Bowl home for 12 seasons, from the team's formation in 1960 until 1971. The 1966 NFL Championship Game between the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers was played in the Cotton Bowl. After playing their first two home games in 1971 at the Cotton Bowl, the Cowboys opened Texas Stadium in Irving on October 24.

Dallas Texans (AFL)

[edit] Main article: Kansas City Chiefs

The Dallas Texans of the American Football League used the stadium all three of their seasons in Dallas (1960–1962), sharing it with the NFL Cowboys. Following the Texans' 1962 AFL Championship season, owner Lamar Hunt moved the franchise to Kansas City, Missouri and renamed it the Chiefs.

First Responder Bowl

[edit] Main article: First Responder Bowl

From January 2011 until 2018, the Cotton Bowl was the home of the First Responder Bowl, an annual college football bowl game. The game was tentatively named the "Dallas Football Classic" prior to TicketCity being announced as the bowl game's first title sponsor. The game was called the "TicketCity Bowl" for the first two match ups. On October 4, 2012, the name changed again to the "Heart of Dallas Bowl" for eight seasons before changing to the "First Responder Bowl" for the 2018 season. In 2019 the game was relocated to Gerald J. Ford Stadium at Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, to accommodate the 2020 NHL Winter Classic.[18] While originally a temporary measure, the game has remained at Ford Stadium in succeeding years.

The game has had bowl tie-ins with the Big 12 Conference in 2011, Conference USA in 2012, and the Big Ten Conference in both 2011 and 2012. The inaugural game saw the Texas Tech Red Raiders defeat the Northwestern Wildcats, 45–38.

Red River Rivalry

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Main article: Red River Showdown

The annual college football game between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma Sooners, also known before 2005 as the Red River Shootout, is played at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas, instead of on either school's campus. Ticket sales are equally divided between the two schools, and the fans are split on the 50-yard line.[19] Following the 2024 game, the Longhorns have a record of 64–51–5 against the Sooners.

SMU Mustangs

[edit] Main article: SMU Mustangs football

The Cotton Bowl served as the home for the SMU Mustangs football team for two periods in the program's history. SMU played at least a few games at the Cotton Bowl from 1932 onward. They gradually moved more of their home games there during the 1930s and 1940s, as it was double the size of their on-campus stadium, Ownby Stadium. The Mustangs moved there permanently in 1948 due to Doak Walker's popularity. The Mustangs played at the Cotton Bowl until 1978, when they moved to Texas Stadium.

The Cotton Bowl also served as home to SMU in the 1990s, after the team served the NCAA death penalty due to numerous recruiting violations, and spent the first six years after their return at Ownby Stadium. Games moved back to campus in 2000 with the completion of Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

State Fair Classic

[edit] Main article: State Fair Classic

In addition to the Red River Rivalry, the Grambling State University Tigers and the Prairie View A&M University Panthers play each other at the Cotton Bowl in the State Fair Classic. This game often occurs the weekend before the Texas-OU Red River Rivalry game. It is a neutral site for both teams; Grambling State is located in northern Louisiana and Prairie View A&M is located about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Houston. The halftime show, the "Battle of the Bands", is arguably more eagerly anticipated than the game itself. The State Fair Classic is heavily marketed in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, with local hip hop stations encouraging a large turnout among the region's African-American community. The State Fair Classic is currently the largest FCS football game in Texas.

Texas State Fair Classic Showdown

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In 2016, the Texas State Fair in conjunction with the City of Dallas announced an expansion of games played during the state fair for 2018 and 2019. Following the Red River Rivalry weekend, the Texas Southern University Tigers played against the Southern University Jaguars. The game was on a neutral site for both teams, Texas Southern University is centrally located in Houston and Southern University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (South Louisiana). The two schools are long-time SWAC rivals and have nationally recognized marching bands.[20]

Texas high school football

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The Cotton Bowl has a long history of hosting Texas high school football games. From the early days of the stadium, it was used for playoff and championship games. In 1945 and 1967, the stadium hosted two of the largest audiences to ever see a Texas high school football game.[21] In 2011 and 2012, it played host to the North Texas Football Classic to kick off those seasons.

Powderpuff football

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Blondes vs. Brunettes powderpuff football games are played in cities across the United States.[22] Proceeds from the event are donated to The Alzheimer's Association. The annual contests were started by Sara Allen Abbott whose father, Texas State Representative Joseph Hugh Allen, died of Alzheimer's disease in 2008. Looking for a way to raise funds for The Alzheimer's Association, Abbott organized a powderpuff football game in tribute to her father, a lifelong football fan.[23] The games are currently played in over 20 cities throughout the United States. The increasing popularity of the game in the Dallas area resulted in moving the 2012 game to the Cotton Bowl where it could accommodate a larger crowd.[24]

Association football

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1994 FIFA World Cup

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Date	Time (UTC−6)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
1994-06-17	18:30	Spain	2–2	South Korea	Group C	56,247
1994-06-23	18:30	Nigeria	3–0	Bulgaria	Group D	44,132
1994-06-28	15:00	Germany	3–2	South Korea	Group C	63,998
1994-06-30	18:30	Argentina	0–2	Bulgaria	Group D	63,998
1994-07-03	12:00	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Sweden	Round of 16	60,277
1994-07-09	14:35	Netherlands	2–3	Brazil	Quarter-final	63,500

2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Date	Time (UTC−5)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
14 July 2021	20:30	Guatemala	0–3	Mexico	Group A	15,391
18 July 2021	21:00	Mexico	1–0	El Salvador		45,792

On July 29, 2014, the Cotton Bowl hosted a soccer match between Real Madrid and A.S. Roma which was part of the 2014 International Champions Cup and AS Roma won the match 1–0.[25] It also hosted 6 matches of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Other international matches

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Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Attendance
September 8, 1974	Mexico	1–0	United States	22,164
July 10, 1993	Jamaica	0–1	United States	11,642
July 14, 1993	Panama	1–2	United States	13,771
July 17, 1993	Honduras	0–1	United States	16,348
July 21, 1993	Costa Rica	0–1	United States	14,826
March 26, 1994	Bolivia	2–2	United States	26,835
March 25, 1995	Uruguay	2–2	United States	12,242
April 28, 2004	Mexico	0–1	United States	45,048

Dallas Tornado

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Early in their existence, the Dallas Tornado played two seasons of professional soccer in the Cotton Bowl. They spent their inaugural year, 1967, as a franchise of the United Soccer Association and 1968 as members of the North American Soccer League in the Cotton Bowl. For the Tornado, a wider field was installed that required several storm drains to be moved.[26][27] The team moved to P.C. Cobb Stadium for the 1969 season and played at four more venues in the Dallas area before they folded after the 1981 season.[28]

Dallas Burn

[edit] Main article: FC Dallas

The Dallas Burn, a founding member of Major League Soccer (MLS), played at the Cotton Bowl for their first seven seasons between 1996 and 2002.[29] Their first match, played in front of 27,779 spectators on April 14, 1996, was a 1–0 win against the San Jose Clash.[30] The Burn paid $15,000 per match at the Cotton Bowl and lacked control over scheduling and concession sales;[29] the team drew an average attendance of roughly 12,000 to 15,000 until they moved in 2003 to Dragon Stadium in Southlake, Texas.[31][32]

The Burn (later renamed FC Dallas) returned to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 and 2005 seasons while preparing to open their own stadium in Frisco.[33] Their final regular season match at the Cotton Bowl was a 2–2 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3, 2005.[34] FC Dallas later returned to the Cotton Bowl for a doubleheader with a Mexico–Colombia international friendly on September 30, 2009.[35] The event drew 51,012 spectators to the stadium.[36] FC Dallas would not return to the Cotton Bowl until 2024 when they played a preseason friendly against Inter Miami CF, whose popularity had surged following the signing of Lionel Messi.

Dallas Trinity FC

[edit] Main article: Dallas Trinity FC

Dallas Trinity FC, a women's professional soccer team and founding member of the USL Super League, currently plays at the Cotton Bowl. Their first home game was an exhibition match against FC Barcelona Femení on August 30, 2024, followed by their home season opener against DC Power FC on September 7, 2024.[37]

Atlético Dallas

[edit] Main article: Atlético Dallas

Atlético Dallas, an men's expansion club set to join the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer system, in 2027. The club will start a three-year lease in the stadium once they begin play, which would be set to expire in 2029.[38]

Ice hockey

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NHL Winter Classic

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The 2020 NHL Winter Classic was held at the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 2020. The game was hosted by the Dallas Stars against the Nashville Predators; the Dallas Stars won.[39] It was the first Winter Classic appearance for both teams.[40] It also marked the first outdoor NHL game to be hosted in a southern state. The Stars defeated the Predators in a 4–2 comeback victory. Recorded attendance was 85,630, the second highest ever for an NHL game.[41]

Concerts

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Music

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The stadium has also been a venue for a number of historic concerts, most notably that which featured then 21-year-old Elvis Presley, which took place on October 11, 1956, and attracted what was then the largest audience in Texas history for an outdoor concert, in excess of 27,000.

Many consecutive summers of huge concerts, featuring several artists, began in July 1978, with the 1st annual Texxas Jam, which sold out with over 80,000 attendees. For crowd control purposes, ticket sales for any future Cotton Bowl General Admission floor seating was limited, and Jams following the 1978 Jam, never reached 80,000 for that reason. Each Texxas Jam had a unique lineup of major artists chosen by the promoter. Over the years, the Texxas Jam featured some of the top-billed headliner artists of the day, including Aerosmith, Heart, Deep Purple, Boston, Journey, Ted Nugent, Scorpions, Loverboy, Cheap Trick, Van Halen, Blue Öyster Cult, Sammy Hagar, Nazareth, Styx, Foghat, Santana, The Eagles & Triumph, among others.

The annual events came to an end in the summer of 1988, when Van Halen headlined the "Monsters Of Rock" Tour. U2 played here during the first leg of the Popmart Tour

Since then, the stadium has continued to be used as a major concert venue; Eric Clapton held his first three-day Crossroads Guitar Festival there in 2004.

South Korean boy band BTS was set to perform at the stadium on May 9–10, 2020 as part of their Map of the Soul Tour; however, the shows were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[42][43]

The Rolling Stones have played 7 shows at the Cotton Bowl July 6, 1975, October 31, 1981, November 1, 1981, November 10, 1989, November 11, 1989, November 18, 1994, and November 2, 2021.

Date	Artist	Opening act(s)	Tour / Concert name	Attendance	Revenue	Notes
October 11, 1956	Elvis	27,000+
July 6, 1975	Rolling Stones
October 31 – November 1, 1981	Rolling Stones	ZZ Top	Tattoo You Tour	156,000 / 156,000	$2,695,332
December 4, 1982	The Who	The Who Tour 1982	66,611 / 80,000	$1,165,693
September 13 and 14 1985	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A. Tour	126,707 / 126,707	$2,194,492
September 3, 1989	The Who	The Who Tour 1989	35,385 / 36,000	$796,163
November 10 and 11 1989	Rolling Stones	Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour	119,856 / 119,856	$3,410,886
October 10, 1990	ZZ Top	Steve Miller Band	Recycler World Tour	74,100 / 74,100	$1,715,688
November 18, 1994	Rolling Stones	Voodoo Lounge Tour	47,372 / 47,372	$2,530,185
May 12, 1997	U2	Rage Against The Machine	PopMart Tour	38,043 / 45,000	$1,908,637
November 2, 2021	Rolling Stones	Juanes	No Filter Tour	43,469 / 43,469	$8,965,725
May 6, 2022	Coldplay	H.E.R.Leila Pari	Music of the Spheres World Tour	58,669 / 58,669	$6,065,763
September 2, 2023	Karol G	Agudelo	Mañana Será Bonito Tour	68,914 / 68,914	$11,313,933

Drum Corps

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The Cotton Bowl hosted both the 1971 VFW National Championships and the 1991 Drum Corps International World Championships.

In popular culture

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• Football game scenes from the 1977 film Semi-Tough were filmed in the Cotton Bowl.
• The stadium was featured in a 1981 episode of Dallas where J. R. Ewing meets Dusty Farlow.
• In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, two young men are on their way to the Cotton Bowl when they are killed.
• The Cotton Bowl is featured in the 1983 Marvel promotional comic book Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas.
• The rock band Journey recorded two videos in the 1980s in the Cotton Bowl.
• The daytime scenes from the video "I Won't Forget You" by the rock band Poison were recorded during the 1987 Texxas Jam on June 20, 1987, in front of over 80,000 people.
• The rock band Rush played their first concert in the Cotton Bowl in 1979 at Texxas Jam, and again in 1984.
• The 2009 television reality series 4th and Long filmed the majority of its material at the Cotton Bowl.
• In the 1984 Emmy Award-winning made-for-TV film The Jesse Owens Story, made by Paramount Pictures, the Cotton Bowl was used as the Berlin Olympic Stadium for the 1936 Olympics. A local flag maker had to make large Nazi flags and banners to cover up Cotton Bowl emblems and other Texas State Fair items to give the impression that the film took place in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
• In 2010, a commercial for McDonald's was filmed at the Cotton Bowl. The commercial featured Donald Driver, wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers.
• A 2010 episode of The Good Guys, entitled "Dan on the Run," culminated at the Cotton Bowl.
• The WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza was an annual professional wrestling supercard promoted by Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling / World Class Wrestling Association. It was held in October every year from 1984 through 1988.
• The stadium was the location of the Texas High School State Championship game with the East Dillon Lions in the series finale of Friday Night Lights.

Sources

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• "Baseball in the Lone Star State: Texas League's Greatest Hits", Tom Kayser and David King, Trinity University Press 2005
• "Storied Stadiums: Baseball History Through Its Ballparks", Curt Smith, c.2001

See also

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas
• List of Dallas Landmarks
• Lists of stadiums

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Events and tenants
Preceded byfirst stadium	Home of the Dallas Cowboys 1960 – October 11, 1971	Succeeded byTexas Stadium
Preceded byfirst stadium	Home of the Dallas Texans 1960–1962	Succeeded byMunicipal Stadium
Preceded byfirst stadiumDragon Stadium	Home of the Dallas Burn 1996–20022004–2005	Succeeded byDragon StadiumPizza Hut Park
Preceded byfirst stadium	Home of the Cotton Bowl Classic 1937–2009	Succeeded byCowboys Stadium
Preceded byRich Stadium	Host of the Drum Corps International World Championship 1991	Succeeded byCamp Randall Stadium
Preceded byNotre Dame Stadium	Host of the NHL Winter Classic 2020	Succeeded byTarget Field
Preceded byfirst stadium	Home of the Dallas Trinity FC 2024–present	Succeeded bycurrent stadium

v t e Cotton Bowl Classic
History & conference tie-ins	History Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium College Football Playoff New Year's Six Group of Five
Games	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 (January) 1966 (December) 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (January) 2015 (December) 2017 (January) 2017 (December) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 (January) 2023 (December) 2025 (January) 2025 (December)
Notes	There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025. The 2015 (December), 2018, 2021, and 2025 (January) editions were College Football Playoff semifinals.

v t e Dallas Texans
Defunct National Football League club in 1952 Based in Dallas, Texas and Hershey, Pennsylvania
The Franchise	History Players
Chronology	Boston Yanks New York Bulldogs New York Yanks Dallas Texans
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Rubber Bowl
Pro Football Hall of Famers	Art Donovan Gino Marchetti
Lore	Ties to the Baltimore-Indianapolis Colts
Head Coaches	Jim Phelan
Front office	Giles E. Miller (owner) Frank Fitzgerald (general manager) Al Ennis (general manager)
Seasons	1952

v t e Kansas City Chiefs
Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons All-time roster First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Award winners Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium New Chiefs Stadium (2031)
Key personnel	Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Hunt family Lamar Norma Clark H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Quarterback Super Ball Holiday Touchdown ChiefsAholic 101 Awards New Heights
Lore	65 Toss Power Trap 2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams Legion of Zoom Jet Chip Wasp 13 Seconds Corn Dog Tom and Jerry Super Bowl parade shooting 2024 AFC Championship Game
Rivalries	Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles ChargersFormer: St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams (1968–1987; 1995–2015)
Wild card berths (10)	1968 1969 1986 1990 1991 1992 1994 2006 2013 2015
Division championships (17)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference championships (5)	2019 2020 2022 2023 2024
League championships (5)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV) 2022 (LVII) 2023 (LVIII)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KSHB-TV Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

v t e Dallas Cowboys
Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas
Franchise	Franchise History Coaches All-time roster Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Ring of Honor Ford Center at The Star
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium
Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys Cheerleaders Making the Team America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Debbie Does Dallas Doomsday Defense Dirty Dozen The Triplets (Aikman, Irvin, and Smith) Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Tom Landry Tex Schramm Roger Staubach Black Sunday Little Giants Jerry Maguire "Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" "We Dem Boyz" King of the Hill "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk book
Lore	Ice Bowl The Catch Herschel Walker trade Bounty Bowl series Pickle Juice Game 2013 game vs. Denver Broncos 2013 game vs. Green Bay Packers Dez Caught It
Rivalries	Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers/Texans Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Washington Commanders
Division championships (25)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014 2016 2018 2021 2023
Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995
League championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

v t e SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Gardner Park (1919) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1930–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice TCU
Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land 1935 "Game of the Century" Death penalty 2022 Houston game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Dallas Tornado
Founded 1967 Based in Dallas, Texas Club history Dallas Tornado (1967–1981) Dallas Tornado (1971, 1975–1981) (indoor) Sports facilities Cotton Bowl Turnpike Stadium P.C. Cobb Stadium Franklin Stadium Texas Stadium Ownby Stadium Fair Park Coliseum Reunion Arena Culture Dundee United F.C. Important figures Lamar Hunt Kirk Apostolidis John Best Kenny Cooper Sr. Dick Hall Kai Haaskivi Al Miller Ilija Mitić Ron Newman Mike Renshaw Kyle Rote Jr. Mike Stankovic Mirko Stojanović Other topics Related articles
Honors NASL Championship (2) 1971 (Champions) 1973 (Finalist) NASL Regular Season (1) 1973 (Champions) NASL Division titles (4) 1973 (Southern Division) 1974 (Central Division) 1977 (Southern Division) 1980 (Central Division) NASL Indoor Championship (3) 1971 (Champions) 1978 (Champions) 1979 (Champions)
Seasons North American Soccer League(1966–85) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 North American Soccer LeagueIndoor (1971, 1975–84) 1971 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980–81

v t e FC Dallas
Frisco, Texas The Club History Seasons Records Players Stadiums Cotton Bowl Dragon Stadium Toyota Stadium Affiliated clubs North Texas SC (MLS Next Pro) Culture Dallas Beer Guardians Lone Star Legion El Matador MLS Cup 2010 2016 U.S. Open Cup final Rivalries Brimstone Cup Texas Derby Copa Tejas Key personnel Owner Clark Hunt Technical Director Andre Zanotta Head coach Eric Quill
Major honors (2) Supporters' Shield (1) 2016 U.S. Open Cup (2) 1997 2016
Major League Soccer Seasons (30) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e Dallas Trinity FC
Dallas, Texas Club History Records and statistics Players All-time roster Stadiums Cotton Bowl Culture Identity Rivalries Copa Tejas Shield Key personnel Owners Neil Family President Charlie Neil General Manager Chris Petrucelli Head Coach Chris Petrucelli (interim)
USL Super League Seasons (2) 2024–25 2025–26

v t e USL Super League venues
Present	American Legion Memorial Stadium Audi Field Beyond Bancard Field Cotton Bowl Hodges Stadium Lexington SC Stadium Maimonides Park One Spokane Stadium Suncoast Credit Union Field
Future	Breese Stevens Field CHI Memorial Stadium Eleven Park Expo Park Hinchliffe Stadium Oakland Coliseum Ozark United Stadium

v t e USL Championship venues
EasternConference	Al Lang Stadium Carroll Stadium Centreville Bank Stadium Highmark Stadium Hodges Stadium Keyworth Stadium Lynn Family Stadium Maimonides Park Patriots Point Soccer Complex Pitbull Stadium Protective Stadium Segra Field Trinity Health Stadium
WesternConference	Cardinale Stadium Cashman Field Championship Soccer Stadium Heart Health Park ONEOK Field Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Lexington SC Stadium Oakland Coliseum Southwest University Park Toyota Field Weidner Field
Future	AlumniFi Field (2027) Cotton Bowl (2027) Harder Stadium (2027) Railyards Stadium (2027) Ballon Fiesta Park Stadium (TBD) Eleven Park (TBD) Iron District Stadium (TBD) Ozark United Stadium (TBD) Pro Iowa Stadium (TBD)

v t e Former stadiums of the National Football League
Early era:1920–1940	League Park (Akron) (Akron Pros) Armory Park (Toledo Maroons) Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles) Bellevue Park (Green Bay Packers) Bison Stadium (Buffalo Bison/Rangers) Borchert Field (Milwaukee Badgers, Green Bay Packers) Bosse Field (Evansville Crimson Giants) Braves Field (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks) Buffalo Baseball Park (Buffalo All-Americans) League Field (Canton) (Canton Bulldogs) City Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Clarkin Field (Hartford Blues) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Rams) Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals) Commercial Field (New York Brickley Giants) Crosley Field (Cincinnati Reds) Cubs Park/Wrigley Field (Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals) Cycledrome (Providence Steam Roller) Dinan Field (Detroit Wolverines, Detroit Lions) Douglas Park (Rock Island Independents) Duluth's Athletic Park (Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos) East Hartford Velodrome (Hartford Blues) Ebbets Field (New York Brickley Giants, Brooklyn Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers) Eclipse Park (Louisville Breckenridges) Fenway Park (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks) Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers) Frankford Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets) Griffith Stadium (Washington) Hagemeister Park (Green Bay Packers) Horlick Field (Racine Legion, Racine Tornadoes) Kinsley Park (Providence Steam Roller) Knights of Columbus Stadium (Orange Tornadoes) Lakeside Park (Canton Bulldogs) League Park (Cleveland Tigers, Indians/Bulldogs, Rams) Lexington Park (Minneapolis Marines) Luna Park (Cleveland Panthers) Minersville Park (Pottsville Maroons) Muehlebach Field (Kansas City Blues/Cowboys) Nash Field (Kenosha Maroons) Navin Field/Briggs Stadium (Detroit Heralds/Tigers, Panthers, Lions) Neil Park (Columbus Wagner Pirates) Newark Schools Stadium (Newark Tornadoes) Newark Velodrome (Newark Tornadoes) Nickerson Field (Boston Braves) Nicollet Park (Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets) Normal Park (Chicago Cardinals) Parkway Field (Louisville Brecks) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Brickley Giants) Shaw Stadium (Cleveland Rams) Shibe Park (Philadelphia Eagles) Spartan Municipal Stadium (Portsmouth Spartans) Sportsman's Park (St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis Gunners) Staley Field (Decatur Staleys) Star Park (possible, Syracuse Pros) Swayne Field (Toledo Maroons) Thompson Stadium (Staten Islands Stapletons) Triangle Park (Dayton Triangles) Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers) Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees, New York Giants)
Post-war andpre-merger era:1941–1969	Alumni Stadium (Boston Patriots) Astrodome (Houston Oilers) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) Balboa Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts) Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos) Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions) Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns) Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals, Card-Pitt) Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles, Phil-Pitt Steagles) Cotton Bowl (Dallas Texans, Dallas Cowboys) District of Columbia Stadium/Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins) Dyche Stadium (Chicago Bears) Ebbets Field (Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers) Fenway Park (Boston Yanks, Boston Patriots) Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Steelers, Phil-Pitt Steagles, Card-Pitt) Frank Youell Field (Oakland Raiders) Franklin Field (Philadelphia Eagles) Griffith Stadium (Washington Redskins) Harvard Stadium (Boston Patriots) Jeppesen Stadium (Houston Oilers) Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) Kezar Stadium (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders) League Park (Cleveland Rams) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers) Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins) Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Nickerson Field (Boston Patriots) Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers) Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Bulldogs, New York Titans/Jets) Rice Stadium (Houston Oilers) Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Shea Stadium (New York Jets) Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints) War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills) Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers) Wrigley Field (Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals) Yankee Stadium I (New York Yanks, New York Giants)
Current era:1970–present	Anaheim Stadium (Los Angeles Rams) Astrodome (Houston Oilers) Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Ravens) Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams) Candlestick Park (San Francisco 49ers) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns) Cotton Bowl (Dallas Cowboys) The Dome at America's Center (St. Louis Rams) Foxboro Stadium (New England Patriots) Georgia Dome (Atlanta Falcons) Giants Stadium (New York Giants, New York Jets) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Vikings) Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) Kingdome (Seattle Seahawks) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Raiders) Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins) Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos) Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders) RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts) Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins) San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers) Shea Stadium (New York Jets, New York Giants) Silverdome (Detroit Lions) Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) Tampa Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Texas Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers) Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions) Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints) Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles) War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills) Yankee Stadium I (New York Giants)
Stadiumsused byNFL teamstemporarily	Alamodome (New Orleans Saints)1 Chicago Stadium (Chicago Bears) Champaign Memorial Stadium (Chicago Bears)† Clemson Memorial Stadium (Carolina Panthers)† Dignity Health Sports Park (Los Angeles Chargers)† Frankford High School's Community Memorial Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)1 Giants Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Grant Field (Atlanta Falcons) Husky Stadium (Seattle Seahawks)1† Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Tennessee Oilers)† LSU Tiger Stadium (New Orleans Saints)1 Marquette Stadium (Green Bay Packers) Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1 Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)1 Stanford Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)1 Huntington Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1† University of Minnesota Memorial Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)1 Vanderbilt Stadium (Tennessee Titans)† Yale Bowl (New York Giants)†
Architecture portal Sports portal †= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time 1 = A team used the stadium when their permanent stadium was unable to be used as a result of damage.

v t e Former stadiums of Major League Soccer
List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Arrowhead Stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium Cardinal Stadium Camping World Stadium CEFCU Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark Cotton Bowl Dragon Stadium Empire Field Foxboro Stadium Giants Stadium Historic Crew Stadium Houlihan's Stadium Invesco Field at Mile High Lockhart Stadium Mile High Stadium Nippert Stadium Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Ohio Stadium Raymond James Stadium Rice–Eccles Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robertson Stadium Rose Bowl SeatGeek Stadium Stevens Stadium

v t e Outdoor NHL venues
Atlantic	BMO Field (Toronto) Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, and Edgewood Tahoe Resort (Boston) LoanDepot Park (Florida) Michigan Stadium (Detroit) Citi Field, Ralph Wilson Stadium and Tim Hortons Field (Buffalo) Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay) TD Place Stadium (Ottawa)
Metropolitan	Carter–Finley Stadium (Carolina) Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) Heinz Field (Pittsburgh) Nationals Park and Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Washington) Ohio Stadium (Columbus) Yankee Stadium and MetLife Stadium (New Jersey, New York Islanders)
Pacific	BC Place (Vancouver) Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) Levi's Stadium (San Jose) McMahon Stadium (Calgary) T-Mobile Park (Seattle)
Central	Busch Stadium (St. Louis) Coors Field, Falcon Stadium, and Edgewood Tahoe Resort (Colorado) Cotton Bowl Stadium and AT&T Stadium (Dallas) Mosaic Stadium and Princess Auto Stadium (Winnipeg) Nissan Stadium (Nashville) TCF Bank Stadium and Target Field (Minnesota) Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, and Notre Dame Stadium (Chicago)
Exhibition venues	Caesars Palace Conception Bay Sports Arena Marquette Branch Prison

v t e College football venues in Texas
Division IFBS	ACC Gerald J. Ford Stadium (SMU) American Alamodome (UTSA) DATCU Stadium (North Texas) Rice Stadium (Rice) Big 12 Amon G. Carter Stadium (TCU) Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech) McLane Stadium (Baylor) Space City Financial Stadium (Houston) CUSA Bowers Stadium (Sam Houston) Sun Bowl (UTEP) SEC Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) Kyle Field (Texas A&M) Sun Belt UFCU Stadium (Texas State)
Division IFCS	Southland Memorial Stadium (Commerce) (East Texas A&M) Husky Stadium (Houston Christian) Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium (Incarnate Word) Provost Umphrey Stadium (Lamar) Homer Bryce Stadium (Stephen F. Austin) Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium (UT Rio Grande Valley) SWAC Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View A&M) Shell Energy Stadium (Texas Southern) The United Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium (Abilene Christian) Memorial Stadium (Stephenville) (Tarleton State)
Division II	Lone Star Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium (West Texas A&M) Jackson Field (Sul Ross State) Javelina Stadium (Texas A&M–Kingsville) LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field (Angelo State) Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls) (Midwestern State) Ratliff Stadium (UT Permian Basin)
Division III	AmericanSouthwest Gordon Wood Stadium (Howard Payne) Ornelas Stadium (East Texas Baptist) Shelton Stadium (Hardin–Simmons) Crusader Stadium (Mary Hardin–Baylor) SAA Birklebach Field (Southwestern) Trinity Multi-Purpose Stadium (Trinity) SCAC Bulldog Stadium (Texas Lutheran) Jerry Apple Stadium (Austin) Wilford Moore Stadium (McMurry)
NAIA	Sooner Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium (Texas Wesleyan) Greg Sherwood Memorial Stadium (Wayland Baptist) Lumpkins Stadium (Nelson) Rose Stadium (Texas College)
AT&T Stadium Cotton Bowl NRG Stadium Toyota Stadium

v t e First Responder Bowl
Formerly known as the TicketCity / Heart of Dallas Bowl
2011 2012 2013 2014 (Jan) 2014 (Dec) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 (Jan) 2025 (Dec)
Cotton Bowl (2011–2018) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2019–present)

v t e Current NCAA Division I FBS bowl game stadiums
Alamodome (Alamo) Albertsons Stadium (Famous Idaho Potato) Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, East–West Shrine) Amon G. Carter Stadium (Armed Forces) Arizona Stadium (Arizona) AT&T Stadium (Cotton) Bank of America Stadium (Duke's Mayo) Brooks Stadium (Myrtle Beach) Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, Sugar) Camping World Stadium (Pop-Tarts, Citrus, Cure) Chase Field (Rate) Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex (Hawaii) Cramton Bowl (Salute to Veterans) EverBank Stadium (Gator) Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton) Fenway Park (Fenway) Ford Center at The Star (Xbox, Frisco) Ford Field (GameAbove Sports) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (First Responder) Hancock Whitney Stadium (68 Ventures, Senior) Hard Rock Stadium (Orange) Independence Stadium (Independence) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Liberty) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Peach) Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Military) Nissan Stadium (Music City) NRG Stadium (Texas) Protective Stadium (Birmingham) Raymond James Stadium (Gasparilla, ReliaQuest) Rose Bowl (Rose) Snapdragon Stadium (Holiday) SoFi Stadium (LA) State Farm Stadium (Fiesta) Sun Bowl (Sun) University Stadium (New Mexico) Yankee Stadium (Pinstripe)
College Football Playoff games shown in italics

v t e Football stadiums of the Southwestern Athletic Conference
East Division	Louis Crews Stadium (Alabama A&M) ASU Stadium (Alabama State) Daytona Stadium (Bethune Cookman) Bragg Memorial Stadium (Florida A&M) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson State) Rice–Totten Field (Mississippi Valley State)
West Division	Casem-Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State) Simmons Bank Field (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium (Grambling State) Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Prairie View A&M) A. W. Mumford Stadium (Southern) Shell Energy Stadium (Texas Southern)
Classics	Legion Field (Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State) Camping World Stadium (Bethune–Cookman vs. Florida A&M) Caesars Superdome (Grambling State vs. Southern) Cotton Bowl (Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M) NRG Stadium (Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Jackson State vs. Tennessee State)

v t e 1994 FIFA World Cup stadiums
Citrus Bowl (Orlando) Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Foxboro Stadium (Foxborough) Giants Stadium (East Rutherford) Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac) RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) Rose Bowl (Pasadena) Soldier Field (Chicago) Stanford Stadium (Stanford)

v t e Venues of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Allegiant Stadium AT&T Stadium BBVA Stadium Children's Mercy Park Cotton Bowl Exploria Stadium NRG Stadium Q2 Stadium State Farm Stadium Toyota Stadium
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v t e Football stadiums of the Southeastern Conference
Current home stadiums	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Alabama) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (Arkansas) Little Rock War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas, alternate) Jordan–Hare Stadium (Auburn) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Florida) Sanford Stadium (Georgia) Kroger Field (Kentucky) Tiger Stadium (LSU) Davis Wade Stadium (Mississippi State) Faurot Field (Missouri) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (Ole Miss) Williams–Brice Stadium (South Carolina) Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) Kyle Field (Texas A&M) FirstBank Stadium (Vanderbilt)
Neutral sites	AT&T Stadium (Arkansas vs. Texas A&M) EverBank Stadium (Florida vs. Georgia) Cotton Bowl (Oklahoma vs. Texas)
SEC Championship Game	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017–present) Georgia Dome (1994–2016) Legion Field (1992–1993)
Bowl games	Caesars Superdome (Sugar Bowl) Camping World Stadium (Citrus Bowl) Bank of America Stadium (Duke's Mayo Bowl) EverBank Stadium (Gator Bowl) Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Bowl) Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Liberty Bowl) Nissan Stadium (Music City Bowl) Raymond James Stadium (Outback Bowl & Gasparilla Bowl) NRG Stadium (Texas Bowl) Protective Stadium (Birmingham Bowl)

v t e Venues of the X League
X League	Budweiser Events Center CFE Arena CFG Bank Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FLA Live Arena Hard Rock Live H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Hershey Centre Highmark Stadium Huntington Center Infinite Energy Arena Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Now Arena Orleans Arena QuikTrip Park Ralston Arena Resch Center Riccardo Silva Stadium Ricoh Coliseum Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ShoWare Center Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Arena Toyota Park UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Valley View Casino Center VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral
LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Listsby county	Anderson Andrews Angelina Aransas Archer Armstrong Atascosa Austin Bailey Bandera Bastrop Baylor Bee Bell Bexar Blanco Borden Bosque Bowie Brazoria Brazos Brewster Briscoe Brooks Brown Burleson Burnet Caldwell Calhoun Callahan Cameron Camp Carson Cass Castro Chambers Cherokee Childress Clay Cochran Coke Coleman Collin Collingsworth Colorado Comal Comanche Concho Cooke Coryell Cottle Crane Crockett Crosby Culberson Dallam Dallas Dawson Deaf Smith Delta Denton DeWitt Dickens Dimmit Donley Duval Eastland Ector Edwards El Paso Ellis Erath Falls Fannin Fayette Fisher Floyd Foard Fort Bend Franklin Freestone Frio Gaines Galveston Garza Gillespie Glasscock Goliad Gonzales Gray Grayson Gregg Grimes Guadalupe Hale Hall Hamilton Hansford Hardeman Hardin Harris Harrison Hartley Haskell Hays Hemphill Henderson Hidalgo Hill Hockley Hood Hopkins Houston Howard Hudspeth Hunt Hutchinson Irion Jack Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jim Hogg Jim Wells Johnson Jones Karnes Kaufman Kendall Kenedy Kent Kerr Kimble King Kinney Kleberg Knox La Salle Lamar Lamb Lampasas Lavaca Lee Leon Liberty Limestone Lipscomb Live Oak Llano Loving Lubbock Lynn Madison Marion Martin Mason Matagorda Maverick McCulloch McLennan McMullen Medina Menard Midland Milam Mills Mitchell Montague Montgomery Moore Morris Motley Nacogdoches Navarro Newton Nolan Nueces Ochiltree Oldham Orange Palo Pinto Panola Parker Parmer Pecos Polk Potter Presidio Rains Randall Reagan Real Red River Reeves Refugio Roberts Robertson Rockwall Runnels Rusk Sabine San Augustine San Jacinto San Patricio San Saba Schleicher Scurry Shackelford Shelby Sherman Smith Somervell Starr Stephens Sterling Stonewall Sutton Swisher Tarrant Taylor Terrell Terry Throckmorton Titus Tom Green Travis Trinity Tyler Upshur Upton Uvalde Val Verde Van Zandt Victoria Walker Waller Ward Washington Webb Wharton Wheeler Wichita Wilbarger Willacy Williamson Wilson Winkler Wise Wood Yoakum Young Zapata Zavala
National parks	Big Bend National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
United States National Register of Historic Places listings Keeper of the Register History of the National Register of Historic Places Property types Historic district Contributing property

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