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Memorial Stadium in 1996 after legendary
Longhorns
Coach Darrell Royal. The following year, 14 suites were
added on the west side and in 1998, the 5,000 seat upper deck was
constructed on the east side along with 52 luxury suites. In 1999, the
track around the field was removed and the field was lowered three
feet, allowing for additional seats along the field. After the 2005
season, the Longhorns added a 55ft. high by 134ft. wide video display
to the south endzone. It has been nicknamed, Godzillatron, and is the
largest videoboard in college football. Temporary seating was added in
the south endzone in 2006 and expanded for the 2007 season. After two
expansions over the past two years, Royal Memorial Stadium is now the
largest stadium in Texas with a seating capacity of over 100,000. Over
9,000 seat lower deck was added in the north endzone in 2008. Before
the 2009 season, construction was completed on the north endzone upper
deck. This expansion includes 2,000 club seats , 44 luxury suites and
a food court for fans. Fieldturf replaced the natural grass field
prior to the 2009 season. Future plans call for the stadium to be
expanded in the south endzone increasing the seating capacity to
112,000. Plans for this project have not been approved.
