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Today with a capacity over 80,000, Royal Memorial Stadium looks very different than when it opened. After playing more than two decades at Clark Field, it was time for the Longhorns to look to the future and build a new stadium for the Texas Longhorns. Led by Athletic Director L. Theo Bellmont the University decided to construct a new stadium in the early 1920’s. The stadium was built in 1924 and the Longhorns played their first game at Memorial Stadium on November 8, 1924. At a cost of $275,000, Memorial Stadium had a seating capacity of 27,000. As interest in the team increased so did the stadium.
 

Two years after opening, Memorial Stadium was expanded on the north side to give it a horseshow configuration increasing the capacity to 40,500. By the 1940 season the east and west grandstands were expanded and the grandstand on the south side of the field was built allowing 60,000 fans at Memorial Stadium. Lights were added at Memorial Stadium in 1955 and Astroturf replaced the grass field in 1969. The upper deck was constructed in 1971. Fans attending games at Memorial Stadium in the 1990’s saw numerous changes. In 1996, the playing field was changed to grass and a new video/scoreboard was added. Memorial Stadium was officially renamed Darrell K. Royal – Texas 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. The last expansion at Memorial Stadium occurred before the 1999 season when the track around the field was removed and the field was lowered three feet allowing for additional stands along the field. Today, Royal Memorial Stadium has a seating capacity of 85,123 as Longhorn fans continue to pack the stadium. After the 2005 season, the Longhorns added a 55ft. high by 134ft. wide video display to the south endzone. Current plans call for the north endzone to be expanded to include an upper deck, a club seats and a war memorial plaza for the 2008 that will increase the seating capacity to 90,000.

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-Conference: Big 12
-Capacity: 85,123
-Surface:  Grass
-Opened: November 8, 1924
-Cost: $275,000
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