Editing Kyle Field (section)

{{Short description|Football stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas}}
{{For|the musician|Kyle Field (musician)}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Kyle Field
| nickname            = "Home of the [[12th Man (Texas A&M)|12th Man]]"
| logo_image =
| logo_size = 70
| image               = Kyle_Field_Panorama.jpg
| image_size      = 250
| caption             = A panorama of the interior of Kyle Field, 2015
| location            = 756 Houston Street,<br />[[College Station, Texas]] 77843, United States
| broke_ground        = May 1927 (established and created in 1904)
| opened              = September 24, 1927
| expanded            = 1953, 1967, 1980, 2000, 2014–2015
| renovated           = 1953, 1967, 2003, 2014–2015
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = 
| operator            = 
| surface             = [[Bermudagrass|Latitude 36 Bermudagrass]] (2017–present)<br />[[Bermudagrass|Tifway 419 Bermudagrass]] (1996–2017)<br />[[AstroTurf]] (1970–1995)<br />[[Grass]] (1927–1969)
| scoreboard          = (1x) 163 feet wide by 47 feet high<ref name="Daktronics">{{cite web|url=http://www.daktronics.com/news/Pages/Texas-AM-University-to-Install-Largest-Video-Display-in-College-Football.aspx |title=Texas A&M University to Install Largest Video Display in College Football|publisher=Daktronics|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><br />(2x) 54 feet wide by 36 feet high<ref name="Daktronics"/>
| construction_cost   = $650 (original grandstand cost, ${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|650|1899}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<ref name="Dethloff, Henry C. p.505">Dethloff, Henry C., ''A Centennial History of Texas A&M University, 1876-1976'', p.505.</ref><br />$483,888,885 (2014–2015 expansion)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tamus.edu/texas-am-system-releases-cost-figures-on-renovation-of-historic-kyle-field/|title=Texas A&M System Releases Cost Figures on Renovation of Historic Kyle Field| date=January 13, 2016 |publisher=[[Texas A&M System]]|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>
| architect           = F. E. Geisecke (original structure)<ref>{{cite web |title=Reorientation and Expansion|url=http://universityarchitect.tamu.edu/campus-evolution/1920-to-1941/|publisher=Texas A&M University|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><br />[[Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam]], Inc. (North End zone addition, 1978 Expansion, 1966 Expansion)<br />Populous (2014–2015 Redevelopment)
| general_contractor  = J. E. Johnson Construction Co. (original construction)<ref>{{cite news |title=First Unit Of Concrete Stadium Will Be Ready By Thanksgiving|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48167100/|newspaper=[[The Bryan-College Station Eagle]]|date=June 25, 1927|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><br />Manhattan-Vaughn (2014–2015 Redevelopment)
| seating_capacity    = 102,733 (2015–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://12thman.com/facilities/?id=1 |title=Kyle Field|publisher=12th Man Foundation|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><br />
'''Former'''
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* 106,511 (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/02/more-potties-better-messaging-set-for-the-new-kyle-field/#20782101=0|title=More potties, better messaging set for the new Kyle Field|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903133631/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/02/more-potties-better-messaging-set-for-the-new-kyle-field/#20782101=0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 82,589 (2012–2013)<ref name="aggieathletics.com">{{cite web |title=2012 Texas A&M Football Media Guide|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/fls/27300/pdfs/2012-13/football/guide/2012mg-fb-pt8.pdf?SPSID=632660&SPID=93232&DB_OEM_ID=27300|publisher=Texas A&M Department of Athletics|access-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>
* 83,002 (2008–2011)<ref name="ky3">{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D92REV682.html|title=A&M Boasts Trio of Talented Tailbacks|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=September 2, 2008|access-date=September 2, 2008}}</ref>
* 82,600 (2001–2007)
* 80,650 (1999–2000)
* 58,292 (1998)
* 70,210 (1992–1997)
* 72,387 (1982–1991)
* 70,016 (1980–1981)
* 54,000 (1977–1979)
* 48,000 (1967–1976)
* 41,500 (1953–1966)
* 40,000 (1949–1952)
* 32,890 (1927–1948)
}}
| record_attendance   = Football: 110,633 (October 11, 2014, vs. [[Ole Miss football|Ole Miss]])<ref name="KF_Attendance">{{cite web |title=Bo Wallace (3 TDs), No. 3 Ole Miss drub No. 14 A&M to stay undefeated|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400548368|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> <br />
Concert: 110,905 ([[George Strait]], June 15, 2024)<ref name="Brooks">{{Cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |date=2024-06-16 |title=George Strait Breaks Attendance Record With Largest Concert Ever Held in the U.S. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/george-strait-breaks-concert-attendance-record-1235710814/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
| former_names        = 
| tenants             = [[Texas A&M Aggies football]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1927–present)
}}
'''Kyle Field''' is an [[American football]] [[stadium]] in [[College Station, Texas]] located on the campus of [[Texas A&M University]]. It has been the home to the [[Texas A&M Aggies football]] team in rudimentary form since 1904, and as a permanent concrete stadium since 1927.<ref name=Timeline>[http://www.12thman.com/sports/2015/7/30/kyle_timeline.aspx Historical timeline of Kyle Field]</ref> 
The [[seating capacity]] of 102,733 in 2021 makes it the largest in the [[Southeastern Conference]] and the [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums|fourth-largest stadium]] in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], the [[list of American football stadiums by capacity|fourth-largest stadium in the United States]], and the [[list of stadiums by capacity|sixth-largest non-racing stadium]] in the world and the largest in [[Texas]].

Kyle Field's largest game attendance was 110,633 people when Texas A&M lost to the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]] by the score of 35–20 on October 11, 2014.<ref name="KF_Attendance">{{cite web |title=Bo Wallace (3 TDs), No. 3 Ole Miss drub No. 14 A&M to stay undefeated|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400548368|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> This was the largest football game attendance in the state of Texas and SEC history at the time. The record for a game involving an SEC team was surpassed by the [[Battle at Bristol]].

Kyle Field played host to the largest ticketed concert in United States history in June 2024, when [[George Strait]] played before a crowd exceeding 110,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Strait Breaks Record in Kyle Field |date=June 18, 2024 |url=https://today.tamu.edu/2024/06/18/george-strait-makes-history-at-kyle-field/}}</ref>