Texas Stadium in Irving, TX

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Historical · NFL

Texas Stadium

Former home of the Dallas Cowboys

Irving, TX

Still to visit

Teams

  • Dallas Cowboys

    NFL · football

    1971–2008

Stadium facts

Capacity
65,675
Source for capacity
Opened
October 24, 1971
Closed December 20, 2008. Imploded April 11, 2010.Source for opened
Cost
$35 million
Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Texas Stadium

    1971–2010

    Source

Timeline

  1. 1971

  2. 1971

  3. 1973

  4. 1979

  5. 2008

  6. 2010

October 15, 1971

Texas Southern wins the first football game

The first football game was on October 15, 1971, and Texas Southern defeated Bishop 34–21. The Cowboys had not yet played. SMU later used the stadium as its home field from 1979 to 1986.

Source

Upcoming schedule

This building is historic, so there is no upcoming home schedule.

Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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