Kyle Field is a football stadium located on Texas A & amp; M University at College Station, Texas. It has been home to the Texas A & S football team. M Aggie in the form that has not been perfect since 1904, and as a complete stadium since 1927. This is known as "12th Human Home" .
The seating capacity of 102,733 in 2015 makes it the largest stadium in the Southeast Conference and the fourth largest stadium in the NCAA, the fourth largest stadium in the United States, and the fifth largest non-racing stadium in the world. In the state of Texas, Kyle Field has the largest regular seat capacity, while AT & amp; T Stadium has a larger overall capacity.
Kyle Field's biggest fight was 110,631 when Texas A & amp; M lost to Ole Miss Rebels with a score of 20-35 on October 11, 2014. This is the biggest soccer game in the state of Texas and the history of the SEC.
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In the fall of 1904, Edwin Jackson Kyle, a graduate of 1899 from Texas A & amp; M and horticulture professor, was appointed president of the General Athletics Association. Kyle wants to secure and develop an athletic field to promote school athletics. Texas A & amp; M did not want to provide funds, so Kyle fenced off the southwest corner of the campus that had been assigned to him for agricultural purposes. Using $ 650 of his own money, he buys a covered stand from Bryan's night rink and builds wooden benches to increase seating capacity to 500.
On November 10, 1904, the Board of Directors of Texas A & amp; M sets this area as a permanent athletic field, which serves as a home for soccer and baseball teams. Once established, students support field naming after founder and builder. Thus, in 1906, the Cadet Corps unofficially named the field of "Kyle Field" in Kyle's honor.
In 1921, the November match between Texas A & amp; M Aggies and their archrival University of Texas at Kyle Field became the first college football game to offer live, play-by-play broadcasts.
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The Aggies enjoyed an unbeaten season in 1919, collecting a combined score of 275-0. Aggie supporters began demanding for the stadium, but only $ 2,400 was raised in 1920. In 1927, the school chose to build a new concrete stadium, costing $ 345,001.67 or $ 365,000, depending on the source.
The new stadium - roughly corresponds to the bottom of the structure of the east and west of the current grandstands - opened later that year. By 1929, the stadium had become a horseshoe 32,890 seats, with a temporary seat for an additional 5,000. The space inside the horseshoe was enough to allow the tracks around the field. Capacity was raised to 41,500 in 1953 when the partial second deck and press box were added at a cost of $ 346,000.
In 1956, the Texas A & amp; M officially named the stadium "Kyle Field," though unofficially called by that name for more than half a century. Although some people believe that the field was named after Dr. J. Allen Kyle, member of the Board of Directors from 1911 to 1915, the Board of Directors decided that Kyle Field was actually named for E.J. Kyle '99.
Over the second deck and other improvements were added in 1967 to increase the capacity to 48,000 at a cost of $ 1,840,000. In 1974, two large flagpoles were added at the south end of the stadium to commemorate Lt. William B. Blocker, Texas A & M class of 1945.
The expansion continued in 1980, when the third deck was added to Kyle Field, bringing its capacity to 70,000. Construction takes place during the football season, and students are allowed into the area because each row of seats is added. In 1981, 16-feet (4.9 m) - high-spelling letters "BIN FIELD" were installed.
The Bernard C. Richardson zone was added in 1999 at a cost of $ 32.9 million increasing capacity to 82,600. For games with high demand, temporary seats are installed in the southern end zone and folding chairs are placed on the sidelines. In the fall of 2003, the Bright Football Complex was completed at the south end of the stadium. The facility (named for its main donor, former Dallas Cowboys Bum Bright owner) includes a player lounge overlooking Kyle Field, a dressing room, one of the country's largest training and rehabilitation facilities, and a state-of-the-art academy.
The field had grass surfaces until 1970, when Astroturf was installed. It returned to the surface of the grass in 1996. Since then, the grass has consistently received praise from the players and coaches. For their efforts, the ground guards were honored in 2004 as winners of the STMA College of the Year Football Field.
renovations 2013-2015
On 1 May 2013, the Texas A & amp; M agreed to rebuild Kyle Field for $ 485 million. Renovations temporarily increased the official seating capacity to 106,511 people for the 2014 season, making it the largest soccer stadium in Texas and the SEC (surpassing Neyland Stadium with 57 seats) and the nation's third largest football stadium.
The renovations were done in two different phases around the football season, and started immediately after the end of the 2013 season game in November with the student side boom. The renovation of the stadium was completed at the start of the 2015 season bringing the official capacity to 102,733. Per local media, KBTX, the main milestone for Kyle Field's project is as follows, with sequential and gradual construction to allow regular home football games in the stadium for the 2013, 2014, and 2015 seasons. Renovations finish ahead of schedule and under budget.
- Phase I (November 2013): First deck decking from the east side of the stadium, first deck reconstruction, and southern end zone construction, which includes seating, media interview area, 12th Man Production and related gameday support, as well as commissary and recruitment areas.
- Phase II (November 2014): Demolition of the entire west side of the stadium, complete development of the southern tip zone, and reconstruction of the west side.
Other important items included in the scope of work for redevelopment Kyle's field includes:
- Unloading the Read Building, G. Rollie White Coliseum, and the Netum Steed power and conditioning facility, all adjacent to or part of Kyle Field
- Construction of a new power and conditioning laboratory training area on the university's western campus
- Lowered the playing field by about 7 feet and the relocation of the playing surface about 18 feet to the south allows for an additional six rows of seats around the stadium
- Relocation of existing south end scorers and video boards reuses the right components to provide scoring facilities on the outside of the northern end zone structure: New interior scoreboard locations will be established in the southern end zone and the northeast and northwest corner of stadium developed.
- Construction of a tree-lined path along both sides of Houston Street from George Bush Drive to the mall area of ​​the east stadium
- New "South Side Upper Level" (with additional upper deck seating and concourse), has an estimated seating capacity of 12,000 with an additional future potential of 7,000 seats, with seats to be placed underneath and above the new top concourse.
Important event
On November 26, 1999, just one week after the collapse of Aggie Bonfire, Aggies beat the 20th 20th-ranked Texas Longhorns in an emotional comeback game before the 86,128th recounting crowd. Other significant events occurred on September 22, 2001, 11 days after the September 11 attacks and the first match for Aggies after the attack, in which the students organized "Red, White and Blue-Out". The students assigned each deck with different colors (red on the third deck, white on the second deck, and blue on the first deck) to wear for the match against Oklahoma State. Despite the short notice, participants follow instructions, resulting in a red, white, and blue stadium. More than $ 150,000 was raised in the sale of clothes, donated to FDNY charities.
Big 12 Texas A & amp; The last M and the last match scheduled against the University of Texas Longhorns occurred on 24 November 2011.
Texas A & amp; M Southeastern Conference football match (SEC) first occurred on September 8, 2012 against the University of Florida Gators.
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Place intimidation
Kyle Field is sometimes regarded as one of the most intimidating college football stadiums in the country by various media and sports writers. Contributed to his reputation in the 1990s, Texas A & amp; M boasted one of the country's best home records on 55-4-1, including 31 successive victories at Kyle Field 1990-1995 and 22 straight from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2015 However, Texas A & amp; M at Kyle Field is 70-37 (65.4% winning percentage, down from 93.2% in the 1990s). Through November 14, 2015, Kyle Field's overall record at the field location was 402-161-19 (70.7%) while the overall record since the construction of the stadium in 1927 was 301-147-12 (66.7%).
Stadium features
Bernard C. Richardson Zone
The Bernard C. Richardson Zone, named for the 1941 petroleum engineering graduate and Texas A & amp; M Distinguished Alumnus, located at the northern end of Kyle Field, replaces the old horse deck that connects the east and west wings of the stadium.. The $ 32.9 million expansion adds more than 20,000 seats, and sits 65 feet (20 m) closer to the field than the previous seats. The zone was not officially opened for warning alerts after the A & amp; Fire Warning M Storm in 1999, and then at full capacity the next day for a grudge match against the University of Texas, which set a current record of 86,128 fans in attendance. Over the next few years, Aggies set a record of consecutive attendance for the season.
The base rate of The Zone contains Texas A & amp; M Sports Museum, the only national all-sports museum funded primarily by former athletes (The Texas A & M Letterman Association). The museum contains a revolving exhibit that focuses on a variety of university sports at Texas A & amp; M, while the permanent exhibit tracks the history of school sports and some of the more valuable traditions.
The Zone contains four levels of seating area, with the first and fourth deck containing a bench seat. One deck is made up entirely of fancy boxes, while the last deck is a sitting chair. Known as The Zone Club, 1,900 open seat seats are considered the main seating area on Kyle's field. The Zone Club lies beneath the fourth deck, which means its inhabitants are protected from the rain, wind, and blazing Texas sun. The area has a bar and a full-service concession area, with a pre-game buffet offered for those with seats in the area. The Zone Club also has sixteen televisions housed in various areas so that the participants can also supervise other games played throughout the country.
old press box
Kyle Field's old press box is located at the top of the deck to the west of the stadium, which is over 120 feet (37 m) above the field. The press box has two levels, holding more than 250 press members, with print journalists stationed at the top and radio and television journalists sitting on lower levels.
During the singing of Aggie War Hymns, where Aggie fans hooked their arms and swayed simultaneously throughout the stadium, it was rumored that the entire upper west deck (including the press box) was swaying, though the press box was supported by three concrete pillars. It often surprises journalists who have not covered Aggie's previous encounter. In 2003, the press box was declared a high-rise building, and Texas A & amp; M was forced to renovate to meet federal, state and local regulations on fire safety and America with Disabilities Act.
TV Man 12
During the 2006 offseason, the older Jumbotron was removed and replaced with 3,954 square feet (367.3 m 2 ) Mitsubishi Diamond Vision improved the resolution of LED videoboard in the southern end zone, at the second largest time in the athletic college and one of the top ten in the world. The Texas A & amp; M Athletic Department has dubbed the new "12 Man TV" screen, although some fans call it "Gigatron". The 110 feet (34 m) tall structure contains 590,000 pixels on 154 video panels with screen sizes 74 by 54 feet (23 x 16 m). The athletic department also updated media equipment to enable the production and broadcasting of enhanced definition videos to the screen. This addition to Kyle Field is accompanied by an LED ribbon board mounted along the second deck facade that surrounds the stadium. At 1,130 feet (340 m), it is the second longest ribbon board in college sports and second worldwide just for Sun Life Stadium in Miami. In conjunction with this project, additional upgrades include upgrading video boards to Reed Arena and Olsen Field.
Inaugurated in September 2014, a LED videoboard measuring 47 x 163 feet, 7,661 square feet (711,7 m 2 ) is installed in the southern end zone above the new seating, remains as the largest in college athletics until Auburn launched 57 by 190Ã, ft, 10,830 sq feet (1,006 m 2 ) LED videoboard at Jordan-Hare Stadium which was completed in August 2015.
Reveille's tomb
When Aggie's first mascot, Reveille, died, he was buried at the northern end of Kyle Field so that the score of Aggie football matches was always visible from the site. The next reveilles is buried next to him. The development of Bernard C. Richardson Zone has disrupted mascot graves, so the tombs are temporarily moved across the stadium. Upon completion of the addition, the dedicated grave is dedicated directly outside the Zone and a small electronic scoreboard is installed in the Zone so the score will remain visible. Traditionally, when the current Reveille or the former died, a military funeral was held at Kyle Field. Over 10,000 people attended the service for Reveille IV. In 2013, Reveille VII, who retired in May 2008, was given a reduced memorial service at Reed Arena, rather than a funeral service. According to the Commander of the Corps, since he is a dog, not a human, he does not believe 21 pistols of respect or a game of "Taps" is appropriate, even though he has no involvement in planning a funeral ceremony. Some fans are not happy with the change. It was also announced that Reveilles's previous corpse would be unearthed as part of Kyle Field renovation and moved across the street, similar to what was done on previous renovations.
Other events are held at Kyle Field
During the summer, young athletes are invited to Kyle Field for a football training camp. In the fall, the stadium plays host to various high school football playoffs Texas. The stadium is home to Texas A & amp; M Corps of Cadets annual Weekend Review and Final Review of Parents. From 1990 to 2013 it was the venue for the "Cross-Town Showdown" high school soccer game between Bryan Vikings and A & amp; M Consolidated Tigers, arguably the most popular game of the Vikings/Tigers football season. Traditionally the last game of each team's football schedule, starting in the 2006 season, Texas A & amp; M University requested that the game be held earlier this year so as not to interfere with the game Aggie. In 2013 due to renovations including a new lawn; Texas A & amp; M asks Bryan Viking vs. A & amp; M Consolidated games are held in their home field starting in 2014 until renovation is complete. Kyle Field also hosts the Texas A & amp; M University for Maroon & amp; Practice practicing white during Parent Weekends every spring.
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I football stadiums
References
External links
- Kyle Field
- Aggie Athletics Press Release about 12 TV Man
- Virtual Views per Website Part
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