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Hell’s Half Acre”

Amon G. Carter Stadium

Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX, home of TCU. Capacity 46,000. Opened October 11, 1930.

Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TXPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
46,000
Opened
1930
Surface
Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass: 1992–present
Roof
Open air
Elevation
608 ft
Home team
TCU
TCU here
116–⁠37 games on file since 2001
College GameDay
twice

Since it opened: TCU is 302–⁠188–⁠16 in home games from the 1929 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2001 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Amon G. Carter Stadium by season, 2001 to 202620k30k40k50k60k2001: 25,906 a game over 3 games; biggest 30,4092002: 27,813 a game over 6 games; biggest 33,2812003: 36,155 a game over 6 games; biggest 42,1612004: 29,413 a game over 6 games; biggest 36,2762005: 31,629 a game over 6 games; biggest 36,2842006: 31,996 a game over 7 games; biggest 45,6472007: 32,017 a game over 7 games; biggest 44,0092008: 31,923 a game over 7 games; biggest 41,1272009: 38,648 a game over 7 games; biggest 50,3072010: 42,483 a game over 6 games; biggest 47,4932011: 33,612 a game over 6 games; biggest 35,6322012: 45,291 a game over 7 games; biggest 47,8942013: 42,976 a game over 7 games; biggest 48,2122014: 43,866 a game over 8 games; biggest 48,0122015: 45,646 a game over 7 games; biggest 48,6942016: 44,590 a game over 8 games; biggest 48,0912017: 42,924 a game over 7 games; biggest 48,0422018: 43,135 a game over 7 games; biggest 45,0552019: 42,257 a game over 7 games; biggest 47,6602020: 11,560 a game over 7 games; biggest 12,5942021: 38,949 a game over 8 games; biggest 46,6722022: 46,562 a game over 6 games; biggest 49,5942023: 45,268 a game over 8 games; biggest 53,2942024: 45,484 a game over 7 games; biggest 50,7542025: 41,165 a game over 7 games; biggest 48,0942026: 40,689 a game over 3 games; biggest 46,139200120062011201620212026

Biggest crowds on file

53,294Colorado at TCU2023
51,243SMU at TCU2023
50,812Texas at TCU2023
50,754Oklahoma at Navy2024
50,307Utah at TCU2009

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

The pregame shows here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Amon G. Carter Stadium twice, first in 2009; Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff twice.

Sep 2, 2023Big Noon KickoffColorado 45, TCU 42
Nov 5, 2022Big Noon KickoffTCU 34, Texas Tech 24
Oct 7, 2017College GameDayTCU 31, West Virginia 24Campus Commons
Nov 14, 2009College GameDayTCU 55, Utah 28Campus Commons

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA). Big Noon Kickoff’s from Wikipedia’s list of its sites (CC BY-SA).

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Snow on game day

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for TCU’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Also known as
Hell’s Half Acre”
“The Carter
Opened
October 11, 1930
Architect
William Jasdon
HKS, Inc. (2010–⁠12 reconstruction)
Surface over the years
Grass: 1930–⁠1972
Astro turf: 1973–⁠1991
Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass: 1992–present
Record crowd
53,294 (vs. Colorado
September 2, 2023)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Amon G. Carter Stadium.

From above

100 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 250 by 240 meters (840 by 800 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 202610BYU 17, TCU 10
Sep 19, 2026TCU 31, Arkansas State 7
Sep 12, 2026TCU 63, Grambling 7
Jan 2, 2026Texas State 41, Rice 10
Nov 29, 2025TCU 45, Cincinnati 23
Nov 8, 2025Iowa State 20, TCU 17
Oct 18, 2025TCU 42, Baylor 36
Oct 4, 2025TCU 35, Colorado 21
Sep 20, 2025TCU 35, SMU 24
Sep 13, 2025TCU 42, Abilene Christian 21
Dec 27, 2024Navy 21, Oklahoma 20
Nov 23, 2024TCU 49, Arizona 28

Pouring rights

PepsiCo has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights. Official source.