Cowboys Stadium
Cowboys Stadium
Artist Rendition
Location
925 N Collins St, Arlington, TX
Coordinates
32°44′52″N 97°5′34″W / 32.74778°N
97.09278°W / 32.74778;
-97.09278Coordinates: 32°44′52″N
97°5′34″W / 32.74778°N 97.09278°W /
32.74778; -97.09278
Broke
ground
September 20, 2005
Opened
June 6, 2009 (scheduled) [1]
Owner
Arlington, Texas [2]
Surface
RealGrass Matrix[3]
Construction
cost
$1.3 billion (estimated) [4]
Architect
HKS, Inc.
Capacity
80,000 - will be expandable up to
100,000 (estimated)
Tenants
Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (2009- )
Big 12 Championship Game (NCAA Football)
(2009-2010)
Cotton Bowl Classic (NCAA Football) (2010- )
Super Bowl XLV (NFL) (2011)
NBA All-Star Game (2010)
NCAA Men’s Final Four (2014)
Baylor vs. Texas Tech (2009)
BYU vs. Oklahoma (2009)
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (2009- )
Arizona State vs. Notre Dame (2013)
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Cowboys Stadium is the new retractable-
roof stadium in Arlington, Texas for the
National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys.
It replaces the open-air Texas Stadium,
which opened in 1971, as the Cowboys’
home. It is scheduled to open before the
2009 NFL season and will accommodate
80,000, with the possibility for expansion to
accommodate 100,000.
Construction and design
Cowboys Stadium was designed by the
Dallas-based
architectural
firm HKS.[5]
Besides the Cowboys, the new stadium will
be used by college football teams and other
organizations for other sporting and non-
sporting events. On March 10, 2008, Dallas
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, joined by offi-
cials
and
coaches
from Texas A&M
University and the University of Arkansas
(Jones’ alma mater), announced that the two
schools would renew their rivalry with annual
games at the stadium, beginning October 3,
2009.[6] In addition, the AT&T Cotton Bowl
will move its annual game to the stadium
once it opens.[7]
Originally estimated to cost $650 million,
the stadium’s current construction cost is in
excess of $1 billion, which would make it one
of the most expensive sports venues ever
built.[8] To aid Cowboys owner and gen