Kyle Field Kyle Field is the football stadium located on the campus of Texas A & M University in College Station , Texas . It has been the home to the Texas A & M Aggie football team in rudimentary form since 1904 , and as a complete stadium since 1927 . It is known as " The Home of the 12th Man " . The current official stadium seating capacity of 82 , 589 makes the stadium the third largest football - only venue by seating capacity in the state of Texas , the seventh largest in the Southeastern Conference , the thirteenth largest stadium in the NCAA , the fourteenth largest stadium in the United States , and the twenty - seventh largest non - racing stadium in the world . Kyle Field ' s only time to break the 90 , 000 attendance mark occurred on November 20 , 2010 when 90 , 079 people watched Texas A & M beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 9 - 6 . History . Beginning . In the fall of 1904 , Edwin Jackson Kyle , an 1899 graduate of Texas A & M and professor of horticulture , was named president of the General Athletics Association . Kyle wanted to secure and develop an athletic field to promote the school ' s athletics . Texas A & M was unwilling to provide funds , so Kyle fenced off a section of the southwest corner of campus that had been assigned to him for agricultural use . Using $ 650 of his own money , he purchased a covered grandstand from the Bryan fairgrounds and built wooden bleachers to raise the seating capacity to 500 people . On November 10 , 1904 , the Texas A & M Board of Directors set this area as a permanent athletic field , which served as the home for the football and baseball teams . After the stands were built , students supported naming the field after its founder and builder . Although some believe that the field was instead named after Dr . J . Allen Kyle , a member of the Board of Directors from 1911 – 1915 , the Board of Directors decreed that Kyle Field was in fact named for E . J . Kyle ' 99 . In 1921 , the November game between the Texas Aggies and their archrival the University of Texas at Kyle Field became the first college football game to offer a live , play - by - play broadcast . Facility improvements . The Aggies enjoyed an undefeated season in 1919 , accumulating a combined score of 275 – 0 . Aggie supporters began to clamor for a stadium , but only $ 2 , 400 was raised by 1920 . In 1927 , the school chose to build a new stadium , at a cost of $ 345 , 001 . 67 . The new stadium — the lower half of the current structure ' s west grandstand — opened later that year . In 1929 , grandstands were added on the north and west ends , turning the facility into a 33 , 000 - seat horseshoe . Capacity was raised to 41 , 500 in 1953 when a partial second deck and a pressbox were added at a cost of $ 346 , 000 . More of second deck and other improvements were added in 1967 to raise 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 in memory of Lt . William B . Blocker , Texas A & M class of 1945 . Expansion continued in 1980 , when a third deck was added to Kyle Field , bringing the capacity to 70 , 000 . Construction took place during the football season , and students were allowed into the area as each row of seating was added . In 1981 , - high letters spelling out " KYLE FIELD " were installed . The Bernard C . Richardson Zone was added in 1999 at a cost of $ 32 . 9 million raising the capacity to 82 , 600 . For high - demand games , temporary bleachers are installed in the south end zone and folding chairs are placed on the sidelines . In the fall of 2003 , the Bright Football Complex was completed on the south end of the stadium . The facility ( named for its principal donor , former Dallas Cowboys owner Bum Bright ) includes a players ' lounge overlooking Kyle Field , dressing rooms , one of the largest training and rehabilitation facilities in the country , and a state - of - the - art academic center . The field had a grass surface until 1969 , when Astroturf was installed . It returned to a grass surface in 1996 . Since that time , the turf has consistently received praise from players and coaches . For their efforts , the groundskeepers were honored in 2004 as the winners of the STMA College Football Field of the Year . 2013 - 2016 Renovation . In November 2012 A & M issued a request for proposal for a major renovation of Kyle Field . Among the notable components of the proposal were : In November 2012 , documents regarding the $ 425 million in renovations to Kyle were filed with the Texas Comptrollers Office . The RFP required the successful bidder to complete the work in phases ( in a sequence to be negotiated ) such that each phase could be substantially completed within an eight month construction window , so that Kyle Field can continue to host home football games during the regular collegiate football seasons . Work is to begin in 2013 ( after the completion of the 2013 football season ) and be completed by August 1 , 2016 . Final seating capacity is still being determined . A source familiar with the discussions says that the low end seating capacity being considered is 93 , 000 but could be as high as 103 , 000 . If the high end figure comes to fruition , it would make Kyle the third largest NCAA stadium in the country and the largest in the SEC . rendering of Kyle Field at Night Notable events . On November 26 , 1999 , just one week after the collapse of the Aggie Bonfire , the Aggies beat the fifth - ranked Texas Longhorns 20 – 16 in an emotional comeback game before a then - record crowd of 86 , 128 . Another notable event occurred on September 22 , 2001 , 11 days after the September 11 , 2001 attacks and the first game for the Aggies after the attacks , where the students organized a " Red , White and Blue - Out . " Students assigned each deck a different color ( red on third deck , white on second deck , and blue on first deck ) to wear for the game against Oklahoma State . Despite the short notice , attendees followed the instructions , resulting in a red , white , and blue stadium . More than $ 150 , 000 was raised in shirt sales , which was donated to FDNY charities . Texas A & M ' s last Big XII Conference football game and the last scheduled game against the University of Texas Longhorns occurred on November 24 , 2011 . The Aggies lost a hard - fought game 25 – 27 when Longhorn kicker Justin Tucker made a 40 - yard field goal as time expired . Texas A & M finished with a 68 – 61 ( winning percentage of 52 . 7 % ) record in Big XII Conference football games and a 37 – 76 – 5 ( winning percentage of 31 . 4 % ) record against the University of Texas . The Texas A & M - University of Texas rivalry had been in existence since 1894 , was the third most - played rivalry in Division I - A college football , and the most - played intrastate rivalry . It is unknown if or when the rivalry will resume . Texas A & M ' s first Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) football game occurred on September 8 , 2012 against the University of Florida Gators . The Aggies played well in their first SEC game but ultimately lost 17 – 20 to Florida . Texas A & M ' s overall SEC football record in conference games as of November 24 , 2012 is 6 – 2 ( winning percentage of 75 % ) and includes a win at then - # 1 ranked Alabama . Intimidating venue . Kyle Field is regarded as one of the most intimidating college football stadiums in the nation . CBS Sportsline listed Kyle Field as the nation ' s best with a perfect score in three categories ( atmosphere , tradition , and fans ) . Contributing to its reputation in the 1990s , Texas A & M boasted one of the nation ' s best home records at 55 - 4 - 1 , including 31 straight wins at Kyle Field from 1990 to 1995 and 22 straight from 1996 to 2000 . From 2000 through 2012 , however , the record of Texas A & M at Kyle Field is 56 – 30 ( a winning percentage of 65 . 1 % , down from 93 . 2 % in the 1990s ) . Through November 24 , 2012 , the overall Kyle Field record at the site of the playing field is 388 - 154 - 19 ( 71 . 2 % ) while the overall record since the stadium ' s construction in 1927 is 287 - 140 - 12 ( 66 . 7 % ) . It is ranked as the # 4 stadium in the nation by " The Sporting News " and was considered one of the most intimidating stadiums in its former conference , the Big 12 Conference . The college recruiting ranking service Rivals ranked Texas A & M as having the seventh - best home field advantage in the nation with Kyle Field . In 2002 , ESPN ' s Kirk Herbstreit listed Kyle Field ' s atmosphere the best in the nation . When he was broadcasting a 2010 game at Kyle Field , Herbstreit said that it was the best stadium and fans in the country . In addition , Texas A & M has been rated No . 17 in the nation by " The Princeton Review " in the category " Students Pack the Stadiums . " Stadium features . Bernard C . Richardson Zone . The Bernard C . Richardson Zone , named for a 1941 petroleum engineering graduate and a Texas A & M Distinguished Alumnus , is located at the North end of Kyle Field , replacing the former single - deck horseshoe which connected the east and west wings of the stadium . This $ 32 . 9 million expansion added over 20 , 000 seats , and sits closer to the field than the previous seating . The Zone opened at full capacity during the 1999 grudge match against Texas , setting a then - state - record of 86 , 128 fans attending . For the next several years the Aggies saw consecutive record - breaking attendance figures for the season . The ground level of The Zone contains the Texas A & M Sports Museum , the nation ' s only all - sports museum funded primarily by former athletes ( The Texas A & M Letterman ' s Association ) . The museum contains rotating exhibits focusing on various varsity sports at Texas A & M , while permanent exhibits trace the history of the school sports and some of the more treasured traditions . The Zone contains four levels of seating areas , with the first and fourth deck containing bench seating . One deck is comprised completely of luxury boxes , while the last deck is armchair seating . Known as The Zone Club , the 1900 open - air armchair seats are considered the premier seating area of Kyle field . The Zone Club sits underneath the fourth deck , meaning the inhabitants are protected from rain , wind , and the blazing Texas sun . The area boasts a full - service bar and concession areas , with a pre - game buffet offered for those with seats in the area . The Zone Club also has sixteen televisions stationed in various areas so that attendees can also keep an eye on other games being played around the country . Press box . The Kyle Field press box has won numerous honors as one of the finest in the nation . It is located at the top of the west deck of the stadium , sitting over above the field . The pressbox has two tiers , accommodating over 250 members of the press , with print journalists stationed in the upper tier and radio and television journalists sitting in the lower tier . During the singing of the Aggie War Hymn , in which Aggie fans link arms and sway in unison throughout the stadium , the entire west upper deck ( including the press box ) actually sways , even though the press box is supported by three concrete pillars . This often startles journalists who haven ' t covered an Aggie home game before . In 2003 , the Press Box was declared a high - rise building , and Texas A & M was forced to renovate it to meet federal , state , and local regulations regarding fire safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act . 12th Man TV . During the 2006 offseason , the older Jumbotron was removed and replaced by a Mitsubishi Diamond Vision enhanced resolution LED videoboard , at the time the second largest in college athletics and one of the ten largest in the world . The Texas A & M Athletic Department has dubbed the new screen " 12th Man TV , " although some fans refer to it as the " Gigatron " . The tall structure contains 590 , 000 pixels on 154 video panels with a screen size of by . The athletic department also updated the media equipment to allow production and broadcast of enhanced definition video to the screen . This addition to Kyle Field was accompanied by LED ribbon boards were installed along the facade of the second deck encircling the stadium . At , it is the longest ribbon board in collegiate sports and second worldwide only to Sun Life Stadium in Miami . In conjunction with this project , additional upgrades included video board upgrades to Reed Arena and Olsen Field . Reveille . When the first Aggie mascot , Reveille , died , she was buried at the north end of Kyle Field so that the score of the Aggie football games was always visible from the site . Subsequent Reveilles were buried alongside her . Construction of the Bernard C . Richardson Zone disrupted the mascot graves , so the graves were temporarily moved across the street from the stadium . Following the completion of the addition , an improved graveyard was dedicated directly outside the Zone and a small electronic scoreboard was mounted on the Zone so that the score would remain visible . When a current or former Reveille passes away , a military funeral is held at Kyle Field . Over 10 , 000 people attended the service for Reveille IV . Other events held at Kyle Field . During summers , young athletes are invited to Kyle Field for football training camps . In the fall , the stadium plays host to various Texas high school football playoff games . The stadium is also home to the Texas A & M Corps of Cadets annual Parent ' s Weekend Review and Final Review . It is also the venue for the " Cross - Town Showdown " high school football game between the Bryan Vikings and the A & M Consolidated Tigers , arguably the most popular game of the Vikings / Tigers football season . Traditionally the last game of each team ' s football schedule , beginning in the 2006 season , Texas A & M University requested that the game be held earlier in the year so not to interfere with Aggie games . Kyle Field also hosts the Texas A & M University football team for the Maroon & White practice scrimmage during Parent ' s Weekend each spring . On April 8 , 2009 , the USA FIFA World Cup Bid Committee announced Kyle Field is being considered in a list of 70 potential stadiums should the United States receive the bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups .