Amon G. Carter Stadium Renovations
- Total cost of the renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium is $105 million
- Funds were raised in six months
- Construction will begin immediately following TCU’s final home game in the
2010 season - Seating capacity of 40,000 when fully completed in time for the 2012
campaign - Capacity is expandable, if needed, to over 50,000
- Capacity will be 33,000 for the 2011 season only as construction will be
on-going - The new Amon G. Carter Stadium will feature 24 suites, including six
Founder’s suites on the lower level, and 2,300 club seats on the West side - A new press box will be on the West side
- The North end zone will see the addition of a second deck
- Stadium design is by HKS, Inc., a leading worldwide architectural design
firm that most recently completed work on Cowboys Stadium in Arlington
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium
- The Frogs played their first game at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 11, 1930, in front of a capacity crowd of 22,000, against the University of Arkansas where TCU won soundly by a 40-0 count.
- Over the last 15 seasons, Amon G. Carter Stadium has undergone a major facelift as several new facilities and additions have aided the Frogs in becoming one of the premier programs in all of college football.
- In 1996, the Walsh Physical Performance Complex was constructed at the cost of over $11-million, which included a home to the TCU Sports Medicine Center, football locker room expansion, weight room and equipment room.
- The TCU weight room inside the Walsh Physical Performance Complex received a $100,000 renovation in summer 2006 and sits at over 9,000-square-feet, featuring nine double-sided power racks with platforms, three sets of dumbbells and 1,000-square-feet of state-of-the-art weight room flooring.
- The John S. Justin Athletic Center was completed in 2002 at the cost of over $7.5-million and houses offices for all TCU football coaches and staff along with the TCU Athletics Administration, video lab, academic learning areas, team meeting rooms and the Encke Heritage Center. In 2002, a new scoreboard and video board were installed in the north end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium.
- The most recent expansion to Amon G. Carter Stadium came in August 2008 when the 40,000-square-foot Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center was constructed.
- At the cost of over $13-million, the newest addition was fully-funded by nine donors and features six luxury suites, 250 club seats, academic and team meeting areas as well as a player lounge space.
- Amon G. Carter Stadium provided the perfect setting for the biggest game in program history when the Frogs welcomed the University of Utah on November 14, 2009. Highlighted by the first appearance by ESPN’s College Gameday on the TCU campus, the fourth-ranked Frogs defeated the 14th-ranked Runnin’ Utes by a 55-28 count in front of a crowd of 50,307, which set a new stadium record.
Walsh Physical Performance Complex
- The $11-million Walsh Physical Performance Complex was completed in 1996 and dedicated to F. Howard Walsh – a former TCU Board of Trustees member – along with his wife, Mary D. Fleming.
- The Walsh Physical Performance Complex is over 22,000-square-feet and is home to the Sports Medicine Center, weight room, football locker room, equipment room in addition to housing offices and dressing rooms for athletics staff members, coaches and student-athletes.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center is situated near both the football locker room and weight room and features multiple treatment tables and full-size whirlpool tanks to provide the latest techniques in care for all student-athletes.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center also includes the latest in NormaTac MVP recovery system, which is used by professional teams and only a handful of college programs, and is the very latest in cutting edge athlete recovery technology.
- The TCU Sports Medicine Center features a rehabilitation room, which includes all new equipment in free motion machines, stair climbers and exercise bikes.
Team Meeting Room inside Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex & Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center
Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex &
Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center
- Named for two legendary TCU coaches, the $13-million, 40,000-square-foot Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center made its debut in August 2008 and features six suites with 250 club seats.
- The Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center sits atop the Walsh Physical Performance Complex and features an expansive club lounge for socializing and premier dining while watching the TCU football program.
- The complex also includes increased academic space and team meeting areas and was fully-funded by nine donors. The revenues from the complex during each football season goes directly to supporting athletics scholarships through the TCU Frog Club.
- With 40,000-square-feet of team meeting space, tutor rooms, a computer lab and player’s lounge – not to mention a new club level and suites for fans – the Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center is first-class in every regard.
- The facility boasts six suites, the cost of which equates to one athletic scholarship, and comes equipped with mini-bar, cushion seating, flat-screen TVs as well as the closest view to a field in all of college football.
- The club level for fans offers a first-class food service in addition to flat-screen TVs and plenty of seating. In addition, a Skybridge connects the club level to club seating.
- The player’s lounge is comfortable and technology-rich, and with in-wall lighting, flat-screen TVs, game consoles and comfortable sofas, it makes the perfect setting for the team to relax.
- The Four Sevens Team Meeting Room seats 120 and features acoustic-setting fabric walls and a state-of-the-art projection system for watching film. In addition, Coach Patterson has his weekly press conference inside the Four Sevens Team Meeting Room.
Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility & Cox Field
Sam Baugh Indoor
Practice Facility & Cox Field
- The Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility and Cox Field was dedicated to the TCU Athletics Department on May 10, 2007, and provides Frog student-athletes with one of the best indoor practice facilities in all of collegiate athletics.
- Following a $7-million gift from the Jane and John Justin Foundation and Cox Family, the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility and Cox Field is an 80,000-square-foot complex that features an 80-yard field with a regulation 52-yard width and two full end zones.
- The Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility & Cox Field is used by all TCU student-athletes for either practice purposes or strength and conditioning workouts away from the Texas elements. The climate-controlled facility measures 60 feet from turf to the highest point of its vaulted ceiling, which allows for all passing and kicking drills.
- Widely-recognized around the country as a model for future indoor facilities, the Linbeck Group was awarded with the 2008 AGC/Quoin Summit Merit Award sponsored by the Association of General Contractors for their efforts and was designed by Hahnfield Hoffer Stanford.
- The Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility is named after one of the greatest players in TCU as well as NFL history – Slingin’ Sammy Baugh. During the 1935 campaign, Baugh led the 12-1 Frogs to their first national championship following a Sugar Bowl victory over LSU, which would be the first of two national titles that TCU would capture in a four-year span.
TCU Weight Room
- The TCU Weight Room was renovated in the summer 2006 to expand to 9,000-square-feet with all of the latest equipment in free weights and machines.
- The TCU Weight Room is located in the sound end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium and is a part of the Walsh Physical Performance Complex.
- The TCU Weight Room features nine double-sided power racks with platforms, three new sets of dumbbells and 1,000-square-feet of state-of-the-art weight room flooring.
- The TCU Weight Room is spacious enough to fit multiple TCU athletics programs at one time, but gives all Frog student-athletes enough room to get the most out of their strength and conditioning programs.
