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Stadium in Stephenville, Texas Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Stephenville, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Tarleton State University Texans football team. It opened in 1951, was renovated in 1977, and currently seats 24,000 people, the stadium seated 7,000 in the original configuration. Architectural drawings and plans for Memorial Stadium, named in memory of 179 former students and faculty members who had died in World War II, were submitted in late spring of 1946. By October 1948, crews began construction, bulldozing eight acres to make way for the stadium. The initial structure, made of reinforced concrete, seated 6,000 fans in 32 rows of steel bleachers. In 1950, a regulation cinder track was installed around the football field and, in 1951, the building opened. In 2017, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents authorized $24 million to begin planning, designing and financing the project. Initial plans include expansi ...