It’s a building you can’t miss when you’re driving Loop 610 South in Houston. As much as we marveled over the Astrodome as a kid the old dome can fit inside the massive NRG Stadium. Few could argue that when you get to NRG Stadium and go inside, you can’t help but ask certain questions. How big? How may seats? When was it built? We thought we’d provide the answer to many of those questions as the West Orange-Stark Mustangs play there tonight for the second time. They will be the visitors when they face the Navarro Panthers in the 4A D2 Semifinals. Both teams are undefeated at 14-0. Mustang fans will be looking for the AMEGY entrance which leads to the visitors side.
KOGT will start our pregame at 6pm and kickoff is at 7:30pm. We will also replay the game Saturday morning at 7am.
Opened in 2002, NRG Stadium has been the only home of the Houston Texans. NRG Stadium, formerly known as Reliant Stadium, was the first NFL stadium to showcase a retractable roof. The roof is covered in a translucent fabric that allows generous amounts of natural light through even when the roof is closed.
NRG Stadium is the only rodeo and NFL indoor/outdoor retractable roof stadium that can be configured to utilize a 125,000 square foot space for general sessions, catered functions, exhibits, concerts, and much more. In addition, NRG Stadium offers four massive concourse levels for special events. 196 suites complement NRG Stadium .
It’s the home of Super Bowl 51. The second time the stadium has hosted a Super Bowl.
NRG Stadium is part of a collection of venues (including the Astrodome), which are collectively called NRG Park. The entire complex is named for NRG Energy under a 32-year, $300 million naming rights deal in 2000.
The stadium was constructed at the cost of $352 million.
Site of the WOS Mustangs 22-3 State Championship win over Celina in 2015.
Building Square Footage
- Total square footage: 1.9 million sq.ft.
- Playing Field Facts – 97,000 sq. ft. playing surface
Seating Capacity
- 72,220
Retractable Roof Facts
- Size of roof opening – 500′ L x 385′ W
- Size of supertruss – 960′ L and 50/75′ W
- Opening time – 7 minutes
- Construction material – steel with fabric covering
Info provided by NRG Stadium and the Texans
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