Maverick Stadium
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Maverick Stadium press box and suites
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| Location | Arlington, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°43′45.14″N 97°7′34.90″W / 32.7292056°N 97.1263611°WCoordinates: 32°43′45.14″N 97°7′34.90″W / 32.7292056°N 97.1263611°W |
| Owner | University of Texas at Arlington |
| Operator | University of Texas at Arlington Athletic Department |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Record attendance | 18,033 vs. North Texas September 6, 1980 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
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| Built | 1979–1980 |
| Opened | September 6, 1980 |
| Renovated | Playing surface and track 2009, locker rooms 2011, PA 2012 |
| Construction cost | $7 million |
| General contractor | Walker Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| University of Texas at Arlington Track and Field, Arlington Independent School District football | |
| Website | |
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Maverick Stadium is a 12,500-seat multi-purpose stadium on the western edge of University of Texas at Arlington campus.
It hosts the university's track and field teams and is also leased by the Arlington Independent School District and Pantego Christian Academy for their football teams. It usually serves as the site of 1-3 high school football playoff games every year.
The stadium previously served as UTA's home football stadium until the university dropped its program after the final game of the 1985 season.
The stadium can host football and soccer games, track and field meets, as well as many varied festivals and special events, including the annual Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Special Olympics and Bed Races, an annual UTA tradition in the fall.
Maverick Stadium is composed of five major components, the playing field and track, west (home) stands, east (visitor) stands, the press box above the west stands and the locker rooms and support space underneath the west stands. The Gilstrap Athletic Center is a stand-alone building directly adjacent to the locker room section, directly north of the west stands. It had housed the entire UTA Athletic Offices, until College Park Center was built in 2012 and most of the Athletic Department moved to the new arena. It does connect to both the locker room and playing field.
The playing surface consists of FieldTurf artificial playing field and can be easily configured for soccer or football games. The field is circled by a 400-meter Polytan USA track surface.
The west stands have a seating capacity of approximately 8,000, of which 1,831 are chair-back seats in the center section. The east can sit approximately 4,500. Architectural plans were designed for eventual capacity to reach 26,000 by expanding both ends of each section from its current terminus at the 15-yard lines to just past the end zones.
Underneath the west stands are the locker rooms, a full-sized, 3,700 square foot weight room, equipment storage, other support functions and medical and training facilities, which include a hydrotherapy area, taping stations, treatment room and rehabilitation room. A reception room for formal events is also located in this area and can be accessed through the west entrance.
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