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Kyle Field Historical Timeline

Spring 1905 E.J. Kyle, professor of horticulture and staunch supporter of Aggie athletics, donates 400x400 foot all-purpose athletic area. Two seats of bleachers were built to accommodate 500 spectators.
1906 Grateful Corps of Cadets met in old chapel to express their appreciation for Kyle and named the new field for him. Not officially, but the name stuck.
1907 Kyle purchased grand stands from the Bryan Fair Association with a personal check and moved them to Kyle Field.
1915 Kyle Field seating is raised to 6,800.
1923 Seating increased to 8,500.
1927 Construction begins on concrete stands.
1929 New $365,000 concrete stadium is complete in time for the Texas A&M vs. Texas clash on Thanksgiving. The stadium features 32,890 permanent seats and 5,000 temporary seats.
1956 Texas A&M Board of Directors officially named Kyle Field after Edwin Jackson Kyle, ’99.
1967 Second decks added.
1970 Artificial turf installed.
1980 Third decks finished, new press box, suites dedicated against Penn State. Capacity 70,016.
1982 Seats on east side narrowed. Capacity 72,387.
1992 Seats widened and capacity moves back to 70,210.
1996 Natural grass returns.
1998 Construction on The Zone is underway, capacity is limited to 58,292.
1999 The Zone is complete and capacity increases to 82,600.
2008 Refiguring suites places capacity to 83,002.
2012 Student seating changes makes Kyle Field capacity 82,589.
2013 Texas A&M received aproval from Board of Regents to proceed with $450 million redevelopment of Kyle Field. Renovation and expansion started immediately after 2013 season and will be competed in time for the 2015 season.
2015 Renovation and expansion competed for the 2015 campaign.