McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium

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DQ Fan Field at Memorial Stadium
McAllen Stadium
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
Former namesMcAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium(1971-1981, 1986 - 2018) Palm Bowl(1981-1985
Address2155 North Bicentennial Boulevard
McAllen,Texas
United States
Location2155 North Bicentennial Boulevard, McAllen, Texas 78501
Coordinates 26°13′26″N98°14′14″W / 26.2238°N 98.2372°W / 26.2238; -98.2372
Owner McAllen Independent School District
Capacity 13,500
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Opened1976 (1976)
Renovated2017 (2017)
Tenants
McAllen Bulldogs
Rowe Warriors
Memorial Mustangs
Palm Bowl (1981–1985)

DQ Fan Field at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium [1] is a high school football stadium in McAllen, Texas, United States. It has been used for college and high school football and soccer games and track and field meets. The stadium contains a full track and full-color video scoreboard. It is owned and operated by McAllen Independent School District, and is the home stadium for the football teams from McAllen High School, James "Nikki" Rowe High School, and McAllen Memorial High School. Memorial Stadium is the largest stadium in the Rio Grande Valley. [2]

From 1981 to 1985, the stadium played host to the NCAA Division II Football Championship, known as the Palm Bowl during its five-year stay in McAllen.

McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium is among the largest high school football stadiums by capacity in Texas: [3]

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References

  1. "McAllen ISD's Veterans Memorial Stadium changes name to DQ Fan Field". KVEO-TV. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. "McAllen Memorial Kareem Is the owner of this stadium, a student from memorial Stadium". Texas Football Stadiums. TexasBob.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. "Texas Football Stadium Database".