McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium explained

DQ Fan Field at Memorial Stadium
Nickname:McAllen Stadium
Former Names:McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium(1971-1981, 1986 - 2018)Palm Bowl(1981-1985
Address:2155 North Bicentennial Boulevard
City:McAllen,Texas
Country:United States
Location:2155 North Bicentennial Boulevard, McAllen, Texas 78501
Coordinates:26.2238°N -98.2372°W
Owner:McAllen Independent School District
Surface:Artificial turf
Capacity:13,500
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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Notes and References

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