Favorite playoff venue, It is almost playoff time

[JMay]

Katy did

[ecdadx3]

I saw PNG and Stephenville at the Dome several years ago.  I believe there were about 40,000 fans there and about 3/4 of them were PNG fans.  It was impressive!!!

[Guest TravelingBandsman]

I like Texas Stadium, Homer Bryce Stadium(SFA), Reliant Stadium, Galena Park North Shore Stadium, Stallworth Stadium, Rice Stadium, and of course Berry Stadium like I mentioned before.

[PURPLE 4EVER]

Katy did

The last time I looked at the top ten attended games in Texas football history, Katy was not in there.

PN-G has at least 5 of the top 10 attended games in the state, most of which were at the dome.

[PURPLE 4EVER]

Found this at....

http://www.txprepsfootball.com/history.html

ALL-TIME HIGHEST ATTENDANCE

Texas High School Football Playoff Games

Attendance is not an official statistic kept at Texas

high school football playoff games, so state records are incomplete.

Attendance for these 11 games are among the highest on record in state history:

Attendance Game Site Year

49,953 Plano vs. Port Neches-Groves            Texas Stadium 1977*

46,339 Southlake Carroll vs. Euless Trinity      Texas Stadium 2006

45,790 Highland Park vs. Waco                      Cotton Bowl 1945*

45,000 Houston Washington vs. Galveston      Rice Stadium 1968

45,000 Dallas Adams vs. Richardson              Cotton Bowl 1967

39,102 Garland vs. Katy                              Astrodome 1999*

39,102 Stephenville vs. Port Neches-Groves    Astrodome 1999*

38,570 Port Neches-Groves vs. Houston Kashmere Astrodome 1977

38,374 Plano vs. Highland Park                      Texas Stadium 1980

38,000 Odessa vs. San Antonio Jefferson        Memorial Stadium (Austin) 1946

36,000 Fort Bend Willowridge vs. Houston Yates Rice Stadium 1988

* state championship game

Looks like the stadium's that have had the largest attendances are....

Texas Stadium - all time largest (three games in the top 11)

Astrodome - (three games in the top 11)

Rice Stadium - (two games in the top 11)

Cotton Bowl - (two games in the top 11)

Memorial Stadium (Austin) (one game in the top 11)

Katy and PN-G must have played a double header in 1999 for the 39,102 attendance game.

Schools that appear most in the top ten....

Port Neches Groves (three)

Plano (two)

Highland Park (two)  where is Highland Park (isn't it in Dallas)???? please reply...

Wow.....

Just dawned on me...

Thirty years ago...

PN-G was finishing up their last season as district champs going undefeated in district and then advancing to the state championship game in Dallas which set the all time attendance record.  The Kashmere game I believe was a quarter final game that at that time was the largest crowd in the Astrodome.

Talk about some vivid memories...

[ecdadx3]

Found this at....

http://www.txprepsfootball.com/history.html

ALL-TIME HIGHEST ATTENDANCE

Texas High School Football Playoff Games

Attendance is not an official statistic kept at Texas

high school football playoff games, so state records are incomplete.

Attendance for these 11 games are among the highest on record in state history:

Attendance Game Site Year

49,953 Plano vs. Port Neches-Groves            Texas Stadium 1977*

46,339 Southlake Carroll vs. Euless Trinity      Texas Stadium 2006

45,790 Highland Park vs. Waco                      Cotton Bowl 1945*

45,000 Houston Washington vs. Galveston      Rice Stadium 1968

45,000 Dallas Adams vs. Richardson              Cotton Bowl 1967

39,102 Garland vs. Katy                              Astrodome 1999*

39,102 Stephenville vs. Port Neches-Groves    Astrodome 1999*

38,570 Port Neches-Groves vs. Houston Kashmere Astrodome 1977

38,374 Plano vs. Highland Park                       Texas Stadium 1980

38,000 Odessa vs. San Antonio Jefferson        Memorial Stadium (Austin) 1946

36,000 Fort Bend Willowridge vs. Houston Yates Rice Stadium 1988

* state championship game

Looks like the stadium's that have had the largest attendances are....

Texas Stadium - all time largest (three games in the top 11)

Astrodome - (three games in the top 11)

Rice Stadium - (two games in the top 11)

Cotton Bowl - (two games in the top 11)

Memorial Stadium (Austin) (one game in the top 11)

Katy and PN-G must have played a double header in 1999 for the 39,102 attendance game.

Schools that appear most in the top ten....

Port Neches Groves (three)

Plano (two)

Highland Park (two)  where is Highland Park (isn't it in Dallas)???? please reply...

Wow.....

Just dawned on me...

Thirty years ago...

PN-G was finishing up their last season as district champs going undefeated in district and then advancing to the state championship game in Dallas which set the all time attendance record.  The Kashmere game I believe was a quarter final game that at that time was the largest crowd in the Astrodome.

Talk about some vivid memories...

I was close with my 40,000 estimate on the PNG-Stephenville game. 

[NedDog]

I was close with my 40,000 estimate on the PNG-Stephenville game.   

Yes you were.  And I remember reading that a reporter was near Coach Briles when he stepped onto the Astrodome turf and saw about 30,000 people on the PNG side.  He turned to one of his assistants & said something like, "I thought Port Neches had a population of about 12,000."  ;D  Awesome display of area support for PNG that day, despite the outcome of the game. 

Back on topic, my favorite places to play in the post-season are SHSU, Rice, & my new fave, Baytown Stallworth. 

[prepballfan]

Gotta love them Indians fans there so great

My favorite is the dome with many double headers with the ole Nederland Bulldogs god what great memories

PS I here PN-G and Nederland have some fine teams playing through in the next 3 or 4 years

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

the Dome...........as of right now Waco ISD.  Very nice facility

[NDN Dude]

I think the obvious would be Reliant.  How many schools actually get playoff games there?  Other than that, I think Galena Park sets the standard for a modern day stadium.

As far as smaller schools go, Nederland's stadium would seem nice for early playoff games with the jumbo-tron.  I'm hoping that PN-G's stadium will be attractive once construction is complete.

[JMay]

PNG/Katy did play a doubleheader that day in the 'Dome.  Katy played the early game, and PNG was later that night.  That game was the only time I've had to sit in the end zone in the Rainbow section for a HS playoff game.  The atmosphere was something else.

[Guest coachhooker]

PNG/Katy did play a doubleheader that day in the 'Dome.  Katy played the early game, and PNG was later that night.  That game was the only time I've had to sit in the end zone in the Rainbow section for a HS playoff game.  The atmosphere was something else.

I was probably sitting next to you

[OrangeFBfan]

I've gotta say Rice Stadium.  Easy field of view from anywhere!  Awesome field to play on too.  The Dome would be my 2nd choice.  

[bruinfan2006]

I like Thorne Stadium, Galena Park ISD Stadium, Stallworth and Deer Park

[AggiesAreWe]

I was fortunate enough to be one of those 49,000 in attendance at the 1977 state title game between Plano and PNG. Great atmosphere, but wasn't too impressed with Texas Stadium. Plastic seats, and not just the hole in the roof but there was a open gap about 15 feet high that encircled the stadium. The wind would whip through there and it wasn't too comfortable up in that upper deck. I'll take the Dome over that venue anyday.

[PURPLE 4EVER]

I was fortunate enough to be one of those 49,000 in attendance at the 1977 state title game between Plano and PNG. Great atmosphere, but wasn't too impressed with Texas Stadium. Plastic seats, and not just the hole in the roof but there was a open gap about 15 feet high that encircled the stadium. The wind would whip through there and it wasn't too comfortable up in that upper deck. I'll take the Dome over that venue anyday.

Agree....

Texas Stadium is the Astrodome on a meager budget.

Can't wait to see what Jones has in the doing on the next Cowboy's stadium...

Should be very impressive...

Does anyone know what is going to happen to Texas Stadium when they finish the new one????

[Guest tigersvoice]

Agree....

Texas Stadium is the Astrodome on a meager budget.

Can't wait to see what Jones has in the doing on the next Cowboy's stadium...

Should be very impressive...

Does anyone know what is going to happen to Texas Stadium when they finish the new one????

I heard that it was going to become the largest Muslim convenience store in Texas. ;D

[MikeEast]

The Dome was the BEST, nothing else would come close. I never saw it as a dump. It was clean and functional and it had a lot of history.

The next best would be Sam Houston State, such a beautiful backdrop and the air has a really piney smell.

Reliant would be awesome for the playoffs if they kept the prices within reason.

[WH-BackInThaDay]

My uncle graduated from PNG so we went to watch the  Indians beat Brazosport in the Dome a few years back. Half the Astrodome was purple, UNBELIEVABLE!!

[KFDM COOP]

Besides the Dome?