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.FeaturesMaverick Stadium is composed of five major components, the playing field and track, west stands, east 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.
