The Cowboys have had just three home stadiums since their first season in 1960: the Cotton Bowl at Dallas’s Fair Park, Texas Stadium in suburban Irving and, since 2009, AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Cotton Bowl is the only one of the three inside the Dallas city limits.
Here is every home in order, with the years the Cowboys played there, what made each one matter and what stands on the site today. Each stadium links to our full guide.
Every Cowboys Stadium, 1960 to Today
- Dallas
1960–1971The first home, at Fair Park, shared with the AFL's Dallas Texans from 1960 to 1962. It hosted the 1966 NFL Championship Game against Green Bay. The Cowboys moved out in week six of the 1971 season.
Today: Still standing at Fair Park; home of the Red River Rivalry and Dallas Trinity FC
Stadium history →- Irving
1971–2008Opened October 24, 1971, with its partial roof and hole over the field. All five Cowboys Super Bowl titles came in the Texas Stadium years, starting with Super Bowl VI that first season. The last game was December 20, 2008.
Today: Demolished by implosion in 2010
Stadium history →- Arlington
- 2009–presentCurrent home
Opened in 2009 as Cowboys Stadium, with a retractable roof and a giant center-hung video board. It hosted Super Bowl XLV in 2011 and nine 2026 World Cup matches, the most of any venue.
Visiting guide →
Cowboys Stadium FAQ
Where did the Cowboys play before AT&T Stadium?
At Texas Stadium in Irving, from week six of the 1971 season through 2008. Before that they spent their first 11-plus seasons at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, which they shared with the AFL’s Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs) from 1960 to 1962.
How many stadiums have the Cowboys had?
Three: the Cotton Bowl, Texas Stadium and AT&T Stadium. All five of the franchise’s Super Bowl titles came during the Texas Stadium years, from Super Bowl VI after the 1971 season to Super Bowl XXX after the 1995 season.
Why did the Cowboys leave the Cotton Bowl?
Founding owner Clint Murchison Jr. felt the Fair Park area had become unsafe and run down, and the city turned down his request for a new stadium downtown. In 1967 he and general manager Tex Schramm announced plans for a new stadium in Irving, with luxury boxes and seat licenses tied to season tickets. Texas Stadium hosted its first Cowboys game on October 24, 1971.
Is Texas Stadium still standing?
No. The Cowboys played their last game there on December 20, 2008, and the stadium was imploded on April 11, 2010. The Texas Department of Transportation leased the site as a staging area for a highway interchange project. The Cotton Bowl is still standing and still hosts the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma.
Where do the Cowboys play now?
At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, which opened in 2009 as Cowboys Stadium. The retractable-roof stadium seats 80,000 and can hold more than 100,000 with standing room; a crowd of 105,121 at its first regular-season game in 2009 set the NFL regular-season attendance record.