Fouts Field

Fouts Field

Location	Eagle Dr, Denton, TX 76203
Coordinates	33°12′30″N 97°9′28″W / 33.20833°N 97.15778°W / 33.20833; -97.15778Coordinates: 33°12′30″N 97°9′28″W / 33.20833°N 97.15778°W / 33.20833; -97.15778
Owner	University of North Texas
Operator	University of North Texas
Capacity	30,500 [1]
Surface	Sportex Omnigrass turf
Construction
Broke ground	1951
Opened	1952
Closed	2010
Tenants
North Texas Mean Green football (NCAA) (1952–2010)

Fouts Field is the former stadium of the University of North Texas, located in Denton, Texas, United States. It was primarily used for football, and was the home field of the University of North Texas Eagles, also known as the Mean Green from 1952-2010. Apogee Stadium replaced Fouts Field as the home of the Mean Green in the 2011 football season.

The stadium opened in September 1952 originally named Eagle Stadium. In 1954 it was named in honor of Theron J. Fouts, former football coach, athletics director and founder of UNT's track and field program.^[2] The stadium originally consisted of the two sideline grandstands on either side of the track, which runs towards the northwest, and sat 20,000. The endzone grandstands which stretch around the track, were added in 1994 and seat another 10,500. The addition of those overflow seats brought the stadium up to its current capacity. The playing surface of Fouts Field is Sportex Omnigrass Artificial Turf, which was installed prior to the 2005 playing season.

Replacement

In 2011, the team began playing in Apogee Stadium, the new home of North Texas Mean Green football. The University master plan calls for the demolition of Fouts and the land to be absorbed by the university, effectively bridging the landlocked main campus to Mean Green Village. The University master plan calls for two residence halls, a parking garage, and a University Opera House to be built on the Fouts grounds.

External links

• Fouts Field at MeanGreenSports.com

References