Address | 5800 Ownby Dr. |
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Location | University Park, Texas |
Coordinates | 32°50′22″N 96°46′56″W / 32.83944°N 96.78222°W |
Owner | Southern Methodist University |
Operator | Southern Methodist University |
Capacity | 23,783 |
Acreage | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1926 |
Opened | 1926 |
Closed | 1998 |
Demolished | October 1998 |
Architect | DeWitt & Lemmon |
Builder | Osborne Engineering Co. |
Tenants | |
SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1976–1979) | |
Jordan C. Ownby Stadium | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
MPS | Georgian Revival Buildings of Southern Methodist University TR (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 80004093[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 27, 1980[2] |
Removed from NRHP | September 23, 2004 |
Ownby Stadium was a stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas, Texas. It was the home of the Southern Methodist University Mustang football team. In late 1998, the stadium was demolished to build Gerald J. Ford Stadium at the site.