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Former names | Eagle Stadium |
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Location | 2300 N Interstate 35 E, Denton, TX 76201 |
Coordinates | 33°12′30″N 97°9′28″W / 33.20833°N 97.15778°W |
Owner | University of North Texas |
Operator | University of North Texas |
Capacity | 20,000 (1952–1993) 30,500 (1994–2012) 10,000 (2013–2018) |
Surface | Sportex Omnigrass turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1951 |
Opened | 1952 |
Closed | 2010 |
Demolished | 2013 (partial) 2018 (completed) |
Construction cost | US $850,000 ($8.35 million in 2019) |
Tenants | |
North Texas Mean Green football (NCAA) (1952–2010) |
Fouts Field was a stadium at the University of North Texas, located in Denton, Texas. Its primary use from its opening in 1952 until 2010 was as the home field for North Texas Mean Green football. Over its 59-year history, Fouts Field was the college home of players such as Joe Greene, Abner Haynes, Steve Ramsey, and Steve Anderson, who would later gain worldwide fame as pro wrestler Steve Austin.