Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium is located in Texas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Location in Texas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium is located in the United States
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Location in the United States
Location5801 Bush Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205
Coordinates32°50′11.92″N 96°47′2.38″W / 32.8366444°N 96.7839944°W / 32.8366444; -96.7839944
OwnerSouthern Methodist University
OperatorSouthern Methodist University
Capacity32,000[1]
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 10, 1999[2]
OpenedSeptember 2, 2000
Construction cost$42 million[2]
($74.3 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectEllerbe Becket
General contractorHuber, Hunt & Nichols
Tenants
SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (2000–present)
Armed Forces Bowl (NCAA) (2010–2011)
First Responder Bowl (NCAA) (2019–present)

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a stadium in Dallas, Texas.[1] The stadium is owned by Southern Methodist University (SMU) and is used primarily for games played by the SMU Mustangs football team.

  1. ^ a b "Facilities". SMU Athletics.
  2. ^ a b "Gerald J. Ford Stadium". football.ballparks.com.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.