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Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl is a stadium in Fair Park, United States that opened in 1930. Its recorded capacity is 92,100.

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Cotton Bowl
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Key facts

Cotton Bowl is a stadium in Fair Park, United States that opened in 1930. Its recorded capacity is 92,100. It is owned by City of Ballarat and Dallas. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are State Fair Classic, SMU Mustangs, :Red River Rivalry, :Cotton Bowl Classic, First Responder Bowl, Dallas Cowboys, :Dallas Desire, Soccer, Dallas Tornado, :Dallas Burn/FC Dallas, Dallas Trinity FC, Dallas Trinity FC, State Fair Classic, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Tornado, 1959 SMU Mustangs football team, SMU Mustangs football under Bill Meek, SMU Mustangs football under Mike Cavan, SMU Mustangs football under Rusty Russell, SMU Mustangs football under Woody Woodard, 1997 SMU Mustangs football team, 1998 SMU Mustangs football team, 1966 SMU Mustangs football team, 1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team, 1976 SMU Mustangs football team, 1977 SMU Mustangs football team, 1978 SMU Mustangs football team, 1973 SMU Mustangs football team, 1974 SMU Mustangs football team, 1962 SMU Mustangs football team, 1967 SMU Mustangs football team, 1965 SMU Mustangs football team, 1964 SMU Mustangs football team, 1963 SMU Mustangs football team, 1969 SMU Mustangs football team, 1972 SMU Mustangs football team, 1971 SMU Mustangs football team, 1995 SMU Mustangs football team, 1970 SMU Mustangs football team, 1975 SMU Mustangs football team, 1999 SMU Mustangs football team, 1996 SMU Mustangs football team, 1958 SMU Mustangs football team, 1957 SMU Mustangs football team, 1960 SMU Mustangs football team, 1961 SMU Mustangs football team.

Location
Fair Park, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
92,100
Opened
1930
Status
Active
Current owner
City of Ballarat, Dallas
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl is at latitude 32.779722, longitude -96.759722, in Fair Park, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Cotton Bowl
FieldValue
Latitude32.779722
Longitude-96.759722
CityFair Park
RegionFair Park
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Cotton Bowl
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl has carried 1 recorded name. Fair Park Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Cotton Bowl, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Fair Park StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Cotton Bowl, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerDallas1930 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of BallaratPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Cotton Bowl and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
State Fair ClassicNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
SMU MustangsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
:Red River RivalryNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
:Cotton Bowl ClassicNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
First Responder BowlNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Dallas CowboysNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
:Dallas DesireNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
SoccerNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Dallas TornadoNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
:Dallas Burn/FC DallasNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Dallas Trinity FCNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Dallas Trinity FCNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
State Fair ClassicNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
Kansas City ChiefsNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
Dallas TornadoNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1959 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
SMU Mustangs football under Bill MeekNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
SMU Mustangs football under Mike CavanNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
SMU Mustangs football under Rusty RussellNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
SMU Mustangs football under Woody WoodardNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1997 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1998 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1966 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1976 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1977 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1978 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1973 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1974 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1962 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1967 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1965 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1964 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1963 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1969 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1972 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1971 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1995 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1970 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1975 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1999 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1996 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1958 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1957 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1960 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource
1961 SMU Mustangs football teamNot mapped1930 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

71 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Cotton Bowl
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted):Atlético Dallasnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted):Dallas Texansnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Professional footballnot set2026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13730809202026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13730809202026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCotton_Bowl_(stadium)Cotton Bowl (stadium)2026-09

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Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Cotton Bowl (stadium) (revision 1373080920). Wikidata item: Q1136764.

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