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Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a stadium in Dallas, United States that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 36,742.

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Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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Key facts

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a stadium in Dallas, United States that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 36,742. It is owned by Southern Methodist University and Southern Methodist University. It is operated by Southern Methodist University and Southern Methodist University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are SMU Mustangs, First Responder Bowl, SMU Mustangs, 2008 SMU Mustangs football team, 2009 SMU Mustangs football team, 2010 SMU Mustangs football team, 2011 SMU Mustangs football team, 2012 SMU Mustangs football team, 2013 SMU Mustangs football team, SMU Mustangs football, 2014 SMU Mustangs football team, 2015 SMU Mustangs football team, 2016 SMU Mustangs football team, 2001 SMU Mustangs football team, 2000 SMU Mustangs football team, 2002 SMU Mustangs football team, 2004 SMU Mustangs football team, 2005 SMU Mustangs football team, 2006 SMU Mustangs football team, 2003 SMU Mustangs football team, 2007 SMU Mustangs football team.

Location
Dallas, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
36,742
Opened
2000
Status
Active
Current owner
Southern Methodist University, Southern Methodist University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is at latitude 32.836644, longitude -96.783994, in Dallas, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Gerald J. Ford Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude32.836644
Longitude-96.783994
CityDallas
RegionDallas
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Gerald J. Ford Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Gerald J. Ford Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSouthern Methodist University2000 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerSouthern Methodist UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSouthern Methodist University2000 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSouthern Methodist UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Gerald J. Ford Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
SMU MustangsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
First Responder BowlNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
SMU MustangsNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2008 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2009 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2010 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2011 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2012 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2013 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
SMU Mustangs footballNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2014 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2015 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2016 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2001 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2000 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2002 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2004 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2005 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2006 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2003 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource
2007 SMU Mustangs football teamNCAA Division I FBS2000 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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23 September 2026venuescapacity32000367422026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13750967482026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleGerald_J._Ford_StadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium2026-09
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Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (revision 1375096748). Wikidata item: Q390127.

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