Fouts Field
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Fouts Field is the former stadium
of the University of North Texas
, located in Denton
, Texas
, United States
. It was primarily used for football
, and was the home field of the University of North Texas
Eagles, also known as the Mean Green
from 1952-2010. Apogee Stadium replaced Fouts Field as the home of the Mean Green with in the 2011 football season.
The stadium opened in September 1952 originally named Eagle Stadium. In 1954 it was named in honor of Theron J. Fouts
, former football coach, athletics director and founder of UNT's track and field program. The stadium originally consisted of the two sideline grandstands on either side of the track, which runs towards the northwest, and sat 20,000. The endzone grandstands which stretch around the track, were added in 1994 and seat another 10,500. The addition of those overflow seats brought the stadium up to its current capacity. The playing surface of Fouts Field is Sportex Omnigrass Artificial Turf, which was installed prior to the 2005 playing season.
. The University master plan calls for the demolition of Fouts and the land to be absorbed by the university, effectively bridging the landlocked main campus to Mean Green Village
. The University master plan calls for two residence halls, a parking garage, and a University Opera House to be built on the Fouts grounds.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
of the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
, located in Denton
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. It was primarily used for football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, and was the home field of the University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
Eagles, also known as the Mean Green
North Texas Mean Green football
The North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-FBS college football and competes as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Mean Green have attained several conference championships, including four...
from 1952-2010. Apogee Stadium replaced Fouts Field as the home of the Mean Green with in the 2011 football season.
The stadium opened in September 1952 originally named Eagle Stadium. In 1954 it was named in honor of Theron J. Fouts
Theron J. Fouts
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, former football coach, athletics director and founder of UNT's track and field program. The stadium originally consisted of the two sideline grandstands on either side of the track, which runs towards the northwest, and sat 20,000. The endzone grandstands which stretch around the track, were added in 1994 and seat another 10,500. The addition of those overflow seats brought the stadium up to its current capacity. The playing surface of Fouts Field is Sportex Omnigrass Artificial Turf, which was installed prior to the 2005 playing season.
Replacement
In 2011, the team began playing in Apogee Stadium, the new home of North Texas Mean Green footballNorth Texas Mean Green football
The North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-FBS college football and competes as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Mean Green have attained several conference championships, including four...
. The University master plan calls for the demolition of Fouts and the land to be absorbed by the university, effectively bridging the landlocked main campus to Mean Green Village
Mean Green Village
Mean Green Village is the name of the athletic village on campus of the University of North Texas . Mean Green Village is built on the site of the former Eagle Point Golf Course, adjacent to the main campus...
. The University master plan calls for two residence halls, a parking garage, and a University Opera House to be built on the Fouts grounds.