Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a stadium in University Park, Texas, one of the two “Park Cities” that form an enclave of Dallas. It is primarily used for football, and is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs.

	Capacity		32,000
	Opened		September 2, 2000
	Owner		Southern Methodist University
	Operator		Southern Methodist University
	Surface		FieldTurf
	Location		5800 Ownby Dr Dallas, TX 75205
	Construction cost		$2.5 million USD

The building stands on the site of the former Ownby Stadium, the school’s former on-campus stadium. Ownby was demolished starting in late october, 1998 in order to make the space necessary for the new stadium. It opened on September 2, 2000 with a game against Kansas. The north-south oriented stadium is bowl-shaped, with stands on three sides, the north being flat and the south currently being empty. Because of this empty space, the stadium could be expanded to as many as 45,000.

The stadium is named after Gerald J. Ford (who should not be confused with the US president Gerald R. Ford), a billionaire banker who provided most of the funding for its construction.

Outside the northeast corner of the stadium is Doak Walker Plaza, honoring the former Heisman Trophy winner and SMU’s greatest football star. The plaza includes a life-sized replica of the Walker Award trophy, given out each year to the nation’s top running back in Division I-A. The northwest corner is connected to the Loyd All-Sports Center, which contains locker, training and office space for SMU athletics, as well as the Spirit Shop, Alumni Association office and the athlete education center.

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