Gerald J. Ford Stadium stadium view

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Gerald J. Ford Stadium

University Park, TX • 32,000 capacity • home of SMU • opened 2000

Home of SMUACCCapacity 32,000Opened 2000TX stadiums
Capacity
32,000

Current listed capacity

Games Hosted
628

Tracked historical total

Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air

Playing conditions

Opened
2000

First season in use

Stadium overview

Stadium profile

Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

Primary Team
SMU
Conference
ACC
City / State
University Park, TX
Country
US
Surface / Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Venue Age
26 years
Games Hosted
628
First Recorded Game
Nov 18, 1915
Most Recent Game
Nov 14, 2026

Home-field snapshot

SMU at Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Record

350-244-26

627 games

Win Rate

58.5%

Tracked games at this stadium

Average Margin

+4.6

Team score minus opponent score

Method

Primary home team only

Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous

Location
University Park, TX
Country
US
Venue Age
26 years
Linked Teams
SMU
First Recorded Game
Nov 18, 1915
Most Recent Game
Nov 14, 2026
Coordinates
32.8377, -96.7828
Dataset Scope
Tracked stadium dataset only

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Location

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Address
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX, 75275
Coordinates
32.8377, -96.7828
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Context

Stadium rankings

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Numbers

Attendance and scoring

Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.

Attendance Record

35,569

TCU at SMU • Sep 24, 2022

Average Attendance

15,246

139 games with attendance data

Average Points Scored

22.6

SMU at this stadium

Average Points Allowed

17.9

SMU at this stadium

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Historic games

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Games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium

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Result
Nov 14, 2026
Regular • Week 11
SMUWake Forest
Campus
2026
Regular
Nov 6, 2026
Regular • Week 10
SMUVirginia Tech
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 23, 2026
Regular • Week 8
SMUCalifornia
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 17, 2026
Regular • Week 7
SMUVirginia
Campus
2026
Regular
Oct 3, 2026
Regular • Week 5
SMUBoston College
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 26, 2026
Regular • Week 4
SMUMissouri State
Campus
2026
Regular
Sep 12, 2026
Regular • Week 2
SMUUC Davis
Campus
2026
Regular
Dec 27, 2025
Postseason • Week 1
UTSAFlorida International
Neutral site
57-202025
Postseason
Nov 22, 2025
Regular • Week 13
SMULouisville
Campus
W 38-62025
Regular
Nov 1, 2025
Regular • Week 10
SMUMiami
Campus
W 26-202025
Regular
Oct 11, 2025
Regular • Week 7
SMUStanford
Campus
W 34-102025
Regular
Oct 4, 2025
Regular • Week 6
SMUSyracuse
Campus
W 31-182025
Regular
Sep 6, 2025
Regular • Week 2
SMUBaylor
Campus
L 45-482025
Regular
Aug 31, 2025
Regular • Week 1
SMUEast Texas A&M
Campus
W 42-132025
Regular
Nov 30, 2024
Regular • Week 14
SMUCalifornia
Campus
W 38-62024
Regular
Nov 16, 2024
Regular • Week 12
SMUBoston College
Campus
W 38-282024
Regular
Nov 3, 2024
Regular • Week 10
SMUPittsburgh
Campus
W 48-252024
Regular
Sep 29, 2024
Regular • Week 5
SMUFlorida State
Campus
W 42-162024
Regular
Sep 21, 2024
Regular • Week 4
SMUTCU
Campus
W 66-422024
Regular
Sep 6, 2024
Regular • Week 2
SMUBYU
Campus
L 15-182024
Regular
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Context

Most frequent opponents

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TCU55 games
Rice45 games
Baylor42 games
Texas A&M39 games
Arkansas37 games
Texas37 games
North Texas34 games
Texas Tech26 games

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Guide

Stadium guide

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a college football stadium in University Park, TX. SMU is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 32,000. The stadium opened in 2000. #142 Largest Stadium in Dataset.

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