Stadium Guide
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, TX • 32,000 capacity • home of SMU • opened 2000
- Capacity
- 32,000
- Games Hosted
- 628
- Surface + Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Opened
- 2000
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
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
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX, 75275
- Coordinates
- 32.8377, -96.7828
Context
Stadium rankings
Rankings are scoped to the tracked stadium dataset.
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
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
TCU at SMU
W 66-42
Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
TCU at SMU
L 34-42
35,569 announced attendance.
Postseason
Florida International at UTSA
57-20
Postseason matchup at this stadium.
Biggest Margin
Daniel Baker at SMU
W 70-0
70 point margin.
High-Scoring
Houston at SMU
W 77-63
140 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Navy at SMU
W 31-30
Game excitement score 10.1 in the current dataset.
SMU Win
Louisville at SMU
W 38-6
A tracked win for SMU at this stadium.
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Archive
Games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026 Regular • Week 11 | SMU | Wake Forest Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 6, 2026 Regular • Week 10 | SMU | Virginia Tech Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 Regular • Week 8 | SMU | California Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 Regular • Week 7 | SMU | Virginia Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Oct 3, 2026 Regular • Week 5 | SMU | Boston College Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 26, 2026 Regular • Week 4 | SMU | Missouri State Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | SMU | UC Davis Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Dec 27, 2025 Postseason • Week 1 | UTSA | Florida International Neutral site | 57-20 | 2025 Postseason | — |
| Nov 22, 2025 Regular • Week 13 | SMU | Louisville Campus | W 38-6 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 1, 2025 Regular • Week 10 | SMU | Miami Campus | W 26-20 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 Regular • Week 7 | SMU | Stanford Campus | W 34-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 4, 2025 Regular • Week 6 | SMU | Syracuse Campus | W 31-18 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 6, 2025 Regular • Week 2 | SMU | Baylor Campus | L 45-48 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | SMU | East Texas A&M Campus | W 42-13 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 30, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | SMU | California Campus | W 38-6 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 16, 2024 Regular • Week 12 | SMU | Boston College Campus | W 38-28 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 3, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | SMU | Pittsburgh Campus | W 48-25 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 29, 2024 Regular • Week 5 | SMU | Florida State Campus | W 42-16 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 Regular • Week 4 | SMU | TCU Campus | W 66-42 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 Regular • Week 2 | SMU | BYU Campus | L 15-18 | 2024 Regular | — |
Context
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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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