Armstrong Field

About Armstrong Field

Armstrong Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in University Park, Texas. Its only tenant was SMU Mustangs (College Football, 1915–1925).

Venue Information

Location

University Park, Texas 75275

Elevation

581 ft

177 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

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Teams

Home seasons at Armstrong Field by team, 1915–1925. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
SMU Mustangs
While based here: 11 seasons · 40-34-16 regular season · 1 postseason trip
College Football · 1915–1925
Southwest Conference 1918–1925 · Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1915–1917 · Major College
  1. Armstrong Field 1915–1925
  2. Ownby Stadium 1926–1929
All 9 home venues of the SMU Mustangs
  1. Armstrong Field 1915–1925
  2. Ownby Stadium 1926–1929
  3. Cotton Bowl 1930–1971
  4. Texas Stadium 1972–1973
  5. Cotton Bowl 1974–1978
  6. Texas Stadium 1979–1986
  7. Ownby Stadium 1989–1994
  8. Cotton Bowl 1995–1999
  9. Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2000–present
College Football 1915–1925

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where did the SMU Mustangs play after Armstrong Field?

After leaving Armstrong Field in 1925, the SMU Mustangs moved to Ownby Stadium in 1926. They played there until 1929.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Location

Coordinates: 32.8397, -96.7823
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Ownby Stadium 1926–1998 Same site
Moody Coliseum 1956– 0.1 mi
Gerald J. Ford Stadium 2000– 0.1 mi
American Airlines Center 2001– 3.8 mi
Cotton Bowl 1930– 4.4 mi
Reunion Arena 1980–2009 4.9 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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