About Clark Field
Clark Field was a College Football stadium in Austin, Texas. It opened in 1887 and closed in 1924. Its last recorded capacity was 20,000. Its only tenant was Texas Longhorns (College Football, 1901–1924). On our ranked lists it ranks 132nd shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Varsity Athletic Field (1887–1904).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
168 m above sea level
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Texas Longhorns While based here: 24 seasons · 146-44-9 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 11 of 24 seasons)
College Football · 1901–1924
Southwest Conference 1915–1924 · Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1913–1914 · Independent 1905–1912 · 1 earlier conference · Major College
|
College Football | 1901–1924 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Clark Field?
The capacity of Clark Field is 20,000.
When was Clark Field built?
Clark Field opened in 1887.
Who operates Clark Field?
Clark Field is operated by University of Texas at Austin.
Where did the Texas Longhorns play after Clark Field?
After leaving Clark Field in 1924, the Texas Longhorns moved to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in 1925.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Historical Names
Clark Field
1905 - 1924
CurrentVarsity Athletic Field
1887 - 1904
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | 1924– | 0.4 mi |
| UFCU Stadium | 1981– | 30 mi |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 2008– | 72 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.