About Lockhart Stadium
Lockhart Stadium was a College Football stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It opened in 1959 and closed in 2019. Its last recorded capacity was 17,417. Its only tenant was Florida Atlantic Owls (College Football, 2003–2010). On our ranked lists it ranks 200th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
4 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.
The site today
- Chase Stadium now stands on or beside the site.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Florida Atlantic Owls While based here: 8 seasons · 27-33 regular season in the 5 seasons with results on record · 2 postseason trips
College Football · 2003–2010
Sun Belt 2005–2010 · Independent 2003–2004 · FBS (Division I-A)
|
College Football | 2003–2010 |
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.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Lockhart Stadium?
The capacity of Lockhart Stadium is 17,417.
When was Lockhart Stadium built?
Lockhart Stadium opened in 1959.
What is on the site of Lockhart Stadium today?
Chase Stadium now stands on or beside the site.
Where did the Florida Atlantic Owls play before Lockhart Stadium?
Before moving to Lockhart Stadium in 2003, the Florida Atlantic Owls played at Pro Player Park/Stadium in 2002.
Where did the Florida Atlantic Owls play after Lockhart Stadium?
After leaving Lockhart Stadium in 2010, the Florida Atlantic Owls moved to Howard Schnellenberger Field at Flagler Credit Union Stadium in 2011.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amerant Bank Arena | 1998– | 10 mi |
| Howard Schnellenberger Field at Flagler Credit Union Stadium | 2011– | 13 mi |
| Hard Rock Stadium | 1987– | 17 mi |
| Miami Beach Convention Center | 1958– | 28 mi |
| Kaseya Center | 1999– | 28 mi |
| Miami Arena | 1988–2008 | 29 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.