Varsity Athletic Field

Opened in 1887

About Varsity Athletic Field

Varsity Athletic Field is a former name of Clark Field, used 1887–1904. 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.

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Venue Information

Capacity

20,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1887

Year Closed

1924

Location

Austin, Texas

Elevation

553 ft

168 m above sea level

Operator

University of Texas at Austin

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

Home seasons at Varsity Athletic Field by team, 1887–1924. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
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 Territory map on ImperialismMap Clark Field 1901–1924 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 1925–present	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 Varsity Athletic Field?

The capacity of Varsity Athletic Field is 20,000.

When was Varsity Athletic Field built?

Varsity Athletic Field opened in 1887.

Who operates Varsity Athletic Field?

Varsity Athletic Field is operated by University of Texas at Austin.

Where did the Texas Longhorns play after Varsity Athletic Field?

After leaving Varsity Athletic 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

Varsity Athletic Field

1887 - 1904

Current

Location

Coordinates: 30.2872, -97.7369

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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

Texas Longhorns

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