Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Opened: 2000
Capacity: 33,200
Location: Dallas, Texas | Google maps
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Gerald J. Ford Stadium opened in 2000 and has undergone well over $120M of upgrades since its opening, including the addition of the Garry Weber End Zone Complex which opened prior to the 2024 season.

The architecture is consistent with the Collegiate-Georgian style of the entire SMU campus and features traditional, yet state-of-the-art design concepts. The stadium has a seating capacity of 32,000 with the possibility for future expansion. The configuration includes nearly 2100 club level seats and nearly 2,000 seats in 41 spacious luxury suites split between the loge boxes, three-level tower and press box and the Weber End Zone Complex.

In addition to housing the club and suites, the press box provides excellent sightlines and comfortably accommodates more than 125 working print, digital, radio and television media. The playing surface is 25 feet below ground level, with half of the stadium’s seats sunk below grade, ensuring a smooth transition into the surrounding neighborhood and the remainder of the SMU campus.

In January 2022, SMU announced the $100 million Garry Weber End Zone Complex project at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Sparked by a $50 million commitment from the Garry Weber Foundation – the largest gift in the history of SMU Athletics – the new three-level complex increases the functionality, efficiency and overall experience of Mustang Football and its fans. It also continues SMU’s century-long commitment to competing at the highest levels.