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DATCU Stadium

DATCU Stadium in Denton, TX, home of North Texas. Capacity 30,850. Opened September 10, 2011.

DATCU Stadium in Denton, TX
DATCU Stadium, Denton, TXPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
30,850
Opened
2011
Surface
PowerBlade HP + artificial turf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
652 ft
Home team
North Texas
North Texas here
60–⁠32 games on file since 2011

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2011 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at DATCU Stadium by season, 2011 to 202610k20k30k40k2011: 18,864 a game over 6 games; biggest 28,0752012: 18,927 a game over 5 games; biggest 22,2592013: 21,030 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,1192014: 19,271 a game over 6 games; biggest 22,3982015: 13,631 a game over 5 games; biggest 19,8012016: 19,840 a game over 6 games; biggest 24,7182017: 22,362 a game over 6 games; biggest 26,3922018: 23,355 a game over 6 games; biggest 30,1052019: 21,358 a game over 6 games; biggest 30,1232020: 6,915 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,4642021: 16,669 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,0562022: 19,025 a game over 6 games; biggest 25,3062023: 17,761 a game over 6 games; biggest 21,4942024: 23,022 a game over 6 games; biggest 28,5192025: 24,493 a game over 7 games; biggest 31,3862026: 19,820 a game over 3 games; biggest 21,71820112013201520172019202120232025

Biggest crowds on file

31,386South Florida at North Texas2025
30,123Houston at North Texas2019
30,105Louisiana Tech at North Texas2018
29,519SMU at North Texas2018
28,519Army at North Texas2024

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Mean Green Stadium (planning)
Apogee Stadium (2011–⁠2023)
Opened
September 10, 2011
Architect
HKS, Inc.
Surface over the years
PowerBlade HP + artificial turf
Record crowd
31,386 vs. University of South Florida

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, DATCU Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 190 by 210 meters (630 by 680 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026North Texas 50, Charlotte 10
Sep 26, 2026North Texas 63, Houston Christian 14
Sep 12, 2026North Texas 44, UNLV 6
Nov 28, 202521North Texas 52, Temple 25
Nov 1, 2025North Texas 31, Navy 17
Oct 18, 2025North Texas 55, UTSA 17
Oct 10, 202524South Florida 63, North Texas 36
Sep 27, 2025North Texas 36, South Alabama 22
Sep 13, 2025North Texas 59, Washington State 10
Aug 30, 2025North Texas 51, Lamar 0
Nov 23, 2024East Carolina 40, North Texas 28
Nov 9, 202418Army 14, North Texas 3

Pouring rights

Coca-Cola has the stadium’s soft-drink pouring rights, on record since 2024. Independently corroborated.