Cotton Bowl (stadium)
| Cotton Bowl Stadium | |
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| Front view of the Cotton Bowl Stadium | |
| Earlier names | |
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Fair Park Stadium (1930-1936) |
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 Dallas , Texas
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 46 '46.6 " N , 96 ° 45' 34.5" W |
| owner | City of Dallas |
| operator | City of Dallas |
| opening | 1932 |
| Renovations | 1968, 1994, 2008 |
| Extensions | 1948, 1949, 1994, 2008 |
| surface |
Natural turf ( 1930–1969 and since 1994) Artificial turf (1970–1993) |
| costs | $ 328,200 |
| capacity | 92,100 seats |
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The Cotton Bowl Stadium is a traditional sports facility opened in 1932 in Fair Park in Dallas . It is equipped with natural grass and holds 92,100 spectators. The name is a play on the word cotton boll (seed pod of cotton).
A number of sports teams were and are based here:
- SMU Mustangs ( NCAA ) College Football
- Dallas Cowboys ( NFL ; 1960-1970) professional football
- Dallas Texans (NFL; 1952) professional football
- Kansas City Chiefs (as Dallas Texans) ( AFL ; 1960–1962) professional football
- Dallas Tornado (NASL; 1967–1968) football
- FC Dallas (Dallas Burn to 2005) ( MLS ; 1996–2002, 2004–2005) football
Some games of the soccer world championship 1994 were played here. Furthermore, the Cotton Bowl trophy in college football is fought here every year . The annual Red River Rivalry between the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma , which is one of the biggest rivalries in US sport , also takes place here.
The stadium was last renovated in 2008, increasing the audience capacity from 76,000 to 92,100.
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Full Cotton Bowl Stadium
Panoramic view of the Missouri vs. Arkansas game in 2008
Cotton Bowl Stadium during the Red River Rivalry
