Sunday, August 07, 2011
New Stadiums in the Sun Belt Conference
As teams start practice for the 2011 season, some of the most significant changes to the stadium landscape for college football arise from the Sun Belt Conference. Two schools, Florida Atlantic and North Texas, open brand-new stadiums this season. For Florida Atlantic, the new stadium brings football to its campus in Boca Raton after years at the dilapidated Lockhart Stadium situated 13 miles south of campus in Fort Lauderdale. The new stadium will hold 30,000 fans, with seats arranged in a horseshoe pattern around the field along with bleachers in the south end zone. A tower will hold luxury suites and club seating. The first game will be on Oct. 15 versus Western Kentucky.
Image of FAU Stadium
The replacement to Fouts Field on the campus of the University of North Texas will also seat 30,000 and will wrap around the field on three sides. A unique angular endzone bleacher section has a devilish look to it. The UNT website indicates that a driving force behind construction of a new stadium was the fact that the structural condition of Fouts Field precluded any expansions. The new stadium will open September 10 with a game between the Mean Green and the Houston Cougars.
Rendering of new stadium for the University of North Texas
Image of FAU Stadium
The replacement to Fouts Field on the campus of the University of North Texas will also seat 30,000 and will wrap around the field on three sides. A unique angular endzone bleacher section has a devilish look to it. The UNT website indicates that a driving force behind construction of a new stadium was the fact that the structural condition of Fouts Field precluded any expansions. The new stadium will open September 10 with a game between the Mean Green and the Houston Cougars.
Rendering of new stadium for the University of North Texas
