Apogee Stadium
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Front of Apogee Stadium
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| Former names | Mean Green Stadium (planning) |
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| Location | 1251 S. Bonnie Brae Street Denton, Texas 76207 |
| Coordinates | 33°12′13″N 97°9′34″W / 33.20361°N 97.15944°WCoordinates: 33°12′13″N 97°9′34″W / 33.20361°N 97.15944°W |
| Public transit | Downtown Denton Transit Center (shuttle to stadium) |
| Owner | University of North Texas System |
| Operator | University of North Texas Athletic Department |
| Executive suites | 21 |
| Capacity | 30,850 |
| Record attendance | 28,075 vs. Houston Cougars September 10, 2011 |
| Field size | 360 feet (110 m) x 160 feet (49 m) |
| Acreage | 46 acres (19 ha) |
| Surface | PowerBlade HP + artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | 47 ft × 27 ft (14.3 m × 8.2 m) (primary) 27 ft × 15 ft (8.2 m × 4.6 m) (secondary) |
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| Broke ground | November 21, 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Opened | September 10, 2011 |
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$78 million ($87.1 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. |
| Project manager | Greg Whittemore |
| Structural engineer | Rogers Moore Engineers Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants |
| Services engineer | Henneman Engineering |
| General contractor | Manhattan Construction Company |
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| North Texas Mean Green football (2011–present) | |
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Apogee Stadium is a college football stadium located at the junction of Interstate 35 East and West in Denton, Texas. Opened in 2011, it is home to the University of North Texas (UNT) Mean Green football team, which competes in Conference USA. The facility replaced Fouts Field, where the school's football program had been based since 1952.
The stadium was proposed by the University of North Texas System Board of Regents after the 2002 New Orleans Bowl. Designed by HKS, Inc., it was constructed at a cost of $78 million after a contentious student body election in 2008. It was originally named "Mean Green Stadium", but was renamed when ResNet provider Apogee purchased the naming rights in 2011. The stadium hosted its first major event on September 10, 2011 when the Mean Green lost 48–23 against the University of Houston Cougars. That game's attendance of 28,075 holds the record for the stadium. Official home attendance figures for the team's first six seasons at Apogee Stadium averaged 18,563 per game, which is 60% of its capacity of 30,850.
The facility includes various amenities, including a press box, luxury boxes, and an alumni pavilion. It also uses environmental technology; it is the first newly built stadium to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. It can be reached by road, but because of limited parking and traffic congestion on game days, many attendees park on the northeast side of Interstate 35E and cross a pedestrian bridge to reach the stadium. Others use public transportation to reach the facility on game days.
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