Originally, the Cotton Bowl wasn’t the Cotton Bowl. It opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, the name of the site where it was constructed. The moniker didn’t last long.

The Cotton Bowl Stadium was first introduced in 1930 as the Fair Park Stadium. This was because the SMU Mustangs needed a stadium for their games in the 1920s, as per Stadiums of Pro Football.

Cotton Bowl seating capacity. The Cotton Bowl holds more than 91,000 fans, making it one of the 15 largest stadiums in the United States.. The stadium has nearly doubled over the course of its ...

The first expansion of the Cotton Bowl was in 1948, following the demand of tickets sparked by Walker's dominance in the 1940s. The stadium expanded to 67,000 in 1948, before the rest of the lower ...

The Cotton Bowl moved from the stadium in Dallas, Texas, with the same name to the AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2010 when the Ole Miss Rebels beat the Oklahoma State Cowboys 21-7.

Opened on May 27, 2009 at a cost of $1.3 billion dollars, the AT&T Stadium is the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and has hosted the Cotton Bowl since its opening year.

The historic Cotton Bowl Stadium has some changes coming this year. The city of Dallas invested $140 million into revamping the nearly 100-year-old stadium with a 2% increase in hotel occupancy ...

Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas opened in 1930, before the Red River Rivalry started calling it home in 1932. The stadium located in the middle of the State Fair of Texas was originally called Fair ...

The Cotton Bowl holds more than 91,000 fans, making it one of the 15 largest stadiums in the United States. Advertisement The stadium has nearly doubled over the course of its existence.

Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas opened in 1930, before the Red River Rivalry started calling it home in 1932. The stadium located in the middle of the State Fair of Texas was originally called Fair ...