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| Former names | Varsity Athletic Field (1887–1904) |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°17′14″N97°44′13″W / 30.28722°N 97.73694°W /30.28722; -97.73694 |
| Owner | University of Texas at Austin |
| Operator | University of Texas at Austin |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Closed | 1928 |
| Tenants | |
| Texas Longhorns football (1896–1924) Texas Longhorns baseball (1894–1927) Texas Longhorns men's basketball (1905–1917) | |
Clark Field, originally known asVarsity Athletic Field, was astadium on the campus of theUniversity of Texas at Austin. Clark Field hosted theTexas Longhorns football and track teams until they moved to the newly constructedMemorial Stadium in 1924. It also hosted theTexas baseball team until it moved to the secondClark Field in 1928 and theTexas Longhorns men's basketball team until it moved next door to the new Men's Gym in 1917.
The stadium opened in 1887 on part of the land at the southeast corner of 24th Street and Speedway[1] At its peak of activity, the facility's wooden bleachers held 20,000 spectators. In 1904 it was named after former University of Texas regent, James Benjamin Clark.[2]
In 1923, UT athletics directorL. Theo Bellmont secured approval from the university's board of regents for construction of a permanent concrete stadium as a dual-purpose facility for the Texas football and track teams. Memorial Stadium, completed the following year, was built a short distance to the southeast of Clark Field. Following the 1927 baseball season, the university decided to develop the land and construct the Engineering Building, Taylor Hall, on the site of Clark Field, and the baseball team moved a short distance east to thesecond Clark Field.[3]

From 1896 to 1924 Texas Football had a 135–23–3 record at Clark Field.[4]
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