text: Eagle Field From the team's inception in 1913 until the opening of Fouts Field in 1952, North Texas played all its home games at Eagle Field. The venue began as just a cleared-out area near the center of campus and didn't have any seats for spectators until steel bleachers were installed in the mid-1920s. The main bleachers sat just off the west sideline of the field, while a smaller set of bleachers were on the east sideline. Both sections of bleachers could seat a combined 2,500 fans. A track also was added around the length of the playing surface. The location as a whole was part of the larger Recreation Park, where athletic programs for students were held. Eagle Field was located on the current site of Willis Library on UNT's campus, situated slightly to the right of the Hurley Administration Building if facing Highland Street, though the field predated the construction of the building and its clock tower by a few decades. The program's first ever game occurred at Eagle Field, a 13–0 loss to TCU in 1913, while the final game was a 20–14 loss to Houston on December 5, 1951. North Texas accumulated a 92–25–5 record in their 36 seasons at Eagle Field for a winning percentage of .754%, which remains their highest at any of their three home stadiums. All that remains of the venue is the supports for the long-gone bleachers; the stretch of large rocks that are still behind Willis Library were the foundation for the installation of the seats.
  Rivalries
  SMU
  The Safeway Bowl, is the North Texas-SMU rivalry. It was first played in 1922. The Safeway name is derived from a challenge from then North Texas head coach Matt Simon issued in 1994 after a two-year break in the series, stating "I'd like to play because I think we could beat them, and my players feel the same way. If they'd like to play on a Safeway parking lot ... just give us a date and time." The rivalry is either played at SMU in Dallas or at UNT in Denton. In total the two squads have met on the gridiron 39 times with SMU holding a 32–6–1 lead in the series through the 2019 season. This rivalry game was a conference game for one year when UNT joined the American Athletic Conference in 2023. SMU will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.