Opened in 2011, it is home to the University of North Texas (UNT) Mean Green football team, which competes in the American Athletic Conference.

In September 2002, the University of North Texas purchased 19 acres (7.7 ha) on the opposite side of Interstate 35E from the main campus in Denton from Liberty Christian School for $5.1 million.

[13] Following the football team's victory at the 2002 New Orleans Bowl, school administrators announced their intent to build an assortment of new athletic facilities on the properties, now called the Mean Green Village.

Richard Raefs, vice chancellor of administrative affairs at UNT, stated that the project's primary objective was the consolidation of academic facilities and that renovating Fouts Field would cost $8 million more than building an entirely new stadium.

[14] The University of North Texas System Board of Regents released a long-term campus master plan in 2005 that included a proposed new stadium with a capacity of 35,000 and an estimated cost "in excess of $35 million".

[15] UNT athletic director Rick Villareal stated that the university would use only private fundraising, rather than another increase in students' fees, to pay for any new facilities, including a stadium.

[23]On October 21, 2008, the UNT SGA announced that in one of the largest turnouts in the school's history, student voters approved a dedicated athletic fee to fund the new stadium.

[26] Following the election, Representative Myra Crownover and Senator Craig Estes submitted companion bills during the eighty-first Texas Legislature to approve the fee increase.

According to the report submitted by Crownover to the state's Higher Education Committee, the fee would not begin until construction of the new stadium was complete.

[29] In 2015, the eighty-fourth Texas Legislature passed a bill allowing the Board of Regents to raise the fee by up to 10% each year beyond the original limit of $10.

[42] To promote the final home game of the season against the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders, the university offered free tickets to some athletic booster club members,[43] and head football coach Dan McCarney promoted the game with an op-ed in the school's student newspaper, the North Texas Daily.

[52] The 2013 season began with a home game celebrating 100 years of football at North Texas; an announced crowd of 21,975 watched the Mean Green defeat the Idaho Vandals 40–6.

Other events at the stadium include an annual Independence Day fireworks show, hosted by the local Kiwanis organization.

[3][65] Stands on the north, east, and west sides of the stadium seat 30,100 and form a horseshoe shape around a standard American football field.

The field's surface is PowerBlade HP +, a type of artificial turf comprising synthetic fibers with a rubber and sand infill.

[70] Barnes & Noble College Booksellers operates a Mean Green Gear Store, which is located underneath the stands at Gate 2 on the west side of the stadium.

[71][72] The stands on the east side of the field are generally reserved for student seating;[73] behind them is a path-defined tailgating area called "The Hill".

[77] On game days, the area also includes a scale replica cannon named "Boomer", which is fired each time the team scores.

As part of that process, all new university buildings and facilities are required to achieve a minimum of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.

[84][85] The 120-foot (37 m) turbines each have three 30-foot (9.1 m) blades and are expected to produce a combined 450,000 kilowatt-hours (1,600 GJ) of energy per year, which would account for roughly six percent of the athletics department's power grid in the area.

[88] The points-based ratings system measures various environmental aspects including water efficiency, energy conservation, indoor air quality, and sustainability.

[92] DATCU Stadium is located on Bonnie Brae Street at the junction of Interstate 35 East and West in the southeast part of Denton, Texas.

[93] It is part of the Mean Green Village, a 175-acre (71 ha) parcel of land located south of UNT's main campus that includes various athletic department facilities.

[97][98] The university began the process of transferring the right-of-way surrounding Bonnie Brae Street to the city in 2012 to allow for the road's expansion from two lanes to four.

[103] In June 2016, Trinity Metro announced its intent to begin operating a commuter bus service on weekdays from Fort Worth Central Station to the stadium parking lot.

[105] In September 2013, the school announced a partnership with DCTA to provide free trips on the A-train and shuttle rides to the stadium for football game attendees wearing UNT apparel.