North Texas had spent its first 40 seasons at Eagle Field, which seated just 2,500 spectators on steel bleachers in an open area near the center of campus called Recreation Park, where the school's athletic events were held.

The administration of the university almost immediately announced plans to rename the venue Fouts Field in his honor, which was done prior to their 1954 home opener against Southern Miss on October 2.

In 1967, with the addition of Joe Greene to the defensive line, the Eagles allowed less than two yards per carry on the ground en route to a 7–1–1 record and a Missouri Valley Conference title.

After a decade in I-AA, a coordinated effort by North Texas donors to purchase large blocks of seats at Fouts Field raised the attendance level enough for the program to be admitted back to Division I-A.

The expanded Fouts saw a mix of good to meager years, culminating with North Texas clinching four straight Sun Belt Conference titles from 2001 to 2004 under Darrell Dickey before bottoming out with a 6–37 record from 2007 to 2010 under Todd Dodge.

The remnants of Fouts Field sat largely empty for the next five years, until demolition began of the remaining components on November 28, 2018, with the last vestiges of the venue cleared out of the lot by December 8.