Moody Coliseum - Volleyball

Opened: 1956
Capacity: 7,000
Location: 3009 Binkley Ave., Dallas, TX 75205 Google maps
Volleyball: Facilities
Admission: Free - Gates open one hour before first serve | Clear Bag Policy
Parking: Free in Moody Parking Center | 3063 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205
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In December of 2013, a renovation of Moody Coliseum was completed. The SMU volleyball program returned for the start of the 2014 season after playing matches in the Dedman Center on campus during the 2013 season.

The renovation and expansion of Moody Coliseum provided many new and improved features, including the Richard & Nancy Rogers Lobby at the main west entrance, expanded concourses with raised ceilings, club seats, loge boxes, private suites, group suites, new event space, offices, team locker rooms and meeting space.

Moody Coliseum History

When Moody Coliseum opened in 1956, it was one of the largest structures of its kind. It has been home to exciting athletic events, academic ceremonies, concerts and performances - an SMU asset shared with the Dallas community.

Moody Coliseum became the home of women's volleyball with the program's inception prior to the 1996 season. In 2010, Mustang volleyball won 25 matches in a season for the first time, including an 11-2 mark at home in Moody Coliseum. Since returning to Moody Coliseum in 2014 after the renovation, the Mustangs won at least 25 matches in all three seasons, including a program-record 27 wins in 2014. SMU went 15-1 at home that season.

Moody Coliseum was the site of SMU's first conference championship-clinching match on Nov. 15, 2015, a 3-1 victory against Houston. Legend has it that "Moody Magic" contributes to consistent wins at home for Mustang teams.

Each May and December the coliseum is transformed to host SMU Commencement as well as graduation ceremonies for thousands of area high school students. SMU Commencement speakers have included former First Lady and SMU graduate Laura Bush, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, journalists Jim Lehrer and Bill Moyers and Oscar-winning actress and SMU graduate Kathy Bates. Four U.S. presidents have spoken at Moody Coliseum: Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. Poet T.S. Eliot also spoke to audiences there. Other events such as installation of United Methodist Church bishops and Highland Park United Methodist Church Easter services have taken place at Moody.

Moody Coliseum also has been the venue for entertainers such as the Kingston Trio, the Rolling Stones, John Denver, Three Dog Night, the Grateful Dead, Queen, U2 and Pearl Jam.

Dallas' first professional basketball team, the Chaparrals, played most of its home games at Moody from 1967-73 before the team moved to San Antonio and was renamed the Spurs. From 1971 to 1979, Moody hosted one of the biggest tennis championships of the year, the World Championship Tennis Finals, a season-ending eight-player tournament to decide the champion of the men's professional tennis circuit. All-time greats such as Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Rod Laver dueled before packed houses at Moody and national television audiences. The tournament was moved to Reunion Arena in 1980, but Moody continued to host exhibitions between stars such as Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras into the 1990s. The Virginia Slims of Dallas Tennis Championships and the Rolex Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Tournament also were held at Moody Coliseum.

Younger athletes also have polished their skills there. Cheerleading, basketball and volleyball camps, Boy Scout conferences and fundraising dance marathons have taken place at Moody Coliseum through the years.

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