Edward L. Blackshear Field

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Blackshear Field
Edward L. Blackshear Field
Location Prairie View, TX
Coordinates 30°5′28″N95°59′40″W / 30.09111°N 95.99444°W / 30.09111; -95.99444 Coordinates: 30°5′28″N95°59′40″W / 30.09111°N 95.99444°W / 30.09111; -95.99444
Owner Prairie View A&M University
OperatorPrairie View A&M University
Capacity 6,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1960
DemolishedJanuary 23, 2015
Tenants
Prairie View A&M Panthers (NCAA) (1960–2014)

Blackshear Field was a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Prairie View, Texas, United States. It was home to the Prairie View A&M University Panthers college football team. [1] The facility opened in 1960, and was named in honor of Edward L. Blackshear, who served as principal of the school (then known as Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College) from 1897 to 1915. [2]

On July 23, 2010, Prairie View A&M University officials announced plans to raise money for the construction of a new 15,000-seat football stadium and athletics fieldhouse, Panther Stadium, on the footprint of Blackshear Field. On January 23, 2015, the old stadium was demolished and construction began on the complex, which opened for the 2016 football season. [3]

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The 2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Heishma Northern and played their home games at Edward L. Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and finished the season with an overall record of three wins and eight losses.

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The 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represented Prairie View A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field. They were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 7–2 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

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The 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represents Prairie View A&M University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are led by second-year head coach Eric Dooley and play their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

The 2020 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represents Prairie View A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are led by third-year head coach Eric Dooley and play their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

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The 2021 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team represents Prairie View A&M University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers play their home games at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field in Prairie View, Texas, and compete in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They are led by fourth-year head coach Eric Dooley

References

  1. McGinty, Ryan, ed. (2011). 2011 Media Guide (PDF). Prairie View A&M Department of Sports Information.
  2. Mather, Frank Lincoln (1915). "Who's who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent".
  3. "Prairie View A&M to Unveil New Stadium and Complex". Onnidan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.