Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

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Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
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Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
Address1600 Stadium Drive
Location Prairie View, TX
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 15,000 + SRO
Surface FieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 30, 2015 [1]
OpenedSeptember 4, 2016
Construction cost $61 million [2]
($77.4 million in 2023 dollars [3] )
Architect PBK Architects [4]
Structural engineer Walter P Moore [5]
General contractor Skanska [6]
Tenants
Prairie View A&M Panthers (NCAA) (2016–present)

Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field is a stadium on the campus of Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. The venue is a multi-sport field used primarily for American football and is the home field of Prairie View A&M Panthers football. The 15,000-seat stadium holds 10 skyboxes/suites and 500 premium seats, a field house featuring a large weight room, a dining area, academic support space, locker rooms and training rooms, and other amenities. The stadium's inaugural game was held on September 4, 2016 between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern. [7]

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History

Interior of Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View A&M University- Panther Stadium.jpg
Interior of Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field

The new stadium was announced in 2014. It would cost an estimated $60 million to build and would be built on the old Edward L. Blackshear Field. Led by Roy Perry, Prairie View A&M alums earned an estimated $30 million and started the Prairie View A&M Foundation in 2009. Those funds would be used for campus enhancements with $10 million being set aside for football stadium renovations.

The Texas A&M board of regents approved the project in early 2015, and the old stadium was demolished that fall, forcing Prairie View A&M football to find a local high school to host their 2015 home games. [8] Prairie View A&M hopes the new stadium will increase enrollment in the school. Overall students raised nearly 2/3 of the funds to build the new stadium. Additional construction at and around the stadium includes a new U.S. Olympic track and a new soccer stadium. [2]

Attendance records

RankAttendanceDateGame Result
115,050October 8, 2016Prairie View A&M 24, Alabama State 17OT
214,982September 3, 2016Prairie View A&M 29, Texas Southern 25
314,599October 10, 2022Prairie View A&M 58, Bethune-Cookman 48
414,250October 27, 2018Prairie View A&M 13, Alcorn State 27
514,224November 4, 2023Prairie View A&M 38, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 14
613,937October 26, 2024Prairie View A&M 34, Texas A&M-Commerce 27
713,626October 19, 2019Prairie View A&M 51, Virginia-Lynchburg 0
813,233September 3, 2022Prairie View A&M 40, Texas Southern 23
913,220October 13, 2018Prairie View A&M 0, Southern 38
1013,206August 31, 2024Prairie View A&M 9, Texas Southern 27

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