Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium

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Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
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Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium
Location1600 Campus Court
Abilene, Texas 79699
Coordinates 32°28′23″N99°42′31″W / 32.473091°N 99.708736°W / 32.473091; -99.708736 Coordinates: 32°28′23″N99°42′31″W / 32.473091°N 99.708736°W / 32.473091; -99.708736
Owner Abilene Christian University
Operator Abilene Christian University
Capacity 12,000
Record attendance12,000
Surface FieldTurf [1]
ScoreboardWessel Scoreboard
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 19, 2016 [2]
OpenedSeptember 16, 2017
Construction cost$50 million [3]
Architect HKS, Inc.
General contractor Hoar Construction [4]
Tenants
Abilene Christian University Wildcats (NCAA)

Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, Texas. It is used as the home field of the Abilene Christian Wildcats football team. The stadium currently seats 12,000 people. The stadium's field is named after Abilene Christian University alumni, Mark and April Anthony, whose generous lead gift helped to fund the stadium.

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History

Abilene Christian University, Hoar Construction and HKS Sports & Entertainment Group officially broke ground on February 19, 2016, to begin construction of the new stadium. [5] [6] Hoar Construction and HKS Sports & Entertainment Group were recognized by the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., 28th Annual Excellence in Construction Awards, for their work on the project. [7] The stadium hosted its first home game on September 16, 2017, against the Houston Baptist Huskies. [8]

Features

Wildcat Stadium features berm, club level and suite seating, a press box, event space for seating up to 500 people for non-gameday events, as well as a dedicated student section and an HD Video board in the north endzone. [9] [10]

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