Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field
($77.4 million in 2023 dollars[3])
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]
History
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
Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result |
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1 | 15,050 | October 8, 2016 | Prairie View A&M 24, Alabama State 17OT |
2 | 14,982 | September 3, 2016 | Prairie View A&M 29, Texas Southern 25 |
3 | 14,599 | October 10, 2022 | Prairie View A&M 58, Bethune-Cookman 48 |
4 | 14,250 | October 27, 2018 | Prairie View A&M 13, Alcorn State 27 |
5 | 14,224 | November 4, 2023 | Prairie View A&M 38, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 14 |
6 | 13,626 | October 19, 2019 | Prairie View A&M 51, Virginia-Lynchburg 0 |
7 | 13,233 | September 3, 2022 | Prairie View A&M 40, Texas Southern 23 |
8 | 13,220 | October 13, 2018 | Prairie View A&M 0, Southern 38 |
9 | 12,603 | November 12, 2016 | Prairie View A&M 34, Southern 44 |
10 | 11,289 | October 8, 2022 | Prairie View A&M 13, Southern 45 |
See also
References
- ^ "Groundbreaking Ceremony Kicks Off $60 Million Stadium And Athletic Complex Project For PVAMU Athletics" (Press release). Prairie View A&M University. January 5, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Pattani, Aneri (June 23, 2016). "Prairie View A&M Hopes New Stadium Will Boost Enrollment". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "PVAMU To Hold Press Conference Regarding Status Of Football Stadium, Athletic Fieldhouse February 18" (Press release). Prairie View A&M University Department of Athletics. February 11, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M University Panther Stadium". Walter P Moore. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Skanska constructs football stadium in Prairie View, USA, for USD 53 M" (Press release). December 30, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (August 27, 2016). "New Football Stadium Ushers in Next Era at Prairie View A&M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Prairie View A&M to Unveil New Stadium and Complex". Onnidan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
External links
- Prairie View A&M Athletics: Panther Stadium
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