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Address | 1600 Stadium Drive |
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Location | Prairie View, TX |
Coordinates | 30°5′28″N 95°59′40″W / 30.09111°N 95.99444°W |
Owner | Prairie View A&M University |
Operator | Prairie View A&M University |
Capacity | 15,000 + SRO |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 30, 2015[1] |
Opened | September 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]