Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium is a stadium in
Abilene, Texas
Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis ...
. It is used as the home field of the
Abilene Christian Wildcats football
The Abilene Christian Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Abilene Christian University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team was a member of the Southland Conference through the 2020–21 season, ...
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.
History
Abilene Christian University,
Hoar Construction
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and HKS Sports & Entertainment Group officially broke ground on February 19, 2016, to begin construction of the new stadium. 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. The stadium hosted its first home game on September 16, 2017, against the
Houston Baptist Huskies
The Houston Christian Huskies, HCU or Huskies (formerly known as Houston Baptist, HBU) are the athletic teams that represent Houston Christian University, located in Houston, Texas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division I leve ...
.
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.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) football stadiums in the United States.
Conference affiliations reflect those for the comin ...
References
External links
Stadium website
College football venues
Abilene Christian Wildcats football
Sports venues in Abilene, Texas
American football venues in Texas
2017 establishments in Texas
Sports venues completed in 2017
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