| Stadium Name: | Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field |
| Address: | 1600 Stadium Drive |
| Location: | Prairie View, TX |
| Broke Ground: | January 30, 2015[1] |
| Opened: | September 4, 2016 |
| Owner: | Prairie View A&M University |
| Operator: | Prairie View A&M University |
| Surface: | FieldTurf |
| Cost: | $61 million[2] ($ in dollars) |
| Architect: | PBK Architects[3] |
| Structural Engineer: | Walter P Moore[4] |
| General Contractor: | Skanska[5] |
| Tenants: | Prairie View A&M Panthers (NCAA) (2016–present) |
| Seating Capacity: | 15,000 + SRO |
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.[6]
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.[7] 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]
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13,937 | October 26, 2024 | Prairie View A&M 34, Texas A&M-Commerce 27 | |
| 7 | 13,626 | October 19, 2019 | Prairie View A&M 51, Virginia-Lynchburg 0 | |
| 8 | 13,233 | September 3, 2022 | Prairie View A&M 40, Texas Southern 23 | |
| 9 | 13,220 | October 13, 2018 | Prairie View A&M 0, Southern 38 | |
| 10 | 13,206 | August 31, 2024 | Prairie View A&M 9, Texas Southern 27 |