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BBVA Compass Stadium

BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX, home of Texas Southern. Capacity 22,000. Opened May 12, 2012.

Capacity
22,000
Opened
2012
Surface
Paspalum grass
Roof
Open air
Elevation
45 ft
Texas Southern here
18–⁠34 games on file since 2014

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2014 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at BBVA Compass Stadium by season, 2014 to 20260k5k10k15k20k25k2014: 4,318 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,0272015: 13,023 a game over 3 games; biggest 19,0752016: 5,371 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,1212017: 8,799 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,1022018: 4,987 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,0102019: 9,415 a game over 2 games; biggest 16,4072021: 6,710 a game over 4 games; biggest 18,2972022: 12,070 a game over 3 games; biggest 21,0922023: 10,236 a game over 3 games; biggest 18,2712024: 10,225 a game over 5 games; biggest 14,0072025: 6,250 a game over 11 games; biggest 19,6382026: 8,931 a game over 1 games; biggest 8,931201420162018202220242026

Biggest crowds on file

21,092Jackson State at Texas Southern2022
19,638Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern2025
19,075Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern2015
18,297Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern2021
18,271Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern2023

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Former names
BBVA Compass Stadium (2012–⁠2019)
BBVA Stadium (2019–⁠2021)
PNC Stadium (2021–⁠2022)
Opened
May 12, 2012
Architect
Populous
Surface over the years
Paspalum grass

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, BBVA Compass Stadium.

From above

50 mN ↑
The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 220 by 240 meters (710 by 790 feet). Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Mississippi Valley State 38, Texas Southern 34
Aug 29, 2026Texas Southern 42, North Carolina Central 30
Nov 29, 2025Florida International 56, Sam Houston 16
Nov 22, 2025Texas Southern 24, Alabama A&M 7
Nov 15, 2025Sam Houston 26, Delaware 23
Nov 1, 2025Alcorn State 33, Texas Southern 14
Oct 18, 2025Texas Southern 61, Virginia Lynchburg 10
Oct 15, 2025UTEP 35, Sam Houston 17
Oct 9, 2025Jacksonville State 29, Sam Houston 27
Oct 4, 2025Texas Southern 51, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7
Sep 13, 2025Lamar 31, Texas Southern 7
Aug 30, 2025Prairie View A&M 22, Texas Southern 21