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Wildcat Stadium (TX)

Wildcat Stadium (TX) in Abilene, TX, home of Abilene Christian. Capacity 12,000. Opened September 16, 2017.

Capacity
12,000
Opened
2017
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
1,709 ft
Abilene Christian here
31–⁠16 games on file since 2017

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2017 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 Wildcat Stadium (TX) by season, 2017 to 20260k5k10k15k2017: 9,520 a game over 3 games; biggest 12,0002018: 8,991 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,9732019: 7,882 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,0962020: 4,787 a game over 1 games; biggest 4,7872021: 7,415 a game over 6 games; biggest 10,1212022: 7,418 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,2292023: 7,321 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,3832024: 8,665 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,7192025: 8,329 a game over 6 games; biggest 12,0002026: 8,242 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,744’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Biggest crowds on file

12,000Tarleton State at Abilene Christian2025
12,000SE Louisiana at Abilene Christian2017
11,719Idaho at Abilene Christian2024
11,096Stephen F. Austin at Abilene Christian2019
10,973Nicholls at Abilene Christian2018

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

Opened
September 16, 2017
Architect
HKS, Inc.
Surface over the years
FieldTurf
Record crowd
12,000

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 160 by 200 meters (510 by 650 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 10, 2026Abilene Christian 20, Central Arkansas 14
Oct 3, 2026Abilene Christian 35, West Florida 7
Sep 26, 2026Mercer 34, Abilene Christian 17
Sep 12, 2026Stephen F. Austin 26, Abilene Christian 7
Nov 29, 2025Abilene Christian 38, Lamar 20
Nov 8, 2025Abilene Christian 31, Utah Tech 10
Nov 1, 2025Abilene Christian 31, Tarleton State 28
Oct 4, 2025Abilene Christian 52, North Alabama 23
Sep 20, 2025Abilene Christian 45, Austin Peay 31
Sep 6, 2025Abilene Christian 28, Stephen F. Austin 20
Nov 30, 2024Abilene Christian 24, Northern Arizona 0
Nov 2, 2024Abilene Christian 28, Southern Utah 25