Husky Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. It is used for American football, and is the home field for the Houston Christian Huskies football team. The stadium is located near the corner of Beechnut and Fondren. Initial capacity is 5,000 with future construction phases to increase capacity. The stadium inaugural game held on September 6, 2014, was between the then-Houston Baptist Huskies[a] and the McMurry War Hawks.[4]
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| Location | 7502 Fondren Road Houston, Texas 77074 |
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| Coordinates | 29°41′33″N 95°30′41″W / 29.69250°N 95.51139°W |
| Owner | Houston Christian University |
| Operator | Houston Christian University |
| Capacity | 5,000[3] |
| Record attendance | 4,125 (September 10, 2016) |
| Surface | Desso iDNA[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 2013 |
| Opened | September 6, 2014 |
| Construction cost | Estimated cost $13 million[2] |
| Architect | PGAL |
| General contractor | Tellepsen Builders |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Christian Huskies (NCAA) (2014–present) | |
Stadium features
editFirst phase for the stadium includes grandstands on the western side of the stadium with seating for 5,065[5] including 468 chairback seats. A berm is located north of the northern end zone area. The stadium includes two press box sections, each measuring 12' x 71'. A covered camera deck is located between the two press box sections. An elevator tower at the rear of the grandstands provides access to the press box level. On the ground level, a combination ticket box office/concession building is located at the northern side of the grandstands. Concessions are also located at the southern side of the grandstands with restrooms located in between. Also included is a weight room for the Husky athletic programs.[6] Dunham Field, the playing field, is an artificial surface consisting of a Desso iDNA surface. The playing field was installed prior to the 2013 season. It was used only as the Huskies' practice field in the initial season until the stadium was built prior to the 2014 season.
Donations and gifts
editDonors who helped build the stadium include Bob & Janice McNair and Archie & Linda Dunham. The Dunham's donation was used to construct the field and practice facilities, so the field has been named Dunham Field.[7] The McNairs donation was used to finish the stadium's seating, ticket office, and press box.[8]
Year by year
edit| Houston Christian Huskies | |||
| Season | Average Crowd | Largest Crowd | Home Record |
| 2014 | 3,502 | 4,018 | 1–4 |
| 2015 | 2,396 | 3,185 | 2–5 |
| 2016 | 3,276 | 4,125 | 3–2 |
| 2017 | 2,250 | 2,543 | 0–4 |
| 2018 | 2,217 | 2,687 | 1–5 |
| 2019 | 2,322 | 3,215 | 4–2 |
| 2020 | - | - | N/A |
| 2021 | 2,148 | 2,362 | 0–5 |
| 2022 | 1,681 | 2,125 | 0–5 |
| 2023 | 1,797 | 2,112 | 3–2 |
| 2024 | 1,856 | 2,232 | 2–1 |
| Total | 16–35 (.314) | ||
Attendance records
edit| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result |
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| 1 | 4,125 | September 10, 2016 | Houston Baptist 24, Texas Southern 20 |
| 2 | 4,018 | September 6, 2014 | Houston Baptist 17, McMurry 27 |
| 3 | 3,823 | September 27, 2014 | Houston Baptist 14, Abilene Christian 59 |
| 4 | 3,386 | October 25, 2014 | Houston Baptist 31, Nicholls State 21 |
| 5 | 3,217 | October 15, 2016 | Houston Baptist 30, Nicholls State 332OT |
| 6 | 3,215 | September 28, 2019 | Houston Baptist 68, Texas Southern 31 |
| 7 | 3,185 | September 12, 2015 | Houston Baptist 10, Northern Colorado 34 |
| 8 | 3,158 | October 18, 2014 | Houston Baptist 27, Stephen F. Austin 59 |
| 9 | 3,134 | September 24, 2016 | Houston Baptist 16, 2 Sam Houston State 52 |
| 10 | 3,124 | November 15, 2014 | Houston Baptist 0, Sam Houston State 76 |
Gallery
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Under the Grandstands - From the North side -
Under the Grandstands - From the South side -
Concessions - South side -
Scoreboard
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The university adopted its current name on September 21, 2022.
References
edit- ^ "Dunham Field Houston Baptist University". Paragon Sports. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "College construction heats up". Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal. American City Business Journals. August 18, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "2014 HBU Huskies Football" (PDF). Houston Baptist University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "HBU to open new on-campus stadium Sept. 6, 2014". Houston Chronicle. March 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Baptist University". Southern Bleacher Company, Inc. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
5,065 seats Interlock 2000 Decking System (2) 12' x 71' pressboxes - covered film platform between pressboxes
- ^ "Facilities". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Dunham Family Contributes Gift for Football Field : Huskies playing surface is named Dunham Field". Sharps Town District. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "McNairs donate $3M toward HBU stadium". KHOU. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014.
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