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.
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.
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. 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.
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field