About Bowers Stadium
Bowers Stadium is a College Football stadium in Huntsville, Texas. It opened in 1986. It seats 14,000. Its current tenant is Sam Houston Bearkats (College Football), since 2026. It was formerly home to Sam Houston State Bearkats (College Football, 1987–2024). By capacity it ranks 174th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 186th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Sam Houston Bearkats While based here: 29 seasons · 13-17 regular season in the 3 seasons with results on record · 1 postseason trip · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1987–2024, 2026–present
Sam Houston State Bearkats (1987–2019)
Sam Houston Bearkats (2022–2026)
C-USA 2023–2026 · Western Athletic Conference 2022 · Southland 1987–2019 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1987–2024, 2026–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bowers Stadium?
The capacity of Bowers Stadium is 14,000.
When was Bowers Stadium built?
Bowers Stadium opened in 1986.
Who plays at Bowers Stadium?
Bowers Stadium is the home venue of Sam Houston Bearkats.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 38 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Field | 1927– | 48 mi |
| Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field | 2016– | 51 mi |
| Edward L. Blackshear Field | 1960–2015 | 51 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.