Public Schools Stadium

Opened in 1959

About Public Schools Stadium

Public Schools Stadium is a former name of Shotwell Stadium, used 1959–1960. Shotwell Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Abilene, Texas. It opened in 1959. Its recorded capacity is 15,075. Its only tenant was Abilene Christian Wildcats (College Football, 1959–2016).

Photo of Public Schools Stadium — Photo by Keithimus (talk). License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

15,075

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1959

Location

Abilene, Texas 79602

Elevation

1,736 ft

529 m above sea level

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

Home seasons at Public Schools Stadium by team, 1959–2016. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Abilene Christian Wildcats While based here: 23 seasons · 3-0 regular season in the 1 season with results on record · no postseason trips College Football · 1959–2016 Southland 2014–2016 · Independent 2013 · Lone Star Conference 1980–2011 · 2 earlier conferences · FCS (Division I-AA) Home venue unknown 1925–1958 Shotwell Stadium 1959–2016 Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium 2017–present	College Football	1959–2016

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 Public Schools Stadium?

The capacity of Public Schools Stadium is 15,075.

When was Public Schools Stadium built?

Public Schools Stadium opened in 1959.

Where did the Abilene Christian Wildcats play after Public Schools Stadium?

After leaving Public Schools Stadium in 2016, the Abilene Christian Wildcats moved to Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium in 2017.

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 6 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Shotwell Stadium

1961 - Present

Public Schools Stadium

1959 - 1960

Current

Location

Coordinates: 32.4338, -99.6982

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium	2017–	2.8 mi
LeGrand Sports Complex		82 mi
Memorial Stadium	1951–	87 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Abilene Christian Wildcats

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.