Husky Stadium (Houston Christian University)

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[lower-alpha 1] and the McMurry War Hawks.[4]

Husky Stadium
Location7502 Fondren Road
Houston, Texas 77074
Coordinates29°41′33″N 95°30′41″W
OwnerHouston Christian University
OperatorHouston Christian University
Capacity5,000[1]
Record attendance4,125 (September 10, 2016)
SurfaceDesso iDNA[2]
Construction
Broke groundMarch 2013
OpenedSeptember 6, 2014
Construction costEstimated cost $13 million[3]
ArchitectPGAL
General contractorTellepsen Builders
Tenants
Houston Christian Huskies (NCAA) (2014–present)

Stadium features

First 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

Donors 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
Houston Christian Huskies
SeasonAverage CrowdLargest CrowdHome Record
20143,5024,0181-4
20152,3963,1852-5
20163,2764,1253-2
20172,2502,5430-4
20182,2172,6871-5
20192,3223,2154-2
2020--N/A
20212,1482,3620-5
20221,6812,1250-5
20231,8072,1122-1
Total 13–33 (.283)

Attendance records
Rank Attendance Date Game Result
14,125September 10, 2016Houston Baptist 24, Texas Southern 20
24,018September 6, 2014Houston Baptist 17, McMurry 27
33,823September 27, 2014Houston Baptist 14, Abilene Christian 59
43,386October 25, 2014Houston Baptist 31, Nicholls State 21
53,217October 15, 2016Houston Baptist 30, Nicholls State 332OT
63,215September 28, 2019Houston Baptist 68, Texas Southern 31
73,185September 12, 2015Houston Baptist 10, Northern Colorado 34
83,158October 18, 2014Houston Baptist 27, Stephen F. Austin 59
93,134September 24, 2016Houston Baptist 16, 2 Sam Houston State 52
103,124November 15, 2014Houston Baptist 0, Sam Houston State 76
Views around the stadium
  • Under the Grandstands - North side
    Under the Grandstands - From the North side
  • Under the grandstands - South side
    Under the Grandstands - From the South side
  • Concessions - South side
    Concessions - South side
  • Scoreboard
    Scoreboard

See also

Footnotes
  1. The university adopted its current name on September 21, 2022.

References
  1. "2014 HBU Huskies Football" (pdf). Houston Baptist University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  2. "Dunham Field Houston Baptist University". Paragon Sports. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  3. "College construction heats up". Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal. American City Business Journals. August 18, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  4. "HBU to open new on-campus stadium Sept. 6, 2014". Houston Chronicle. March 12, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  5. "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
  6. "Facilities". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  7. "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.
  8. "McNairs donate $3M toward HBU stadium". KHOU. February 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014.
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