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Bobcat Stadium (Texas State)
UFCU Stadium is a football stadium on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. It opened in 1981 and was expanded in 2011–2012 to its present 27,149-seat capacity. UFCU Stadium has been the home field for the Texas State Bobcats since 1981. In November 2003, the field was renamed Jim Wacker Field in honor of the former Bobcats football coach and director of athletics.

History

The End Zone Complex was completed and dedicated in 2002. The facility located in the south end zone of UFCU Stadium houses the athletic program's football operations. The End Zone Complex also has a full service training center, meeting rooms and coaching staff offices.

The capacity grew to over 16,000 at the beginning of the 2009 football season with the completion of the first phase of a multi-phased expansion. This first phase added The Jerry and Linda Fields West Side Complex, a three-tier structure (by adding onto the existing home side) that includes new premium club seating, with 450 seats, and 15 luxury suites. The facility's funding came from a donation by Texas State alumns Jerry and Linda Fields.

In 2012, a $33 million expansion closing in the north end zone brought the stadium's capacity to 27,149. That season, the average attendance was 18,945 in the program's first season as a Division I FBS member.

In May 2024, University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) paid $23 million for the naming rights to the stadium for 15 years.

Other uses

During its 43-year history, UFCU Stadium has been a multi-use facility. It has been the home of the Texas Special Olympics, and site of scenes from the movie The Ringer and the hit NBC TV show, Friday Night Lights.

Texas State Bobcats vs Navy Midshipmen - Sept 13,2014

Largest single game crowds

Rank Attendance Date Game Result
1 33,133 September 24, 2016 Texas State 3, #6 Houston 64
2 33,006 September 8, 2012 Texas State 10, Texas Tech 58
3 32,007 September 13, 2014 Texas State 21, Navy 35
4 31,333 September 23, 2017 Texas State 14, UTSA 44
5 28,000 September 7, 2024 Texas State 49, UTSA 10
6 27,537 October 14, 2023 Texas State 21, ULM 20
7 27,252 September 19, 2015 Texas State 20, Southern Miss 50
8 26,573 September 4, 2021 Texas State 20, Baylor 29
9 25,613 October 8, 2022 Texas State 36, Appalachian State 24
10 25,187 September 12, 2024 Texas State 28, Arizona State 31

See also

References

  1. ^ "Editorial Style Guide - J : Office of University Marketing : Texas State University". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. ^ "TXST President, Dr. Kelly Damphousse, on X". x.com.
  3. ^ "Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium".
  4. ^ "Texas State, UFCU Announce Naming Rights, Multitiered Partnership". 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ Bobcats Stadium at TXStateBobcats.com
  6. ^ "2012 National College Football Attendance (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)" (PDF). NCAA.
  7. ^ "Texas State, UFCU ink multi-million dollar football stadium naming rights deal". 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS STATEWIDE". TXState.edu. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Ringer - Filming Locations". IMDB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Friday Night Lights - Filming Locations". IMDB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.


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