Robertson Stadium
Robertson Stadium is a stadium in Houston, United States that opened in 1942. Its recorded capacity is 32,000.
Key facts
Robertson Stadium is a stadium in Houston, United States that opened in 1942. Its recorded capacity is 32,000. It is owned by University of Houston System and University of Houston System. It is operated by University of Houston and University of Houston. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Public School Stadium, Jeppesen Stadium, Robertson Stadium. Current tenants are Houston Cougars, Texas Southern Tigers, Houston Dynamo FC, Houston Gamblers, Houston Cougars football, 1999 Houston Cougars football team, 2000 Houston Cougars football team, 2001 Houston Cougars football team, 2002 Houston Cougars football team, 2003 Houston Cougars football team, 2004 Houston Cougars football team, 2005 Houston Cougars football team, 2006 Houston Cougars football team, 2007 Houston Cougars football team, 2008 Houston Cougars football team, 2009 Houston Cougars football team, 2010 Houston Cougars football team, 2011 Houston Cougars football team, 2012 Houston Cougars football team, 1946 Houston Cougars football team, 1983 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 1947 Houston Cougars football team.
- Location
- Houston, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 32,000
- Opened
- 1942
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- University of Houston System, University of Houston System
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Robertson Stadium is at latitude 29.721944, longitude -95.349167, in Houston, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 29.721944 |
| Longitude | -95.349167 |
| City | Houston |
| Region | Houston |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video board supplier | Philips | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Robertson Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Public School Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1942 to 1958. Jeppesen Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1958 to 1980. Robertson Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1980 to 2012. The average tenure of a name here is 23.3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public School Stadium | None | 1942 to 1958 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Jeppesen Stadium | None | 1958 to 1980 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Robertson Stadium | None | 1980 to 2012 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | University of Houston System | 1942 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | University of Houston System | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | University of Houston | 1942 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | University of Houston | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
43 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2580 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2579 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Houston Marshals | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 35303 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 35302 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35303 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35302 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35301 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3705 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Robertson Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Jeppesen Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Public School Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32131 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32130 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32129 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32128 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32127 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374485787 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24610 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24609 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24608 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24607 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24606 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24605 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24604 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24603 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24602 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24601 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24600 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24599 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24598 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24597 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24596 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24595 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24594 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24593 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24592 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24591 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374485787 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Robertson_Stadium | Robertson Stadium | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: