Shotwell Stadium
Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, United States that opened in 1959. Its recorded capacity is 15,075.
Key facts
Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, United States that opened in 1959. Its recorded capacity is 15,075. It is owned by Abilene Independent School District and Abilene Independent School District. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Public Schools Stadium. Current tenants are Pecan Bowl, Cooper Cougars, Abilene High Eagles, Abilene Christian Wildcats, McMurry Indians, Pecan Bowl, Cooper High School, Abilene High School, Abilene Christian Wildcats football, Abilene Christian Wildcats, 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team, 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.
- Location
- Abilene, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 15,075
- Opened
- 1959
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
Shotwell Stadium is at latitude 32.4338, longitude -99.6982, in Abilene, 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 | 32.4338 |
| Longitude | -99.6982 |
| City | Abilene |
| Region | Abilene |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Shotwell Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Public Schools Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1959 to 1960. The average tenure of a name here is 1 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Schools Stadium | None | 1959 to 1960 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Abilene Independent School District | 1959 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Abilene Independent School District | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Bowl | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Cooper Cougars | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Abilene High Eagles | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Abilene Christian Wildcats | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| McMurry Indians | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Pecan Bowl | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| Cooper High School | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| Abilene High School | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| Abilene Christian Wildcats football | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| Abilene Christian Wildcats | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| 2013 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| 2014 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
| 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team | Not mapped | 1959 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
22 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 | 2898 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Public Schools Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32033 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32032 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32031 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32030 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32029 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32028 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30436 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30435 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30434 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30433 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30432 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30431 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30430 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30429 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30428 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30427 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372230123 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372230123 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Shotwell_Stadium | Shotwell 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: