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UFCU Stadium [4] 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. It opened in 1981 and was expanded in 2011–2012 to its present 27,149-seat capacity.
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The stadium has been home to the Sam Houston State University Sam Houston Bearkats football team since 1986. [3] Previously, the team played their homes games at Pritchett Field, which currently plays host to the University's women soccer team. [4]
Existing stadiums of teams either (1) transitioning to FBS and not yet football members of FBS conferences, or (2) returning to FBS football. Here, conference affiliations are those expected to be in effect when the stadium becomes an FBS venue, whether by opening, reopening, or a school's entry into provisional or full FBS membership.
The driving force behind Georgia State football is Mark Becker, who took over as president in 2009. A self-described adrenaline junkie whose hobbies include ice climbing, he was a student at Penn State in the 1980s when it won a national championship in football and later worked at the University of Michigan during a Final Four run in basketball.
On November 13, 1969, ten students were suspended from Texas State for protesting the Vietnam War. They became known as the "San Marcos 10." They appealed their expulsion through the normal school channels and then filed a lawsuit against the president of the university, the dean of students and the Texas State University system Board of Regents.
In 1996, plans were made to construct the stadium in response to the need to expand Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and convert it to a football-specific facility, the desire to move track and field events to a venue that was more fan and athlete friendly, and the need to construct an appropriate on-campus facility to house the varsity soccer program begun in 1994.
Editor’s note: This story has been edited to reflect that according to the Royals’ estimates, 21,000 parking spots are located within a 10-minute walk of the proposed stadium site, not 9,000 ...
It ended in 2012, when Texas State joined the Western Athletic Conference in the FBS. [3] The rivalry was renewed in 2024 at NRG Stadium in Houston . Both schools are founding members of the Texas State University System and have seen their respective university profiles grow nationally during the 21st century.