Stadium Intelligence
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Capacity
14,000
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
121
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1986
First season in use
Venue Overview
Validated venue facts and current dataset coverage for Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.
Capacity
14,000
Current listed capacity
Games Hosted
121
Tracked historical total
Surface + Roof
Artificial Turf • Open Air
Playing conditions
Opened
1986
First season in use
Elevation
128 ft
Approximate feet above sea level
Timezone
America/Chicago
Local venue timezone
First Recorded Game
Sep 28, 1935
Earliest tracked game
Most Recent Game
Sep 12, 2026
Latest tracked game
- Location
- Huntsville, TX
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 40 years
- Linked Teams
- Sam Houston
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 28, 1935
- Most Recent Game
- Sep 12, 2026
- Coordinates
- 30.7139, -95.5420
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked venue dataset only
Identity and Context
- Primary Team
- Sam Houston
- Conference
- Conference USA
- City / State
- Huntsville, TX
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 40 years
- Games Hosted
- 121
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 28, 1935
- Most Recent Game
- Sep 12, 2026
Home-Field Snapshot
Sam Houston at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
Record
97-23
121 games
Win Rate
80.8%
Scoped to tracked games at this venue
Average Margin
+17.9
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when venue team scope is ambiguous
Venue Rankings
Rankings are scoped to the currently tracked venue dataset.
Attendance and Scoring
Attendance Record
14,566
Jacksonville State at Sam Houston • Sep 29, 2023
Average Attendance
8,298
5 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
38.6
Sam Houston at this venue
Average Points Allowed
20.7
Sam Houston at this venue
Historic Games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Highest Attendance
Jacksonville State at Sam Houston
L 28-35
14,566 announced attendance.
Postseason
James Madison at Sam Houston
W 38-35
Postseason matchup at this venue.
Biggest Margin
Oklahoma Panhandle St at Sam Houston
W 77-0
77 point margin.
High-Scoring
McNeese at Sam Houston
W 56-43
99 combined points.
Highest Excitement
Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston
W 23-20
Game excitement score 9.7 in the current dataset.
Sam Houston Win
Liberty at Sam Houston
W 20-18
A tracked win for Sam Houston at this venue.
Location
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- Address
- Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX, 77340
- Coordinates
- 30.7139, -95.5420
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Games at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium
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| Result | |||||
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| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | Sam Houston | Tulsa Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Nov 29, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | Sam Houston | Liberty Campus | W 20-18 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 Regular • Week 10 | Sam Houston | Louisiana Tech Campus | W 9-3 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 16, 2024 Regular • Week 8 | Sam Houston | Western Kentucky Campus | L 14-31 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 Regular • Week 4 | Sam Houston | New Mexico State Campus | W 31-11 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 Regular • Week 3 | Sam Houston | Hawai'i Campus | W 31-13 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 25, 2023 Regular • Week 13 | Sam Houston | Middle Tennessee Campus | W 23-20 | 2023 Regular | 5,349 |
| Nov 4, 2023 Regular • Week 10 | Sam Houston | Kennesaw State Campus | W 24-21 | 2023 Regular | 7,143 |
| Oct 26, 2023 Regular • Week 9 | Sam Houston | UTEP Campus | L 34-37 | 2023 Regular | 6,889 |
| Oct 18, 2023 Regular • Week 8 | Sam Houston | Florida International Campus | L 27-33 | 2023 Regular | 7,543 |
| Sep 29, 2023 Regular • Week 5 | Sam Houston | Jacksonville State Campus | L 28-35 | 2023 Regular | 14,566 |
| Nov 19, 2022 Regular • Week 12 | Sam Houston | Southern Utah Campus | L 7-17 | 2022 Regular | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 Regular • Week 11 | Sam Houston | Abilene Christian Campus | L 28-45 | 2022 Regular | — |
| Sep 17, 2022 Regular • Week 3 | Sam Houston | East Texas A&M Campus | W 27-17 | 2022 Regular | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 Regular • Week 2 | Sam Houston | Northern Arizona Campus | L 3-10 | 2022 Regular | — |
| Dec 12, 2021 Regular • Week 15 | Sam Houston | Montana State Campus | L 19-42 | 2021 Regular | — |
| Dec 4, 2021 Regular • Week 14 | Sam Houston | Incarnate Word Campus | W 49-42 | 2021 Regular | — |
| Nov 13, 2021 Regular • Week 11 | Sam Houston | Eastern Kentucky Campus | W 42-28 | 2021 Regular | — |
| Nov 6, 2021 Regular • Week 10 | Sam Houston | Utah Tech Campus | W 59-10 | 2021 Regular | — |
| Oct 23, 2021 Regular • Week 8 | Sam Houston | Jacksonville State Campus | W 42-7 | 2021 Regular | — |
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Venue Guide
Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a college football venue in Huntsville, TX. Sam Houston is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 14,000. The venue opened in 1986. #248 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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