Bobcat Stadium is a 16,008-seat multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....

. It opened in 1981 and is home to the Texas State University Bobcats football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team

Team

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. It was also home of the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football

World League of American Football

The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...

. In 2002 the football field was renamed Jim Wacker

Jim Wacker

Jim Wacker was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Lutheran University , North Dakota State University , Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University–San Marcos, , Texas Christian University ,...

Field at Bobcat Stadium in honor of the former Texas State University football coach and director of athletics.

Expansion

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 a three-tier structure (by adding on to the existing home side) that includes new premium club seating, with 450 seats, and fifteen luxury suites. Major funding came from a donation by Texas State (SWT) alums Jerry & Linda Fields. This is now named "The Jerry and Linda Fields West Side Complex."

Bobcat Stadium is currently undergoing construction at the North Side Complex. Once complete, the seating capacity will be around 30,000. The North Side expansion will feature a Bookstore Fan Shop, Strutters Gallery.