Robertson Stadium (demolished) (Houston, Texas)

 demolished, historical layer / disappeared object

John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium was a 32,000-seat multipurpose stadium located on the campus of the University of Houston (UH), and was the home field for the UH Cougars football team from 1946-1950 and again from 1996-2012.

Originally built as a joint project between the Houston Independent School District and the Works Progress Administration, it opened as Public School Stadium in 1942, and was re-named Jeppesen Stadium in 1958 in honor of Holger Jeppesen, a longtime member of the Houston School Board.

The stadium was purchased from HISD in 1970 by the University of Houston and renamed Robertson Stadium in 1980 in honor of Corbin J. Robertson, a former UH Board of Regents member. A series of renovation projects between 1980 and 1999 increased the capacity from 22,000 to 32,000.

In addition to UH and high school football, the stadium has served as the home field for the American Football League's Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1965, the Texas Southern University football program at various times during the 1970's and '80's, and the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer from 2005 to 2011. It has also hosted outdoor concerts by performers such as ZZ Top, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Pink Floyd and The Allman Brothers, and the 1983 NCAA Track & Field Championship.

Demolition of Robertson Stadium began on December 3, 2012 to make way for construction of a new 40,000-seat football facility for UH.