The unnamed Air Force member was one of four performing a fast rope demonstration from the ceiling ahead of the Navy-UTSA football game when he slipped down the rope and slammed into the turf at terrifying speed.
Clips filmed from multiple angles showed the soldier hitting the ground to leave thousands of onlookers stunned at the San Antonio, Texas arena, before medics quickly rushed to his aid.
He was carted off the field and rushed to a local hospital, according to initial reports from the San Antonio Express-News.
In a statement to the Daily Mail, a UTSA spokesperson said: 'We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred at the start of tonight's football game. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the soldier who was affected, his family and his military colleagues.
'We recognize that members of our campus community may be emotionally affected by this incident and are activating wellbeing services to support our faculty, staff and students.'
The condition and identity of the man are currently unknown, and the Daily Mail has reached out to both teams for further information.
According to News 4 San Antonio, an official with the San Antonio Fire Department revealed that the patient was transported to a medical facility as 'priority one'.
The Texas Department of State Health Services defines that as the patient having an 'acutely life-threatening illness or injury and is unstable'.
In a further statement posted on X, a spokesperson for the American Conference - the organizer of the game - said: 'The American Conference is deeply saddened by tonight's pregame incident in at the Alamodome. Our thoughts are with the individual involved, their family and colleagues, and everyone who witnessed or was affected by it.
'We consulted with representatives of both participating member institutions, Alamodome management, local authorities and a working group to review the information available.
'We respect the family's privacy and will coordinate any further updates with the appropriate authorities. We are also working with our member institutions to help connect those affected with available support resources.'
The game was delayed while medics attended to the man, whose stunt was due to be part of the coin toss, on UTSA's annual Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans night.
The four service members involved in the botched demonstration were from Detachment 2 of the 6th Combat Training Squadron, according to the Express-News.
The squadron trains tactical air controllers for the Air Force, and part of their training involves learning how to rappel from more than 100ft in the air from helicopters.