The football team played its games next to John Forney National Guard Armory.

That year, the stadium was dedicated to longtime Jacksonville State supporter Paul Snow.

Under the supervision of longtime Athletic Director Jerry N. Cole, a field house was constructed in 1977.

In 2010, an expansion project including additional seating to the south stands and east endzone and the seven-story Stadium Tower (floors 1-4 function as a residence hall for students, while floors 5-7 house skyboxes and the press box) was completed, increasing the seating capacity to 24,000.

In 2010, the name of Paul Snow Stadium was changed to Burgess-Snow Field at Jacksonville State Stadium, in honor of former Jacksonville State coach Bill Burgess who coached the team to the 1992 Division II championship.