[4] The stadium was built in 2001 at a final cost between $18 and $19 million, and shares land with the Transportation Offices for Carroll ISD.
The playing surface is artificial and uses many draining features due to how easily field can flood in heavy rains.
One of the opening scenes shows Green Bay Packers linebacker A. J. Hawk running across the turf at Dragon Stadium.
[5] In June 2009, the Carroll ISD school board voted to issue bonds to pay for a $5 million renovation of the stadium.
[8] In June 2017, New England Patriots player Rob Gronkowski snuck into the stadium for a workout and posted on his social media.