[9] In 2003, it was named the Fred Hardy Track in honor of the longtime Spiders coach.

[10] The playing surface was changed from natural grass to FieldTurf, an artificial turf, in 2004.

[11] Due to the age and off-campus location of City Stadium, where the Richmond Spiders football team played its home games, demand grew for an on-campus football facility.

[12][13] Renovations on the stadium began on December 20, 2008, coincidentally the day after the Spiders football team won the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship – the school's first national title in any sport.

[13] The football team began play at Robins Stadium in the 2010 season, they won their first game 27-21 in overtime over Elon University.