From 1990-2010, it also hosted Carnegie Mellon's men's and women's soccer teams.

[2] Despite the fact that the Carnegie Mellon Tartans play in Division 3 of College Football, and Pittsburgh has two Division 1 teams in the Pitt Panthers and Duquesne Dukes, Gesling Stadium is the largest stadium in the city of Pittsburgh which was purpose-built primarily for college football.

This is due to the fact that the University of Pittsburgh plays at Acrisure Stadium, which was primarily built for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and that the Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field, home of the Duquesne Dukes, only has a capacity of 2,200.

The Jared L Cohen University Center is the backdrop to the stadium's west end zone, and the Judith Resnik and West Wing dorms overshadow the away sideline.

[8] The field at Gesling Stadium is dedicated to longtime Carnegie Mellon football head coach Rich Lackner, making it Richard M. Lackner field at Gesling Stadium.