[9] The home of Gonzaga Bulldogs football, it was built in five months and opened in 1922;[2][4][6][10] the first game was against Washington State on October 14, won by the Cougars with a late field goal, 10–7.

[17][18][19] The wooden venue hosted a professional preseason game in 1946 under the lights, between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers of the new All-America Football Conference.

[20][21] High school football moved to Ferris Field in 1948 for two years, then to the new Memorial Stadium in 1950, later named for Gonzaga alumnus Joe Albi in 1962.

The stadium site made its debut as a football venue in 1913, when Gonzaga hosted Inland Empire rival Idaho on October 11.

[1][25] The Crosby Student Center, originally a library, was constructed in 1957 on the site of the northern end of the west grandstand.