Allowing the Tigers to play their home games at the new venue was a requirement for the funding the new facility received from the State of Tennessee.

Hale Stadium hosted a second-round NCAA Division I-AA playoff game in 1982, with the Tigers defeating Eastern Illinois University 20–19 in front of a crowd of 8,000.

The last Tennessee State football game at Hale Stadium before moving to LP Field was a 28–14 win over Texas Southern University on November 21, 1998.

However, the facility is still used for the annual Blue-White game held at the close of the Tigers' spring practice.

The stadium was renovated before the 2012 season to celebrate the university's centennial, and was reopened in time for the Tigers' game against Austin Peay.