It is the home field of the Idaho State Bengals of the Big Sky Conference and sits at an elevation of 4,560 feet (1,390 m) above sea level.

[7] Originally the ASISU Minidome, named after the Associated Students of Idaho State University, who funded construction,[8] it opened 55 years ago in 1970 at the north end of the ISU campus.

[16] The football field is aligned east-west and the arched roof runs length-wise; maximum height is above midfield and decreases toward the end zones.

[2][3][4] After 41 football seasons on Poly-Turf and AstroTurf, infilled synthetic turf was installed in Holt Arena in July 2011.

(Five days later, Idaho State stunned UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen at the West regional in Provo, Utah.

)[24][25] Between the Big Sky tourney and the NCAA games, the venue also hosted the state's three-day A-1 (now 5A) high school championship tournament.