In the early history of the program, the team won six Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles between 1913 and 1922.

[5] In 1971, the stadium was renamed after former LSU football and track & field coach, Bernie Moore.

Moore coached the LSU Track and Field teams for 18 years (1930–47) and led the Tigers to their first NCAA National Championship in 1933 as well as 12 SEC crowns.

The LSU track and field weight room is a 2,000 square foot facility designed for an Olympic style lifting program.

Located adjacent to the track, the weight room features 10 multi-purpose power stations, 5 dumbbell stations, 4 power racks, 5 sets of competition plates, 10 competition Olympic bars, 2 multi-purpose racks, an assortment of selectorized machines and 2 televisions for multimedia presentations.