The sparse facilities became more obvious after the college employed Coach Lowell “Dick” Romney in 1918, and Aggie football began experiencing considerable success.

[9] The original Romney Stadium was built in 1927 on the grounds where the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) building now stands.

It served as Utah State's home for 41 seasons (1927–67); USU played its final game in the old complex on November 11, 1967,[10] defeating Montana 20–14.

[11][12] The stadium retained the Romney name as it was relocated farther north on Utah State's campus to its present location.

Prior to the 1997 season, approximately 4,000 chair back seats replaced wooden bleachers on the west side of the stadium.

Prior to the 2005 season, a new south end entrance, improved concession stands and restroom facilities as well as a widened concourse on the east side of the stadium were completed.

The bronze statue, created by Utah sculptor Blair Buswell, depicts Olsen during his Aggie playing days – in full uniform and pads, with his helmet under his arm – stands outside the stadium's south entrance.

[14] Following the unveiling of new Utah State athletics logos and prior to the home opener of the 2012 season, the playing surface on Merlin Olsen Field was replaced.

The partnership with Utah State and Maverik is a multi-year agreement, which includes top-tier advertising rights and prominent signage on the exterior and interior of the stadium.

(His personal athletic accomplishments included playing on the AAU Championship Basketball Team In 1916, then scoring a touchdown in the 1918 Rose Bowl.)

The donation was made by Utah State University alumnus and former President of Nike, Inc. Charlie Denson and his wife Trina.

On the west side of the stadium, a new four-story premium seating and press box structure was built to include a state-of-the-art media and game operations area, 24 luxury suites, 24 loge boxes, over 700 covered club seats and a premium club area that also hosts a student-athlete training table.

Built on existing university property at the northwest corner of Romney Stadium, the state-of-the-art multi-level facility alleviates overcrowding in the former 5,800-square-foot (540 m2) strength and conditioning center and will accommodate almost 400 athletes from 16 sports programs.

Utah State's largest crowd to witness a game in Maverik Stadium was 33,119 (including standing room) in a 45–17 loss to BYU on October 4, 1996.

The 1987 3A state championship game was moved from Salt Lake City's Rice Stadium to accommodate the all-Cache Valley match-up of Mountain Crest and Sky View.