Named in honour of Percival Molson, and owned by McGill University, it was the home of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1954 to 1967 and again since 1998.

Constructed in 1914 at the corner of University and Pine (avenue Des Pins), the stadium sat dormant through World War I with the cessation of football from 1914 to 1918.

It was renamed "Percival Molson Memorial Stadium" on October 25, 1919 by the university's Board of Governors, in his honour.

[10] Eleven rows were removed from the south side of the stadium to construct a second tier and add the majority of the new seats, about 3,800.

Also, temporary bleachers in the east end-zone were replaced with 1,500 permanent seats, a new section was added to the northeast corner, and 19 new private suites were constructed.