UNC won consecutive Division II national football titles in 1996 and 1997, their second and third seasons at Nottingham Field.

The stadium's initial capacity was 6,500 and it is named for Victor R. Nottingham, a former Colorado State College of Education (UNC) student body president who spearheaded the effort to raise private funds for the entire $4 million project.

[3] The natural grass field is aligned north-northeast to south-southwest at an approximate elevation of 4,780 feet (1,455 m) above sea level.

In 2015 a scoreboard structure including a Daktronics video board, Bear Vision, was erected beyond the south endzone of the field.

The donor-funded project was completed by Academy Sports Turf, Inc. and premiered in the Bears home opener against Lamar.