The press box sat at the top of the south sideline's grandstand, and the playing field was natural grass, at an elevation of 2,530 feet (770 m) above sea level.

[11] A suspicious fire in 1970 significantly damaged the south grandstand and press box of Rogers Field late on Saturday, April 4, the first day of spring break.

The track sections nearest to the fire were watered down to keep them cool, and the highly-flammable foam landing pits (pole vault and high jump) were quickly moved to the grass infield.

[1] Prior to the fire, the WSU Cougars had planned to play three home games, all in the Pac-8, at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane in 1970, which was installing AstroTurf that summer.

Despite another one-win season and low turnout for the USC and Oregon State games in November, WSU set a home attendance record in 1970.

[20][21] Requiring less seating capacity, Idaho opted to stay put on the Palouse in 1970 and played its four home games at the partially destroyed stadium in Pullman.

WSU defeated Oregon, led by quarterback Dan Fouts and running back Bobby Moore (later Ahmad Rashad).

[30][31] After a three-year absence, the UI Vandals returned to campus in Moscow on October 9 at their new "Idaho Stadium", originally an outdoor venue with natural grass.

[43][44] With classes starting four weeks earlier in late August, WSU students were now on campus for the entire football season, and the Spokane games were eliminated.

The name "Rogers Field" continues on campus, transferred to an area used for soccer practices and intramurals, adjacent to the west end of Martin Stadium.