It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Michigan State University Spartans.

[6] In the early 1920s, school officials decided to construct a new stadium to replace Old College Field.

With Spartan football attracting national attention under Clarence "Biggie" Munn and Hugh "Duffy" Daugherty, 9,000 seats were added in 1956.

Renovations improving sight lines, field security, handicap access, and club seats in 1994 reduced Spartan Stadium's capacity to 72,027.

Home to one of the top turfgrass research programs in the nation, Michigan State installed a natural grass field in 2002.

A new press box, 24 luxury suites, and 862 club seats were constructed on the west side of Spartan Stadium.

This addition made Spartan Stadium the tallest building in East Lansing.

Popular locations include the tennis courts, "the rock", and around the MSU library area on north campus.

Open alcohol is permitted on campus during tailgating hours, with the exception of Munn field.