[4] Buck Shaw Stadium opened its gates for the first time on September 22, 1962 when it hosted a football game between UC Davis and Santa Clara.

Stevens Stadium set a record for highest attendance at a women's outdoor collegiate sporting event in 1996.

[6] The championship game attendance record was broken the following year in 1997 at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Upgrades such as additional seating and bathrooms were added to the stadium in order for it to comply with MLS standards and funded by the Earthquakes organization over the last part 2008.

The Santa Clara practice field between the Leavey Center and Stevens was replaced with an "Italgrass" artificial turf surface.

However, Gold Pride moved to Castro Valley High School, and then Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, for the 2010 season.

[10] In 2021, the stadium hosted the College Cup final that determinated the winner the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

In May 2009 the stadium again hosted an international rugby match, with 10,000 fans turning out to watch the game between the United States and Ireland.