The field was aligned north-south, with grandstands on the east and west sidelines, encircled by a running track.

[citation needed] In addition to football, it was also used for track meets, concerts, and other university-related and public events.

One rather unusual aspect of the stadium were its lighting towers, which stood between the stands and the field, which was at an approximate elevation of 650 feet (200 m) above sea level.

The Detroit Cougars professional soccer club played several games here in the summers of 1967 and 1968 whenever their regular home field, Tiger Stadium had a scheduling conflict.

The stadium's natural grass field had a similar north-south alignment, but was approximately 300 feet (90 m) southwest.