It is home to the Howard Bison football, men's and women's soccer, and lacrosse teams.

[2] Where the stadium stands today was formerly a middle-class African-American neighborhood which was home to many Howard University faculty and workers.

That year, Howard University officials proposed constructing a 20,000-set stadium to replace the aging facility.

An office building, retail space, and more than 1,200 apartments would be built as part of a "Howard Plaza" project on 20 acres (81,000 m2) of abandoned and dilapidated property next to the campus.

The stadium alone, which was designed to host football and basketball games, would cost $75 million.

The project took 6 months and was dedicated in front of a homecoming game crowd of 18,635 on Oct 11, 1986.

[13] In 1990, Howard University officials proposed to expand Greene Stadium by 6,000 seats in 1991 season.