Hale Stadium
The Hole | |
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| Location | 3500 John Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN |
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| Owner | Tennessee State University |
| Operator | Tennessee State University |
ASL ) (1982) | |
Hale Stadium is a 10,000-seat outdoor
Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans
. Allowing the Tigers to play their home games at the new venue was a requirement for the funding the new facility received from the State of Tennessee. After the move, Hale fell into a state of disrepair.
History
The facility was named for
William J. Hale, who served as TSU's first president. Hale Stadium hosted a second-round NCAA Division I-AA playoff game in 1982, with the Tigers defeating Eastern Illinois University
20–19 in front of a crowd of 8,000.
During its years at Hale, TSU went undefeated ten times, won ten championships in the now-defunct Midwestern Conference and claimed the Ohio Valley Conference championship in 1998, its final season in the stadium.
The last Tennessee State football game at Hale Stadium before moving to LP Field was a 28–14 win over Texas Southern University on November 21, 1998. However, the facility is still used for the annual Blue-White game held at the close of the Tigers' spring practice.
Renovations
The stadium was renovated before the
Nissan Stadium
.