Hale Stadium

Hale Stadium
Tenants
The Hole
Location	3500 John Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN
Owner	Tennessee State University
Operator	Tennessee State University
Capacity	10,000
Surface	Natural grass
Opened	1953
Tennessee State University Tigers (football) (1953–1998, 2012-present)

Hale Stadium is a 10,000-seat outdoor stadium located on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. Built in 1953 and nicknamed "The Hole", the stadium hosted TSU Tigers football games until 1999, when home games were moved to what is now 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.

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.^[1]

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.^[2] However, the facility is still used for the annual Blue-White game held at the close of the Tigers' spring practice.

The stadium was renovated before the 2012 season to celebrate the University's centennial, and was reopened in time for the Tigers' game against Austin Peay.

References

External links

Article about possible return of games to campus

Tennessee State Tigers football

Venues	Hale Stadium (1953–1998, 2012–present) Nissan Stadium (1999–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State) Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin)

Culture & lore	Tigre

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Nashville athletic venues

In use	Allen Arena Bridgestone Arena Centennial Sportsplex Curb Event Center Dugan Field at Marsh Stadium E.S. Rose Park Ezell Park Fairgrounds Speedway Fairground Sports Arena First Tennessee Park Gentry Center Hale Stadium Hawkins Field Memorial Gymnasium Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nissan Stadium Vanderbilt Stadium

Abandoned	Herschel Greer Stadium

Demolished	McQuiddy Gym Striplin Gym Sulphur Dell

Proposed	First Tennessee Field (canceled)

Coordinates: 36°10′5″N 86°49′37″W / 36.16806°N 86.82694°W / 36.16806; -86.82694

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