UND posted a 247-88-9 record (.731) in 72 seasons at Memorial Stadium, but lost the first and last games it played there. In the first game at the stadium (Oct. 8, 1927), UND lost, 7-0, to Creighton. In the last game there (Oct. 28, 2000), the sioux lost, 35-23, to Augustana.

The stadium still serves as home of the Fighting Sioux football offices and practice field along with training, weight, equipment, and locker rooms. Built in 1927 as a memorial to members of the University of North Dakota community who died during World War I, the facility was one of the first examples of the Late Gothic Revival architectural design on campus. "Turrets" at the ends of the grandstands and the solid massing give it the appearance of a fortress.

In 1985, the stadium underwent renovations to install an artifial turf playing surface and an all-weather, eight-lane running track. Renovations of office space have also taken place. A new artifical turf was installed prior to the 1998 season.

The stadium serves as the home for UND athletic events, the North Dakota Boys and Girls State Track Meets, and the North Dakota Special Olympics Summer Games. In the summers of 1990 and 1996, Memorial Stadium also played host to the Prairie Rose State Games.

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