| Hale Stadium | |
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| The Hole | |
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| Location | 3500 John Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Owner | Tennessee State University |
| Operator | Tennessee State University |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Tenants | Tennessee State University Tigers (football) (1953-1998) |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
Hale Stadium is a 10,000-seat outdoor stadium located on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee State University (TSU is a comprehensive urban coeducational Land-grant university founded in 1912 A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Tennessee State University (TSU is a comprehensive urban coeducational Land-grant university founded in 1912 Built in 1953 and nicknamed "The Hole", the stadium hosted TSU Tigers football games until 1999, when home games were moved to LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans, after the facility fell into a state of disrepair. LP Field is a football Stadium in Nashville Tennessee, United States, used primarily as the home stadium of the NFL 's Tennessee The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee.
The 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. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Eastern Illinois University is a state University located in Charleston, Illinois. [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 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
The last football game at Hale Stadium was a 28-14 Tennessee State win over Texas Southern University on November 21, 1998. Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States. [2]
The facility was named for William J. Hale, who served as TSU's first president.
The stadium remains in use as the site of TSU's annual spring football game, as well as hosting Homecoming festivities. Although alumni and local politicians have pushed for a return of on-campus games, there have been no plans to upgrade the stadium.
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Home of the Tennessee State Tigers 1953 – 1998 |
Succeeded by LP Field |
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