1895
Arch Carson introduced a plan to build a stadium on a site in Burnet Woods.

1902
Cincinnati played its first game on Carson Field. Wooden bleachers were built on the surrounding hillside.

1909
Lights were first used because the large number of co-op students on the team could practice only at night.

1916
Funds to build a permanent brick and concrete structure were made available by a city bond issue.

1923
UC defeated Kentucky Wesleyan, 17-0, in the first night collegiate football game in the Midwest.

1923
James Gamble donated $250,000 in memory of his grandson, Jimmy Nippert, to complete the stadium.

1924
The completed James Gamble Nippert Stadium was dedicated. Capacity is 12,000.

1936
Carson Field was lowered 12 feet to allow the capacity to expand to 24,000.

1954
Reed Shank Pavilion completed to boost the capacity to 28,000.

1970
Astroturf replaces natural grass surface.

1989
Nippert Stadium was closed following the football season for renovation. UC played its 1990 home games at Riverfront Stadium.

1991
Phase I of the stadium renovation was completed to allow for Bearcat home games to be played. The structure is fortified and a three-tiered press box is added.

1992
Phase II of the renovation was completed, upping the seating capacity to 35,000 through the expansion of the Herschede-Shank Pavilion, and adding new lighting and a scoreboard.

1998
Cincinnati overcame a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Houston, 44-43. The win is the 250th for UC while playing in Nippert Stadium.

2000
FieldTurf, a revolutionary new grass-like artificial surface, installed. Pressbox is renamed the John and Dot Hermanies Pressbox.

2001
A new video scoreboard is added in the north endzone and 10,000 seats are upgraded, most with chair backs.

2005
A permanent grandstand upgraded seating behind the North endzone and provided new locker rooms at field level for game use. A new, larger video board was installed and the FieldTurf playing surface replaced.