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The field has been the home of the football team since 1968. Prior to that, the football team practiced and played at Tartar Field across I-94, which has since been converted into urban housing. Prior to that, the football team played at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck. The current field was named after Tom Adams (former Board of Governor and Chief Executive of Campbell-Ewald and contributor to WSU athletics) on October 11, 2003. Adams, who was a fighter pilot in World War II, passed away in 2005.
The field is also the site of the annual Prep High School Kickoff Classic, bringing some of Michigan’s and Ohio’s best high school football teams to WSU for the first games of each season.
In the 2001 renovation, the stadium entrance was “flipped” making the primary entrance accessible from the fan parking lot. Two ticket booths and wrought iron fencing were added amenities that increased functionality and heightened appearance. The “spirit walk” with the concrete “W” statue now guide game-day fans into the stadium. The enclosed “sitting wall” serves as an effective enclosure but adds a nostalgic look to the setup and matches the brick facing added to the home stands. The newly added “Wayne State University” on the press box is visible from M-10 (Lodge).
Detroit Junior College played its first football game on October 4, 1918, against Assumption, a 41-0 win at Sandwich. The next three games of the season were played at Goldberg Field. DJC became the Colleges of the City of Detroit (CCD) in 1923, and Wayne University in 1934 in honor of General Anthony Wayne. Wayne became Wayne State University in 1956. Home games were played at University of Detroit from 1944 until 1953 with a few home games at Keyworth Stadium in 1946, 1947 and 1949. In 1954, home games were moved to Tartar Field (Hamilton & Holden Avenues) and remained there through the 1967 season with the exception of one game in both 1955 and 1966 at UD. WSU Stadium opened in October 1968.
In 2004, the football locker room was renovated into a 10,000-square foot facility which included 120 state-of-the-art lockers, individual coaches' offices, training and equipment facilities, and a series of various-sized meeting rooms. The revised design created two separate entrances - one for prospective student-athletes and their families, and another for team members and staff.
Attendance Records
Homecoming Scores
1935 Hillsdale 9, Wayne State 6
1936 Wayne State 14, Buffalo 6
1937 Wayne State 7, Eastern Michigan 0
1938 Toledo 39, Wayne State 20
1939 Eastern Michigan 13, Wayne State 6
1940 Wayne State 7, Central Michigan 7
1941 Wayne State 6, Central Michigan 0
1942 Wayne State 25, Akron 6
1943 No game, cancelled by Otterbein College.
1944 No game, scheduled with Muskingum
College, cancelled by World War II.
1945 Eastern Michigan 14, Wayne State 13
1946 Wayne State 37, Case Tech 6
1947 Wayne State 20, Western Reserve 13
1948 St. Bonaventure 13, Wayne State 0
1949 Niagara 14, Wayne State 6
1950 South Dakota State 40, Wayne State 0
1951 Wayne State 21, Washington, Mo. 7
1952 Wayne State 46, Eastern Michigan 19
1953 Wayne State 32, Bradley 0
1954 Wayne State 27, Washington, Mo. 0
1955 Western Reserve 7, Wayne State 6
1956 Wayne State 28, Case Tech 7
1957 Wayne State 21, Western Reserve 10
1958 Buff alo 44, Wayne State 14
1959 Wayne State 27, Western Reserve 14
1960 Wayne State 14, Taylor 8
1961 Allegheny 20, Wayne State 8
1962 Bethany 21, Wayne State 6
1963 Wayne State 6, Thiel 0
1964 Wayne State 13, Eastern Michigan 0
1965 Wayne State 7, Thiel 6
1966 Alma 17, Wayne State 7
1967 Central Michigan 34, Wayne State 0 (last game played at Tartar Field)
1968 Wayne State 61, Washington, Mo. 29 (first game played at WSU Stadium)
1969 Wayne State 33, Illinois-Chicago 0
1970 Wayne State 21, South Dakota State 12
1971 Hofstra 10, Wayne State 7
1972 NE Missouri State 44, Wayne State 0
1973 Hofstra 9, Wayne State 6
1974 Wayne State 21, NE Missouri State 0
1975 Wayne State 35, Valparaiso 14
1976 Ferris State 20, Wayne State 12
1977 Hillsdale 7, Wayne State 6
1978 Wayne State 34, Evansville 7
1979 Wayne State 17, Grand Valley State 14
1980 Wayne State 23, Towson State 14
1981 Ferris State 20, Wayne State 3
1982 Hillsdale 20, Wayne State 7
1983 Wayne State 10, Northwood Institute 7
1984 Saginaw Valley 33, Wayne State 7
1985 Northwood Inst. 17, Wayne State 10
1986 Wayne State 41, Tiffi n 6
1987 Wayne State 41, Northwood 0
1988 Ashland 43, Wayne State 14
1989 Wayne State 34, Northwood 32
1990 Butler 16, Wayne State 7
1991 Ashland 21, Wayne State 7
1992 Butler 31, Wayne State 6
1993 Wayne State 28, Northern Michigan 18
1994 Hillsdale 56, Wayne State 9
1995 Ashland 24, Wayne State 17
1996 Hillsdale 14, Wayne State 0
1997 Grand Valley 46, Wayne State 30
1998 Ashland 24, Wayne State 7
1999 Ferris State 62, Wayne State 20
2000 Wayne State 35, Northern Michigan 14
2001 Wayne State 19, Hillsdale 17
2002 Northern Michigan 49, Wayne State 46 (OT)
2003 Hillsdale 49, Wayne State 26
2004 Ashland 28, Wayne State 21
2005 Wayne State 34, Findlay 17
2006 Wayne State 41, Hillsdale 26
2007 Wayne State 56, Gannon 21
2008 Wayne State 24, Northern Michigan 10
2009 Wayne State 47, Ashland 40
2010 Wayne State 26, Northern Michigan 18
2011 Wayne State 27, Michigan Tech 10
2012 Wayne State 38, Northern Michigan 31
2013 Wayne State 31, Northwood 17
