In September 1929 the A. Jack Coffield Stadium was opened in the field directly west of the main building. Named for A. Jack Coffield, a high school football player who died during a football practice on 26 September 1928. Interscholastic football had begun at Allentown High School in 1896, the team playing on any open field that was available. The 15,000 seat capacity Coffield Stadium was the first permanent home for the football team. Over a six-year period from 1941 to 1946, the AHS teams went 60-3-3, outscoring the opposition 1,801 points to only 239. Forty of the sixty wins were by shutouts.