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'''Giants Stadium''' (sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp) was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The venue was open from 1976 to 2010, and it primarily hosted sporting events and concerts. It was best known as the home field of the [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]] football teams. The maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The structure itself was 756 feet (230 m) long, 592 feet (180 m) wide and 144 feet (44 m) high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 178 feet (54 m) high to the top of the south tower. The volume of the stadium was 64.5 million cubic feet (1,830,000 m3), and 13,500 tons of structural steel were used in the building process while 29,200 tons of concrete were poured. It was owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).
'''Giants Stadium''' (sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp) was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The venue was open from 1976 to 2010, and it primarily hosted sporting events and concerts. It was best known as the home field of the [[New York Giants]] and [[New York Jets]] football teams. The maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The structure itself was 756 feet (230 m) long, 592 feet (180 m) wide and 144 feet (44 m) high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 178 feet (54 m) high to the top of the south tower. The volume of the stadium was 64.5 million cubic feet (1,830,000 m3), and 13,500 tons of structural steel were used in the building process while 29,200 tons of concrete were poured. It was owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).
==Other cover appearances==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
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!Season!!Team!!League
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| [[1979 NFL season|1979]]
| [[1979 New York Giants publications|New York Giants]]
| [[National Football League]]
|}


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
|-
| rowspan=5| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=14| [[National Football League]]
| [[1976 NFL season|October 10, 1976]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys (October 10, 1976)|Program]]
|-
| [[1976 NFL season|October 31, 1976]]
| [[1976 NFL season|October 31, 1976]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
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| [[New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (October 15, 1978)|Program]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (October 15, 1978)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1979 NFL season|October 7, 1979]]
| [[1980 NFL season|October 12, 1980]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (October 7, 1979)|Program]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 12, 1980)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| [[College football]]
| [[1981 NFL season|September 6, 1981]]
| [[1980 college football season|December 14, 1980]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Garden State Bowl ([[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Navy Midshipmen]])
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (September 6, 1981)|Program]]
| [[1980 Garden State Bowl|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=3| [[National Football League]]
| [[1982 NFL season|September 4, 1982]]
| [[1982 NFL season|September 4, 1982]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos (September 4, 1982)|Program]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos (September 4, 1982)|Program]]
|-
| [[1982 NFL season|September 12, 1982]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons (September 12, 1982)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1984 NFL season|September 2, 1984]]
| [[1984 NFL season|September 2, 1984]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (September 2, 1984)|Program]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (September 2, 1984)|Program]]
|-
| [[1986 NFL season|September 11, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [[New York Jets vs. New England Patriots (September 11, 1986)|Program]]
|-
| [[1986 NFL season|September 21, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins (September 21, 1986)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1986 NFL season|October 26, 1986]]
| [[1986 NFL season|October 26, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [[New York Jets vs. New Orleans Saints (October 26, 1986)|Program]]
| [[New York Jets vs. New Orleans Saints (October 26, 1986)|Program]]
|-
| [[1988 NFL season|November 20, 1988]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (November 20, 1988)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=1| [[College football]]
| rowspan=1| [[College football]]
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| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] vs. [[Penn State Nittany Lions]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] vs. [[Penn State Nittany Lions]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (October 7, 1989)|Program]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (October 7, 1989)|Program]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[National Football League]]
| [[1990 NFL season|October 14, 1990]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [[New York Jets vs. San Diego Chargers (October 14, 1990)|Program]]
|-
| [[1991 NFL season|September 22, 1991]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (September 22, 1991)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[World League of American Football]]
| [[World League of American Football]]
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| [[Iowa Hawkeyes vs. NC State Wolfpack (August 29, 1992)|Program]]
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes vs. NC State Wolfpack (August 29, 1992)|Program]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=5| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=19| [[National Football League]]
| [[1993 NFL season|September 12, 1993]]
| [[1993 NFL season|September 12, 1993]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (September 12, 1993)|Program]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (September 12, 1993)|Program]]
|-
| [[1993 NFL season|January 9, 1994]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings (January 9, 1994)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| [[1994 NFL season|September 11, 1994]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos (September 11, 1994)|Program]]
|-
| [[1994 NFL season|November 13, 1994]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Arizona Cardinals]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals (November 13, 1994)|Program]]
|-
| [[1995 NFL season|October 8, 1995]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Arizona Cardinals]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals (October 8, 1995)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[1996 NFL season|December 15, 1996]]
| [[1996 NFL season|December 15, 1996]]
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| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (December 14, 1997)|Program]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (December 14, 1997)|Program]]
|-
| [[1997 NFL season|December 27, 1997]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings (December 27, 1997)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| [[1999 NFL season|December 5, 1999]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [[New York Giants vs. New York Jets (December 5, 1999)|Program]]
|-
|-
| [[2000 NFL season|October 29, 2000]]
| [[2000 NFL season|October 29, 2000]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 29, 2000)|Program]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 29, 2000)|Program]]
|-
| [[2000 NFL season|January 7, 2001]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (January 7, 2001)|Program]]
|-
| [[2000 NFL season|January 14, 2001]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings (January 14, 2001)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| [[2002 NFL season|December 28, 2002]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (December 28, 2002)|Program]]
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|August 10, 2003]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals (August 10, 2003)|Program]]
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|November 9, 2003]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons (November 9, 2003)|Program]]
|-
| [[2004 NFL season|November 1, 2004]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins (November 1, 2004)|Program]]
|-
| [[2007 NFL season|December 29, 2007]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [[New York Giants vs. New England Patriots (December 29, 2007)|Program]]
|-
| [[2009 NFL season|November 22, 2009]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons (November 22, 2009)|Program]]
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 13:17, 14 December 2023

Giants Stadium
Location East Rutherford, New Jersey
Opened October 10, 1976
Closed January 3, 2010
Demolished February 4-August 10, 2010
Other Names n/a
Tenants New York Giants (1976-2009)
New York Jets (1984-2010)
New York Red Bulls (1996-2009)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1993)
New York/New Jersey Knights (1991-92)
New Jersey Generals (1983-85)
New York Cosmos (1977-84)

Giants Stadium (sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp) was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The venue was open from 1976 to 2010, and it primarily hosted sporting events and concerts. It was best known as the home field of the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams. The maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The structure itself was 756 feet (230 m) long, 592 feet (180 m) wide and 144 feet (44 m) high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 178 feet (54 m) high to the top of the south tower. The volume of the stadium was 64.5 million cubic feet (1,830,000 m3), and 13,500 tons of structural steel were used in the building process while 29,200 tons of concrete were poured. It was owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).

Other cover appearances

Season Team League
1979 New York Giants National Football League

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League October 10, 1976 New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys Program
October 31, 1976 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
December 12, 1976 New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Program
October 9, 1977 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
October 15, 1978 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
October 12, 1980 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 6, 1981 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 4, 1982 New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos Program
September 12, 1982 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
September 2, 1984 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 11, 1986 New York Jets vs. New England Patriots Program
September 21, 1986 New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins Program
October 26, 1986 New York Jets vs. New Orleans Saints Program
November 20, 1988 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
College football October 7, 1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Program
National Football League October 14, 1990 New York Jets vs. San Diego Chargers Program
September 22, 1991 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns Program
World League of American Football April 4, 1992 New York/New Jersey Knights vs. San Antonio Riders Program
College football August 29, 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. NC State Wolfpack Program
National Football League September 12, 1993 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
January 9, 1994 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
September 11, 1994 New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos Program
November 13, 1994 New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals Program
October 8, 1995 New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals Program
December 15, 1996 New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints Program
November 30, 1997 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
December 14, 1997 New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
December 27, 1997 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
December 5, 1999 New York Giants vs. New York Jets Program
October 29, 2000 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
January 7, 2001 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
January 14, 2001 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
December 28, 2002 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
August 10, 2003 New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals Program
November 9, 2003 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
November 1, 2004 New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins Program
December 29, 2007 New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Program
November 22, 2009 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program

See also

List of National Football League stadiums

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