Caesars Superdome

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Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Opened August 3, 1975
Other Names Louisiana Superdome (1975-2011)
Tenants New Orleans Saints (1975-2004, 2006-present)
Tulane Green Wave (1975-2004, 2006-13)
New Orleans Breakers (1984)
New Orleans Jazz (1975-79)

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, often referred to simply as the Superdome, is a domed sports and exhibition stadium located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. It primarily serves as the home venue for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL), the home stadium for the Sugar Bowl and New Orleans Bowl in college football, and the longtime rivalry football game of the SWAC Conference's Southern University and Grambling State University, known as the Bayou Classic. It also houses their schools’ Battle of the Bands between The Southern University "The Human Jukebox" and Grambling State's Tiger Marching Band.

The stadium has also hosted several NCAA Final Fours.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League August 9, 1975 New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Oilers Program
National Football League November 2, 1975 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
College football December 31, 1975 1975 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Penn State Nittany Lions) Program
College football October 30, 1976 Tulane Green Wave vs. Memphis State Program
College football November 6, 1976 Tulane Green Wave vs. West Virginia Program
College football January 1, 1977 1977 Sugar Bowl (Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Georgia Bulldogs) Program
College football January 2, 1978 1978 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Ohio State Buckeyes) Program
College football January 1, 1979 1979 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Penn State Nittany Lions) Program
National Football League September 2, 1979 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
College football November 10, 1979 Tulane Green Wave vs. Ole Miss Rebels Program
College football January 1, 1980 1980 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Arkansas Razorbacks) Program
National Football League August 9, 1980 New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Cardinals Program
National Football League November 30, 1980 New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings Program
College football January 1, 1981 1981 Sugar Bowl (Georgia Bulldogs vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish) Program
National Football League September 13, 1981 New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams Program
College football January 1, 1982 1982 Sugar Bowl (Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Georgia Bulldogs) Program
College basketball March 27 & 29, 1982 1982 Final Four Program
College football January 1, 1983 1983 Sugar Bowl (Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Georgia Bulldogs) Program
United States Football League March 11, 1984 New Orleans Breakers vs. Memphis Showboats Program
United States Football League April 8, 1984 New Orleans Breakers vs. Pittsburgh Maulers Program
United States Football League April 22, 1984 New Orleans Breakers vs. Denver Gold Program
United States Football League May 13, 1984 New Orleans Breakers vs. Michigan Panthers Program
College football January 1, 1985 1985 Sugar Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. LSU Tigers Program
National Football League August 24, 1985 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
National Football League August 30, 1986 New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs Program
College basketball March 28-30, 1987 1987 Final Four Program
National Football League August 22, 1987 New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Oilers Program
National Football League August 29, 1987 New Orleans Saints vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Program
College football January 1, 1988 1988 Sugar Bowl (Auburn Tigers vs. Syracuse Orangemen) Program
National Football League January 3, 1988 New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
National Football League August 27, 1988 New Orleans Saints vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Program
National Football League November 1, 1988 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
College football January 2, 1989 1989 Sugar Bowl (Florida State Seminoles vs. Auburn Tigers) Program
National Football League August 12, 1989 New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts Program
National Football League October 1, 1989 New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Redskins Program
National Football League August 31, 1990 New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts Program
National Football League November 11, 1990 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
National Football League September 1, 1991 New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks Program
National Football League December 28, 1991 New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons Postseason Program
National Football League November 1, 1992 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
National Football League December 20, 1992 New Orleans Saints vs. Buffalo Bills Program
College football January 1, 1993 1993 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Miami Hurricanes) Program
National Football League January 3, 1993 New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles Postseason Program
National Football League September 19, 1993 New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions Program
College football December 31, 1995 1995 Sugar Bowl (Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Texas Longhorns) Program
College football January 2, 1997 1997 Sugar Bowl (Florida Gators vs. Florida State Seminoles) Program
College football January 4, 2000 2000 Sugar Bowl (Florida State Seminoles vs. Virginia Tech Hokies) Program
National Football League November 24, 2002 New Orleans Saints vs. Cleveland Browns Program
College football January 4, 2004 2004 Sugar Bowl (LSU Tigers vs. Oklahoma Sooners) Program
College football January 3, 2005 2005 Sugar Bowl (Auburn Tigers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies) Program
College football January 1, 2008 2008 Sugar Bowl (Georgia Bulldogs vs. Hawaii Warriors) Program
National Football League September 13, 2009 New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions Program
National Football League January 24, 2010 New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
College football January 1, 2010 2010 Sugar Bowl (Florida Gators vs. Cincinnati Bearcats) Program
College football December 17, 2011 2011 New Orleans Bowl (San Diego State Aztecs vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns) Program
College football January 3, 2012 2012 Sugar Bowl (Michigan Wolverines vs. Virginia Tech Hokies) Program
National Football League October 7, 2012 New Orleans Saints vs. San Diego Chargers Program
College football January 2, 2014 2014 Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma Sooners vs. Alabama Crimson Tide) Program
National Football League August 22, 2015 New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots Program
National Football League December 24, 2016 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
College football January 2, 2017 2017 Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma Sooners vs. Auburn Tigers) Program
National Football League December 17, 2017 New Orleans Saints vs. New York Jets Program
College football January 1, 2018 2018 Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Clemson Tigers) Program
National Football League January 7, 2018 New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers Postseason Program
National Football League August 17, 2018 New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals Program
National Football League October 8, 2018 New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Redskins Program
College football January 1, 2019 2019 Sugar Bowl (Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Bulldogs Program
National Football League January 13, 2019 New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles Postseason Program
National Football League January 20, 2019 New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams Postseason Program
National Football League January 5, 2020 New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program

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