Tulane Stadium
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Tulane Stadium was a historic outdoor football stadium in New Orleans that hosted major college games, including early Super Bowls, before its demolition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tulane Stadium canonical | 6 |
| Sugar Bowl Stadium | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports venue
ⓘ
outdoor football stadium ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tulane Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Sugar Bowl Stadium
|
| category |
Defunct National Football League venues
ⓘ
Defunct college football venues in the United States ⓘ Sports venues in New Orleans ⓘ Tulane Green Wave football venues ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| cityServed | New Orleans metropolitan area ⓘ |
| closed | 1975 ⓘ |
| constructionType | open-air stadium ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1979 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason |
replacement by Louisiana Superdome
ⓘ
structural deterioration ⓘ |
| eraOfUse | 20th century ⓘ |
| heritage | historic sports venue in New Orleans ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
New Orleans Saints
ⓘ
Tulane Green Wave football ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
Sugar Bowl
ⓘ
Super Bowl ⓘ Super Bowl IV ⓘ Super Bowl IX ⓘ Super Bowl VI ⓘ |
| leagueHosted | National Football League ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tulane University
ⓘ
surface form:
Tulane University campus
|
| location |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| notableFor |
hosting early Super Bowls
ⓘ
hosting major college football games ⓘ hosting the Sugar Bowl for many years ⓘ |
| opened | 1926 ⓘ |
| openingDate | October 23, 1926 ⓘ |
| operator | Tulane University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tulane University ⓘ |
| primarySport | American football ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Louisiana Superdome ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 80,000
ⓘ
over 80,000 at peak ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenants |
New Orleans Saints
ⓘ
Tulane Green Wave football ⓘ |
| usedFor |
American football
ⓘ
bowl games ⓘ college football ⓘ professional football ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sugar Bowl Stadium