Carrier Dome From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Carrier Dome "The Loud House" Location 900 Irving Ave Syracuse, NY 13210 Broke ground 1979 Opened September 20, 1980 Owner Syracuse University Operator Syracuse University Surface FieldTurf Construction cost $28 million USD Capacity 49,250(Football) 33,633 (Basketball) Tenants Syracuse Orange (NCAA) (1980–Present) The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat[1] domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The Dome," as are occasional concerts. New York's high school indoor track and field championships have also been held at the Carrier Dome. Contents [hide] 1 Notability 2 History 3 References 4 External links [edit] Notability The Carrier Dome is the largest domed stadium of any college campus and the largest domed stadium in the Northeastern United States. Also, it is the largest on-campus basketball arena, with a listed capacity of 33,000, but this limit has been easily exceeded several times. Consequently, Syracuse University's Men's Basketball per-game and single-season attendance numbers are usually annual contenders for the top rank in the nation. Lacrosse crowds are not as large, but the venue allows Syracuse's lacrosse teams to play home games throughout the February-May regular season. On March 5, 2006, a new on-campus basketball attendance record was set, at 33,633, in the last regular-season college game ever played by Syracuse guard Gerry McNamara versus Villanova University, breaking the previous record NCAA attendance record of 33,199 set in Syracuse's 60–57 win over Notre Dame at the Dome on February 5, 2005. On March 19, 2007, a new NIT attendance record was set, at 26,752, in the second-round men's basketball game against the San Diego State University Aztecs. Some notable concerts in The Dome's past have been by Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Prince, Elton John,Duran Duran, Foreigner, Billy Idol, Rush, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, The Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, U2, Genesis, The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, The Who, Neil Diamond, ZZ Top, and Pink Floyd. Each October, the dome hosts the New York State Field Band Conference marching band championships. It also hosts the New York State High School Football Championships each November. Billy Joel played a special sold-out concert on March 25, 2006 to help mark the Carrier Dome's 25th anniversary. All tickets were sold for $39.50, the same price as his last solo appearance in Syracuse in 1998. View of the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. [edit] History Toward the end of the 1970s, Syracuse University was under pressure to improve its football facilities in order to remain a Division I-A football school. Its small concrete stadium, Archbold Stadium, was seventy years old and not up to the standards of other schools. The stadium could not be expanded; it had been reduced from 40,000 seats to 26,000 due to the fire codes. Therefore Syracuse University decided to build a new stadium, which, appropriately for Syracuse's often cold weather was to have a domed Teflon-coated, fiberglass inflatable roof. It would also serve as the home for the men's basketball team, as a replacement for Manley Field House. The Carrier Dome was constructed between April 1979 and September 1980. The total construction cost was $26.85 million, including a $2.75 million naming gift from the Carrier Corporation[2]. Hueber, Hunt and Nichols, Inc. was the general contractor. It was speculated at the time that political considerations helped this project advance. The State of New York provided a $15 million grant in 1978 for the Dome's construction. At the time Democratic incumbent Governor Hugh Carey was thought to have trouble in his re-election campaign with upstate voters. He visited the site of the old Archbold stadium and was sold by local officials and SU brass on the utility of a Dome.[3] Carey won re-election to a second term following the approval of state funds, although the extent to which it helped him may never be known. Football inside the Carrier DomeThe Dome has been upgraded several times throughout the past 25 years. Most recently the University installed a LED video display system with 2 video boards (15' x 25') that are located on the east end and northwest corners of the 3rd level, along with 58 color TVs for the back rows of the 2nd and 1st levels. The inflatable roof was also replaced in 1999 at a cost of $14 million. The Dome has also been the site of a tragic accident. In June 1999, worker Bryan Bowman was killed when he fell through the Dome roof to the bleachers 60 feet below. He had been working with a crew from Birdair, Incorporated, to replace the roof. The next month an electrician fell down a 50-foot shaft while installing cables for a new speaker system. He survived with injuries to his leg, arm, back and ribs. FieldTurf was installed at the beginning of the 2005 football season, replacing the outdated AstroTurf. Additionally, the Dome also received orange paint and banners between its decks, and its corridors were lined with historic photographs. In 2006–07, the women's basketball team began playing home games in the Dome. The 1981 Big East Conference men's basketball tournament was held there, as were the 1988 and 1991 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships. In 1983, 1997, 2002, and 2005, the Men's NCAA Tournament East Regional semi-finals & finals were held at the Dome. The Dome is served by CENTRO buses. Shuttle buses transport fans to and from remote parking lots. Despite carrying the name Carrier (an HVAC manufacturer), there is no air conditioning in the dome. The need for it is presumed low, as the facility is primarily used during the academic year (August–May), during most of which the outside temperatures rarely go far above room temperature. However, the temperatures greatly rise when filled to capacity even in November. [edit] References ^ "History of the Carrier Dome". http://suathletics.com/Sports/gen/2008/domehistory.asp. Retrieved on 2008-12-21. ^ "Carrier 100th Anniversary: Dome Sweet Dome". Carrier. 2002-11-25. http://128.167.97.173/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=317076dfe8708010VgnVCM100000cb890b80RCRD&cpsextcurrchannel=1. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. ^ Marc, David (Fall 2005). "The Carrier Dome Legacy: Dome Sweet Dome". Syracuse University Magazine (Syracuse University) 22 (3). http://sumagazine.syr.edu/fall05/features/feature3/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-27. [edit] External links Syracuse University Athletics

Preceded by Archbold Stadium Home Syracuse Orange football 1980 – present Succeeded by current Preceded by Manley Field House Home Syracuse Orange basketball 1980 – present Succeeded by current Preceded by Rutgers Stadium I Home of the NCAA Lacrosse Final Four 1988 Succeeded by Byrd Stadium Coordinates: 43°02′10.48″N 76°08′11.28″W / 43.0362444°N 76.1364667°W / 43.0362444; -76.1364667 [show]v • d • eSyracuse University Academics School of Architecture • Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs • School of Information Studies • College of Law • Martin J. Whitman School of Management • S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Athletics Archbold Stadium • Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy • Carrier Dome • Otto the Orange • Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Campus List of buildings • Comstock Tract Buildings • Crouse College • Hall of Languages • Pi Chapter House Greek Organizations Delta Kappa Epsilon • Zeta Psi • Phi Iota Alpha • Phi Kappa Psi • Phi Tau • Syracuse Triad History Genesee College • Genesee Wesleyan Seminary • Pan Am Flight 103 bombing People Alumni • Faculty • Presidents • Chancellors Student life Alma Mater • CitrusTV • The Daily Orange • WERW [show]v • d • eFootball stadiums of the Big East Conference Carrier Dome (Syracuse) • Heinz Field (Pittsburgh) • Mountaineer Field (West Virginia) • Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati) • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (Louisville) • Raymond James Stadium (South Florida) • Rentschler Field (Connecticut) • Rutgers Stadium (Rutgers) [show]v • d • eCurrent Basketball Arenas in the Big East Alumni Hall (Providence women) • Allstate Arena (DePaul men) • Bradley Center (Marquette men) • Carnesecca Arena (St. John's) • Carrier Dome (Syracuse) • Dunkin' Donuts Center (Providence men) • Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati) • Freedom Hall (Louisville) • Gampel Pavilion (Connecticut) • Joyce Center (Notre Dame) • Louis Brown Athletic Center (Rutgers) • Madison Square Garden (St. John's men) • McDonough Gymnasium (Georgetown women) • McGuire Center (Marquette women) • The Pavilion (Villanova) • Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh) • Prudential Center (Seton Hall men) • Sullivan Athletic Center (DePaul women) • USF Sun Dome (South Florida) • Verizon Center (Georgetown men) • Wachovia Center (Villanova) • Walsh Gymnasium (Seton Hall women) • WVU Coliseum (West Virginia) • XL Center (Connecticut) [show]v • d • eCollege football venues in New York Division I FBS Big East Carrier Dome (Syracuse) MAC University at Buffalo Stadium (Buffalo) Independent Michie Stadium (Army) Division I FCS Big South Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook) CAA James M. Shuart Stadium (Hofstra) Ivy League Schoellkopf Field (Cornell) • Wien Stadium (Columbia) Northeast University Field (Albany) • Wagner College Stadium (Wagner) Patriot Andy Kerr Stadium (Colgate) • Coffey Field (Fordham) Independent Leonidoff Field (Marist) • Mazzella Field (Iona) Division II Northeast Ten Finnerty Field (Pace) PSAC Hickox Field (C.W. Post) Division III Empire 8 All Weather Field (Hartwick) • Butterfield Stadium (Ithaca) • Gaetano Stadium (Utica) • Growney Stadium (St. John Fisher) • Merrill Field (Alfred) Liberty '86 Field (RPI) • Boswell Field (Hobart) • Captain James Harvey Tomb Field (Merchant Marine) • Fauver Stadium (Rochester) • Frank Bailey Field (Union) • Leckonby Stadium (St. Lawrence) NESCAC Steuben Field (Hamilton) NJAC Coyer Field (Buffalo State) • Drake Field (Morrisville State) • Special Olympics Stadium (Brockport) • SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (Cortland State) Independent Reinhart Field (SUNY-Maritime) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Dome" Categories: Big East Conference football | Big East Conference | Buildings and structures in Syracuse, New York | College basketball venues | College football venues | Covered stadiums | Lacrosse venues | Sports venues in New York | Syracuse Orange basketball | Syracuse Orange football | College lacrosse venues | Sports in Syracuse, New York | NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Championship venues