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Syracuse Announces $118 Million Investment in New Stadium Experience
Capacity: 42,774 (football, lacrosse); 30,286 (basketball)
Opened: 1980
Sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse
Size: 7.7 acres with 527,320 square feet of floor space. It is 570 feet long and 497 feed wide. The top of the Dome is 165 feet above the playing surface.
Physical Address: Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244
BASKETBALL
Welcome to the LOUD HOUSE!!! Come experience the mystique of DOME-ination. The electricity and cheers that 35,000 fans bring to the Dome sends chills through your body when watching the Syracuse Orange dominate their opponents.
The JMA Wireless Dome, America's most famous and largest structure of its kind on a college campus, is a facility that generates media exposure and adds glamour that attracts some of the nation's most talented student-athletes to Syracuse University. Former greats that have graced the Dome hardwood include Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, Billy Owens, Rony Seikaly, Sherman Douglas, Derrick Coleman, John Wallace, Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara.
Most fans are aware that the Dome is a tough place for an opponent to play a basketball game. Just ask the Duke Blue Devils who witnessed the Dome's largest on-campus crowd in college basketball during the 2018-19 season. The Dome welcomed 35,642 fans the day the Orange played the Blue Devils.
The Dome also was host to the NCAA East Regional Tournament in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2010 and 2015 and continues to act as a multi-purpose facility adaptable to staging events. These events range from the annual spring commencement to concerts featuring musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel and ice shows such as the sold-out performance of former Olympic skaters.
In addition, the Dome also hosts SU's nationally-ranked football team, the 11-time NCAA champion men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse squad and the women's basketball team.
FOOTBALL
DOME, SWEET, DOME is the home of the Syracuse Orange football team who play hard and play fast in one of the finest, most intimidating structures of its kind on a college campus.
The electricity and cheers that 50,000 fans bring to the JMA Dome sends chills through your body when watching the Orange on the gridiron. The fans add to the aura, glamour and mystique that has an immediate impact on viewers when watching the Orange on television. The constant media attention helps to equate the Dome with Syracuse University, which helps attract the highest quality of student-athletes to come play in the Dome such as former stars Don McPherson, Marvin Harrison, Rob Moore, Donovan McNabb, Dwight Freeney and Chandler Jones.
Most Syracuse fans are aware that the Dome is a tough place for an opponent to play. It's particularly tough to play a football game with the help of the electrifying crowd. More than 9 million people have passed through the Dome's revolving doors to watch Syracuse football since the program's first game there on September 20, 1980, - a 36-24 win against Miami of Ohio in front of 50,564 fans.
Although the Dome is most fondly known to football fans for its turf field, it is also a showcase for SU's nationally-ranked basketball team, the 11-time NCAA Champion men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse squad and the women's basketball team. In addition, the Dome's multi-purpose facility is adaptable to staging events ranging from the annual spring commencement to concerts featuring musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel and ice shows such as the sold-out performance of former Olympic skaters.
LACROSSE
The JMA Dome is where you can be "At Home with the Orange" in the premier intercollegiate lacrosse venue in the nation. The FieldTurf playing surface is great for the up-tempo style that has become synonymous with the 11-time NCAA champion Syracuse men's lacrosse team. In 1998, SU fielded its first women's lacrosse team and now they also call the Dome home. The programs and their fans never have to worry about dodging inclement weather. They have quality practices and enjoy the games in the only on-campus-domed stadium in the nation.The Dome has always been a tough place for opponents to play because of the loud cheers of the electrifying fans that pass through the building's revolving doors. The fans add to the glamour and mystique that makes an impact on viewers when watching a Syracuse game on television. The constant media attention helps to equate the Dome with Syracuse University, which helps attract the highest quality of student-athletes to come play there such as Gary and Paul Gait, Casey, Ryan and Mike Powell, Mike Leveille, John Galloway, Joel White and Kevin Rice, and women's stars like Lauren Brady, Katrina Hable, Clothilde Ewing, Katie Rowan, Kayla Treanor and Alyssa Murray.
