This Day in Dome History: October 9
10/9/2005 3:14:01 PM | Dome 25
The men’s soccer team defeated St. Bonaventure, 3-1, on this date in 1985. Mark DiMonte scored twice for the Orange, and goalkeeper Rick Fatscher lowered his goals against average to 1.40, allowing only seven goals in seven games while recording 57 saves. In 1994, three different players scored to give Orange a 3-0 win against Adelphi.
Syracuse’s football squad’s only game on this date came in 2004 against Florida State. The Orange led 10-3 until the 2:41 mark of the third quarter when FSU’s Leon Washington broke free for a 21-yard run to tie the game. He gave Florida State a 17-10 lead on the Seminoles’ next possession with a 45-yard scoring run with 13:29 remaining in the game. SU had one more chance to take the lead after the defense forced FSU to punt with 2:36 remaining. Syracuse gained a first down on the FSU 46-yard line, and a 15-yard facemask penalty gave SU an automatic first down with 45 seconds to play. A first-down completion put the ball on Florida State’s 30-yard line. After two incompletions, the Seminoles intercepted a pass in the end zone with five seconds remaining to secure a 17-13 victory.
More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.
In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with these photos.
