This Day in Dome History: June 9-10
6/9/2006 3:01:17 PM | Dome 25
The Carrier Dome opened its doors on September 20, 1980. After playing all of its games on the road during the 1979 season, the Orange football squad hosted Miami (OH) in the first-ever event held in the Dome. Since that time, the Dome has stood empty on these two days as no events have taken place on June 9 or 10.
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.
