Nov 10, 2007 7:33 pm US/Eastern
Fast Facts: Miami's Orange Bowl
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Built By: City of Miami Public Works Department
Construction Started: 1936
Cost: $340,000
Seating capacity: 22,000
Original Name: Burdine Stadium
Named For: Miami Pioneer Robbie Burdine
NamedThe Orange Bowl: 1959
First Orange Bowl Game: 1935, pre-dating the stadium
First UM Football Game: December 10, 1937
Miami-Georgia football game. The Hurricanes lost, 26-0
National Championships Decided In Orange Bowl: 11
3 of the 5 UM National Championships were won here
Endzone Seating: Added in 1940's
Double Deck Added: 1950's
First Pro Football Game: September 2, 1966
First Pro Team: AFC Miami Dolphins
Number of Super Bowls: 5
(II, III, V, X and XIII) One of 2 stadiums to have that distinction
Pro Bowls held: 1, in 1976
Capacity after expansions: 80,010
East Endzone seats removed: 1977
Surface: Grass, except for 'PolyTurf" from 1970-1976
Current Capacity: 72,300 Football, 82,000 Concerts
Last Pro Football Game: 1988
Last Orange Bowl Classic at the Orange Bowl: 1996
Largest Crowd: 81,753-Miami-Nebraska Orange Bowl Classic
Miami lost, 24-17
The only undefeated season for an NFL team (Miami Dolphins, 1976) was played at the Orange Bowl
Movies made at the Orange Bowl: at least 10, including Any Given Sunday, Ali, Ace Ventura, Black Sunday, and Up Close and Personal
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