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| image = [[File:Astrodome postcard.jpg|300px|center]]
| venue_name = Astrodome
| venue_name = Astrodome
| location = Houston, Texas
| location = Houston, Texas
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| tenants = [[Houston Astros]] (1965-99)<br/>[[Houston Cougars]] (1965-97)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (1968-96)<br/>[[Houston Gamblers]] (1984-85)<br/>[[Houston Rockets]] (1971-75)<br/>[[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] (1974)
| tenants = [[Houston Astros]] (1965-99)<br/>[[Houston Cougars]] (1965-97)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (1968-96)<br/>[[Houston Gamblers]] (1984-85)<br/>[[Houston Rockets]] (1971-75)<br/>[[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] (1974)
}}
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The '''Astrodome''' is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from its opening until 1999, and the [[Houston Oilers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1968 until 1996, as well as the [[Houston Rockets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."
The '''Astrodome''' is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from its opening until 1999, and the [[Houston Oilers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1968 until 1996, as well as the [[Houston Rockets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."


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By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the [[Tennessee Titans]]. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to [[Enron Field]] in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the [[Tennessee Titans]]. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to [[Enron Field]] in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
==List of credited publications==
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|-
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=2| [[1965 MLB season|1965]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-spring-training-program_1965.html Exhibition Program]
|-
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-program_1965.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 24, 1965
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bearcats]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1965/09-24_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1966
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_9.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_10.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_2.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_5.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_4.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_3.html 10])
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 5, 1966
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1966/11-05_tuls-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Boxing]]
| November 14, 1966
| [[Muhammad Ali]] vs. [[Cleveland Williams]]
| [[Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams (November 14, 1966)|Program]]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1967
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_13.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_7.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_9.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_11.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_12.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_2.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_10.html 10]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_3.html 11]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_5.html 12]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_14.html 13]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_4.html 14])
|-
| rowspan=3| [[College football]]
| September 15, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Florida State Seminoles]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/09-15_fsu-hou.html Program]
|-
| September 29, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/09-29_wake-hou.html Program]
|-
| October 7, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. NC State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/10-07_ncst-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1968
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_3.html 3])
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| August 12, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/08-12_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| August 18, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/08-18_no-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 14, 1968
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulane Green Wave]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1968/09-14_tul-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| September 29, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Oakland Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/09-29_oak-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 12, 1968
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Oklahoma State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1968/10-12_okst-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| October 20, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/10-20_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| November 17, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1968/11-17_den-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| December 7, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills (December 7, 1968)|Program]]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| December 15, 1968
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Boston Patriots]]
| [[Houston Oilers vs. Boston Patriots (December 15, 1968)|Program]]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1968
| [[SMU Mustangs]] vs. [[Oklahoma Sooners]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1968-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1969
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969_2.html 2])
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| August 2, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/08-02_buf-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| August 15, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/08-15_bal-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| August 28, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/08-28_dal-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| September 28, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/09-28_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| October 5, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/10-05_buf-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| October 26, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/10-26_den-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 1, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1969/11-01_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| November 9, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/11-09_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 22, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Wyoming Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1969/11-22_wy-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| November 27, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/11-27_sdg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| December 6, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/12-06_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[American Football League]]
| December 14, 1969
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Boston Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1969/12-14_bos-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Auburn
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1969-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1970
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_1.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_3.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_4.html 4])
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 22, 1970
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1970/08-22_min-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 19, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Syracuse
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/09-19_syr-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 27, 1970
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1970/09-27_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 18, 1970
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1970/10-18_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 24, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Alabama
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/10-24_bama-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 31, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/10-31_tuls-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 15, 1970
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1970/11-15_sf-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 13, 1970
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1970/12-13_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1970
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] vs. [[Oklahoma Sooners]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1970-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College basketball]]
| [[1970-71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season|March 25 & 27, 1971]]
| [[Kansas Jayhawks|Kansas]], [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]], [[Villanova Wildcats|Villanova]], [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Western Kentucky]]
| [[1971 Final Four program|Final Four Program]]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1971
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Colorado
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1971-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 9, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/08-09_nyg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 21, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/08-21_phi-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 26, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/08-26_dal-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 4, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/09-04_chb-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 26, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/09-26_kan-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 3, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/10-03_no-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 17, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/10-17_det-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 31, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/10-31_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 28, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/11-28_cle-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 5, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/12-05_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 19, 1971
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[San Diego Chargers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1971/12-19_sdg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1972
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1972/houston-astros-program_1972.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 10, 1972
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1972/12-10_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 30, 1972
| [[Tennessee Volunteers]] vs. [[LSU Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1972-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1973 MLB season|1973]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1973/houston-astros-program_1973.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 23, 1973
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1973/08-23_dal-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 30, 1973
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1973/09-30_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 29, 1973
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl ([[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulane Green Wave]])
| [[1973 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl|Program]]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1974
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1974/houston-astros-program_1974.html Program]
|-
| rowspan=3| [[World Football League]]
| July 17, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[Philadelphia Bell]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_phi-hou.html Program]
|-
| August 15, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[Southern California Sun]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-15_scal-hou.html Program]
|-
| August 28, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[New York Stars]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-28_nys-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 6, 1974
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1974/10-06_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 25, 1974
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bearcats]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1974/10-25_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 23, 1974
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. NC State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1974-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 13, 1975
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Rice Owls]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1975/09-13_rice-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 24, 1975
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1975/11-24_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 27, 1975
| [[Texas Longhorns]] vs. [[Colorado Buffaloes]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1975-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1976
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976_2.html 2])
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 14, 1976
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1976/08-14_nyg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1976
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] vs. [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1976-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1977
| [[USC Trojans]] vs. [[Texas A&M Aggies]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1977-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 14, 1978
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1978/08-14_phi-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1978
| [[Stanford Cardinal]] vs. [[Georgia Bulldogs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1978-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1979
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1979/houston-astros-program_1979.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 2, 1979
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/08-02_stl-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 28, 1979
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/10-28_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 16, 1979
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/12-16_phi-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 23, 1979
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/12-23_den-hou.html Postseason Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1979
| [[Purdue Boilermakers]] vs. [[Tennessee Volunteers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1979-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 21, 1980
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/09-21_bal-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1980
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1980/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1980.html NLCS Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 30, 1980
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/11-30_cle-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 4, 1980
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/12-04_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1980
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] vs. [[Texas Longhorns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1980-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1981 MLB season|1981]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1981/houston-astros-program_1981.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 20, 1981
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/09-20_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 4, 1981
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/10-04_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 8, 1981
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Oakland Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/11-08_oak-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1981
| [[Michigan Wolverines]] vs. [[UCLA Bruins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1981-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 12, 1982
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1982/08-12_no-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 28, 1982
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1982/08-28_tam-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1982
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks]] vs. [[Florida Gators]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1982-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 13, 1983
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1983/08-13_tam-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 4, 1983
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1983/09-04_gnb-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 10, 1983
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1983/09-10_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 11, 1983
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1983/12-11_cle-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1983
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys]] vs. [[Baylor Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1983-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[United States Football League]]
| April 21, 1984
| [[Houston Gamblers]] vs. [[Arizona Wranglers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-4.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1984
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] vs. [[TCU Horned Frogs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1984-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[United States Football League]]
| June 24, 1985
| [[Houston Gamblers]] vs. [[Oakland Invaders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1985/usfl-program-1985_type-9.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 5, 1985
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Baylor Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1985/10-05_bay-hou.html Program]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=2| [[1986 MLB season|1986]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-program_1986_1.html Program]
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[New York Mets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1986.html NLCS Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 18, 1987
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/10-18_ne-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 7, 1987
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Texas
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1987/11-07_tx-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 27, 1987
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/12-27_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1987
| [[Texas Longhorns]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Panthers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1987-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| January 3, 1988
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/01-03_sea-hou.html Postseason Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 8, 1988
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Texas A&M
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1988/10-08_tam-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 24, 1989
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills (September 24, 1989)|Program]]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 31, 1989
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1989/12-31_pit-hou.html Postseason Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 9, 1990
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1990/08-09_det-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| August 18, 1990
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1990/08-18_nyg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| October 28, 1990
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1990/10-28_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 1, 1991
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1991/09-01_rai-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| April 2, 1993
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Texas Rangers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1993/houston-astros-program_1993.html Exhibition Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| January 14, 1994
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1993/01-16_kan-hou.html Postseason Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 18, 1994
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills]]
| [[Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills (September 18, 1994)|Program]]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| November 21, 1994
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1994/11-21_nyg-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| September 10, 1995
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/09-10_pit-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[National Football League]]
| December 17, 1995
| [[Houston Oilers]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/12-17_nyj-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1998 MLB season|1998]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[San Diego Padres]]
| [[1998 NLDS program (Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres)|NLDS Program]]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1999 MLB season|1999]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Atlanta Braves]]
| [[1999 NLDS program (Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves)|NLDS Program]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]
*[[List of National Football League stadiums]]


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Astrodome
Astrodome postcard.jpg
Location Houston, Texas
Opened April 9, 1965
Closed 2008
Demolished 2013 (partial)
Other Names Reliant Astrodome (2000-14)
Houston Astrodome (1965-2000)
Harris County Domed Stadium (1965)
Tenants Houston Astros (1965-99)
Houston Cougars (1965-97)
Houston Oilers (1968-96)
Houston Gamblers (1984-85)
Houston Rockets (1971-75)
Houston Texans (1974)

The Astrodome is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball from its opening until 1999, and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League from 1968 until 1996, as well as the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

After the original natural grass playing surface died, the Astrodome became the first major sports venue to install artificial turf, which became known as AstroTurf. In another technological first, the Astrodome featured the "Astrolite," which was the first animated scoreboard. The Astrodome was renovated in 1988, expanding seating and altering many original features.

By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the Tennessee Titans. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to Enron Field in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

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