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| [[1986 NFL season|September 11, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
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| [[1986 NFL season|September 21, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
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| [[1986 NFL season|October 26, 1986]]
| [[New York Jets]] vs. [[New Orleans Saints]]
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| [[1988 NFL season|November 20, 1988]]
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Giants Stadium
Location East Rutherford, New Jersey
Opened October 10, 1976
Closed January 3, 2010
Demolished February 4-August 10, 2010
Other Names n/a
Tenants New York Giants (1976-2009)
New York Jets (1984-2010)
New York Red Bulls (1996-2009)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1993)
New York/New Jersey Knights (1991-92)
New Jersey Generals (1983-85)
New York Cosmos (1977-84)

Giants Stadium (sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp) was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The venue was open from 1976 to 2010, and it primarily hosted sporting events and concerts. It was best known as the home field of the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams. The maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The structure itself was 756 feet (230 m) long, 592 feet (180 m) wide and 144 feet (44 m) high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 178 feet (54 m) high to the top of the south tower. The volume of the stadium was 64.5 million cubic feet (1,830,000 m3), and 13,500 tons of structural steel were used in the building process while 29,200 tons of concrete were poured. It was owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA).

Other cover appearances

Season Team League
1979 New York Giants National Football League

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League October 10, 1976 New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys Program
October 31, 1976 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
December 12, 1976 New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Program
October 9, 1977 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
October 15, 1978 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
October 12, 1980 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 6, 1981 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
September 4, 1982 New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos Program
September 12, 1982 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
September 2, 1984 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
November 20, 1988 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
College football October 7, 1989 Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Program
National Football League October 14, 1990 New York Jets vs. San Diego Chargers Program
September 22, 1991 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns Program
World League of American Football April 4, 1992 New York/New Jersey Knights vs. San Antonio Riders Program
College football August 29, 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. NC State Wolfpack Program
National Football League September 12, 1993 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
January 9, 1994 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
September 11, 1994 New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos Program
November 13, 1994 New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals Program
October 8, 1995 New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals Program
December 15, 1996 New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints Program
November 30, 1997 New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
December 14, 1997 New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Program
December 27, 1997 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
December 5, 1999 New York Giants vs. New York Jets Program
October 29, 2000 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
January 7, 2001 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
January 14, 2001 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings Postseason Program
December 28, 2002 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Program
August 10, 2003 New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals Program
November 9, 2003 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program
November 1, 2004 New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins Program
December 29, 2007 New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Program
November 22, 2009 New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons Program

See also

List of National Football League stadiums

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