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'''Bills Stadium''' is a football stadium in Orchard Park, New York, the southern portion of the Buffalo metropolitan area. The stadium opened in 1973 and is the home of the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). On August 20, 2020 the Bills announced they would temporarily use name Bills Stadium for their home venue until they found a new naming rights partner.
'''War Memorial Stadium''', colloquially known as The Rockpile, was an outdoor football, baseball and soccer stadium in Buffalo, New York. It also had a race track and hosted several [[NASCAR]] events. The venue was demolished in 1989 and replaced with the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion, which retains entrances from the original stadium.
 
==Teams and Seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
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!Season!!Team!!League
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| [[1946 AAFC season|1946]]
| [[1946 Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) publications|Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[All-America Football Conference]]
|}


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
|-
| rowspan=56| [[National Football League]]
| rowspan=1| [[National Football League]]
| [[1973 NFL season|October 7, 1973]]
| [[1945 NFL season|September 16, 1945]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1973/10-07_phi-buf.html Program]
| [[Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins (September 16, 1945)|Program]]
|-
| [[1973 NFL season|November 18, 1973]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1973/11-18_mia-buf.html Program]
|-
| [[1973 NFL season|December 9, 1973]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots (December 9, 1973)|Program]]
|-
|-
| September 22, 1974
| rowspan=7| [[American Football League]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[1960 AFL season|September 18, 1960]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1974/09-22_mia-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 20, 1974
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1974/10-20_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| September 21, 1975
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1975/09-21_nyj-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 5, 1975
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1975/10-05_den-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos (September 18, 1960)|Program]]
|-
| October 20, 1975
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1975/10-20_nyg-buf.html Program]
|-
| September 3, 1976
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1976/09-03_cle-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 17, 1976
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts (October 17, 1976)|Program]]
|-
| November 5, 1978
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1978/11-05_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| August 4, 1979
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/08-04_pit-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 4, 1979
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1979/11-04_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 26, 1980
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/10-26_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 2, 1980
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/11-02_atl-buf.html Program]
|-
|-
| November 23, 1980
| [[1963 AFL season|December 28, 1963]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Boston Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1980/11-23_pit-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots (December 28, 1963)|Program]]
|-
|-
| September 17, 1981
| [[1965 AFL season|September 11, 1965]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Boston Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/09-17_phi-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots (September 11, 1965)|Program]]
|-
|-
| October 12, 1981
| [[1967 AFL season|November 5, 1967]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/10-12_mia-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins (November 5, 1967)|Program]]
|-
| November 1, 1981
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1981/11-01_cle-buf.html Program]
|-
|-
| [[1983 NFL season|December 11, 1983]]
| [[1968 AFL season|November 10, 1968]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers (December 11, 1983)|Program]]
|-
| August 11, 1984
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1984/08-11_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 18, 1984
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1984/11-18_dal-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 20, 1985
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Indianapolis Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1985/10-20_ind-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 16, 1986
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1986/11-16_mia-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins (November 10, 1968)|Program]]
|-
|-
| October 18, 1987
| [[1969 AFL season|November 16, 1969]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/10-18_nyg-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 8, 1987
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/11-08_den-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 29, 1987
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1987/11-29_mia-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins (November 16, 1969)|Program]]
|-
|-
| January 1, 1989
| [[1969 AFL season|November 30, 1969]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Houston Oilers]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1988/01-01_hou-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals (November 30, 1969)|Program]]
|-
| October 29, 1989
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1989/10-29_mia-buf.html Program]
|-
| [[1990 NFL season|September 9, 1990]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Indianapolis Colts]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts (September 9, 1990)|Program]]
|-
| November 18, 1990
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1990/11-18_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| December 23, 1990
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Miami Dolphins]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins (December 23, 1990)|Program]]
|-
| January 20, 1991
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Los Angeles Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1990/01-20_rai-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 13, 1991
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Indianapolis Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1991/10-13_ind-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 3, 1991
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1991/11-03_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| January 5, 1992
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs (January 5, 1992)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| January 12, 1992
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Denver Broncos]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1991/01-12_den-buf.html Program]
|-
| September 6, 1992
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1992/09-06_lar-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 1, 1992
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1992/11-01_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| January 15, 1994
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Los Angeles Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1993/01-15_rai-buf.html Program]
|-
| January 23, 1994
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs (January 23, 1994)|Postseason Program]]
|-
| August 4, 1995
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/08-04_pit-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 8, 1995
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New York Jets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/10-08_nyj-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 15, 1995
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Seattle Seahawks]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/10-15_sea-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 12, 1995
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1995/11-12_atl-buf.html Program]
|-
| August 23, 1996
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Baltimore Ravens]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1996/08-23_bal-buf.html Program]
|-
| December 28, 1996
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1996/12-28_jax-buf.html Program]
|-
|-
| October 18, 1998
| rowspan=4| [[National Football League]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| [[1970 NFL season|November 8, 1970]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1998/10-18_jax-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 15, 1998
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[New England Patriots]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1998/11-15_ne-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 16, 2003
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Houston Texans]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2003/11-16_hou-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 5, 2006
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2006/11-05_gnb-buf.html Program]
|-
| August 17, 2007
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2007/08-17_atl-buf.html Program]
|-
| November 4, 2007
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2007/11-04_cin-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals (November 8, 1970)|Program]]
|-
|-
| August 15, 2009
| [[1970 NFL season|December 13, 1970]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2009/08-15_chb-buf.html Program]
| [[Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts (December 13, 1970)|Program]]
|-
| November 30, 2014
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2014/11-30_cle-buf.html Program]
|-
| October 29, 2017
| [[Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Oakland Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/2017/10-29_oak-buf.html Program]
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 16:34, 17 January 2024

War Memorial Stadium
War Memorial Stadium.jpg
Location Buffalo, New York
Opened October 16, 1937
Closed May 5, 1989
Demolished 1989
Other Names Civic Stadium (1938-60)
Grover Cleveland Stadium (1937-38)
Roesch Memorial Stadium (1937)
Tenants Buffalo Bills (1960-72)
Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (1946-49)

War Memorial Stadium, colloquially known as The Rockpile, was an outdoor football, baseball and soccer stadium in Buffalo, New York. It also had a race track and hosted several NASCAR events. The venue was demolished in 1989 and replaced with the Johnnie B. Wiley Amateur Athletic Sports Pavilion, which retains entrances from the original stadium.

Teams and Seasons

Season Team League
1946 Buffalo Bisons All-America Football Conference

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League September 16, 1945 Chicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins Program
American Football League September 18, 1960 Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos Program
December 28, 1963 Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots Program
September 11, 1965 Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots Program
November 5, 1967 Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Program
November 10, 1968 Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Program
November 16, 1969 Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Program
November 30, 1969 Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals Program
National Football League November 8, 1970 Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals Program
December 13, 1970 Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Colts Program

See also

List of National Football League stadiums

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American Football League
Eastern Division Boston Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Houston Oilers • Miami Dolphins • New York Jets
Western Division Cincinnati Bengals • Denver Broncos • Kansas City Chiefs • San Diego Chargers • Oakland Raiders
Seasons 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
Venues Alumni Stadium • Astrodome • Balboa Stadium • Candlestick Park • Cotton Bowl • DU Stadium • Fenway Park • Frank Youell Field • Jeppesen Stadium • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Mile High Stadium • Municipal Stadium • Nickerson Field • Nippert Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Orange Bowl • Polo Grounds • Rice Stadium • San Diego Stadium • Shea Stadium • War Memorial Stadium
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All-America Football Conference
Teams Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
Venues Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium
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