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).
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Type
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National Football League
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October 10, 1976
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New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Program
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October 31, 1976
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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December 12, 1976
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New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
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Program
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October 9, 1977
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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October 15, 1978
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New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Program
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October 7, 1979
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New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Program
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College football
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December 14, 1980
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Garden State Bowl (Houston Cougars vs. Navy Midshipmen)
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Program
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National Football League
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September 6, 1981
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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September 4, 1982
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New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos
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Program
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September 12, 1982
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New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
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Program
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September 2, 1984
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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September 11, 1986
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New York Jets vs. New England Patriots
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Program
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September 21, 1986
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New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins
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Program
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October 26, 1986
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New York Jets vs. New Orleans Saints
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Program
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College football
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October 7, 1989
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
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Program
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National Football League
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October 14, 1990
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New York Jets vs. San Diego Chargers
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Program
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September 22, 1991
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New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns
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Program
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World League of American Football
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April 4, 1992
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New York/New Jersey Knights vs. San Antonio Riders
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Program
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College football
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August 29, 1992
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Iowa Hawkeyes vs. NC State Wolfpack
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Program
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National Football League
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September 12, 1993
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New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Program
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September 11, 1994
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New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos
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Program
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December 15, 1996
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New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints
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Program
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November 30, 1997
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New York Giants vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Program
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December 14, 1997
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New York Jets vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Program
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October 29, 2000
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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January 7, 2001
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Program
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August 10, 2003
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New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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Program
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November 9, 2003
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New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
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Program
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November 22, 2009
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New York Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons
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Program
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See also
List of National Football League stadiums