The Carrier Dome is a 50,000-seat [1] domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The Dome," as are occasional concerts. New York's high school indoor track and field championships have also been held at the Carrier Dome. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... USD redirects here. ... Syracuse University Logo. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is about the sport. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... Crouse College, a 19th-century Romanesque building which houses the universitys visual arts and music programs Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States the geographic center of the state, about 250 miles northwest of New York City. ... University Hill is a neighborhood in Syracuse, New York, located directly east of downtown, on one of the few hills in Syracuse. ... Nickname: Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: , City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll (D) Area  - City 66. ... This article is about the state. ... Syracuse University Logo. ...

The Dome is served by CENTRO buses and OnTrack, the latter of which has a station one block away. Shuttle buses and OnTrack trains transport fans to and from remote parking lots. The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, known as CENTRO, is the operator of mass transit in Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and Oneida counties in New York state. ... OnTrack is a Syracuse, New York commuter train line. ...

Despite carrying the name Carrier, there is no air conditioning in the dome. The need for it is low, as the facility is primarily used during the academic year (August-May), during most of which the outside temperatures never go far above room temperature. The Carrier Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and a global leader in the commercial refrigeration and food service equipment industry. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ...

Notability

The Carrier Dome is the largest domed stadium on a college campus and the largest domed stadium in the Northeastern United States. Also, it is the largest on-campus basketball arena, with a listed capacity of 33,000, but this limit has been easily exceeded several times. Consequently, Syracuse University's Men's Basketball attendance per game and for a single season are usually the second highest in the nation behind the University of Kentucky. Regional definitions vary The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States. ...

On March 5, 2006, a new on-campus basketball attendance record was set, at 33,633, in the last regular-season game ever for Orange guard Gerry McNamara versus Villanova University. This article is about the day. ... Gerry McNamara (born August 28, 1983) is a former guard for the Syracuse University mens basketball team, from 2002 to 2006. ... Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. ...

On March 19, 2007, a new National Invitation Tournament (NIT) attendance record was set, at 26,752, in the second-round men's basketball game against the San Diego State University Aztecs. is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ... The SDSU Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University (SDSU). ...

Some notable concerts in The Dome's past have been by Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Prince, Elton John,Duran Duran, Foreigner, Billy Idol,Rush, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, The Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, U2, Genesis, the Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, The Who, Neil Diamond, and Pink Floyd. Each October, the dome hosts the New York State Field Band Conference marching band championships. It also hosted the 2006 New York State High School Football Championships. Springsteen redirects here. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Look up Foreigner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad) is an British musician and singer. ... Look up Rush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... Roderick Stewart (rod stewart), CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen Jr on drums and vocals. ... Genesis is an English rock band formed in 1967. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... The New York State Field Band Conference or NYSFBC is a local circuit for marching band competitions, based in New York. ... An American college marching band on the field (Kansas State University) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching and other movements  â€“ with their musical performance. ...

Billy Joel played a special sold-out concert on March 25, 2006 to help mark the Carrier Dome's 25th anniversary. All tickets were sold for $39.50, the same price as his last solo appearance in Syracuse during 1998. William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

View of the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY.

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History

The Carrier Dome During Construction

Toward the end of the 1970s, Syracuse University was under pressure to improve its football facilities in order to remain a Division I-A football school. Its small concrete stadium, Archbold Stadium, was seventy years old and not up to the standards of other schools. The stadium could not be expanded; it had been reduced from 40,000 seats to 26,000 due to the fire codes. Therefore SU decided to build a new stadium, which, appropriately for Syracuse's climate was to have a domed Teflon-coated, fiberglass inflatable roof. It would also serve as the home for the men's basketball team, as a replacement for Manley Field House. The Carrier Dome was constructed between April, 1979 and September, 1980. The total construction cost was $26.85 million, including a $2.75 million naming gift from the Carrier Corporation.[2] Hueber, Hunt and Nichols, Inc. was the general contractor. Carrier Dome construction photo from the Syracuse University image repository http://www. ... Carrier Dome construction photo from the Syracuse University image repository http://www. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Archbold Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Syracuse, New York. ... Nickname: Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: , City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll (D) Area  - City 66. ... Teflon is a trademark of DuPont and is commonly used for the chemical compound polytetrafluoroethylene. ... Bundle of fiberglass Fiberglass (also called fibreglass and glass fibre) is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. ... Manley Field House is a multi-purpose arena in Syracuse, New York. ... Naming rights are the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations. ... The Carrier Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and a global leader in the commercial refrigeration and food service equipment industry. ... A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility. ...

It was speculated at the time that political considerations helped this project advance. The State of New York provided a $15 million grant in 1978 for the Dome's construction. At the time Democratic incumbent Governor Hugh Carey was thought to have trouble in his re-election campaign with upstate voters. He visited the site of the old Archbold stadium and was sold by local officials and SU brass on the utility of a Dome.[3] Hugh Leo Carey (born April 11, 1919) was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1983. ...

Carey won re-election to a second term following the approval of Dome financing.

The Dome has been upgraded several times throughout the past 25 years. Most recently the University installed a LED video display system with 2 video boards (15' x 25') that are located on the east end and northwest corners of the 3rd level, along with 58 color TVs for the back rows of the 2nd and 1st levels. The inflatable roof was also replaced in 1999 at a cost of $14 million.[4] External links LEd Category: TeX ...

The Dome has also been the site of a tragic accident. In June of 1999 worker Bryan Bowman was killed when he fell through the Dome roof to the bleachers 60 feet below. He had been working with a crew from Birdair, Incorporated to replace the roof. The next month an electrician fell down a 50-foot shaft while installing cables for a new speaker system. He survived with injuries to his leg, arm, back and ribs.

FieldTurf was installed at the beginning of the 2005 football season, replacing the outdated AstroTurf. Additionally, the Dome also received orange paint and banners between its decks, and its corridors were lined with historic photographs. The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Torontos Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. ... This article is about artificial grass. ...

The 1981 Big East Conference men's basketball tournament was held there, as were the 1988 and 1991 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships. In 1997, and 2005 the East Regional games of the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were held there. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. ... Each year, the NCAA Championship determines the top lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III. Past Winners // Division I 1971 -- Cornell 12-6 Maryland 1972 -- Virginia 13-12 Johns Hopkins 1973 -- Maryland 10-9 (2 OT) Johns Hopkins 1974 -- Johns Hopkins 17-12 Maryland 1975... The 1997 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... 2005 Final Four, Edward Jones Dome The 2005 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...

External links

• Dome Sweet Dome Carrier's 100th Anniversary 1902-2002
• History of the Carrier Dome on SUAthletics.com
• Syracuse University Athletics
• Ballparks.com

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