Super Bowl History: A Power Ranking Of the Big Game's Best Venues
What has been the best venue to host the Super Bowl in its 45-year history?
Do you rank the stadium where your team won one of their championships at No. 1?
Does the stadium that your team lost the Super Bowl at fall to the bottom of the list because they came up short in the pursuit of a championship?
Whatever your reason, let’s get to ranking the 22 Super Bowl venues from the past 45 years.
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No. 22: Tampa Stadium
1 of 22
Location
Tampa, FL
Super Bowls
1984, 1991
Opened
November 4, 1967
Closed
September 13, 1998
Capacity
74,301
Former Tenants
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Bandits, South Florida Bulls
Other Notable Events
Outback Bowl
No. 21: Tulane Stadium
2 of 22
Location
New Orleans, LA
Super Bowls
1970, 1972, and 1975
Opened
October 23, 1926
Closed
August 3, 1975
Capacity
80,985
Former Tenants
New Orleans Saints, Tulane Green Wave
Other Notable Events
Sugar Bowl, Pelican Bowl
No. 20: Rice Stadium
3 of 22
Location
Houston, TX
Super Bowls
1974
Opened
September 30, 1950
Capacity
50,000 (70,000 Expandable)
Current Tenants
Rice Owls (NCAA)
Other Notable Events
Bluebonnet Bowl
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No. 19: Pontiac Silverdome
4 of 22
Location
Pontiac, MI
Super Bowls
1982
Opened
December 6, 1975
Capacity
80,311
Former Tenants
Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons
Other Notable Events
WrestleMania III, Cherry Bowl (1984-85)
No. 18: Sun Devil Stadium
5 of 22
Location
Tempe, AZ
Super Bowls
1996
Opened
1958
Capacity
73,379
Current Tenants
Arizona State Sun Devils
Other Notable Events
Fiesta Bowl (1971–2006), Insight Bowl (2006–present)
No. 17: Metrodome
6 of 22
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Super Bowls
1992
Opened
April 3, 1982
Capacity
64,111
Current Tenants
Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden Gophers Baseball
Other Notable Events
NCAA Men’s Tournament (1986, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009)
No. 16: Qualcomm Stadium
7 of 22
Location
San Diego, CA
Super Bowls
1988, 1998, 2003
Opened
August 20, 1967
Capacity
71,294
Current Tenants
San Diego Chargers, San Diego State Aztecs
Other Notable Events
Holiday Bowl, Poinsettia Bowl
No. 15: Stanford Stadium
8 of 22
Location
Stanford, CA
Super Bowls
1985
Opened
November 1921
Capacity
85,500
Tenants
Stanford Cardinal
Other Notable Events
FIFA World Cup 1994, FIFA Women’s World Cup 1999
No. 14: Everbank Field
9 of 22
Location
Jacksonville, FL
Super Bowls
2005
Opened
August 18, 1995
Capacity
84,000
Current Tenants
Jacksonville Jaguars
Other Notable Events
Florida-Georgia Rivalry Game, Gator Bowl
No. 13: Raymond James Stadium
10 of 22
Location
Tampa, FL
Super Bowls
2001, 2009
Opened
September 20, 1998
Capacity
65,857 (75,000 expandable)
Tenants
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls
Other Notable Events
Outback Bowl
No. 12: Georgia Dome
11 of 22
Location
Atlanta, GA
Super Bowls
1994, 2000
Opened
September 6, 1992
Capacity
71,228
Tenants
Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Georgia State Panthers (NCAA)
Other Notable Events
SEC Championship Game, Sugar Bowl, Chick-Fil-A Bowl, 1996 Summer Olympic Games, WrestleMania XXVII, Final Four (2002, 2007)
No. 11: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
12 of 22
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Super Bowls
1967, 1973
Opened
December 21, 1921
Capacity
93,067
Current Tenants
USC Trojans
Other Notable Games
Summer Olympic Games (1932, 1984), Mercy Bowl
No. 10: Miami Orange Bowl
13 of 22
Location
Miami, FL
Super Bowls
1968, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1979
Opened
December 10, 1937
Closed
January 26, 2008
Capacity
74,476
Former Tenants
Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes, FIU Golden Panthers
Other Notable Events
Orange Bowl
No. 9: Sun Life Stadium
14 of 22
Location
Miami, FL
Super Bowls
1989, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2010
Opened
August 16, 1987
Capacity
75,192
Current Tenants
Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes, Florida Marlins
Other Notable Events
Orange Bowl
No. 8: Louisiana Superdome
15 of 22
Location
New Orleans, LA
Super Bowls
1978, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2013
Opened
August 3, 1975
Capacity
76,468
Current Tenants
New Orleans Saints, Tulane Green Wave
Other Notable Events
Sugar Bowl, 2010 NFC Championship Game, New Orleans Bowl
No. 7: Ford Field
16 of 22
Location
Detroit, MI
Super Bowls
2006
Opened
August 24, 2002
Capacity
65,000
Tenants
Detroit Lions
Other Notable Events
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, MAC Championship Game, WrestleMania 23 (2007), 2009 Final Four
No. 6: Reliant Stadium
17 of 22
Location
Houston, TX
Super Bowls
2004
Opened
August 24, 2002
Capacity
71,500
Current Tenants
Houston Texans
Other Notable Events
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (2002-Present), Texas Bowl (2006-Present), WrestleMania XXV (2009)
No. 5: New Meadowlands Stadium
18 of 22
Location
East Rutherford, NJ
Super Bowls
2014
Opened
April 10, 2010
Capacity
82,566
Current Tenants
New York Giants, New York Jets
Other Notable Events
Big City Classic
No. 4: Lucas Oil Stadium
19 of 22
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Super Bowls
2012
Opened
August 16, 2008
Capacity
70,000
Current Tenants
Indianapolis Colts
Other Notable Events
Men’s Final Four (2010, 2015), Women’s Final Four (2016), Big Ten Football Championship (2011)
No. 3: Rose Bowl
20 of 22
Location
Pasadena, CA
Super Bowls
1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, and 1993
Opened
October 8, 1922
Capacity
91,136
Tenants
UCLA Bruins
Other Notable Events
Rose Bowl Game, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup
No. 2: University of Phoenix Stadium
21 of 22
Location
Glendale, AZ
Super Bowls
2008
Opened
August 1, 2006
Capacity
78,600
Current Tenants
Arizona Cardinals
Other Notable Events
Fiesta Bowl, Wrestlemania XXVI, BCS National Championship Game
No. 1: Cowboys Stadium
22 of 22
Location
Arlington, TX
Super Bowls
2011
Opened
May 27, 2009
Capacity
111,000 (Including Standing Room)
Current Tenants
Dallas Cowboys
Other Notable Events
Cotton Bowl, Texas State High School Finals
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