Orange Bowl Stadium

The Orange Bowl is considered to be amongst the oldest college football bowl games in the United States. First starting in 1935, there have been 90 Orange Bowl games played so far in college football. The Orange Bowl has been a member of the College Football Playoff (CFP) tournament since 2014. However, they have also been members of the Bowl Coalition from 1992 to 1994, the Bowl Alliance from 1995 to 1997 and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 1998 to 2013 in the past.

The Orange Bowl games earlier used to take place in the Miami Gardens, also known as the Miami Orange Bowl in the past. However, they have changed their home stadium since then. The Orange Bowl game on December 30, 2023, saw the Florida State Seminoles facing off against the Georgia Bulldogs. The Georgia Bulldogs went on to win the game with a 63-3 score.

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What is the name of the Orange Bowl Stadium?

Hard Rock Stadium presently serves as the home stadium of the Orange Bowl game as per StadiumDB. Located at 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States, it is a multi-purpose stadium that was opened to the fans on August 16, 1987, as the Joe Robbie Stadium. The Hard Rock Stadium is notable for being the home stadium for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL. The stadium has been the home of six Super Bowls as well as the 2010 Pro Bowl. Additionally, the Miami Hurricanes football team of the University of Miami also uses it as their home stadium. The stadium has hosted the Orange Bowl games every year since 1996 except in 1999.

Orange Bowl Stadium History/ Orange Bowl Stadium Construction and Cost

The construction of the Hard Rock Stadium came about as a result of Joe Robbie, the principal founder of the Miami Dolphins wanting a new stadium for his team. Accordingly, the construction of the stadium started on December 1, 1985, and it was finally introduced to the fans on August 16, 1987, under the name of Joe Robbie Stadium. The stadium was initially designed by Populous in 1987. At the time, the construction of the stadium cost $115 million. The stadium went through several renovations in 1993, 2006 to 2007, 2009 to 2010 and 2015 to 2016. The last round of renovations cost $550 million as per StadiumDB.

Hard Rock Stadium is notable for having eight spiral features, with two in each corner of the stadium. Moreover, it has two large pavilions which expand the spectator, office and hospitality facilities on the sides. The lower stands were reconfigured in 2015. Moreover, the upper corner sections of the stadium were reduced to several rows, which allowed for adding four large screens of 520 metres per square. The 2016 renovations also led to the addition of the roof, considered to be one of the most spectacular roofs as per StadiumDB.

Orange Bowl Stadium Capacity

Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Orange Bowl games has the capacity to support 65,326 total fans as of StadiumDB. This includes 27,397 fans in the lower ring, 34,736 fans in the upper ring, 3,198 fans in 192 skyboxes, 10,209 fans in business seats, 150 fans in press seats and 300 fans in disabled seats.

The stadium witnessed a record attendance of 80,120 fans during the 2013 BCS National Championship Game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on January 7, 2013.

Orange Bowl Stadium Seating Chart

The following is the seating chart for the fans at Hard Rock Stadium as per the Orange Bowl official site. The seating prices for the Orange Bowl game can be found on Seat Geek and starts at $234 -

Hard Rock Stadium Parking Map

The following is the parking map available for the fans at Hard Rock Stadium as per the Orange Bowl official site. The price for parking is $60 as per Ticketmaster. The parking gates will be opening at 3 pm on game day.

Hard Rock Stadium Notable Events

The Hard Rock Stadium is mainly used by the Miami Dolphins of the NFL for their home games during the season. Moreover, the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami also use this stadium for their home games throughout the college football season. However, several other sports have also been played at the stadium -

Besides sporting events, Hard Rock Stadium has also been the home of several music concerts by notable artists and bands like Paul McCartney, The Who, Guns N’ Roses, U2, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel and Elton John. Madonna, One Direction and Taylor Swift among others.