Orange Bowl in Miami, FL

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Historical · NFL

Orange Bowl

Former home of the Miami Dolphins

Miami, FL

Still to visit

Teams

  • Miami Dolphins

    NFL · football

    1966–1986

Also known as Miami Orange Bowl · Burdine Stadium

Stadium facts

Capacity
72,319
Final listing, 2003–2007. A 1968–1976 listing is 80,010.Source for capacity
Opened
December 10, 1937
Closed January 26, 2008. Demolished from March 3 to May 14, 2008.Source for opened
Cost
$340,000
Original construction cost.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Burdine Stadium

    1937–1949

    Source
  • Orange Bowl

    1949–2008

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  • The Sea

    Nickname

    Source
  • Football Heaven

    Nickname

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  • The Dock

    Nickname

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  • The Old Horseshoe in Little Havana

    Nickname

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Timeline

  1. 1937

  2. 1962

  3. 1971

  4. 1986

  5. 1999

  6. 2008

  7. 2008

December 10, 1937

Hurricanes lose the opener

The stadium opened for the Miami Hurricanes on December 10, 1937, and they lost to Georgia 0–26. It was then Burdine Stadium. A high-school game on September 24, 1936, before the stadium was finished, had Miami Edison shut out Ponce de Leon 36–0.

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Upcoming schedule

This building is historic, so there is no upcoming home schedule.

Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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  • Brickell / downtown. Central for Kaseya Center; plan car time for hard Rock (Miami Gardens) and loanDepot Park.
  • South Beach. Best leisure base — budget rideshares to inland arenas/ballparks.

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