19 Facts About Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

The Giants Stadium struck a deal with the fledgling New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in 1971 and ground broke on the construction of the new facility in 1972.

The Giants' last full season in Yankee Stadium was 1972, as the ballpark was closed for a massive reconstruction following the end of the Yankees' 1973 season.

Since their new stadium would take a significant amount of time to finish, and they could not use their home facility due to the construction, the Giants moved out of state and played in New Haven, Connecticut at the Yale Bowl from October 1973 through 1974, but won just once in twelve games there.

The Giants Stadium finally moved into their new home on October 10,1976, week five of the season.

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Giants Stadium was home to the New York Cosmos, a professional soccer team that attracted record crowds during the late 1970s.

Giants Stadium closed following the 2009 NFL season following the construction of MetLife Stadium in the surrounding parking lot.

Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey, and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents.

The Giants Stadium had played their first four games on the road that season.

New York Giants played their season-opening home game in the stadium on September 18 of the 1977 season.

Giants Stadium hosted college football games, including the Garden State Bowl from 1978 to 1981; the Kickoff Classic from 1983 to 2002; the New York Urban League Classic since 1981; a number of Rutgers homes games ; several Notre Dame–Navy and Notre Dame–Army games; and the Army–Navy Game on three occasions, most recently in 2002.

Giants Stadium remained as the home venue for the Cosmos until the league folded in 1985.

Second-largest crowd to ever attend an event at Giants Stadium was 82,948, as Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass during a rainstorm on October 5,1995.

Giants Stadium played host to Amnesty International's final A Conspiracy of Hope Benefit Concert on June 15,1986.

Giants Stadium played host to The Tattoo the Earth Tour on July 20,2000.

Giants Stadium has played host to music festivals, including The Monsters of Rock Festival, Music at the Meadowlands, Ozzfest and The Bamboozle.

Demolition work on Giants Stadium began at approximately 10:00 AM EST on February 4,2010 at the Gate B spirals, the closest point to the new stadium.

Giants Stadium finally scrapped the grass in favor of FieldTurf for the 2003 season, a surface that remained in place until the stadium closed.

Giants Stadium is featured in the 2008 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still, where it is destroyed by nanites.