Bowl: Alamo Bowl 2004
Sport: College Football
Official Name: MasterCard Alamo Bowl
Address: 100 Montana Street, Suite 3D01
San Antonio, Texas 78203
2004 Chairman: Jack Rogers
Executive Director/President: Derrick S.
Fox
Internet Address: http://www.alamobowl.com
Game Date: December 29, 2004
Game Time: 7:00 PM CST
Name of Stadium: The Alamodome (65,000)
Matchup: Big Ten vs. Big 12
Team Payout: $1.55 million per school (minimum)
Television: ESPN, (12th Year)
Radio: NCAA Football Radio Network
Official Hotels: Big 12 -- San Antonio Marriott
Rivercenter
Big Ten -- Hyatt Regency
Media -- San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
Bands -- Crockett Hotel and Crowne Plaza
Riverwalk Hotel
Alamodome Quick Facts
Alamodome
- Opened: May 15, 1993
- Cost: $186 Million
- Football Capacity: 65,000
- Luxury Suites: 38
- First Football Game: Saturday, Aug. 7, 1993 -- New Orleans
37, Houston Oilers 28
- First College Football Game: Saturday, Oct. 23, 1993
-- Texas 37, SMU 10
- Largest Football Crowd: 65,380, SYLVANIA Alamo Bowl,
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 (Penn State 24, Texas A&M 0)
- Ceiling Height is 170 feet. The four masts are 300 feet
tall.
- 12,000 retractable seats, largest single unit in the
world.
- Only building in North America with two permanent Olympic-size
ice rinks.
- The Alamodome site takes up 57 acres. The building takes
up 18 acres while the roof covers nine acres.
The Alamodome has also hosted the sold-out 1997 and 1999 Dr
Pepper Big 12 Football Championships which matched Nebraska
versus Texas A&M and Nebraska versus Texas, respectively.
The most successful regular season college game featured Texas
A&M against SMU on October 29, 1994 in front of 51,056.
San Antonio has watched six NFL preseason games at the Alamodome
including the 63,285 who saw the Dallas Cowboys play the Houston
Oilers on August 21, 1993. |
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The Alamodome has proven its more than just football and basketball
with its hosting of minor league hockey, a preseason NHL game
between the Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings and dozens
of concerts and trade shows each year. Other top crowds include
the South Texas Billy Graham Crusade (66,835) and WWF Royal
Rumble (60,525) in 1997 as well as the Julio Cesar Chavez-Pernell
Whitaker Fight on September 10, 1993 in front of 58,891.
San Antonio Quick Facts
A 2004 survey showed national travelers are discovering what
Texans have always known - San Antonio is one of the nation’s
greatest places to visit. The Alamo City was ranked No. 6
as the most popular destination city nationwide, and rated
San Antonio No. 4 in the most pleasant people section. Almost
10 million people visit San Antonio each year for business
and leisure.
External link
Official
Website of the Alamo Bowl
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