About Benson Field at Yulman Stadium
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium is a College Football stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It opened in 2014. It seats 30,000. Its current tenant is Tulane Green Wave (College Football), since 2014. By capacity it ranks 112th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 320th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Tulane Green Wave While based here: 13 seasons · 80-73 regular season · 7 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 2014–present
American 2014–2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 2014–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Benson Field at Yulman Stadium?
The capacity of Benson Field at Yulman Stadium is 30,000.
When was Benson Field at Yulman Stadium built?
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium opened in 2014.
Who operates Benson Field at Yulman Stadium?
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium is operated by Tulane University.
Who plays at Benson Field at Yulman Stadium?
Benson Field at Yulman Stadium is the home venue of Tulane Green Wave.
Where did the Tulane Green Wave play before Benson Field at Yulman Stadium?
Before moving to Benson Field at Yulman Stadium in 2014, the Tulane Green Wave played at Mercedes-Benz Superdome from 1975 to 2013.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane Stadium | 1926–1979 | 0.2 mi |
| Devlin Fieldhouse | 1933– | 0.5 mi |
| Loyola Field House | 1954–1986 | 0.5 mi |
| Athletic Park | 1901–1908 | 1.8 mi |
| Smoothie King Center | 1999– | 2.1 mi |
| Caesars Superdome | 1975– | 2.1 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.