Burdine Stadium

Opened in 1937

About Burdine Stadium

Burdine Stadium is a former name of Orange Bowl, used 1937–1948. Orange Bowl was an AAFC, College Football and NFL stadium in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1937 and closed in 2008. Its last recorded capacity was 75,500. Tenants included Miami Hurricanes (College Football, 1937–2007), Miami Seahawks (AAFC, 1946) and Miami Dolphins (NFL, 1966–1986). In all, 3 teams from 3 leagues have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams, 237th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years and 93rd longest single tenancy (70 years) of the 100 longest on record.

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Venue Information

Capacity

75,500

Year Opened

1937

Year Closed

2008

Location

Miami, Florida

Elevation

4 ft

1 m above sea level

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.

The site today

Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.

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Teams

Home seasons at Burdine Stadium by team, 1937–2008. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Miami Hurricanes
While based here: 70 seasons · 472-255-10 regular season · 30 postseason trips
College Football · 1937–2007
ACC 2004–2007 · Big East Conference 1991–2003 · Independent 1942–1990 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1927–1928
  2. Home venue unknown 1930–1934
  3. Home venue unknown 1935–1936
  4. Orange Bowl 1937–2007
  5. Hard Rock Stadium 2008–present
College Football 1937–2007
Miami Dolphins
While based here: 21 seasons · 191-110-4 regular season · 12 postseason trips
AFL, NFL · 1966–1986
  1. Orange Bowl 1966–1986
  2. Hard Rock Stadium 1987–present
AFL, NFL 1966–1986
Miami Seahawks
While based here: 1 season · 3-11 regular season · no postseason trips
AAFC · 1946
AAFC 1946

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 Burdine Stadium?

The capacity of Burdine Stadium is 75,500.

When was Burdine Stadium built?

Burdine Stadium opened in 1937.

What is on the site of Burdine Stadium today?

loanDepot Park (opened 2012) now stands on or beside the site.

Where did the Miami Dolphins play after Burdine Stadium?

After leaving Burdine Stadium in 1986, the Miami Dolphins moved to Hard Rock Stadium in 1987.

Where did the Miami Hurricanes play after Burdine Stadium?

After leaving Burdine Stadium in 2007, the Miami Hurricanes moved to Hard Rock Stadium in 2008.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Orange Bowl

1949 - 2008

Burdine Stadium

1937 - 1948

Current

Location

Coordinates: 25.7783, -80.2194
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
loanDepot Park 2012– Same site
Miami Arena 1988–2008 1.5 mi
Kaseya Center 1999– 2.0 mi
Miami Beach Convention Center 1958– 5.5 mi
South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium 1995– 10 mi
Tamiami Park 10 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

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Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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