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Caesars Superdome

Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Capacity 73,000. Opened 1975.

Capacity
73,000
Opened
1975
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Dome
Elevation
2 ft
College GameDay
six times

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2001 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Caesars Superdome by season, 2001 to 20250k20k40k60k80k100k2001: 31,526 a game over 7 games; biggest 77,6882002: 32,067 a game over 9 games; biggest 74,2692003: 36,123 a game over 5 games; biggest 79,3422004: 30,197 a game over 8 games; biggest 77,3492006: 28,183 a game over 7 games; biggest 77,7812007: 36,196 a game over 10 games; biggest 79,6512008: 30,682 a game over 7 games; biggest 71,8722009: 30,790 a game over 8 games; biggest 65,2072010: 29,509 a game over 9 games; biggest 73,8792011: 22,381 a game over 6 games; biggest 39,1162012: 25,511 a game over 9 games; biggest 54,1782013: 30,460 a game over 8 games; biggest 70,4732014: 55,516 a game over 3 games; biggest 74,6822015: 55,824 a game over 3 games; biggest 72,1172016: 52,328 a game over 3 games; biggest 67,8452017: 54,435 a game over 4 games; biggest 72,3602018: 54,421 a game over 3 games; biggest 71,4492019: 49,170 a game over 5 games; biggest 76,8852020: 3,000 a game over 2 games; biggest 3,0002021: 47,971 a game over 3 games; biggest 66,4792022: 51,155 a game over 4 games; biggest 68,3882023: 49,325 a game over 3 games; biggest 68,7912024: 44,542 a game over 3 games; biggest 63,2072025: 49,355 a game over 3 games; biggest 68,37120012006201120162021

Biggest crowds on file

79,651LSU at Ohio State2007
79,342Oklahoma at LSU2003
77,781Notre Dame at LSU2006
77,688LSU at Illinois2001
77,349Virginia Tech at Auburn2004

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Caesars Superdome six times, first in 2003.

Jan 1, 2021Ohio State 49, Clemson 28
Jan 13, 2020LSU 42, Clemson 25Jax Brewery
Jan 2, 2013Louisville 33, Florida 23
Jan 4, 2011Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26Inside Louisiana Superdome
Jan 7, 2008LSU 38, Ohio State 24
Jan 4, 2004LSU 21, Oklahoma 14Superdome

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

Recent games here

Jan 1, 20266Ole Miss 39, 2Georgia 34
Dec 23, 2025Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16
Nov 29, 2025Southern 28, Grambling 27
Jan 2, 20253Notre Dame 23, 2Georgia 10
Dec 19, 2024Sam Houston 31, Georgia Southern 26
Nov 30, 2024Southern 24, Grambling 14
Jan 1, 20242Washington 37, 3Texas 31
Dec 16, 2023Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31
Nov 25, 2023Southern 27, Grambling 22
Dec 31, 20225Alabama 45, 11Kansas State 20
Dec 21, 2022Western Kentucky 44, South Alabama 23
Nov 26, 2022Southern 34, Grambling 17