NFL STADIUM HISTORY (1920-Present): (Primary stadiums) TEAM YEARS ARENA CURRENT USE Arizona 1988-Present Sun Devil Stadium Current Stadium Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 1966-1987 Busch Stadium II (called Home of MLB's Cardinals Busch Memorial Stadium from 1966- 1983) 1960-1965 Busch Stadium (formerly Demolished in 1966; Now home to the Sportsman’s Park III Herbert Hoover Boys Club. A diamond is from 1920-52) located on the original one. Chicago Cardinals 1945-1958; Comiskey Park I Demolished in 1991; Now part of new 1933-1943; Comiskey’s parking lot. 1929-1930; 1922-1925 1931-1932 Wrigley Park Home of MLB's Cubs 1926-1928; Normal Field 1920-1921 Atlanta Falcons 1992-Present Georgia Dome Current Stadium 1966-1991 Atlanta Fulton County Demolished in 1997; current parking lot at Stadium Turner Field Baltimore Ravens 1998-Present PSINet Stadium (known Current Stadium as Ravens Stadium in 1998) 1996-1997 Memorial Stadium Still standing; For sale Cleveland Browns 1950-1995 Cleveland Stadium Demolished in 1996: New Browns Stadium (called Municipal being built on site. Stadium 1932-1974) Buffalo Bills 1973-Present Ralph Wilson Stadium Current Stadium (Rich Stadium from 1973-1997) 1970-1972 War Memorial Stadium Partially torn down and replaced with Pilot Field in 1987; now a multi-purpose amateur athletic facility and home to AAA baseball. Carolina 1996-Present Ericsson Stadium Current Stadium Panthers 1995 Memorial Stadium Home of NCAA's Clemson Tigers (Death (Clemson) Valley) Chicago Bears 1971-Present Soldier Field Current Stadium (Chicago Staleys in 1921-1970 Wrigley Field Home of MLB's Cubs 1921) Decatur Staleys 1920 Decatur Field Now a parking lot for Staley Manufacturing. Cincinnati 1970-Present Cinergy Field (known as Current Stadium Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1970-1996) Cleveland 1999-Present Municipal Stadium Current Stadium Browns (new) Dallas Cowboys 1971-Present Texas Stadium Current Stadium 1960-Present Cotton Bowl Home of NCAA's SMU Mustangs Denver Broncos 1970-Present Mile High Stadium Current Stadium Detroit Lions 1975-Present Pontiac Silverdome Current Stadium 1940-1974 Tiger Stadium (known as Home of MLB's Tigers (some games Briggs Stadium 1938- in 1938- 1960) 1939) 1934-1939 Titan Stadim Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933 Universal Stadium Local high school field for public and private schools. Green Bay 1957-Present Lambeau Field (called Current Stadium Packers City Stadium II from 1957-1964) 1953-1994 Milwaukee County Home of MLB's Brewers (played half Stadium (Milwaukee) of their home games in Milwaukee) 1925-1956 City Stadium I (Packer Now home to Green Bay East H.S. football Stadium from 1925- and soccer teams 1930) 1952 (played Marquette Stadium Renovated in 1998; Milwaukee Marquette half of their (Milwaukee) H.S. uses it as a soccer stadium. home games in Milwaukee) 1935- State Fair Park Currently on the state fair grounds for 1951(played Wisconsin half of their home games in Milwaukee) 1923-1924 Bellevue Park 1921-1922 Hagemeister Park Green Bay East H.S. was built on the site. Baseball Diamond Indianapolis 1984-Present RCA Dome (known as Current Stadium Colts the Hoosier Dome until 1993) Baltimore Colts 1953-1983 Memorial Stadium Still standing; For sale Jacksonville 1995-Present ALLTEL Stadium Current Stadium Jaguars (known as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium until 1997) Kansas City 1972-Present Arrowhead Stadium Current Stadium Chiefs 1970-1971 Municipal Stadium Demolished in 1976; Now a community garden. Miami Dolphins 1987-Present Pro Player Stadium Current Stadium (known as Joe Robbie Stadium from 1987- 1996) 1970-1986 Orange Bowl Home to NCAA's Miami Hurricanes Minnesota 1982-Present Metrodome Current Stadium Vikings 1961-1981 Metropolitan Stadium Demolished in 1985; Mall of America located on site New England 1971-Present Foxboro Stadium Current Stadium Patriots (known as Schaefer Stadium 1971-1982; known as Sullivan Stadium 1983-1989) Boston Patriots 1970 Harvard Stadium Home of NCAA's Harvard Crimson New Orleans Saints 1975-Present Superdome Current Stadium 1967-1974 Tulane Stadium (a.k.a. Home of NCAA's Tulane Green Wave Sugar Bowl) New York Giants 1976-Present Giants Stadium Current Stadium 1975 Shea Stadium Home of MLB's Mets 1973-1974 Yale Bowl Home of NCAA's Yale Bulldogs 1956-1973 Yankee Stadium Home of MLB's Yankees 1925-1955 Polo Grounds IV Demolished in 1964; Now home to the Polo Grounds Towers, an apartment complex and basketball courts. New York Jets 1984-Present Giants Stadium Current Stadium 1970-1983 Shea Stadium Home of MLB's Mets Oakland Raiders 1995-Present Network Associates Current Stadium Coliseum (known as Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 1995- 1999) Los Angeles Raiders 1982-1994 L.A. Memorial Coliseum U.S.C. Football currently uses it; possibility of NFL returning Oakland Raiders 1970-1981 Oakland Alameda Current Stadium County Coliseum Philadelphia 1971-Present Veterans Stadium Current Stadium Eagles 1958-1970 Franklin Field Home of NCAA's Penn Quakers 1944-1957; Connie Mack Stadium Demolished in 1976; Site of Deliverance 1941-1942 (formerly Shibe Park Evangelistic Church (team 1938-52) merged with Steelers in 1943) Pittsburgh 1970-Present Three Rivers Stadium Current Stadium Steelers 1963-1969; Pitt Stadium Home of NCAA's Pitt Panthers 1958-1962 (partial use) 1941-1962 Forbes Field Demolished in 1971; University of Pittsburgh's Mervis Hall and the Forbes Quadrangle is located on it. Philadelphia Eagles 1940 Shibe Park Demolished in 1976; Site of Deliverance Evangelistic Church 1936-1939 Municipal Stadium 1933-1935 Baker Bowl Demolished in 1950; As of ten years ago was a car wash San Diego 1970-Present Qualcomm Stadium Current Stadium Chargers (formerly Jack Murphy Stadium 1980-96; formerly San Diego Stadium 1969-80) San Francisco 1971-Present 3Com Park (formerly Current Stadium 49ers Candlestick Park 1960- 1994) 1950-1970 Kezar Stadium Reconstructed in 1989 for soccer use. Seattle Seahawks 1994 Husky Stadium Current Stadium (partial); 1999-Present 1976-1998 Kingdome Slated for demolition in 1999 St. Louis Rams 1995-Present TWA Dome Current Stadium Los Angeles Rams 1980-1994 Anaheim Stadium (now Home of MLB's Angels Edison International) 1946-1979 L.A. Memorial Coliseum U.S.C. Football currently uses it; possibility of NFL returning Cleveland Rams 1944-1945; League Park II Demolished in 1951; However the field is 1942; 1937 preserved. It is a registered landmark. (team did not play in 1943) 1939-1941 Municipal Stadium Demolished in 1996: New Stadium for the Browns being built on the site. 1938 Shaw Stadium Tampa Bay 1998-Present Raymond James Stadium Current Stadium Bucaneers 1976-1997 Tampa Stadium Currently being demolished for parking for (renamed (renamed Houlihan a new stadium. Houlihan Stadium in 1996) Stadium in 1996) Tennesse Titans 1999-Present Adelphia Coliseum Current Stadium Tennessee Oilers 1997-1998 Liberty Bowl Home of NCAA's Memphis Tigers Houston Oilers 1970-1996 Astrodome Home of MLB's Astros Washington 1997-Present Fed Ex Field (known as Current Stadium Redskins Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 1997-1998) 1961-1996 RFK Stadium (known as Still standing; Hoping to lure major league D.C. Stadium 1962- baseball back to Washington 1968) 1937-1960 Griffith Stadium Demolished in 1965; Site now home to Howard University Medical Center and Howard School of Dentistry. Boston Redskins 1933-1936 Fenway Park Home of MLB's Red Sox Boston Braves 1932 Braves Field Renamed to Nickerson Field and home to Boston University’s soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey teams. .
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