Basketball
Welcome to the LOUD HOUSE!!! Come experience the mystique of DOME-ination. The electricity and cheers that 32,000 fans bring to the Carrier Dome sends chills through your body when watching the Syracuse Orangemen dominate their opponents on the basketball court as they improve their impressive all-time Dome record of 279-57.
The Carrier Dome, America's most famous and largest structure of its kind on a college campus, is a facility that generates media exposure and adds glamour that attracts some of the nation's most talented student-athletes to Syracuse University. Former greats that have graced the Carrier Dome hardwood include Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, Billy Owens, Rony Seikaly, Sherman Douglas, Derrick Coleman, John Wallace, Jason Hart and Etan Thomas.
Eighteen million people have passed through the Dome's revolving doors since the building's first public event in 1980. Most fans are aware that the Carrier Dome is a tough place for an opponent to play a basketball game. Just ask the Georgetown Hoyas who witnessed the Dome's largest on-campus crowd in college basketball during the 2000 season. The Carrier Dome welcomed 31,009 fans the day the Orangemen played the Hoyas.
The Dome also was host to the 2000 NCAA East Regional Tournament in March and continues to act as a multi-purpose facility adaptable to staging events. These events range from the annual spring commencement to concerts featuring musicians such as Bruce Springstein and Billy Joel and ice shows such as the sold-out performance of former Olympic skaters.
In addition, the Dome also hosts SU's nationally-ranked football team, the seven-time NCAA Champion men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse squad and the track and field teams.
Football
DOME, SWEET, DOME is the home of the Syracuse Orangemen football team who play hard and play orange in one of the finest, most intimidating structures of its kind on a college campus.
The electricity and cheers that 52,000 fans bring to the Carrier Dome sends chills through your body when watching the Syracuse Orangemen run over their opponents on the gridiron. The fans add to the aura, glamour and mystique that has an immediate impact on viewers when watching the Orangemen on television. The constant media attention helps to equate the Carrier Dome with Syracuse University, which helps attract the highest quality of student-athletes to come play in the Dome such as former Orangemen Don McPherson, Marvin Harrison, Rob Moore and Donovan McNabb.
Most Syracuse fans are aware that the Carrier Dome is a tough place for an opponent to play. It's particularly tough to play a football game with the help of the electrifying crowd. Eighteen million people have passed through the revolving doors since the building's first public event on September 20, 1980, - a 36-24 football win against Miami of Ohio in front of 50,564 fans.
Although the Dome is most fondly known to football fans for its turf field, it is also a showcase for SU's nationally ranked basketball team, the seven-time NCAA Champion men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse squad and the track and field teams. In addition, the Dome's multi-purpose facility is adaptable to staging events ranging from the annual spring commencement to concerts featuring musicians such as Bruce Springstein and Billy Joel and ice shows such as the sold-out performance of former Olympic skaters.
DOME, SWEET, DOME is an exciting place where players play hard and play orange and the fans come together to cheer them on as SU looks to add on to its already impressive all-time football record in the Dome of 82-35-2.
Lacrosse
The Carrier Dome is where you can be "At Home with the Orange" in the premier intercollegiate lacrosse venue in the nation. The Rubaturf and Tartan playing surface is great for the up-tempo style that has become synonymous with the seven-time NCAA Champion Syracuse men's lacrosse team. In 1998, SU fielded its first women's lacrosse team and now the Orangewomen also call the Dome home. The Orangemen and Orangewomen and their fans never have to worry about dodging inclement weather. They have quality practices and enjoy the games in the only on-campus-domed stadium in the nation.
The Carrier Dome has always been a tough place for opponents to play because of the loud cheers of the electrifying fans that pass through the revolving doors since the building's first public event on September 20, 1980. The fans add to the glamour and mystique that makes an impact on viewers when watching a Syracuse game on television. The constant media attention helps to equate the Carrier Dome with Syracuse University, which helps attract the highest quality of student-athletes to come play in the Dome such as former Orangemen Gary and Paul Gait, Casey and Ryan Powell and Orangewomen Lauren Brady, Katrina Hable and Clothilde Ewing.