Year opened: 1923
Capacity: 93,607, up from 75,144 at opening but down from high of 105,000 at time of 1932 Olympics
Names:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1923 to date
Pro football tenants:
Los Angeles Dons (AAFC), 1946-49
Los Angeles Rams (NFL), 1946-79
Los Angeles Chargers (AFL), 1960
Los Angeles Raiders (NFL), 1982-94
Los Angeles Express (USFL), 1983-85
Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL), 2001
Postseason games hosted:
NFL Championship, Eagles 14 Rams 0, Dec. 18, 1949
NFL National Conf. playoff, Rams 24 Bears 14, Dec. 17, 1950
NFL Championship, Rams 24 Browns 17, Dec. 23, 1951
NFL Championship, Browns 38 Rams 14, Dec. 26, 1955
Super Bowl I, Packers 35 Chiefs 10, Jan. 15, 1967
Super Bowl VII, Dolphins 14 Redskins 7, Jan. 14, 1973
NFC Divisional playoff, Rams 19 Redskins 10, Dec. 22, 1974
NFC Divisional playoff, Rams 35 Cardinals 23, Dec. 27, 1975
NFC Championship, Cowboys 37 Rams 7, Jan. 4, 1976
NFC Divisional playoff, Vikings 14 Rams 7, Dec. 26, 1977
NFC Divisional playoff, Rams 34 Vikings 10, Dec. 31, 1978
NFC Championship, Cowboys 28 Rams 0, Jan. 7, 1979
AFC First Round playoff, Raiders 27 Browns 10, Jan. 8, 1983
AFC Divisional playoff, Jets 17 Raiders 14, Jan. 15, 1983
AFC Divisional playoff, Raiders 38 Steelers 10, Jan. 1, 1984
AFC Championship, Raiders 30 Seahawks 14, Jan. 8, 1984
USFL First Round playoff, Express 27 Panthers 21, June 30, 1984
AFC Divisional playoff, Patriots 27 Raiders 20, Jan. 5, 1986
AFC Divisional playoff, Raiders 20 Bengals 10, Jan. 13, 1991
AFC Wild Card playoff, Raiders 42 Broncos 24, Jan. 9, 1994
XFL Semifinal playoff, Xtreme 33 Enforcers 16, April 15, 2001
XFL Championship, Xtreme 38 Demons 6, April 21, 2001
Other tenants of note:
Univ. of Southern California (college football), 1923 to date
UCLA (college football), 1928-81
Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB – NL), 1958-61
Los Angeles Wolves (soccer), 1967
Los Angeles Aztecs (NASL), 1974-81
Notes: Hosted annual NFL Pro Bowl, 1951-72, and 1979. Hosted Summer Olympics, 1932 & 1984. The Olympic Cauldron/Torch is still lit during the fourth quarter of USC football games and on special occasions. Hosted Mercy Bowl, 1961 & ’71. Hosted one home game of the Los Angeles Dragons of the short-lived Spring Football League (SFL) in 2000. Was originally constructed and named as a memorial to World War I veterans (re-dedicated to veterans of all wars in 1968). First football game was a college contest between USC and Pomona College, Oct. 6, 1923. Stadium is owned by the State of California but leased to and managed by the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission. Running track removed as part of major renovation in 1993 in order to create additional seating closer to the football field. Renovations, use of temporary end zone seating, and occasional closing off of sections have caused fluctuations in stadium capacity over the years. Highest pro football game attendance was 102,368 for an NFL contest between the Rams and San Francisco 49ers in 1957.
Fate: Still in use.
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