Yulman Stadium

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Football stadium at Tulane University

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::summary Football stadium at Tulane University ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox venue"]

FieldValue
nameYulman Stadium
fullnameBenson Field at Yulman Stadium
image[[File:Benson Field at Yulman Stadium (New Orleans).jpg
captionA view from outside the stadium, 2018
locationBen Weiner Drive
New Orleans, LA 70118
coordinates
pushpin_mapUnited States New Orleans#USA Louisiana#USA
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in New Orleans##Location in Louisiana##Location in the United States
broke_groundJanuary 28, 2013
openedSeptember 6, 2014
ownerTulane University
operatorASM Global
surfaceHellas Matrix Turf{{cite news
lastSmith
firstGuerry
dateAugust 4, 2023
titleSee what Yulman Stadium now shares with AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys
urlhttps://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/see-what-yulman-stadium-now-shares-with-at-t-stadium-home-of-the-dallas-cowboys/article_b19da796-330e-11ee-aeeb-db26be5755e5.html
workNola.com
access-date2024-04-15
architectGould Evans & Associates
Lee Ledbetter & Associates
structural_engineerThornton Tomasetti
services_engineerMCC Group
general_contractorWoodward Design+Build
suites4,500 club seats
tenantsTulane Green Wave football (NCAA) (2014–present)
website
construction_cost$75 million
($ in dollars)
seating_capacity30,000
::

| name = Yulman Stadium | fullname = Benson Field at Yulman Stadium | image = [[File:Benson Field at Yulman Stadium (New Orleans).jpg|300px]] | caption = A view from outside the stadium, 2018 | location = Ben Weiner Drive New Orleans, LA 70118 | coordinates = | pushpin_map = United States New Orleans#USA Louisiana#USA | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in New Orleans##Location in Louisiana##Location in the United States | broke_ground = January 28, 2013 | opened = September 6, 2014 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Tulane University | operator = ASM Global | surface = Hellas Matrix Turf{{cite news | last = Smith | first = Guerry | date = August 4, 2023 | title = See what Yulman Stadium now shares with AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys | url = https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/see-what-yulman-stadium-now-shares-with-at-t-stadium-home-of-the-dallas-cowboys/article_b19da796-330e-11ee-aeeb-db26be5755e5.html | work = Nola.com | access-date = 2024-04-15 | architect = Gould Evans & Associates Lee Ledbetter & Associates | structural_engineer = Thornton Tomasetti | services_engineer = MCC Group | general_contractor = Woodward Design+Build | suites = 4,500 club seats | tenants = Tulane Green Wave football (NCAA) (2014–present) | website = | construction_cost = $75 million ($ in dollars) | former_names = | seating_capacity = 30,000

Yulman Stadium is the on-campus venue for football at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. It currently has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, with 4,500 premium seats in two fan clubs – the Westfeldt Terrace and the Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Family Club. The stadium's first game and grand opening was the 2014 season's home opener against its former Southern Conference and Southeastern Conference foe Georgia Tech on September 6, 2014.

Yulman replaced the Superdome as the home stadium of Tulane Green Wave football after 39 seasons at that venue, and it is situated on the university's Uptown campus between the Tulane baseball team's Turchin Stadium and the former site of Tulane's last on-campus football stadium, Tulane Stadium.

Stadium features

The stadium features two elevated club decks on the home side. The Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer Family Club is the premier club-level seating in the stadium, with 1,500 chair back seats, two club rooms, two bars, expanded concessions, and a large meeting space. The remainder of Yulman's premium seating is composed of 3,000 chair back seats in the Westfeldt Terrace, located directly above the Glazer Club and covered by a canopy. Westfeldt features a panoramic view of the New Orleans skyline and premium concessions, including traditional New Orleans dishes.

A large-scale meeting space is located on the ground level for use year-round. The entry space in front of the stadium, known as the Athletes Plaza, is used for pre- and post-game activities. Yulman holds a 94-by-24-foot LED video board, as well as two ribbon displays, all made by Daktronics. Barry Kern from Mardi Gras World created a float for use during pre-game parades, as well as a mural inside the Glazer Club.

Stadium updates

Yulman was designed and constructed with the ability to expand in the future should demand dictate it, specifically with 5,000–10,000 seats in the east sideline and north end zone (Glazer/Westfeldt side and Wilson end zone, respectively).

Prior to the 2016 season, Tulane Athletic Director Troy Dannen announced the addition of a 2,400 lbs sculpture of the program's classic "Angry Wave" to the top of the scoreboard. Installed during the 2017 season and located above the student section and produced by Mardi Gras World, the sculpture doubles as a water feature, though details of that aspect were not announced. The Angry Wave—made of fiberglass and steel—weighs 3353 lbs and is 14 ft tall and 20 ft wide.

History

For some time, Tulane fans had felt chagrin at playing games at the Superdome. The stadium seated over 75,000 people for football, but the Green Wave struggled to attract even 40,000 people in their best years. As a result, Green Wave football games were often swallowed up by the environment.

University representatives initially named the stadium "Tulane Community Stadium" but revealed its official name in late 2012. Richard Yulman, the former chair/owner of Serta and a member of the Board of Tulane, and his wife donated $15 million toward construction of the project, gaining naming rights to the stadium in the process. He later committed another $10 million to the project as a challenge to other donors to completely fund the project through private donations by the end of the first football season in the stadium. The stadium’s playing surface was named Benson Field after New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle, who jointly donated $7.5 million from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation. File:Yulman Stadium construction February 2014 1.jpg|View from Westfeldt Terrace File:Yulman Stadium construction February 2014 2.jpg|Home side & student section File:Yulman Stadium construction February 2014 3.jpg|Visitors' side & press box File:Yulman Stadium construction February 2014 4.jpg|Student section & video board File:Yulman Stadium construction February 2014 5.jpg|Glazer Family Club

In its first game in Yulman Stadium, Tulane played the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in front of a university-reported crowd of 30,000 spectators. The opening game sold out 14 minutes after single-game tickets went on sale, and students picked up roughly 5,000 tickets for the game (about 40% of the entire undergraduate and graduate enrollment of the university), making it the largest student crowd at a Tulane game since football moved off campus in 1975.

Attendance records

Rankings are from the AP poll. ::data[format=table] | Tulane Green Wave}}"| All-time record in Yulman: 43–29 () | |---| ::

|} Attendance and record through November 15, 2025

Other events

Yulman Stadium hosted its first high school football game on September 8, 2017 when New Orleans Catholic schools De La Salle and St. Augustine played. It was the first prep contest on the Tulane campus since November 3, 1979, when Chalmette defeated Jesuit 23–9 at Tulane Stadium.

Yulman hosted its first Louisiana High School Athletic Association state championship game on December 6, 2019, when Archbishop Rummel defeated Baton Rouge Catholic 17–14 for the Division I select title. The stadium hosted two LHSAA select championship games on December 4, 2021: Baton Rouge Catholic vs. Jesuit and Lafayette Christian vs. St. Charles Catholic.

Gallery

|image = Image:Yulman_Panorama.jpg |height = 348 File:Yulman Stadium Homecoming.jpg|View from End zone File:Yulman Stadium Westfeldt.jpg|View from Westfeldt Terrace File:Yulman Medallion.jpg|Original Tulane Stadium medallion File:Yulman Stadium Exterior.jpg|Front facade File:Yulman Opener Student Section.jpg|Student section at opening game File:Yulman Glazer Club.jpg|A bar in the Glazer Club File:Yulman Stadium opening day (top corner).jpg|View from Westfeldt Terrace File:Yulman Stadium opening day (end zone).jpg|Field view File:Yulman Stadium opening day (corner end zone).jpg|Field view (student endzone) File:Yulman Stadium (scoreboard).jpg|Video board File:YulmanStadiumOpener.jpg|Glazer Club & Westfeldt Terrace

References

References

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