Yulman Stadium, American football stadium in New Orleans, United States
Yulman Stadium is Tulane University's on-campus American football venue on its Uptown campus, between Turchin Stadium and the former Tulane Stadium site. The field, Benson Field, is green turf with white yard lines and numbers, a blue and white midfield logo, and a dark track and low walls around it. Seating rises on one long side and behind an end zone, with a dark building marked "TULANE" along the top edge and four light poles above.
Yulman Stadium opened on September 6, 2014, when Tulane hosted Georgia Tech before a reported crowd of 30,000; the game sold out 14 minutes after single-game tickets went on sale. It replaced the Superdome after 39 seasons and was built next to the site of Tulane Stadium, the last on-campus venue. Richard Yulman donated $15 million for naming rights, and Tom and Gayle Benson gave $7.5 million to name the field Benson Field.
The stadium is named for Richard Yulman, former chair and owner of Serta and a member of the Board of Tulane, and his wife Janet, who gave $15 million toward construction; the field is Benson Field, named for Tom and Gayle Benson after their $7.5 million gift. Barry Kern of Mardi Gras World made a pre-game parade float and a mural inside the Glazer Club.
Yulman Stadium sits on Tulane's Uptown campus between Turchin Stadium and the former Tulane Stadium site. The Athletes Plaza in front of the venue hosts pre- and post-game activities, and a ground-level meeting space is used year-round. The stadium was built so 5,000 to 10,000 seats could later be added along the east sideline and north end zone.
Above the student section stands a 3,353-pound fiberglass and steel "Angry Wave" made by Mardi Gras World, installed in 2017; it is 14 feet 7 inches tall and 20 feet 9 inches wide and doubles as a water feature. The stadium was built so 5,000 to 10,000 seats could later be added along the east sideline and north end zone.
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