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After more than two decades of playing at the RCA Dome and with the opening of Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008, the Indianapolis Colts play at the newest stadium in the NFL. In December 2004, the Colts and the City of Indianapolis agreed to construct a new stadium for the team. Built at a cost of $720 million, the Colts paid $100 million of the cost with the remaining funding coming from the State of Indiana and the City of Indianapolis through increased taxes on food and beverages. On September 20, 2005 construction began on the stadium, adjacent to the Colts former home, the RCA Dome.
In March 2006, Lucas Oil Products bought the naming rights to the stadium for $120 million over 20 years.

The Colts will play their first regular season game at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 7, 2008 against the Chicago Bears. Located in downtown Indianapolis, the stadium features a retractable roof that allows the Colts to play outside for the first time since the team moved to Indianapolis from Baltimore. Viewing the stadium from the outside it has a facade of brick and glass allowing it to fit in with the surrounding area. Lucas Oil Stadium has seating for 63,000 fans that is expandable to seat 70,000 for larger events. The Fieldturf playing field is 25 feet below street level allowing fans easier access to their seats. Many modern amenities are found throughout the stadium from the high definition replay/scoreboards to the 150 luxury suites. Other than being the home of the Colts, the stadium will host the NCAA Basketball March Madness Tournaments in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and will serve as the permanent back up host for the Final Four Tournament. Lucas Oil Stadium has one of the largest videoboards in the NFL. Consisting of three screens each, the 97-foot-wide-by-nearly-53-foot-high scoreboards hang in the northwest and southeast corners of the building. Prior to the announcement of a new stadium, there had been talk of possibly the Colts moving to Los Angeles, but now they will remain in Indianapolis for years to come. After the Colts move into Lucas Oil Stadium, the RCA Dome will be demolished in order for the convention center to be expanded. In May 2008 the NFL awarded Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium the biggest game in sports, Super Bowl XLVI that will be played on February 5, 2012.

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FACTS AND FIGURES 2008 COLTS SCHEDULE
  • Tenant: Indianapolis Colts
  • Capacity: 63,000
  • Surface: Fieldturf
  • Cost: $720 million
  • Opened: September 7, 2008
  • Architect: HKS

 

  • Naming Rights: Lucas Oil Products, $122million/20years
  • Former Names: None
  • Public Financing: 85%
  • Private Financing: $15% from Colts
  • Seating Chart

 

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NEXT GAME

Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts
Lucas Oil Stadium
9/7/2008
8:15PM

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TV: NBC

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GAMEDAY WEATHER FORECAST

 

-9/7 - CHICAGO - 8:15pm
-9/14 - at Minnesota - 1:00pm
-9/21 - JACKSONVILLE - 4:15pm
-10/5 - at Houston - 1:00pm
-10/12 - BALTIMORE - 1:00pm
-10/19 - at Green Bay - 4:15pm
-11/2 - NEW ENGLAND - 8:15pm

-11/9 - at Pittsburgh - 4:15pm
-11/16 - HOUSTON - 1:00pm
-11/23 - at San Diego - 8:15pm
-11/30- at Cleveland - 1:00pm
-12/7 - CINCINNATI - 1:00pm
-12/14 - DETROIT - 1:00pm
-12/21 - at Jacksonville - 8:15pm
-12/28 - TENNESSEE - 1:00pm

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