what is the name of the new orleans saints football stadium?
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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 The facility includes various amenities , including a press box , luxury boxes , and an alumni pavilion . It also uses environmental technology ; it is the first newly built stadium to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ( LEED ) Platinum certification . It can be reached by road , but because of limited parking and traffic congestion on game days , many attendees park on the northeast side of Interstate 35E and cross a pedestrian bridge to reach the stadium . Others use public transportation to reach the facility on game days . 

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 It is the first new Big Ten football stadium constructed since Memorial Stadium at Indiana University opened in 1960 . TCF Bank Stadium also boasts the largest home locker room in college or professional football and one of the largest video boards in the nation . Super Bowl winning coach and former quarterback for the Golden Gophers Tony Dungy called the stadium " unbelievable " and Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter said that the on @-@ campus facility " will give the University of Minnesota a chance to compete not only in the Big Ten but nationally for some of the best athletes " . 

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 The centerpiece of the stadium is the massive scoreboard , designed and built by Daktronics at a cost of $ 9 million . At 48 by 108 feet ( 14 @.@ 6 m × 32 @.@ 9 m ) , the HD @-@ X light @-@ emitting diode ( LED ) video scoreboard is currently the ninth largest ( by area ) in college football @-@ only stadiums , and was the third largest at the time of construction . 

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 The stadium now sits amongst a unique urban skyline and is the oldest Division I FBS football stadium . In fact , the only Division I stadiums older are Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Stadium . Grant Field was natural grass until 1971 . The astroturf was replaced by grass in 1995 . The stadium officially holds 55 @,@ 000 but has held up to 56 @,@ 412 in 2005 and 56 @,@ 680 in 2006 . 

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 The stadium was proposed by the University of North Texas System Board of Regents after the 2002 New Orleans Bowl . Designed by HKS , Inc . , it was constructed at a cost of $ 78 million after a contentious student body election in 2008 . It was originally named " Mean Green Stadium " , but was renamed when ResNet provider Apogee purchased the naming rights in 2011 . The stadium hosted its first major event on September 10 , 2011 when the Mean Green lost 48 – 23 against the University of Houston Cougars . That game 's attendance of 28 @,@ 075 holds the record for the stadium ; the Mean Green have never sold out a home game in their five seasons at the venue . Official home attendance figures for the team 's first five seasons at Apogee Stadium averaged around 18 @,@ 492 per game , which is slightly under 60 % of its capacity of 30 @,@ 850 . 
