Editing Alamodome (section)

==Events and tenants==

The Alamodome is currently the home of the [[San Antonio Brahmas]] of the [[United Football League (2024)|UFL]] and the [[University of Texas at San Antonio]] (UTSA) Roadrunners. Previously, it was home to the [[San Antonio Spurs]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] from 1993 to 2002, the [[San Antonio Texans]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] in 1995, and the [[San Antonio Commanders]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] (AAF) in 2019.

The facility also hosts special events such as the annual [[Alamo Bowl]] football game, [[University of Texas at San Antonio|UTSA's]] graduation ceremonies, as well as most of [[Northside Independent School District|Northside ISD's]] high school graduation ceremonies.

[[University Interscholastic League#Athletics|UIL State Football Playoff games]] are regularly held in the Alamodome, including State Quarterfinals/Region 4 Finals and championship games in 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2009.

===NBA basketball===
The Alamodome's ability to easily accommodate basketball made it attractive to then-Spurs owner [[Red McCombs]], who had been looking for some time for a larger arena to replace their longtime home, [[HemisFair Arena]]. The Spurs moved to the Alamodome after the [[1992–93 NBA season]]. They played nine seasons in the Alamodome from 1993 to 2002, including their first NBA championship season, which was played against the [[New York Knicks]] in 1999.

During the regular season, most of the upper level was curtained off. However, on certain weekends and when popular opponents came to town, the Spurs expanded the Alamodome's capacity to 35,000 by opening three portions of the upper level. More sections of the upper level were opened for the playoffs, expanding capacity to 39,500. Attendance was 39,514 for Game 1 of the [[1999 NBA Finals]] and 39,554 for Game 2.

Though the late 1990s saw the Spurs soar in popularity, the decision was made to move the team out of the spacious stadium and build a new arena. While the Alamodome had been designed to accommodate basketball, it was primarily a football stadium. As the years passed, Spurs management and fans grew increasingly dissatisfied with its poor sight lines and cavernous feel. Part of the problem was the manner in which the Alamodome was configured for basketball. The basketball court was at one end of the venue with temporary stands on one side of the court, leaving over half of the stadium curtained off (the same problem and configuration existed for the [[Detroit Pistons]] in the mid-1980s during their tenancy at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]]). Television broadcast trucks were usually set up on the unused half of the playing surface.  By comparison, more modern domed stadiums that can accommodate basketball, such as [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], place the basketball court in the center of where the football field would be, allowing for much larger attendances. Additionally, the Spurs tied up the Alamodome for most of the winter and spring due to their deep playoff runs (they only missed the playoffs once in their nine years there). With the Alamodome booked solid well into April, it was difficult to accommodate conventions, concerts or even a prospective football team. Moving the Spurs out of the Alamodome opened up more contiguous dates allowing the facility to schedule more events, though it has yet to host a Super Bowl. The Spurs moved to the new [[SBC Center]] after the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02 season]].

The [[1996 NBA All-Star Game]] was played in the Alamodome.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/recap_1996.html Michael Jordan wins the MVP, as the East prevails in San Antonio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211235029/http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/recap_1996.html |date=2007-02-11 }}, NBA.com.</ref>

The Spurs hosted the [[Golden State Warriors]] at the Alamodome to celebrate their 50th anniversary in San Antonio on January 13, 2023, marking the first NBA game held at the Dome since Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference semifinals. The game set a regular season single-game attendance record with 68,323 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Antonio Spurs set NBA regular-season game attendance record |url=https://www.nba.com/news/san-antonio-spurs-set-nba-regular-season-game-attendance-record |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 14, 2023 |date=January 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Neumann |first1=Thomas |title=Spurs Shatter NBA Single-Game Attendance Record vs. Warriors |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2023/01/14/spurs-break-nba-single-game-attendance-record-warriors-alamodome |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=January 13, 2023 |date=January 13, 2023}}</ref>

===College and high school football===

====Alamo Bowl====
The Alamodome is the site of the annual [[Alamo Bowl]], which matches the second-choice teams from the [[Pac-12 Conference]] and the [[Big 12 Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.valeroalamobowl.com/main/about_bowl_history.php |title=Valero Alamo Bowl - Bowl History |access-date=2012-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128175908/http://www.valeroalamobowl.com/main/about_bowl_history.php |archive-date=2012-11-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[2006 Alamo Bowl]] between the [[2006 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas Longhorns]] and the [[2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]] was attended by 65,875, which set a facility-record crowd for a sporting event,<ref name=2006_alamobowl>[http://www.alamobowl.com/media/pressrelease.php?uid=144 2006 Alamo Bowl attendance ranks as the #1 all-time sports attendance in Alamodome history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928161316/http://www.alamobowl.com/media/pressrelease.php?uid=144 |date=2007-09-28 }}, The San Antonio Bowl Association, December 30, 2006.</ref><ref name="Texas survives">{{cite news |title=Texas Survives the Alamo|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/31/31texfoot.html|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|date=December 30, 2006|access-date=December 30, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121211249/http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/31/31texfoot.html|archive-date=January 21, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Alamo Crowd record">{{cite news|title=Alamo Bowl Crowd Sets Alamodome Record |url=http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2006/12/30/alamo_bowl_crowd_sets_alamodome_record.html |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |date=December 30, 2006 |access-date=December 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121309/http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2006/12/30/alamo_bowl_crowd_sets_alamodome_record.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> only to have that record broken by an Alamo Bowl event the next year between [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]] and [[Penn State]], which drew 66,166 attendees.<ref name=AB2007>http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA123007.01C.AlamoBowlLead.en.2ff528d.html {{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>

====Corps Classic====
September 16, 2006, marked the first game in a college football "home and home" series, known as the [[AT&T Corps Classic]], between the [[Texas Aggie Athletics|Texas A&M Aggies]] and the [[Army Black Knights football|Army Black Knights]]. Army has elected to play its "home" game at the Alamodome in order to increase the program's exposure around the nation, as it competes as an independent. A sell-out crowd of 64,583 watched the Aggies defeat the Black Knights 28–24.<ref name=2006guide/> The second game was played at [[Kyle Field]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] in 2008.

====East–West Shrine Game====
The 2006 [[East–West Shrine Game]] was played in the Alamodome on January 21, 2006. The game is an annual post-season college football all-star game. For most of its history, the game has been played in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], at San Francisco's [[Kezar Stadium]] and at [[Stanford Stadium]]. In recent years it has been played at [[AT&T Park]]. In 2006, the game was played in the Alamodome, moving out of the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time in decades. The Shrine Game was moved once again for its 2007 event, to [[Robertson Stadium]] in [[Houston]].

====Texas Football Classic====
From 1999 to 2011, the Alamodome was home to the [[Texas Football Classic]], which featured prominent high school programs from across the state and kicked off the high school football season in Texas. Former participants include former [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Texas Longhorns football|University of Texas]] running back [[Cedric Benson]], [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|University of Iowa]] quarterback [[Drew Tate]], [[University of Houston]] quarterback [[Kevin Kolb]], and [[Missouri Tigers|University of Missouri]] quarterback [[Chase Daniel]].

====All-American Bowl====
Since 2002, the Alamodome has hosted the [[All-American Bowl (high school football)|All-American Bowl]]—a national [[all-star game]] for U.S. high school football. Played in early-January, the game features teams representing the eastern and western United States. The 2017 edition hosted a record 40,568 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/high_school/high_school_football/article/Army-ending-sponsorship-of-All-American-Bowl-10870107.php|title=Army ending sponsorship of All-American Bowl|last=Zuvanich|first=Adam|date=2017-01-20|website=San Antonio Express-News|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oanow.com/sports/high_school/_football/three-area-players-named-finalists-for-aswa-awards/article_a7b6138a-0bdb-11e9-9c79-ff3bb60a1ac2.html|title=Three area players named finalists for ASWA awards|first=Scott|last=Fields|work=Opelika-Auburn News|date=29 December 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>

====Texas vs. the Nation====
In 2011, the [[Texas vs. The Nation]] game was moved to San Antonio and was renamed the NFLPA Game, after the new sponsor of the event. The concept of The NFLPA Game remained "Texas vs. the Nation" with seniors having ties to the state of Texas taking on top seniors from across the Nation. That was a one-year deal;  the game became the [[NFLPA Collegiate Bowl]] in 2012.

====UTSA Roadrunners====
The [[UTSA Roadrunners football]] program began using the stadium in 2011. The Roadrunners set records for largest attendance at an initial game for a start-up NCAA college football program at 56,743, and largest average attendance for a start-up program's first season at 35,521. Its standard capacity of 64,000 for football made the Alamodome the largest stadium in [[Conference USA]] during UTSA's tenure in that conference, and it is also the largest dedicated college stadium in the Roadrunners' current home of the [[American Athletic Conference]] (two NFL stadiums used by other American Conference teams are slightly larger). However, for most games, UTSA only sells tickets for the lower bowl, with a capacity of 36,582.

=====Attendance Records=====
{| class="wikitable" 
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|color=white}}" |Rank
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|color=white}}" |Attendance
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|color=white}}" |Date
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTSA Roadrunners|color=white}}" |Game Result
|- align="center"
| '''1''' || 56,743 || September 3, 2011 || '''UTSA 31''', Northeastern State 3
|- align="center"
| '''2''' || 49,342 || September 9, 2023|| '''UTSA 20''', Texas State 13
|- align="center"
| '''3''' || 42,071 || September 8, 2018 || UTSA 20, '''Baylor 37'''
|- align="center"
| '''4''' || 41,412 || [[2022 Conference USA Football Championship Game|December 2, 2022]] || '''{{small|23}} UTSA 48''', North Texas 27
|- align="center"
| '''5''' || 41,148 || [[2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game|December 3, 2021]] || '''UTSA 49''', Western Kentucky 41
|- align="center"
| '''6''' || 40,977 || September 7, 2013 || UTSA 36, '''{{small|13}} Oklahoma State 56'''
|- align="center"
| '''7''' || 39,032 || November 24, 2012 || '''UTSA 38''', Texas State 31
|- align="center"
| '''8''' || 37,526 || September 3, 2022 || UTSA 35, '''{{small|24}} Houston 37'''<sup>3OT</sup>
|- align="center"
| '''9''' || 35,167 || November 20, 2021 || '''{{small|22}} UTSA 34''', UAB 31
|- align="center"
| '''10''' || 33,517 || September 24, 2011 || '''UTSA 54''', Bacone 7
|- align="center"
| '''11''' || 33,472 || September 4, 2014 || UTSA 23, '''Arizona 26'''
|- align="center"
| '''12''' || 32,886 || October 8, 2011 || UTSA 27, '''South Alabama 30'''<sup>2OT</sup>
|- align="center"
| '''13''' || 32,487 || September 28, 2013 || UTSA 28, '''Houston 59'''
|- align="center"
| '''14''' || 32,369 || November 19, 2011 || '''UTSA 49''', Minot State 7
|- align="center"
| '''15''' || 31,956 || October 25, 2014 || UTSA 0, '''UTEP 34'''
|- align="center"
| '''16''' || 31,634 || September 10, 2011 || UTSA 21, '''McMurry 24'''
|- align="center"
| '''17''' || 30,862 || October 20, 2012 || UTSA 24, '''San Jose State 52'''
|- align="center"
| '''18''' || 30,718 || September 14, 2019 || UTSA 13, '''Army 31'''
|- align="center"
| '''19''' || 30,419 || October 4, 2014 || UTSA 9, '''New Mexico 21'''
|- align="center"
| '''20''' || 30,416 || September 8, 2012 || '''UTSA 27''', Texas A&M–Commerce 16
|}

====Conference USA Championship====
The Alamodome hosted the [[Conference USA Football Championship Game]] in 2021 and 2022 with UTSA defeating Western Kentucky 49-41 and North Texas 48–27.

====Big 12 Conference championship====
The Alamodome hosted the [[Big 12 Football Championship Game]] in [[1997 Big 12 Championship Game|1997]], [[1999 Big 12 Championship Game|1999]] and [[2007 Big 12 Championship Game|2007]].

===Professional football===

====NFL====
The Alamodome has played host to six [[National Football League]] preseason games. Two each were played in 1993 and 1994, one in 1995, and one in 2001.

{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;|Date
!style="text-align:center;|Team (Visitor)
!style="text-align:center;|Points
!style="text-align:center;|Team (Home)
!style="text-align:center;|Points
!style="text-align:center;|Spectators
|-
| August 7, 1993 || [[Houston Oilers]] || 28 ||  [[New Orleans Saints]] || 37 || 40,308
|-
| August 21, 1993 || [[Dallas Cowboys]] || 20 || Houston Oilers || 23 || 63,285
|-
| August 6, 1994 || Houston Oilers || 31 || [[San Diego Chargers]] || 3 || 29,815
|-
| August 20, 1994 || [[Buffalo Bills]] || 18 || Houston Oilers || 16 || 40,504
|-
| August 26, 1995 || Dallas Cowboys || 10 || Houston Oilers || 0 || 52,512
|-
| August 11, 2001 || [[Minnesota Vikings]] || 28 || New Orleans Saints || 21 || 46,752
|}

In 2005, the NFL announced that the Alamodome would host three of the [[2005 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]' regular season "home" games due to the damage caused to the [[Louisiana Superdome]] by [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The Saints played the [[Buffalo Bills]] (week 4), the [[Atlanta Falcons]] (week 6), and the [[Detroit Lions]] (week 16) at the Alamodome. Although there have been many NFL preseason games held in San Antonio over the years, these games were the first NFL regular season games played in the city. The Saints also played one 2005 season "home" game in [[Giants Stadium]] (against the [[New York Giants]]) in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]], and four others in [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]'s [[Tiger Stadium (LSU)|Tiger Stadium]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. Overall, the Saints averaged 62,665 fans in the 64,000-seat Alamodome for the three games held there, a solid showing despite the short notice to sell tickets due to the hurricane. The Saints and the NFL announced that the team would return to Louisiana for the 2006 season even though at the time the NFL was uncertain where they would play their home games.

{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Date
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Team (Visitor)
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Points
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Team (Home)
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Points
!style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New Orleans Saints|border=2}};|Spectators
|-
| October 2, 2005 || [[Buffalo Bills]] || 7 || New Orleans Saints || 19 || 58,688<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180918091614/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=251002018 Saints clean up against Bills, 19-7], ''[[The Associated Press]]''.</ref>
|-
| October 16, 2005 || [[Atlanta Falcons]] || 34 || New Orleans Saints || 31 || 65,562* <ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=251016018 Haslett steams after Falcons get two shots at FG, victory], Associated Press.</ref>
|-
| December 24, 2005 || [[Detroit Lions]] || 13 || New Orleans Saints || 12 || 63,747<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=251224018 Harrington, Lions edge Saints for first win under Jauron], Associated Press.</ref>
|}

Additionally, former NFL Commissioner [[Paul Tagliabue]] indicated that if the NFL expands again, San Antonio would be on the short list of candidate cities. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has acknowledged his support for the city's efforts to become home to an NFL franchise even though public opinion is that he would never let go of his team's presence in the San Antonio market.<ref>{{cite news|title=Football: Cowboys' Jones Backs S.A. Team |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA050506.3D.FBNcowboys.jones.c71335d.html |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=May 5, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515131311/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/football/nfl/stories/MYSA050506.3D.FBNcowboys.jones.c71335d.html |archive-date=May 15, 2008 }}</ref>

The Dallas Cowboys held their 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 preseason training camps at the Alamodome.

On July 29, 2014, it was reported by the ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' that [[Mark Davis (American football)|Mark Davis]] met with officials from the city of [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]], to discuss the possibility of relocating the Raiders to San Antonio.<ref name="RaidersSAJuly29">{{cite news |title=S.A. May Be Home of Los Raiders|first=Josh|last=Baugh|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Oakland-Raiders-owner-in-talks-with-SA-to-5654812.php|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]]|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> Davis confirmed that he did speak with San Antonio city officials while visiting San Antonio to honor former Raiders wide receiver [[Cliff Branch]]'s induction into a local Hall of Fame, but did not comment on whether he was considering relocation to San Antonio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Raiders-owner-confirms-talks-with-San-Antonio-5656927.php |title=Raiders owner confirms talks with San Antonio |agency=Associated Press (AP) |date=2014-07-30 |access-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812061719/http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Raiders-owner-confirms-talks-with-San-Antonio-5656927.php |archive-date=2014-08-12 }}</ref> If the Raiders had relocated to San Antonio, the Alamodome would almost certainly have been used as a temporary home until a new NFL stadium was built.<ref name="RaidersSAJuly29" /> The Raiders decided against moving to San Antonio, first [[Carson Stadium|proposing unsuccessfully to return to its previous home in Los Angeles]], then ultimately receiving permission to [[Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas|relocate to Las Vegas]] in 2020 by constructing [[Allegiant Stadium]].

====CFL====
The Alamodome was also home to the [[San Antonio Texans]] for the [[1995 CFL season]]. The stadium was attractive to the [[Canadian Football League]] (which made [[Canadian Football League in the United States|an ill-fated attempt to expand to the U.S.]] between 1993 and 1995) since it was one of the rare American facilities that could fully accommodate the CFL's larger playing field and, having just recently opened, was one of the most modern facilities in a league where the majority of its teams were playing in decades-old or poorly fit stadiums. Its seating could be retracted to fit the full 65-yard width and 150-yard length of a regulation Canadian football field (which is 34% larger than the American field).

In the first CFL playoff game ever played between two U.S.-based franchises, the Texans defeated the [[Birmingham Barracudas]] 52–9 at the Alamodome on November 5, in front of 13,031 fans. The team then lost to the eventual champion [[Baltimore Stallions]], 21–11, in Baltimore six days later, ending their season. This also proved to be the last game in franchise history; despite respectable attendance (15,573 average for ten home games) and manageable financial losses, widespread dysfunction among most of the rest of new American franchises led to the Texans' demise. (This made the Texans-Stallions game the last significant CFL game to be played in the United States.)

====Arena football====
From 2012 to 2014, the Alamodome was home to the [[San Antonio Talons]] of the [[Arena Football League]]. The Talons, who relocated from [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], in 2011, won the Central Division title in 2012 with a 14–4 record but were upset in the first round of the playoffs by [[Utah Blaze|Utah]]. The team slipped to 10–8 in 2013, missing the playoffs, then to 3-15 the following year, after which they folded. Attendance at the Dome for the Talons was mediocre at best, averaging 7,209 for 28 home games.

====Alliance of American Football (AAF)====
In 2019, the Alamodome was the home of the [[San Antonio Commanders]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]], with the Commanders playing the AAF's inaugural game on February 9, 2019, against the [[San Diego Fleet]]. The Alamodome hosted each of the fledgling league's four best crowds, averaging 27,391 per contest (more than double that of the league's other seven teams, who averaged 13,524) before the AAF was shuttered in April 2019.

====The Spring League====
In October 2020, [[Fox Sports 1]] reached a multi-year agreement to televise [[The Spring League#2020 fall season|The Spring League]] along with the option to acquire a minority stake in TSL. The initial agreement was to play a mini-season in late October and November 2020. The league began its fall season October 27 with six teams competing in a 12-game format over four weeks in a bubble environment, based out of the Alamodome. After experiencing problem with the [[COVID-19]] virus at the Dome, however, the final week's games were rescheduled for a high school field in San Antonio, then cancelled. The TSL championship game, also originally scheduled to be played at the Alamodome, was held at [[Camping World Stadium]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] on December 15, 2020.

====XFL/UFL====
The [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] announced that the [[San Antonio Brahmas]] would play at the Alamodome for the [[2023 XFL season|2023 season]] on July 28, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/XFL-Hines-Ward-San-Antonio-17333089.php|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News|mySanAntonio.com]]|title=New XFL head coach Hines Ward ready to bring a championship to San Antonio|author=Romero, Gabriel|date=July 28, 2022}}</ref> The Brahmas opened the season on February 19, 2023, in an 18–15 loss against the [[St. Louis BattleHawks|St. Louis Battlehawks]] in front of a crowd of 24,245.

The Alamodome hosted the inaugural XFL championship game on May 13, 2023. San Antonio was chosen to host because of its history of large events at the Alamodome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Antonio to Host Inaugural XFL Championship Game |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-latest-news/san-antonio-to-host-inaugural-xfl-championship-game |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en |publication-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref>

===College basketball===
[[File:Memphis players at 2008 Final Four.jpg|thumb|right|During the [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008 NCAA Final Four]].]]

The NCAA Final Four was first hosted at the Alamodome in [[1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1998]]; Kentucky won the tournament. Then in [[2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2004]], it hosted when Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game. It again hosted in [[2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2008]], with Kansas defeating Memphis. The Final Four returned in [[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2018]] with Villanova defeating Michigan; this time, the event used the current "center court" configuration mandated by the NCAA, where the game is played on an elevated court and all seating is utilized, allowing a crowd of over 70,000.<ref name="sabjnewconfig">{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2018/03/23/tour-the-alamodomes-final-four-makeover-slideshow.html|title=Tour the Alamodome's Final Four makeover|last=Bailey|first=W. Scott|date=26 March 2018|work=[[American City Business Journals]]|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> The Final Four returned to the Alamodome in [[2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2025]], with Florida defeating Houston.

The Alamodome has also hosted the [[NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|Women's Final Four]] in [[2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2002]], [[2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2010]], and [[2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2021]] (will be hosted again in 2029), as well as the [[2011 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament|2011 NCAA women's volleyball Final Four]].

===Baseball===
From 2013 to 2017, the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] played exhibition games at the Alamodome to close out their [[spring training]] camp, the only time baseball has been played there. The Rangers took on the [[San Diego Padres]] in 2013, the [[Houston Astros]] in 2014, the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 2015, the [[Kansas City Royals]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/american-league-champions-coming-to-alamodome/c-149949054 |title=American League Champions Coming to Alamodome |work=MLB.com |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> and the [[Cleveland Indians]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://texas.rangers.mlb.com/tex/spring_training/tentative-schedule/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127182535/http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/tex/spring_training/tentative-schedule/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 27, 2016|title=Spring Training Tentative Schedule |work=MLB.com |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

The stadium is considered unsuitable for regular baseball use, since the right-field fence is only 272 feet from home plate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intheballparks.com/retired/alamodome|title = Alamodome - in the Ballparks|website=Intheballparks.com}}</ref> well below the required 325 feet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/field-dimensions|title=Field Dimensions &#124; Glossary|website=MLB.com|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref>

===Soccer===
Due to San Antonio's proximity to [[Mexico]], the Alamodome has hosted Mexican soccer teams in various events since the mid-2000s in addition to American teams.

The [[Mexico national football team|Mexican national soccer team]] first played in the Alamodome on June 19, 2004, in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]], defeating [[Dominica national football team|Dominica]] 10–0 in front of 37,642 fans.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott Bailey |first=W. |date=April 21, 2004 |title=Mexico set to take on Dominica in the Alamodome |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2004/04/19/daily28.html |work=San Antonio Business Journal |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Mexico returned on November 10 for a [[exhibition match|friendly]] against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]], winning 2–0 in front of 22,000 fans.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott Bailey |first=W. |date=October 18, 2004 |title=It's Mexico vs. Guatemala in Alamodome soccer match |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2004/10/18/daily10.html |work=San Antonio Business Journal |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McCarney |first=Dan |date=January 26, 2014 |title=Mexico's passionate soccer fans to rock Alamodome |url=http://www.expressnews.com/sports/soccer/article/Mexico-s-passionate-soccer-fans-to-rock-Alamodome-5176845.php |work=San Antonio Express-News |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Mexico played an exhibition match against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] on January 29, 2014, attended by 54,313 people.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lopetegui |first=Enrique |date=January 29, 2014 |title=Mexico Crushes S. Korea 4-0 at the Alamodome in front of Record-Setting Crowd Of 54,313 |url=https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2014/01/29/mexico-crushes-s-korea-4-0-at-the-alamodome-in-front-of-record-setting-crowd-of-54313 |work=[[San Antonio Current]] |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> An exhibition match between Mexico and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] on April 15, 2015, sold out the stadium, attracting a crowd of 64,369. The [[United States men's national soccer team|US]] won the game 2–0, thanks to goals from [[Jordan Morris]] and [[Juan Agudelo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Goff |first=Steven |date=April 15, 2015 |title=Dos a cero: U.S. soccer team defeats Mexico on goals by Jordan Morris, Juan Agudelo |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2015/04/15/u-s-soccer-team-defeats-mexico-on-goals-by-jordan-morris-juan-agudelo/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> The match was marred by Mexico's displeasure with the temporary grass field laid on the Alamodome floor, which was described as "uneven" and "full of patches".<ref>{{cite news |last=Bonesteel |first=Matt |date=April 14, 2015 |title=Mexico's soccer team is not happy with the field at the Alamodome |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/04/14/mexicos-soccer-team-is-not-happy-with-the-field-at-the-alamodome/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

The [[United States women's national soccer team]] played an exhibition match against [[Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at the Alamodome on December 11, 2015, as part of their "Victory Tour" following the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. The match was attended by 10,690 people.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 10, 2015 |title=WNT Continues Victory Tour With 6-0 Win vs. Trinidad & Tobago in San Antonio |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/12/11/05/05/151210-wnt-continues-victory-tour-with-6-0-win-against-trinidad-tobago-in-san-antonio |publisher=U.S. Soccer |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

The Alamodome was announced as a host venue for a doubleheader at the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], and played host to a double-header on July 16, 2017, between Mexico and [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]] and [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] and [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Terrence |date=April 17, 2017 |title=Mexico soccer coach feels up to task |url=http://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Mexico-soccer-coach-feels-up-to-task-11079015.php |work=San Antonio Express-News |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

Two matches in the [[2005 InterLiga]] series were played on the Alamodome on January 6, 2005, featuring Mexican club teams [[Club América]], [[Chiapas F.C.]], [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.]], and [[Club Necaxa]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Scott Bailey |first=W. |date=June 2, 2016 |title=San Antonio nets international soccer for Alamodome |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2016/06/02/san-antonio-nets-international-soccer-for.html |work=San Antonio Business Journal |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Club América returned for an exhibition match against [[Santos Laguna]] on July 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Castillo |first=Nick |date=July 9, 2016 |title=Club America wins Alamodome exhibition in 3-2 penalty shootout |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/scorpions/article/Club-America-wins-Alamodome-exhibition-in-3-2-8350254.php |work=MySanAntonio |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

The Alamodome was to be the home venue of a planned [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) franchise in 2005, but the league was unable to come to an agreement with the city.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Major League Soccer ends talks with San Antonio |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2005-06-09-san-antonio_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> A new expansion bid plans to use [[Toyota Field]], a [[soccer-specific stadium]] used by [[San Antonio FC]], for the MLS team instead of the Alamodome.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Cory |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Future of Alamodome, Toyota Field bright, but uncertain |url=http://www.ksat.com/news/future-of-alamodome-toyota-field-bright-but-uncertain |publisher=[[KSAT-TV]] |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

===Other sports===

The 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival held some of the first paid events in the Alamodome in July and August 1993, including the opening and closing ceremonies and ice skating events.

The now-defunct [[San Antonio Dragons]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] played some games in 1997 and 1998 at the Alamodome when its home, [[Freeman Coliseum]], was unavailable during the annual [[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]] (a similar scheduling conflict the Spurs now face at the newer Frost Bank Center). The [[Professional Bull Riders]] (PBR) has held two [[Built Ford Tough Series]] events in the Alamodome (2007, 2008).

Two NHL pre-season games were held at the Alamodome. The Dallas Stars faced off against the Los Angeles Kings in back-to-back seasons at the Alamodome in 1994 and 1995. The Stars defeated the Kings 3–2 on September 27, 1994, with 14,342 fans in attendance (this was one of the last hockey games to take place before the [[1994–95 NHL lockout]]). The following year Dallas claimed a 4–2 victory over the Kings in front of 8,122 hockey fans on September 26, 1995. Hockey Hall of Fame forward Wayne Gretzky participated in both preseason matchups.

In college football, [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] has played two Shamrock Series (home-away-from-home) games here against [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]] in 2009 and [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gameday.nd.edu/about/shamrock-series/|title=Shamrock Series // Game Day // University of Notre Dame|first=Marketing Communications: Web // University of Notre|last=Dame|date=17 August 2022 }}</ref>

===Music===
After the opening ceremonies, the first major event held at the facility was [[Paul McCartney]]'s [[The New World Tour]] concert, which took place on May 29, 1993.<ref name=McCartneyConcert>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psihq.com/tvss/CT/case_11.htm|title=Current Technology: Alamodome Case History|website=Psihq.com|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref>

The Alamodome has played host to music festivals, including [[Ozzfest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ozzfest.com/welcome.html|title=Ozzfest :: The Ozzfest Community at Ozzfest.com &#124; Hard Rock & Heavy Metal|website=Ozzfest.com|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref> It has also hosted concerts to artists such as [[Shakira]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[U2]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Elton John]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[AC/DC]], [[George Strait]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[*NSYNC]], [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Metallica]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper]], [[Def Leppard]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Rammstein]] and many more.

Every summer, [[Drum Corps International]] hosts its DCI San Antonio&nbsp;– Southwestern Championships at the Alamodome. This event marks the first time in the DCI season all the World Class drum corps compete against each other on the same field, and therefore get scored by the same judges.

The Alamodome also hosts the [[Bands of America]] Super-Regional Championships every year in November, as well as the [[University Interscholastic League]] State Marching Band Contest.

===Other events===
The Alamodome was used as a filming location for the film ''[[Selena (film)|Selena]]'', a biographical film chronicling the life of [[Tejano music|Tejano]] musician [[Selena]]. It was used as a stand-in for the [[Astrodome]] in [[Houston]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-03-28-9703280138-story.html|title=FAN SUPPORT GAVE LOPEZ CONFIDENCE IN HER 'SELENA' PERFORMANCE|last=Chronicle|first=Louis B. Parks, Houston|website=chicagotribune.com|date=28 March 1997 |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

From July 5 to July 16, 2006, the Alamodome hosted the [[ELCA Youth Gathering]]. Approximately 40,000 youth and adult leaders attended the event, between the two weeks it was spread.

On September 10, 1993, [[Julio César Chávez Sr.]] challenged [[Pernell Whitaker]] for the WBC welterweight boxing championship title. The match, infamously, ended in a draw.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/11/sports/boxing-san-antonio-foes-whitaker-and-chavez-draw.html|title=BOXING; San Antonio Foes: Whitaker and Chavez Draw|last=Eskenazi|first=Gerald|date=September 11, 1993|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 7, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In April 2013, [[Austin Trout]] fought the undefeated [[Canelo Alvarez]] at the Alamodome.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-vs-trout-done-deal-4-20-says-schaefer--62859|title=Canelo vs. Trout is a Done Deal For 4/20, Says Schaefer|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-focused-on-shocking-canelo-san-antonio--62967|title=Austin Trout Focused on Shocking Canelo in San Antonio|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=January 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-trout-15000-tickets-sold-huge-crowd-expected--63411|title=Canelo-Trout: 15,000 Tickets Sold, Huge Crowd Expected|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=January 8, 2018|language=en-us}}</ref>

The Alamodome hosted the 2015 [[General Conference Session]] of [[Seventh-day Adventists]].

Since 2015, the Alamodome has hosted the [[University Interscholastic League]] boys and girls State Basketball Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UIL State Basketball Tournaments Moving to San Antonio Alamodome|url=https://www.uiltexas.org/press-releases/detail/uil-state-basketball-tournaments-moving-to-san-antonio-alamodome#:~:text=The%20council%20authorized%20staff%20to,and%20boys%20basketball%20state%20tournaments.|work=University Interscholastic League|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref>

Over the Fourth of July weekend in  2010, San Antonio hosted its largest convention ever. The 75th annual World convention of alcoholics anonymous.  Over 50,000 people from 75 different countries attended meetings and seminars  around the city  The three main meetings of the convention were held in the Alamodome.

The Alamodome hosted [[Impact Wrestling]]'s [[Lockdown (2013)|Lockdown]] event on March 10, 2013.

The Alamodome has hosted [[WWE]]'s [[Royal Rumble]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view event]] three times. [[Royal Rumble (1997)|The first occurrence]] took place on January 19, 1997, in front of a packed crowd of just over 60,000 and saw San Antonio native [[Shawn Michaels]] defeat [[Sid Eudy|Sycho Sid]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] in the main event. The event also saw Texas native [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] win the first of his record-setting three Royal Rumble matches. The second Royal Rumble to be held at the Alamodome took place [[Royal Rumble (2017)|20 years later]] on January 29, 2017, in front of just over 52,000 fans in attendance. [[Randy Orton]] last eliminated [[Roman Reigns]] to win the Royal Rumble match in the night's main event.<ref name="RR2017">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=1/29 Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2017 live review: AJ Styles vs. John Cena for the WWE Championship, Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns in a No DQ match for the WWE Universal Championship with Chris Jericho in a shark cage|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/01/29/129-powells-wwe-royal-rumble-2017-live-review-aj-styles-vs-john-cena-wwe-championship-kevin-owens-vs-roman-reigns-no-dq-match-wwe-universal-championship-chris-jeri/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> Five years later in September 2022, WWE announced the Royal Rumble would return to the Alamodome for the [[Royal Rumble (2023)|2023 event]] on January 28.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1567483824556097536|user=WWE|title=#RoyalRumble is headed to the @Alamodome in San Antonio on January 28, 2023, as first reported by @ExpressNews.…|date=7 September 2022}}</ref> The event had an attendance of 51,338. [[Rhea Ripley]] and [[Cody Rhodes]] won their respective Royal Rumble matches at the event. Roman Reigns defeated [[Kevin Owens]] in the main event to retain the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Champion]]ship and was betrayed by his [[The Bloodline (professional wrestling)|Bloodline]] member [[Sami Zayn]] afterwards.<ref name="RR2023">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Alexa Bliss for the Raw Women's Championship, Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight in a Pitch Black match|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/01/28/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-for-the-undisputed-wwe-universal-championship-bianca-belair-vs-alexa-bliss-for-the-raw-women/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 28, 2023|access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref>

On March 20–24, 2022, it was used for the qualifying rounds of [[American Ninja Warrior]]'s [[American Ninja Warrior (season 14)|Season 14]].<ref name="Season14">{{cite web|url= https://www.ninjaguide.com/tv/american-ninja-warrior/season-14-2022/|title="American Ninja Warrior Season 14": All you need to know|website=Ninja Guide|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>