Championship games in 1998, 2001, and 2002. It is also worth noting that, prior to 1994, the original Rutgers Stadium hosted the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship games in 1974, 1978, 1983, 1987, and 1990. On September 25, 2005, Rutgers Stadium was the site of a lecture delivered by the Dalai Lama. The stadium was a host venue for the 1995 U.S. Cup soccer tournament and hosted Colombia vs. Nigeria on June 17, 1995 and the United States vs. Colombia on June 25, 1995. As of the 2019-20 school year, SHI Stadium is one of two venues that host championship games in the NJSIAA state football playoffs (MetLife Stadium is the other). The stadium hosts all South region group championship games as well as any North region games that are played in December, as well as games for parochial group champions depending on geography. SHI Stadium hosts games on Friday nights, Saturday afternoons, and Sunday afternoons during the two championship weekends. Every year in October, Rutgers Stadium hosts USBands Marching Band New Jersey State Championships. Since 2011, University Commencement has been held in SHI Stadium each May. On May 15, 2016, President Barack Obama addressed the class of 2016 and received an honorary degree of laws. Over 50,000 guests and graduates attended this historic day to celebrate the 250th Anniversary Commencement. See also List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums References External links College football venues Rutgers Scarlet Knights football NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Championship venues Soccer venues in New Jersey Lacrosse venues in the United States College lacrosse venues in the United States Sports venues in New Jersey Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States American football venues in New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey 1994 establishments in New Jersey Sports venues completed in 1994