Student & faculty-staff football ticket policies announced
9/15/2010 6:01:00 PM | Football
Game Day Student & Faculty/Staff Football Game Admission
• Students and employees will receive one (1) general admission ticket on game day by presenting their BearkatOne card at the northeast entrance of Bowers Stadium. The student entrance is located under the scoreboard near the primary Bearkat Alley tailgate area.
• All students and employees who have not picked up an advance ticket must enter through the north gate and have access to the east grandstand next to the SHSU band. Gates open 90 minutes before kickoff.
For Students & Faculty/Staff Who Wish To Pick Up Tickets In Advance
• For students and employees who like to plan in advance a new "Student Reserved" section has been put in place in the west grandstand. The seats are right at mid-field in the first 10 rows directly behind the Bearkat team bench.
• Each student or employee, with a valid BearkatOne card number, may pick up one (1) general admission ticket on the west side of Bowers Stadium for themselves.
• There is a limit of 500 tickets that are distributed on "The Mall" Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until supplies last, whichever comes first.
• The "couch potatoes" end zone section has been discontinued.
New opportunity for Faculty/Staff Ticket Upgrade
• New this year, faculty/staff may upgrade their complimentary general admission ticket for a bleacher reserved seat or a reserved chair back seat for a reduced price.
• The faculty/staff upgrade price for bleacher reserved seats is only $5 and the price for the reserved chair back seats is only $10 and is subject to availability. Purchase these tickets in advance by coming by the SHSU ticket office in the Ron Mafrige Field house.
While Sam Houston students and faculty-staff have the option picking up their general admission ticket on game day, they are encouraged to obtain their tickets early. Athletic department officials are expecting a high volume of walk-up business on Saturday for Bearkat Family Weekend.
Exciting Bearkat Family Weekend activities on Saturday September 23 include:
2 p.m. US Army Apache helicopters land on Intramural Fields
3:30 p.m. Classic Cars Cruise-In
4 p.m. Bearkat Band gathers for "March from the Mall"
4 p.m. Bearkat Alley Pregame Tailgate in North Lot of Bowers Stadium
4:15 p.m. Bearkat Band marches to tailgate
4:30 p.m. Bowers Stadium gates open
4:30 p.m. Houston Texans Cheerleaders sign autographs north end zone
5:40 p.m. Bearkat Family Weekend Pregame show
6 p.m. Sam Houston State vs. Gardner-Webb - Kickoff
Halftime "Hillcrest Ford Heroes" Presentation & Bearkat Marching Band
Postgame Fireworks Show by Magic in the Sky
Sam Houston has three more home games scheduled at Bowers Stadium this fall. The Bearkats also will battle Stephen F. Austin in the "Battle of the Piney Woods" at Reliant Stadium in Houston.
The three games at Bowers Stadium include Homecoming against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, October 16, the "Kats for the Cause" Pink Out game with McNeese State on Saturday, November 6 and "Senior Day" versus Texas State on Sautrday, November 13. Kickoff is 2 p.m. for all three contests.
Students have the opportunity to buy a $5 ticket to the "Battle of the Piney Woods" Saturday October 23 at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The "Piney Woods" tickets may be purchased through the student activities office as supplies last.
Students who have already purchased their "Piney Woods" ticket may pick it up at the Student Activities office, LSC 328.
Tickets still remain at the $25, $20 and $15 levels for faculty and staff, but they are going fast, so contact the SHSU Ticket Office soon to reserve your ticket.
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Ticket Prices for public sale the 2010 Football Season:
Reserved Chair back (Season) - $250
Bleacher Reserved (Season) - $75
Reserved Chair back (Single-Game) - $25
Bleacher Reserved (Single-Game) - $20
General Admission (Single-Game) - $15
Log on to www.GoBearkats.com/tickets to order your tickets or call the SHSU Ticket Office at 936-294-1729.
