Football Game Day Information Sheet - vs. SMU - University of Memphis Athletics

Game Day Timeline

7:00 a.m. -- Parking lots for season pass holders open. Purple Lot $20 Cash Parking through Access 10 and 11
8:00 a.m. -- General Ticket Sales/Will Call Windows open at Gate 1 and Ticket Towers off Tiger Lane
8:00 a.m. -- Tiger Village open for set up (Memphis Student Tailgate area)
8:30 a.m. -- Tiger Walk on Tiger Lane Near Fountain (Weather Permitting)
9:00 a.m. -- General Ticket Sales at Gate 3
9:00 a.m. -- Pipkin Hospitality area opens. $10 for Tiger Scholarship Fund, M Club, Alumni Association and 901 Club members and $15 for the general public
9:30 a.m. -- General Ticket Sales at Gate 2, 4, 5 and 6
9:30 a.m. -- Gates 1-6 and Suites Open
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – $4 draft beers for the first 45 minutes after gates open
10:15 a.m. -- Pep Rally by the Fountain on Tiger Lane
10:45 a.m. -- On-Field Pre-Game Begins
11:01 a.m. -- Official Kick-Off Time

Liberty Bowl Clear Bag Policy

To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite guest entry into the stadium, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will implement a new bag policy in 2017-18 for all ticketed Stadium events that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the venue.

Guests will be able to carry the following style and size bag, package or container into the venue:

•Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12."

•One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar).

•Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can betaken into the venue with one of the clear plastic bags.

•An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection.

•Clear bags will be available for sale at Tiger Bookstore sales locations.

Click here for more information about the Liberty Bowl's new clear bag policy.

Parking

All Blue, Red, Pink, Tan, Silver and Gold Lot Season Parking is SOLD OUT.

Purple Lot Access (Weather Permitting), $20 cash parking will be available through Access 10 via East Parkway and Access 11 off Southern Ave.

Please note, no grills are allowed in the Purple Lot (grass) and no grilling is allowed on any grass area around the stadium (on pavement only).

A complete map of the Parking around Liberty Bowl Stadium can be found HERE.

Free parking passes are available for University of Memphis students on a first-come, first-served basis. Passes must be picked up at the University Center Information Desk. Student parking is located in the Purple Lot adjacent to the Student Tailgate (Tiger Village). Students can enter through Access 10 off East Parkway to enter the Purple Lot.

Liberty Bowl Memorial Ticket Window Hours

Gate 1 -- 8:00 a.m. - Halftime (General Ticket Sales & Will Call)
Gate 2 -- 9:30 a.m. - Halftime (Visiting Team - Players' Family and Will Call)
Gate 3 -- 9:00 a.m. - Halftime (No Will Call, General Sales)
Gate 4 -- 9:30 a.m. - Halftime (Memphis Player Family Tickets)
Gate 5 -- 9:30 a.m. - Halftime (HS Coaches & Recruits Family)
Gate 6 -- 9:30 a.m. - Hafltime (UofM Student Gate) - student ID Check, student guest tickets – cash only)
Media Will Call – 8:00 a.m. until halftime
Tiger Lane Ticket Towers – 8:00 a.m. until halftime (General ticket sales)

Shuttles

Blue Line Shuttle via Blues City Tours:
- Blues City Tours will run from the west end of the parking lot on Central Avenue on campus beginning at 8:00 a.m. and runs until 30 minutes after kickoff at 11:00 a.m. For those who need to leave at halftime there will be one bus back to campus. Following the game shuttles will bring riders to the parking lot on Central for up to one hour after the conclusion of the game.
- All students, faculty or staff riding the Blues City Tours bus must have a University of Memphis ID or be accompanied by someone with a U of M ID to ride. There is no cost to ride the shuttle. Your U of M ID will be scanned at Gate 6, so bring it with you to the game.
- The Blues City Tours will drop off and pick up at Coca Cola Bottling on Hollywood.

MATA Shuttles: There are NO MATA Shuttles to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Tiger Village (University of Memphis Student Tailgate)

- The University of Memphis student tailgate area (Tiger Village) is a 75 space area in Tan Lot 13B, directly north of the Coliseum. Tiger Village will open at 8 a.m.
- Grill use is not allowed on ANY grass area around Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Please use grills on pavement.
- Student parking for students who want to visit the Tailgate area is in the Purple Lot. Free passes are available for University of Memphis students on a first-come, first-serve basis at the University Center on campus.

Fan Hospitality

Pipkin Hospitality Area:
The former hospitality tent on Tiger Lane has moved inside the newly renovated Pipkin Building just south of Tiger Lane. The pregame party is open to Alumni Association, Tiger Scholarship Fund, M Club, 901 Club and the general public. Cost is $10 per person for all TSF 901 Club Members, Alumni Association Members and M Club Members, and $15 for the general public.

- Tiger Walk (Weather Permitting) is scheduled for approximately 8:30 a.m. Fans are encouraged to gather on Tiger Lane near the fountain for the Tiger Walk.
- A pep rally featuring the Mighty Sound of the South Marching Band and the Tiger Spirit Squads will take place at the fountain on Tiger Lane at 10:15 a.m.
- Returning this year is a Grill Zone - Memphis Football and the Highland Hundred will offer the Grill Zone on Tiger Lane near Paul "Bear" Bryant Avenue. A number of grills will be available for community use at no charge. Fans who don't already have a tailgating spot are encouraged to bring their coolers to the Grill Zone. A free valet service for coolers will also be provided so that fans can leave their coolers and pick them up outside the stadium after the game.
- Game programs will be sold at all Tiger Bookstore stands in the stadium and on Tiger Lane for $5.00. Memphis area Boy Scouts will also be selling game programs throughout the Liberty Bowl grounds.

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

DIRECTIONS TO LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM

- To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite guest entry into the stadium, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will implement a new bag policy in 2017-18 for all ticketed Stadium events that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the venue.

Guests will be able to carry the following style and size bag, package or container into the venue:
    •Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12."
    •One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar).
    •Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can betaken into the venue with one of the clear plastic     bags.
    •An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection.
    •Clear bags will be available for sale at Tiger Bookstore sales locations.

- Other prohibited Items in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium include umbrellas, artificial noisemakers, baby strollers, outside food and drink, camcorders, weapons, professional cameras (defined as a lens longer than 8 inches), camera cases, coolers, ice chests, bottles, banners judged to be in bad taste or bearing advertisement, flags or poles, illegal substances, beach balls, footballs, laptop computers, and laser pens.
- There is no re-entry during any part of a game. All guests must have a ticket or credential at all times on game day in order to enter the building.

Clear Bag Policy

CONCESSIONS
A variety of concessions are sold around the Liberty Bowl on game days. All concession stands accept credit cards. Some locations of note for fans:
Café on the 50 - 104
Colletta's Pizza – 108, 124, 129
Funnel Cakes – 112
Hawaiian Shaved Ice – 116, 120, 132
Mini Melts Ice Cream – 116, 120, 132
Hog Wild BBQ – 102, 103, 120
Pronto Pups – 109, 117, 131, Upper West 105
Soda and Pop Corn Cart – 111
Hot Dogs, Nachos, Peanuts – 105, 115, 119, 121, 125
Pretzels, Candy, Sodas, Coffee – Upper East 118, 119, 121
Turkey Express – 128
Uncle Lou's Hot Wings & Chicken Tenders – 116
Lenny's Subs – 101, 107
Beer Locations – 101, 107, 111, 117, 118, 119, 120, 128

Media (How to See/Hear The Game)

A radio broadcast from the game will be carried on 600 WREC AM and Rock 103 FM in Memphis. That radio broadcast will also be available for subscribers of the Memphis All-Access package through www.GoTigersGo.com/Listen. A membership is required to listen to the radio call of the pre-game show on wwww.GoTigersGo.com. Membership, which costs $6.95 for a 24 hour pass, $9.95 a month or $79.95 a year, includes the pre-game show (starting at 9 a.m.), the in-game call of the game from Dave Woloshin and Jarvis Greer, and a post game recap. That same membership is also good for the Mike Norvell Radio Show (airing Monday nights) and all other University of Memphis streamed events (women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's soccer and volleyball).

WNQM-AM 1300 in Nashville, WJAK-AM 1460 and WJAK-FM 96.1 in Jackson, Tennessee will also carry the Memphis Tigers' football radio broadcast.

Saturday's game vs. SMU will be broadcast on ESPNews and carried on the internet on ESPN3.com. To see if you can access the WatchESPN game day app on your computer or mobile device, please check out their information page HERE.

Fans can get information on Game Day promotions from the @TigersAthletics Twitter account. Game time notes and notables will be tweeted from @TigersMedia on Twitter.