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Football Game Day Information Sheet - vs. Southeast Missouri
Sep 01, 2016 | Football
Answers to Most Frequently Asked Questions About Game Day at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| Game Day Timeline |
12:00 p.m. -- Parking Lots Open to General Public
12:00 p.m. -- General Ticket Sales/Will Call Windows Open at Gate 1 and South Tower off Tiger Lane
12:00 p.m. -- Tiger Village Open for set up (Memphis Student Tailgate area)
3:00 p.m. -- Gate 3 Ticket Sales Open
3:30 p.m. -- Tiger Walk on Tiger Lane Near Fountain
4:00 p.m. – Pipkin Hospitality area opens. $10 for Tiger Scholarship Fund, M Club, Alumni Association and 901 Club members
4:30 p.m. -- Gates 1-6 and Suites Open
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – $4 draft beers for the first 45 minutes after gates open
5:44 p.m. -- On-Field Pre-Game Begins
6:04 p.m. -- Official Kick-Off Time
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| Parking |
All Blue, Red and Gold Lot Season Parking is SOLD OUT. A limited number of Tan lot parking passes are on sale at the University of Memphis Ticket Office for $70.00 (901-678-2331).
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Fans without a season parking pass can purchase game day parking for $15/stall (cash only) in two lots. The Purple Lot (grass lot) is a game day lot. Access to park in the Purple Lot is Access 10 off East Parkway (South). The Tan Lot game day parking can be accessed through Gate 11 only (off Southern). There is no longer access to Tan Lot parking off of Central Avenue (Access 7).
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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).
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A complete map of the Parking around Liberty Bowl Stadium can be found HERE.
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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.
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RV/Bus Parking is available in Tan Lot 13C for $60 for four spaces.
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| Tickets & Kroger Million Meals Challenge |
$5 tickets are still available for purchase from all 42 Memphis-area Kroger stores. Tickets can be purchased at Kroger while supplies last until kickoff on Saturday and $1 from each of the end zone tickets sold through Kroger will be donated to the "Million Meals Challenge," benefitting Mid-South food banks. $5 tickets from Kroger will not be available for purchase at stadium ticket offices.
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University of Memphis students receive free admission with a valid university ID. Each U of M student may also purchase up to two guest tickets for Saturday's Southeast Missouri game for $7.00 apiece at the Ticket Office located in the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame at the Athletic Office Building. Student tickets will also be sold at Gate 6 on game days. Student guests can enter at Gate 6.
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Single game tickets can still be purchased online through Friday. Click HERE to purchase your tickets in advance. Single game ticket prices at the door are $20 and $40. For handicap seating, please call the Tiger Ticket Office at 901-678-2331.
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Children ages three and under are free.
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For ticket issues on Game Day, please see UofM box office staff at Gate 1 or Gate 3
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| Liberty Bowl Memorial Ticket Window Hours |
Gate 1 – 12 p.m. until halftime (General Ticket Sales and WILL CALL)
Gate 2 - 4:30 p.m. until halftime (Visiting team students and player's family will call)
Gate 3 – 3 p.m. until halftime (No will call; general sales)
Gate 4 - 4:30 p.m. until halftime (Memphis Tigers player family tickets)
Gate 5 - 4:30 p.m. until halftime (High school coaches & recruits family)
Gate 6 - 4:30 p.m. until halftime (U of M student gate, student ID check, student guest tickets – cash only)
Media Will Call – 3 p.m. until halftime
Tiger Lane Ticket Towers – 3 p.m. until halftime (General ticket sales)
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| Shuttles |
Blue Line Shuttle:
- The Blue Line Shuttle will run from the west end of the parking lot on Central Avenue on campus beginning at 3:00 p.m. and runs continuously during the game. Shuttles will continue to bring riders to the parking lot on Central for up to an hour after the conclusion of the game.
-Â All students, faculty or staff riding the Blue Line Shuttle 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 Blue Line Shuttle. Your U of M ID will be scanned at Gate 6, so bring it with you to the game.
-Â There is an app available to track the location of the shuttle. You can download the app at memphis.transloc.com and track the Pink Charter Route.
- The Blue Line will drop off and pick up at Coca Cola Bottling on Hollywood.
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MATA Shuttles: There are no MATA Shuttles to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
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| 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 2 p.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.
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| Fan Hospitality |
Pipkin Hospitality Area:
New for 2016, 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 and includes beverages and barbecue.
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- Tiger Walk is scheduled for approximately 3:30 p.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 5:15 p.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.
- The 2016 football schedule posters and schedule cards will be available at each entrance.
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| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
DIRECTIONS TO LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM
- 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.
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CONCESSIONS
A variety of concessions are sold around the Liberty Bowl on game days. New in 2016, all concession stands now accept credit cards. Some locations of note for fans:
Café on the 50 - 104Â Â Â Â Â
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, Upper East 122
Pronto Pups – 109, 117, 131, 109, Upper West 105
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, 128
Lenny's Subs – 101, 107
Beer Locations – 101, 107, 111, 117, 118, 119, 120
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| Media (How to See/Hear The Game) |
A radio broadcast from the game will be carried on AM 600 WREC and 102.9 FM Rock 103 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 4 p.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 Thursday nights) and all other University of Memphis streamed events (women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's soccer and volleyball).
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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.
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Saturday's game vs. Southeast Missouri will be 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.
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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.
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