University of Houston Athletics
Football Season Ticket Prices Announced
3/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 24, 2010
HOUSTON -- University of Houston football fans can start making their plans early for an exciting season by purchasing their 2010 season tickets today.
Officials with the Houston Athletics Ticket Office released the 2010 football season-ticket prices Tuesday afternoon and will be sending online renewal notification to 2009 season ticket holders by the end of the week.
THE TEAM
The Cougars return 46 lettermen, including 9 offensive starters, from last season's squad which led the nation in scoring, total offense and passing yards per game.
Leading the way is quarterback Case Keenum, who threw for a school-record 5,671 passing yards and became only the second player in NCAA Division I-FBS history to enjoy multiple 5,000-yard passing seasons during their careers.
The Abilene, Texas, native is looking to become the first player in NCAA Division I history to enjoy three 5,000-yard seasons in 2010.
When the Cougars move the ball through the air, wide receivers James Cleveland, Tyron Carrier and Patrick Edwards are the top targets. A year ago, that group combined for more than 3,200 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns. They became the first players to enjoy 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the same year.
THE HOME SCHEDULE
Robertson Stadium will be the place to be in 2010 as the Cougars play host to six exciting games. A year ago, the Cougars won all six home games at Robertson Stadium to extend their school-record home winning streak to 15 straight games. Houston has not sent the local fans home disappointed since Sept. 29, 2007.
The Cougars also enjoyed big wins in front of big crowds at their home stadium, including a 29-28 win against Big 12 Conference member Texas Tech in front of a record crowd of 32,114
The season opens Sept. 4 when the Cougars meet Texas State.
From there, the Cougars open Conference USA play when they meet UTEP at 9:15 p.m., Sept. 10, in a Friday-night game televised live on ESPN. That will be the first of two Friday-night games for the Cougars, who square off against C-USA rival UCF on Nov. 5 game in a game carried on ESPN2.
After facing Tulane on Sept. 25, the Cougars meet Southeastern Conference member Mississippi State on Oct. 9. This will be the first time since 2003 that the Bulldogs will visit Houston. A year ago, the Cougars enjoyed their fourth straight win against MSU after a 31-24 win in Starkville, Miss.
The Bulldogs finished 5-7 in Dan Mullen's first year as head coach. However, three of those wins came against teams that competed in bowl games.
Following three straight road games, the Cougars meet UCF on Nov. 5 and then wrap up their regular-season home schedule against Tulsa on Nov. 13. The winner of that game has decided the West Division champion ever season since the league went to divisional play in 2005. A year ago, the Cougars scored nine points in the final 21 seconds to take a thrilling 46-45 win against the Golden Hurricane.
SEASON TICKET PRICES
Families have a new option for the 2010 season. For only $249, a family will receive two adult and two youth tickets for the south end zone. Families with more than two children may purchase additional youth tickets for $75 each.
Priority West* $235
Priority East* $210
Premium West $200
Reserved $185
South End Zone GA $120
Family Plan^ $249
*Seating in this area requires an additional donation to Cougar Pride. Donation amount is based on the quantity of tickets purchased.
^Family Plan tickets are located in the south end zone and include 2 adult and 2 youth tickets. Additional youth tickets may be purchased for an additional charge.
ATHLETICS TICKET OFFICE HOURS
To order tickets, fan can visit the Athletics Ticket Office (located on the first floor of the Athletics/Alumni Center, 3100 Cullen Blvd.) or call 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647), Monday through Friday, during regular business hours. Fans always can purchase tickets to UH events, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by visiting UHCougars.com and clicking the Tickets link.
