University of Houston Athletics
Three UH Football Games Move to Thursday Nights
4/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
April 26, 2011
The University of Houston Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that three games for the 2011 football season have been changed to Thursday nights to accommodate television broadcasts.
UH will play two Thursday games on the road with a Sept. 29 contest at UTEP and Nov. 10 at Tulane. The sole home weekday game will be against in-town rival Rice on Oct. 27.
"These date changes provide our football program another level of exposure with television and the prestige that comes with a national television audience," said UH Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades. "Our program has seen great advances in identity outside of the Houston area thanks to 20 games which have been televised either regionally or nationally over the past two years. We are honored that our team is considered such a strong product for our television partners."
2011 UH Football Schedule Sat., Sept. 3 UCLA TBA Sat., Sept. 10 at North Texas TBA Sat., Sept. 17 at Louisiana Tech TBA Sat., Sept. 24 Georgia State TBA Thurs., Sept. 29 at UTEP 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT Sat., Oct. 8 East Carolina 6 p.m. CT Sat., Oct. 22 Marshall (Homecoming) TBA Thurs., Oct. 27 Rice TBA Sat., Nov. 5 at UAB 6 p.m. CT Thurs., Nov. 10 at Tulane 7 p.m. CT Sat., Nov. 19 SMU TBA Sat., Nov. 26 at Tulsa TBA
SEASON TICKET RENEWALS: Season ticket renewals for 2011 are underway with the deadline of May 13. New season ticket orders are also on sale. Tickets options start as low as $130 and include the Family Fun Plan, which includes two adult and two youth South End Zone General Admission Season tickets for only $275. Ticket prices can be found at, http://www.uhcougars.com/tickets/hou-tickets-m-footbl.html. An added feature for 2011, the UH Athletic Ticket Office will offer a bill plan payment option through credit card or echeck. The initial payment will be due to the customer at the time of renewal with the two additional payments slotted for June 5 and July 5.
SEAT `EM UP DRIVE PART II: Last season the volunteers involved in the Seat 'Em Up Drive helped create 2,200 new season tickets and UH to become the largest growing fan base in FBS football. With so much success, the group is back for another round of recruiting Cougar fans. If you are interested in becoming a Seat 'Em Up volunteer, please contact Assistant Athletic Director for Development, James Nicas at 713-743-9456 or by email at jnicas@central.uh.edu.
