University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Football Season Ticket Total Surpasses 30,000
8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
STORRS, Conn. (August 22, 2005) - The season ticket total for the 2005 University of Connecticut football season reached another milestone this week as the number surpassed the 30,000 total with a week and a half before the first game. Although single-game ticket remain only for the Thursday, Sept. 1 opener vs. Buffalo, a limited amount of six-game season ticket packages remain on sale.
The 30,000-plus season ticket base will easily be the largest in school history as UConn sold 24,000 season tickets in 2003 -- the first year of play in Rentschler Field -- and 28,000 last year. The total of 30,000 is even more staggering considering that the UConn season ticket base was only 4,000 just four years ago in 2001 when the team played at Memorial Stadium on the Storrs campus.
"This is a momentous day in the history of UConn Athletics and another significant step in the continued enhancement of our football program," said UConn Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway. "We are grateful to the supporters of our University and our season ticket holders for helping us reach this milestone. Furthermore, we thank all our student-athletes, coaches and staff, both past and present, for their contributions to this achievement. UConn Football at Rentschler Field has become a source of pride for our state and its citizens, and we look forward to sharing more successes with our fans in the future."
"On behalf of our entire football program, I would like to thank our great fans for the support they have shown," said UConn head football coach Randy Edsall. "We are making Rentschler Field one of the best home venues in all of college football and reaching the 30,000 season ticket mark is another tremendous step in the growth of our program. We look forward to the loud cheers of all our fans this fall."
Season tickets remain on sale for the 2005 UConn football season and can be purchased by calling 1-877-AT-UCONN or by visiting the Athletic Ticket Office in Storrs. Season tickets are available in the Club, Chairback, Reserved, and Family sections while the Preferred sections have sold out for the third consecutive year.
Single-game tickets for the Sept. 1 Buffalo opener under the lights at 7:30 p.m. can also be bought in Storrs, at any Ticketmaster outlet, Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster.com at 860-525-4500 or 203-624-0033.
The Huskies open the 2005 home season on Thursday, Sept. 1 against Buffalo and return to action on Saturday, Sept. 10 against Liberty. The other home games are all against BIG EAST Conference opponents: Friday, Oct 7 vs. Syracuse, Saturday, Oct. 22 vs. Rutgers, Saturday, Nov. 26 against South Florida and Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Louisville.
UConn posted an 8-4 record last year and defeated Toledo by a 39-10 score in the Motor City Bowl - the Huskies' first-ever bowl appearance. Six of seven home games were sold out at Rentschler Field.
