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BOBCAT
FOOTBALL TICKETS ON SALE AT ATHLETICS TICKET
OFFICE
5/4/99
ATHENS,
Ohio -- The Ohio
University Athletics
ticket office has announced that season tickets are
currently on sale and fans hoping to see the Bobcats in
action should get their seats now. With a home schedule that
includes games against Northern Iowa (Sept. 11), Buffalo
(Sept. 25), Kent (Oct. 2), Bowling Green (Oct. 23,
Homecoming) and Miami (Oct. 13), tickets figure to sell
quickly.
"Great
seats are still available for the 1999 season," Ohio
Director of Ticket Operations Doug Knuth said. "Since all
seats are reserved, fans should order their seats early so
that the location is better."
Ohio opens
the season up at Minnesota (Sept. 4), then plays at Ohio
State (Sept. 18), Akron (Oct. 9), Eastern Michigan (Oct.
16), Ball State (Oct. 30) and Marshall (Nov. 20) to close
the regular season.
The
Bobcats' road
schedule
is highlighted by the Sept. 18 date with 1998 Big Ten
Co-Champion OSU in Columbus. It will the first meeting
between the schools since 1902. Ohio University season
ticket holders will have the first chance to purchase two of
the 5,700 tickets allotted to Ohio for the OSU game.
Since OSU
tickets will be sold on a priority basis, Ohio Tower Club
members will have the first opportunity to buy them,
followed by donors to the Ohio Athletics Department,
followed by Ohio season ticket holders if any tickets
remain. Season ticket holders will have to enter a lottery
for OSU tickets by June 1, 1999. Lottery winners will be
eligible to buy a maximum of two tickets.
Ohio
University students will have an opportunity to buy 1,800
OSU tickets and they will be sold on a first come, first
served basis beginning on Sunday, Sept. 12 at noon at The
Athletics Ticket Office inside The Convo. Students must
present a valid Ohio ID to purchase a maximum of two
tickets.
The
Athletics Department divided the 5,700 tickets into three
different areas. Season ticket holders will get 45.3 percent
(2,580), Ohio students will get 31.6 percent (1,800) and
23.1 percent (1,320) will go to selected university
departments for university advancement opportunities.
Ohio home
game tickets are priced as follows:
- Season
Ticket -- $45
- Ohio
University Faculty/Staff Season Ticket -- $40.
- Single
Game Tickets:
- Northern
Iowa, Buffalo, Kent -- $10
- Bowling
Green, Miami -- $12.
For more
information, call the Ohio Athletics Ticket Office at (740)
593-1300 or 1-800-575-CATS.
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