Texas Tech University Athletics
Football Season Tickets Already Surpass 2007 Numbers
July 14, 2008 | Football
July 14, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas - With just 47 days left until the first game, Texas Tech football season ticket sales are up again this year, already surpassing the number of season tickets sold all of last year.
Texas Tech has sold 27,085 season tickets so far this year, surpassing last's year total number of 27,027. Ticket prices start at $190 and the package includes a ticket to all seven home games this season including Texas and Nebraska. The anticipation and excitement surrounding this year's team has certainly contributed to the increase to date. The Red Raiders are ranked in nearly every preseason poll - at least the ones that count. Some have Tech ranked among the top 10, while others have Tech among the top 20.
Benefits of purchasing season tickets include:
1. Season Ticket Holder VIP card offering discounts from our partner businesses throughout the season.
2. Opportunity to pre-order individual game tickets before the general public. Priority opportunity to purchase additional seats to the premium games of the season; this year Texas and Nebraska.
3. Save money by purchasing a ticket package as opposed to purchasing individual games. Fans can purchase a season ticket for as little as $190. If purchased individually, those tickets would cost $350.
4. Same reserved seat for all seven games.
5. Opportunity to purchase bowl tickets in advance of the general public.
"Fans and the media feel this could be the best Red Raider team since Tech joined the Big 12," said Dave Welsh, Assistant Athletics Director for Ticket Operations. "The enthusiasm for Red Raider football is at an all-time high. Season ticket sales are brisk, but there are still seats available in all price levels."
Among the highlights of this year are the return of senior quarterback Graham Harrell and sophomore wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who have both been named to several preseason lists including the Maxwell Award watch list.
Harrell completed one of the most notable seasons in NCAA history, becoming only the sixth person to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season. His 5,705 yards rank second all-time behind former Tech quarterback B.J.Symons' NCAA season mark of 5,833 yards in 2003. Harrell also is tied 11th on the NCAA career touchdown passes list with 89 and ranks fourth on the single-season list with 48 in 2007. Additionally, Harrell set six NCAA records last year, including throwing for 400 yards in 11 games, breaking the old mark of nine games set by Houston's David Klingler (1990), Symons (2003) and Hawaii's Colt Brennan (2006).
Crabtree shattered the NCAA record book for freshmen receivers and turned in one of the most dynamic seasons in college football history. One of eight players nationally recognized as a unanimous consensus All-American in 2007, Crabtree earned the accolades as a redshirt freshman in his first season of collegiate football. He posted five games with three or more touchdowns and two others with two. He enters the season as a strong Heisman Trophy candidate and listed on several preseason All-America teams, including the prestigious Playboy All-America Team.
The Red Raiders host seven home games this season, including matchups against Nebraska (Oct. 11) and Texas (Nov. 1). Texas Tech opens the season against Eastern Washington (Aug. 30) and hosts SMU (Sept. 13) and Massachusetts (Sept. 20) in non-conference action. Other Big 12 Conference home tilts include Oklahoma State (Nov. 8) and Baylor (Nov. 29).
Prior to the start of the season, the Red Raider Club will hold the 2008 Kick-Off Luncheon on Thurs., Aug. 21, at the Lubbock Civic Center.
The Red Raiders kick-off the 2008 season as they host Eastern Washington on Sat., Aug. 30, at 6 p.m., at Jones AT&T Stadium.
