TICKETS | RELEASE 

 

Tickets are still available for Saturday’s game against Liberty. Saturday is Family Day, presented by Shoney’s. One Family Day package includes four tickets and a $25 concession voucher for just $150 - a savings of $70 on tickets. To order, log-on to WVUGAME.com, stop by the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum or call 1-800-WVU GAME. Family Day packages will be available for purchase at the stadium ticket office on gameday.

 

Online ticket sales will continue until kickoff Saturday. Print-at-home will be cut off at 11 a.m. Saturday, but mobile delivery will remain available through kickoff. Ticket sales will resume at the stadium ticket office outside the North gate at 11 a.m. Saturday. 

 

Once again, all tickets for entry will be scanned with digital scanners at each gate. Please have your ticket out and ready to be scanned, with the bar-code facing out. With the ongoing construction at the East Gate, fans are encouraged to avoid entering the 

stadium at the last minute to ensure that they are in their seats by kickoff. 

 

Tickets for WVU students will be issued on a game-by-game basis to students who register at WVUGAME.com and print out a ticket no earlier than six days before game day. There is no charge for student tickets, and students must show either their paper ticket or their ticket on a mobile device, as well as a valid WVU student ID for entrance. No student tickets will be available at the stadium.

 

A reminder: all persons regardless of age require a ticket for admittance to WVU football games.

 

Vehicular traffic does not have access to Med Center Drive, the road directly in front of Ruby Memorial Hospital. Med Center Drive will be open only to Blue Lot permit holders.

 

Blue Lot vehicle permit holders will have unrestricted parking (ability to choose parking space) until four hours prior to kickoff 

Saturday. After 11 a.m., all vehicles will be waved into parking lots. 

 

All ADA spaces in the Blue Lot are now self-accommodating. There will be NO shuttle from the Blue Lot to any gate. The ADA shuttle will continue from the Brown Lot and the Coliseum. 

 

Blue Lot general RV parking lot E will open at 8 a.m. Friday. Blue Lot general RV parking lot D (including front row) will open at 11 p.m. Friday. Blue Lot front row RV parking in areas C2-C6, C8 and C10 will open at 8 a.m. Friday. All other Blue Lot front row RV parking will open at 6 p.m. Friday.

 

Light Blue RV parking will open at 6 p.m. Friday, and Light Blue auxiliary RV parking (by Chateau Royale) will open at noon on Friday. Single-game RV parking is available in the Light Blue auxiliary lot for $150 per game.

 

Red RV (Law School) and Green RV (across from the United Center) parking will open at 3 p.m. Friday.

 

A limited number of Purple Lot (Areas 52 and 61 behind Sheetz on Route 705), Gold Lot (Area 72, adjacent to the Facilities Management Building in front of ERC/Towers, and the lot by the CPASS building), Burgundy Lot (Suncrest Center off Van Voorhis Road), White Lot (Elmer Price Drive), Lime Lot (Pierpont House off Oakland) and Green Lot parking spaces still remain. The Purple and Gold Lot spaces can be purchased on game day for $20 for cars, while the Burgundy, White, Lime and Green spots are $40. Buses and RVs are not permitted in these lots.

 

Recreational vehicles can park in the Black RV Lot (WVU Coliseum) and bus passes are available in the Green Lot (off Van Voorhis Road), each for $80 on game day. Recreational vehicles may enter the Black RV Lot and general Blue Lot at 8 a.m. on Friday.

 

 

Small tents may be erected in designated areas only and may not be larger than 12’ by 12’. A parking permit for the designated lot is required to erect a tent and the vehicle must be parked adjacent to the tent. Tents may only be erected after 7 a.m. on game day.

 

Disabled parking will be strictly enforced. Disabled parking is available for single-game purchase ($30) on a limited basis at the WVU Law School (Brown Lot); accessible vans will provide transportation from that lot only. ADA parking is no longer available at the East Gate (Silver Lot). The spaces have been moved to the Teal Lot, and accessible vans will provide transportation. 

 

Permit holders will be required to have the following: WVU issued color-coded parking permit, valid state-issued disabled parking placard or license plate, valid state-issued disabled parking registration card and photo ID of the disabled permit holder (the photo ID must match the disabled parking registration card). Disabled permit holder must be in the vehicle and will be required to park in the spots reserved for disabled parking only. This will be strictly enforced.

 

A disabled-accessible shuttle bus will begin leaving the WVU Coliseum at 5 p.m. and provide return service after the game.

 

Free parking is available in the lots adjacent to the WVU Coliseum.

 

Parking information can be found on game day on Monongalia County’s Radio Notification Station,1610AM (WQLM). 

 

Controlled beer sales, operated by Sodexo, can be found along the concourses inside the gates. Alcohol will not be allowed to be brought into the stadium, nor taken out of the stadium. 

Fans serving as their group’s designated driver are encouraged to sign-up at booths located inside the stadium. They will receive a wristband and a coupon for a free soda. 

 

The Mountaineer Mantrip will take place before each home game and will begin when the team is dropped off approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes before kickoff at Don Nehlen Drive at the southern-most entrance to the Light Blue Lot. The team will be led through the Light Blue Lot to the East Gate of Milan Puskar Stadium. Fans are encouraged to greet the team along the new path. 

 

Fans can visit the Donald J. Brohard Hall of Traditions in the Puskar Center throughout the season. Fans can enter through the Puskar Center doors at 11 a.m., and the center and DJB HOT will close to fans at 12:30 p.m.

 

The Robinson/Petroplus Basketball Hall of Traditions at the Basketball Practice Facility will open at noon, and will close at 2:30 p.m.

 

Fans are encouraged to download the WVU Gameday App, which will help keep Mountaineer fans connected to the action while at the game or watching from home. The WVU Gameday App can be found as a free download in both the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores.  

 

Fans are encouraged to call (304) 293-FANS or text AID to 94597 for stadium assistance. Both services are available on game day only. Fans also can follow @GamedayWVU on Twitter for information and special announcements. 

 

Stadium re-entry passes will not be issued for the 2015 season.

 

No vehicles will be permitted to enter Don Nehlen Drive (formerly Willowdale Drive) from Route 705 after home football games. Both lanes on Don Nehlen Drive will be used for stadium traffic to exit the area. Also, no parking will be permitted on Don Nehlen Drive. Elmer Prince Drive will permit bus traffic only. 

 

Fans traveling on I-79 should access the stadium via the University Avenue or Pierpont Road exits off I-68. Long delays are expected around the Star City area.

 

 

Central Cab shuttle buses begin leaving the WVU Coliseum at 12:30 p.m., and run until approximately one hour after the game. Cost is $4 round trip.

 

MountainLine buses will run from the Mountaineer Mall. MountainLine stadium service will begin at 1 p.m., and will run at least one hour following the game. Cost is $3 round trip. Children 3 and under also ride free.

 

The PRT will run from 9:30 a.m., until one hour after the game. There is no charge for PRT service on game days.

 

The following items are prohibited at Milan Puskar Stadium: selfie sticks, unmanned aerial vehicles (‘drones’), gym bags, backpacks/school bags, large purses (exceeding 12” x 12” x 12”), coolers (including soft-sided coolers), alcoholic beverages, weapons and laser pointers.

 

The following items will be searched and are permitted into Milan Puskar Stadium: diaper bags, average size purses, small purses and fanny packs. A size-wise box is available at each gate and guest services location to determine if a bag is permitted. All personal items will be inspected. An express lane is available at the east, west and north gates for those fans entering Milan Puskar Stadium who are not carrying items into the game.

 

Video cameras, with the intent of non-commercial use, are permitted. The cameras must not exceed 12” x 12” x 12”.

 

Banners and signs, except those associated with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, are not permitted at Milan Puskar Stadium.

 

The FAA regional office will allow no VFR air navigation near the stadium, except for law enforcement and medical aircraft.

 

No hard containers or umbrellas are permitted inside Milan Puskar Stadium. Only unopened plastic containers of soft drinks and water will be permitted. No open containers will be permitted into the stadium.

 

Baby strollers are not permitted in the seating areas. Fans can check their strollers at Guest Services in the South concourse of the stadium.

 

Smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas at the West, Southwest, East and North gates. Smoking is prohibited in all other areas inside the stadium. Smoking will be permitted in the University parking lots on game day. 

 

As in the past, commercial cargo-type rental trucks (U-Haul, Hertz, Ryder) will not be permitted in University parking lots during home football games. 

 

Absolutely no soliciting of any kind is allowed at Milan Puskar Stadium or in the parking lots adjacent to the stadium.

 

Ruby Memorial Hospital will be closed to the general public during West Virginia home football games. Staff and families of patients will need to obtain passes in advance to gain admission to the hospital during games. Hospital personnel called to work on an emergency basis should alert the state police by calling *SP on their cell phones as they approach the hospital. Emergency traffic should access the hospital via Elmer Prince Drive.