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I-AA title game ‘very close’ to sellout status
By Brad Shepard Staff Writer
Ticket sales for Friday night’s Division I-AA football championship game have picked up the past two days, and local officials are bracing for a potential sellout.
"The north-side tickets are already sold out, and all that’s left in the south side is the far end-zone sections," Greater Chattanooga Sports and Events Committee vice president Scott Smith said. "We’re very close to a sellout."
The game has not sold out since coming to Chattanooga in 1997.
An exact number of remaining tickets was not known Monday evening by McKenzie Arena box office officials.
Smith said it is possible Northern Iowa could return a portion of its 5,000 tickets, but the school’s officials believe they will sell their requested amount. There aren’t any concerns about Appalachian State selling its 5,000 tickets, Smith said.
The largest crowd to watch a Division I-AA title game in Chattanooga was the 20,052 fans who saw Georgia Southern play Youngstown State in 1999. Finley Stadium’s capacity is 20,668.
There were 15,599 fans last year and 14,281 in 2003. Smith said there was a surge Sunday and Monday on the Internet and at the box office for this year’s game.
"Most of the major push over the weekend and today are out-of-towners," Smith said. "I’d encourage locals to get their tickets now.
"If we sold out, we’d definitely do standing-room-only in some increments."
E-mail Brad Shepard at [email protected]
I-AA title game ‘very close’ to sellout status
By Brad Shepard Staff Writer
Ticket sales for Friday night’s Division I-AA football championship game have picked up the past two days, and local officials are bracing for a potential sellout.
"The north-side tickets are already sold out, and all that’s left in the south side is the far end-zone sections," Greater Chattanooga Sports and Events Committee vice president Scott Smith said. "We’re very close to a sellout."
The game has not sold out since coming to Chattanooga in 1997.
An exact number of remaining tickets was not known Monday evening by McKenzie Arena box office officials.
Smith said it is possible Northern Iowa could return a portion of its 5,000 tickets, but the school’s officials believe they will sell their requested amount. There aren’t any concerns about Appalachian State selling its 5,000 tickets, Smith said.
The largest crowd to watch a Division I-AA title game in Chattanooga was the 20,052 fans who saw Georgia Southern play Youngstown State in 1999. Finley Stadium’s capacity is 20,668.
There were 15,599 fans last year and 14,281 in 2003. Smith said there was a surge Sunday and Monday on the Internet and at the box office for this year’s game.
"Most of the major push over the weekend and today are out-of-towners," Smith said. "I’d encourage locals to get their tickets now.
"If we sold out, we’d definitely do standing-room-only in some increments."
E-mail Brad Shepard at [email protected]