Game day info

From OU Sports Info:

NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma opens its 2008 football season this Saturday when the Sooners host Tennessee-Chattanooga.  Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., in Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

As more than 80,000 descend on Norman, officials in the OU Athletics Department encourage individuals to plan ahead.  The official web site for Oklahoma Athletics, SoonerSports.com, contains most of what any fan might need in the way of information.  It is similar to the information presented here …

ACCESSING THE STADIUM

• Access Management System will be used for entry at all gates.  The bar code on each ticket will be scanned by the gate attendant.  Each individual is encouraged to hold their own ticket to assist in expediting the scanning process.   As fans enter the stadium, they should make sure that the ticket-taker has scanned the ticket(s) to ensure that your attendance is counted towards your priority points.  If a ticket is damaged and cannot be scanned, fans should visit one of the ticket resolution centers at Ticket Office near Gate 1 and gates 5, 7, 10 and 12.

• Students (Gates 7 & 12) and suite and club seat holders and Santee Lounge guests (Gates 3, 10 and Asp Parking Garage Level 5) may enter the stadium two hours prior to kickoff. All others may enter 90 minutes before kickoff.

• Gates for general public entry are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12.

• East side suite and club seat holders may enter through gate 10 or any other gate. An interior entrance for club and suite holders also exists inside the stadium at gate 10 for patrons who may have entered the stadium at another location.

• Student ticket upgrades will be addressed at Gate 7.

• Public Will Call, lost ticket reports and Disability Services are located in the main ticket office, located in the Asp Avenue Parking Facility, near Gate 1.

• Pedestrians coming to the stadium from the north can walk south down Asp Avenue, then follow sidewalks to the east of Oklahoma Memorial Union and Price College of Business. Fans can also go west on sidewalks south of the Union that run through an area between the Library and the College of Business to a sidewalk on the north end of Van Fleet Oval.  Also available are the sidewalks down Jenkins Avenue, which is one block east of Asp.

PARKING INFORMATION

Public parking is limited on the main campus on game days. Fans are encouraged to arrive early. For pay parking lot locations please refer to the football parking map. There is a $10 charge for parking. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.  It is recommended that fans utilize one of the three shuttle systems available. 

     Limited parking that once existed on Brooks Street (north of the stadium) is no longer available, and that street has been closed. Patrons are reminded to avoid parking in yellow-curbed areas, fire lanes and grass areas.  Vehicles parked in those areas may be towed.

     Free parking is available at the Lloyd Noble Center located approximately one mile south of the stadium. A shuttle is provided for $2 round trip and unloads one block south of the stadium on First Street. The shuttle provides return trips for one hour after the conclusion of the game.

Reserved Parking

Most lots near the Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium are reserved and require a pass. Please refer to the football parking map for locations of those lots.

Asp Avenue Parking Facility

Patrons parking in the new Asp Avenue Parking facility may be subject to vehicle searches.  Photo identification matching the name of the person to whom the parking pass is issued is required.  The parking facility closes on 6 PM each Friday of a home game and re-opens five hours prior to kickoff on Saturday for those with the appropriate parking credentials to that facility.

Disability Parking

Disability parking on main campus is limited.  Reserved disability parking is available for a fee and is located in the parking facility connected to the west side of the stadium. Please call (405) 325-3311.

Free Game Day Parking

It is available at the Lloyd Noble Center (located approximately one mile south of the stadium). Patrons with a disability may ride the disability shuttle for $2 round trip. The disability shuttle originates at the Lloyd Noble Center and unloads on Asp Avenue, immediately west of the stadium, by Gates 1 through 4. Because of the high demand for the shuttle service, the service is restricted to those patrons who have a disability and one (1) caretaker for riders needing additional assistance.  For more information about disability parking services, please call the Parking & Transportation Office at (405) 325-3311.

Bus & RV Parking

Bus parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis on the South Oval.  Once the South Oval bus parking fills bus drivers will be instructed to unload and then proceed to the Lloyd Noble Center to park for the game.  There is no charge for bus parking and space cannot be reserved.

    RV parking will be available in the southwest corner of the Lloyd Noble Center located approximately one mile south of the stadium with access to the Lloyd Noble Center shuttle to the stadium.  A limited number of reserved electric (30 & 50 amps) and non-electric spaces are available for purchase on a season and single game basis. 

     For more information about RV parking at the Lloyd Noble Center please call the Lloyd Noble Center Business Office at (405) 325-4666.  RV parking is not allowed in any campus parking lot except for those designated for RV parking.

Shuttle Services

• Lloyd Noble Center: This shuttle begins three hours before kickoff and is available at a cost of $2 per rider.  Lift-equipped vans also operate in a shuttle to and from the stadium.  Those leave from the northeast corner of the LNC parking lot.  The shuttles run continuously from three hours before the game until one hour after the game.  All patrons at the shuttle stop one hour after the game ends will be transported.  For information, call 405/325-2278.