Published August 15, 2012 - 10:15am
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Alabama plays in three of college football’s 10 most expensive games
In an article by ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell, he listed the top 10 most expensive ticket prices to games this season.
All prices are based on TiqIQ, a secondary ticket market search engine.
Ten Most Expensive Games By Average Listed Ticket Price
1. Alabama @ LSU, $632.71
2. Michigan vs. Alabama @ Cowboys Stadium, $595.42
3. Texas vs. Oklahoma @ Cotton Bowl, $541.39
4. Michigan @ Notre Dame, $525.39
5. Auburn @ Alabama, $481.66
6. Florida vs. Georgia @ Everbank Stadium, $463.82
7. Notre Dame vs. Miami @ Soldier Field, $448.69
8. Notre Dame @ Oklahoma, $419.47
9. Army vs. Navy @ Lincoln Financial Field, $401.31
10. Wisconsin @ Nebraska, $397.82Ten Most Expensive Teams By Average Listed Ticket Price
1. Nebraska, $262
2. Ohio State, $227
3. Oklahoma, $207
4. Notre Dame, $206
5. Alabama, $205
6. Iowa, $202
7. Texas A&M, $189
8. Michigan, $185
9. West Virginia, $172
10. LSU, $158Most Expensive Conferences By Average Listed Ticket Price
1. SEC, $139.71
2. Big Ten, $132.65
3. Big 12, $115.96
4. PAC 12, $102.45
5. ACC, $88.85
6. Big East, $76.33
A couple of notes here:
- It’s not surprising that LSU and Bama have the most expensive tickets this season out of the SEC. And they will go head-to-head in a rematch of the top two teams from 2011 in Tiger Stadium.
- Notre Dame vs. Miami would have been a great game to see 15 years ago, but the game is at Soldier Field. So I suppose it has a higher ticket price because of the venue.
How about Notre Dame-Navy? It is being played in Dublin, Ireland and they expect it to hugely impact local economy. I’d say flying across the Atlantic to see a football game might qualify as expensive. So really, ND should be in 4 of the top ten… not bad for a program that some claim is ” irrelevant.” GO IRISH!
I’ll agree with you on that point. The Irish are irrelevant, regardless of whether their dillusional fan base has more money than brains. Have they been to a bowl game this century?
If you reread the article it is for THE PRICE OF TICKET’S for the game only! Does not incude other factors just the average cost of a ticket