UF Football wins Southeastern Conference title, National Championship berth

December 3, 2006

The UF football team (12-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) defeated Arkansas to win its seventh SEC title and has been selected to meet Ohio State in the BCS National Championship on Jan. 8, 2007. The Fiesta Bowl will host the contest at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., as part of a double-hosting model with the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Ticket and travel information can be found at GatorZone.com.

Student Ticket Information

The G.A.T.O.R.S. phone system will begin accepting BCS National Championship ticket orders from UF students at 6 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 7, 2006. Eligible UF Students must call (877) 428-6747 (toll-free) or (352) 384-3262 (locally) to order. Tickets are $175 each, plus a $4 processing fee per order, and are limited to one per student. UF students must be full-time during the Fall 2006 semester, but do not have to be a football season-ticket holder to order bowl tickets. Student tickets are sold on a first-call, first-serve basis until sold out.

Married students may purchase a ticket for their spouse only if they have provided a copy of their marriage certificate to the Student Ticket Office prior to ordering Dec. 7.

All students will be required to pick up their ticket in Glendale, Ariz. with their Gator1 ID card and driver’s license, and their ticket claim voucher. You must have a ticket claim voucher and both forms of id to be able to pick up a student ticket! Tickets are non transferable – no exceptions.

Students who successfully purchased their tickets via G.A.T.O.R.S. may pick up their ticket claim vouchers beginning at 8:30 a.m., Mon., Dec. 11, 2006, through Thurs., Dec. 14, 2006, at 5 p.m. at the Student Ticket Office, Gate 13 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Each UF student must pick up their own voucher. Students do not need to pick up vouchers together to sit together but will need to pick up their tickets together in Glendale, Az. Tickets will be distributed first-come, first-serve at the University of Phoenix Stadium the day of the game. Gates open two hours prior to kick-off.

Please contact the Gator Student Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683, ext. 6878 with any questions.