RICHMOND, Ky. – For the 22nd time in school history, the EKU football team will compete in the FCS Playoffs, hosting Gardner-Webb at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at CG Bank Field at Roy Kidd Stadium.
The Colonels (7-4) earned one of the 11 automatic qualifier berths in the 24-team field that was announced on Sunday on ESPNU and will host its 17th playoff game. EKU's last postseason appearance came in 2014. The winner between the Colonels and Runnin' Bulldogs will travel to face fifth-seeded William & Mary at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Williamsburg, Va.
With this game being a NCAA postseason event, all regular season tickets will not be valid. All tickets for this game must be purchased. All season ticket holders will be able to purchase their tickets they had during the season for this game. Season ticket holders will have until 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 to purchase your tickets. After that point, all unpaid tickets will be released to the general public. Season ticket holders may start to purchase their reserved tickets through EKU Sports Etix account manager at 2:00 p.m. today. Please click here to view a video on how to purchase your reserved season tickets. Tickets to the general public will go on sale at 6:00 p.m. today.
Student tickets will be available free of charge thanks to the Exceptional Eastern Experience (E3) for purchasing tickets for students only. Each student can come to the EKU Ticket Office located in the Rick Erdmann Olympic Sports Training Complex (Old Rec) and pick up one ticket per student when they show a valid EKU student ID. These tickets will be available during all open ticket office hours during the week and at the student entrance at Gate 1 on Saturday. If you are a student that lives on campus, all housing will be reopened Saturday morning before the game at 5:00 p.m. For any questions regarding student tickets, please contact the EKU Ticket Office at 859-622-2122, tickets@eku.edu, or in person in the Rick Erdmann Olympic Sports Training Complex.
The EKU Ticket Office will have dedicated hours this week to service all your ticketing needs as shown below:
Sunday: 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Monday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: CLOSED – THANKSGIVING
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: Gameday – Ticket Booths open at Roy Kidd Stadium at 3:00 p.m.
Playoff game ticket pricing is shown in the graphic below. EKU Athletics is proud to have kept these prices at or below season ticket game by game breakdown pricing.
In the process of securing a home playoff game, EKU Athletics submitted a very competitive bid to host the game. Please consider donating to the Colonel Club at this link to continue our pursuit of excellence and making memorable and favorable experiences for all our student-athletes.
Saturday's first round playoff game will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com
