Univ. Of Colorado Expects To Easily Exceed Football Ticket Sales Target

A new coach and an attractive home schedule has helped boost CU's season ticket sales this seasonGETTY IMAGES

The Univ. of Colorado athletic department "budgeted for a major spike in football season ticket sales this season," and halfway through the home schedule, the department is "already nearing its target," according to Brian Howell of the Boulder DAILY CAMERA. As of Friday, the CU athletic department was at around $19.8M in football ticket sales. That figure includes "season tickets, student tickets and single-game sales for the three previous home games, as well as the three remaining at Folsom Field." CU budgeted for $19.813M in ticket sales for this season and "expects to easily exceed that with single-game ticket sales later this season." The school's final football ticket revenue last year was $15,383,021. The roughly $4.5M increase in sales is "much-needed" for CU, which still has a "final payment due" to former football coach Mike MacIntyre, who was fired last November (Boulder DAILY CAMERA, 10/12).