Editor’s note: The following message was sent to the CSU community this week by Vice President for University Operations Brendan Hanlon.
It’s football game week at CSU, and here are some important details about Saturday’s second home game of the season at Canvas Stadium.
Game Day Saturday | Sept. 30 vs. Utah Tech
Themes | Ag Day/4-H/FFAYoung Alumni/Band Day/Spirit Day/Orange Out
Kickoff Time | 5 p.m.
Game day details
1 p.m. – RamTown Opens | Game Central for pre-game activities for the whole family. Located on northwest corner of Meridian Avenue and Hughes Way.
1 p.m. – The Ag Day BBQ takes place from 1-4 p.m. on Intramural Fields 12 and 13. This event features foods produced in Colorado and has been held for years in conjunction with a CSU home football game. Tickets are sold out. Learn more about AG Day BBQ at: https://agsci.colostate.edu/agday/.
1 p.m. – Ram Walk Tailgates Begin | Ram Walk Tailgate free and open to all. Food, drinks available for purchase. Live music by Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts. Enjoy a front-row spot to welcome the CSU Marching Band and arrival of the football team.
2:30 p.m. – Ram Walk (Meridian Avenue and Hughes Way) | Football team, Special Guests, CSU Marching Band, Spirit Squad, Youth Sports Participants
3:30 p.m. – Canvas Stadium Gates Open
4:15 p.m. – Tailgating and Pre-Game Activities End
4:15 p.m. – Ringing of Old Main Bell at Iris and Michael Smith Alumni Association | Bell Ringer: Marc Reck (’77)
4:15 p.m. – ROTC Fires Comatose, signaling 45 minutes until kickoff | Guest Cannoneer: Dr. Michael (Mike) Bartolo (B.S., ’84; M.S., ’86)
4:40 p.m. – CSU Marching Band Performance and National Anthem
5:00 p.m. – Kickoff
Transportation information
There are a variety of ways to get to the game and important things to note about parking on campus during game days:
• Transfort buses (including MAX until 10 p.m.) will be running to serve CSU on game day, and Spin e-bikes and e-scooters will be available. Parking for Spin vehicles and personal bikes/scooters is available at the bike racks northeast of the stadium and throughout campus. Bikes and scooters are not allowed within the security border of the stadium.
• Regular CSU parking permits are not valid on game days when football games are played at Canvas Stadium. Faculty, staff and students who wish to attend the game and park on campus must pre-purchase a single game or season pass parking permit through Athletics. Find out more information on how to acquire valid parking for attending home football games.
• Faculty, staff and student employees who need to be on campus on game days must have a special game day parking pass or arrange alternative transportation to campus. Special game day parking passes must be requested in advance from your college dean, department chair, unit head or supervisor.
• All CSU parking spaces, including street and hourly spaces, are reserved for game day ticket holders only. Please ensure vehicles are moved by 9 p.m. Friday to avoid citation or towing. Designated spaces in Lot 195 at Moby Arena must be empty at 4 p.m. on Fridays; please watch signage carefully when parking in that lot to avoid towing.
Students who live on campus must move their vehicles as part of the university’s repark program. Please ensure all vehicles are moved to the correct re-park lots by 9 p.m. the night before a home game to avoid citation or towing. Vehicles can return to their permitted residence hall lots 4 hours after the game. The student re-park map is available for all Residence Hall students, and information on all game day regulations can be found on the general Football Game Day site.
Additional information
• Faculty and staff receive a 20% discount on season tickets for football, volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball. For more information click here.
Other Athletics events this week
- Thursday
Volleyball vs. San Diego State– 5:00 p.m. |
» Watch | » Live Stats - Saturday
Volleyball vs. UNLV– 12:00 p.m.
Football vs. Utah Tech– 5 p.m. |
» Varsity Network | » 99.1 FM | Mountain West Network - Sunday
Soccer at Boise State – 12:00 p.m.
» Watch | » Live Stats
