As Saturday approaches, it’s another week for college football teams to rise up in the rankings towards one of the four College Football Playoff spots. For team’s that have already lost multiple games, conferences titles and bids for future bowl games are still all up for grabs.
With secondary market ticket information from TiqIQ.com, below is a look into the most expensive college football tickets of the weekend, which is a strong indicator of the importance of the action.
10/10/2015 | Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Average Price: $445.93 | Get-in Price: $185
10/10/2015 | Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers | Memorial Stadium | Average Price: $247.92 | Get-in Price: $49
10/10/2015 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Navy Midshipmen | Notre Dame Stadium | Average Price: $234.07 | Get-in Price: $116
10/10/2015 | Michigan Wolverines vs. Northwestern Wildcats | Michigan Stadium | Average Price: $199.91 | Get-in Price: $81
The most expensive game of the weekend is the Red River Rivalry between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns are in the midst of a tough stretch of quality opponents and have not found out how to win close games just yet. The Sooners are still in contention for a spot in the College Football Playoff and need to keep winning to be in the running. Texas has very little to lose at this point for this season, which makes them a dangerous opponent for their Big 12 counterpart.
Attending this rivalry game is made easiest through Hipmunk.com, where a flight to Dallas can be booked for fans of either team. Hotels in Dallas on Hipmunk start from $52, in addition to two other options starting less than $80 a night.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers host the Wisconsin Badgers in non-conference matchup in Lincoln, NE. The Badgers are coming off a tough loss at home to Iowa while the Cornhuskers are coming off a loss to Illinois—something has to give for these two power programs.
Notre Dame looks to recover from their first loss of the season by going against the triple-option attack of the Navy Midshipmen. The average ticket price to Notre Dame Stadium is $234.07 with a get-in price of $116.
Not many could’ve predicted that a Michigan and Northwestern contest would be an important Big 10 game in October but here we are. Michigan hosts the undefeated Wildcats at the Big House in the weekend’s fourth most expensive game. Michigan’s one loss to Utah looks better every week, as the Utes have climbed the AP Poll to the No. 5 spot.