NORTH TEXAS IS

BOWL BOUND

Destination

North Texas will play in the Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. at the historic Cotton Bowl in Fair Park. The opponent will be Army.

Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl

Cotton Bowl, Dallas
December 27, 11 a.m. CT
Televised on ESPN
2015 result: Washington 44, Southern Miss 31

The Mean Green, in their first year under rookie head coach Seth Littrell, made one of the biggest turnarounds in the nation, going from 1-11 in 2015 to 5-7 in 2016. Although North Texas was one win short of the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility, a lack of bowl-eligible teams across the country forced the NCAA to allow a handful of five-win teams to play in bowls, and the selections were based on Academic Progress Rate scores. Among the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision schools, North Texas is 10th in APR and is second among teams not bowl eligible.

Bowl-game tickets are on sale now through the North Texas Ticket Office.

This will be the ninth bowl game in North Texas history and the first since the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl, when the Mean Green defeated UNLV, 36-14. It will be the sixth bowl game for NT in the last 16 years.

Littrell becomes the second Mean Green coach to take North Texas to a bowl game in his first year at the reins, and he does so on the 70th anniversary of the first rookie coach to lead NT to a bowl. In 1946, Odus Mitchell directed North Texas to the first bowl in school history and scored a 14-13 victory over College of the Pacific in the Optimist Bowl in Houston. Pacific was coached by the legendary Amos Alonzo Stagg, who, along with men like Knute Rockne and Pop Warner, was one of the pioneers and great innovators of college football.

This will be the Mean Green's second game against Army this year. On Oct. 22, North Texas defeated the Black Knights in West Point, NY, 35-18. This will be the sixth meeting all-time between North Texas and Army, and the Mean Green are slated to host Army at Apogee Stadium in 2017.

Tickets

Tickets to the Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl are on sale now through the North Texas Ticket Office.

Tickets can be purchased:

• Online. CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS NOW.
• In person at the Ticket Office next to Gate 2 at Apogee Stadium.
• By phone at 940-565-2527 or 800-868-2366. The Ticket Office is adding personnel and phones to handle calls.

Tickets are $75 for sideline reserved and $50 for corners.

CLICK HERE TO BUY BOWL TICKETS

Student Tickets

A limited number of discounted student tickets to the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8.

Current UNT students with a valid UNT ID can purchase bowl tickets for $20, with limit of two per student. Student tickets will go on sale in the concourse of the Super Pit between gates E and F at 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 prior to the Mean Green men's basketball game against Delaware State.

Student tickets will also be on sale at the North Texas Ticket Office, located next to Gate 2 at Apogee Stadium, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, and Monday, Dec. 12. If there are remaining discounted student tickets, additional dates and times will be announced.

Student tickets are for reserved seats in Section 19 of the Cotton Bowl, next to the Green Brigade.

There is also an opportunity for fans, alumni or campus organizations to buy a group of the discounted tickets to send students to the game. Call the North Texas Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 to arrange for purchase.

Ticket Office Hours

The Ticket Office will have temporary extended hours:

• Sunday, Dec. 4, from bowl announcment to 5 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 5, through Friday, Dec. 9, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 12, through Friday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 19, through Friday, Dec. 23, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 25

Ticket Shipping/Pickup

Tickets purchased through the North Texas Ticket Office by Dec. 18 are eligible for free FedEx shipping. Tickets will be shipped on Dec. 20 unless you select will call as your delivery method.

Extensive will-call ticket pickup will also be available at the Ticket Office at Apogee Stadium, at Mean Green men's and women's basketball games, and in the lobby of the team hotel in the days leading up to the game.

Tickets will also be available for pickup on gameday at the Cotton Bowl, Gate E, beginning at 9 a.m.

Benefits of Buying Through North Texas

In addition to free FedEx shipping and extended will-call opportunities, tickets purchased through the North Texas Ticket Office contribute extra dollars to support UNT student-athletes and gain free admission to the pre-game tailgate on Dec. 27.

Seating Assignments

Mean Green Club members will have priority in seating assignments for tickets purchased by Dec. 18.

Only orders received by Dec. 18 will be considered in Mean Green Club Priority seating. While there is no limit as to the number of tickets fans can purchase, there is a limit on the number of tickets that will be considered in priority seating assignments. Apogee Stadium suite holders can purchase a maximum of 20 tickets that will be considered in priority seating. All other fans can purchase up to eight tickets that will be considered in priority seating.

Any tickets above these limits will be assigned after the priority allotment, and any tickets purchased after Dec. 18 will be assigned on a first-purchased, first-served basis.

Questions About The Mean Green's Bowl Game?

Click here to be contacted by the Mean Green sales staff to discuss your bowl-game needs.

Events

There will be several events in the days leading up to the bowl game. Among the events will be a pre-game tailgate, and all persons purchasing tickets to the game through the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office will receive free admission to the tailgate.

Check back here for a schedule of events.

Travel

Hotels

The North Texas team hotel is the Westin Dallas Downtown, and Mean Green fans can get a special bowl-game rate.

The Westin Dallas Downtown is located at 1201 Main Street. Use the following link to make reservations: University of North Texas. Reservations can also be made by phone at 972-584-6650. Be sure to mention North Texas for the special bowl rate. The bowl rate is available for Dec. 21-30. To receive the rate, reservations must be made by Dec. 23.

The Dallas Marriott City Center, located at 650 North Pearl Street, has also made available rooms at a special rate. Rooms are available for Dec. 26 and Dec. 27, and reservations must be made by Dec. 19. Use the following link to make online reservations: UNT Friends and Family Football Block Heart of Texas Bowl.

Getting To The Game

Coming soon: information on riding DART Rail to the Cotton Bowl on gameday.

Game-Day Parking

Game-day parking information can be found here: Heart Of Dallas Bowl parking.

Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl Merchandise

Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl gear is on sale at Barnes & Noble stores on campus and at Voertman's Bookstore:

• Barnes & Noble bookstore on the first floor of the Univesity Union.
• The Mean Green Store at Apogee Stadium.
• Barnes & Noble souvenir stands at the Super Pit during North Texas men's and women's basketball games.
• Voertman's Bookstore at 1314 W. Hickory Street, across from the UNT campus (merchandise expected to arrive Dec. 9 or Dec. 12).

Gear is also available online:

• Shop MeanGreenSports.com
• Barnes & Noble online
• Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl online
• Voertman's online

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