North Texas has accepted an invitation to play in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 16, at noon at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The opponent will be the 10-2 Troy Trojans, co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference and owners of a 24-21 win over No. 22 LSU of the Southeastern Conference.
This will be the Mean Green's 10th bowl game in program history, their second in as many years, and their fifth trip to the New Orleans Bowl but first since 2004. North Texas won four-straight Sun Belt Conference championships and played in the New Orleans Bowl from 2001 to 2004.
Tickets for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl are $60 for Midfield Premium Reserved and $40 for Sideline Reserved. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 940-565-2527 or 800-868-2366, or in person at the North Texas Ticket Office at Apogee Stadium Gate 2 until Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Tickets will also be on sale Dec. 13-15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the North Texas team hotel, the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
Location |
Price |
Midfield Premium Reserved |
$60 |
|
Sideline Reserved |
$40 |
North Texas seating areas are on the west side of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Student ticket prices will be revealed at the Super Pit Bowl Celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Super Pit. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Mean Green Club members have priority for tickets to all postseason games, and seat assignments for all postseason games will be allocated based on Priority Point ranking. Click here to make your Mean Green Club gift and ensure preferred ticket assignment within UNT’s block of seats, or call the Mean Green Club at 940-369-7284. Priority Points for bowl-ticket allocation locked on Dec. 1.
Why buy from the North Texas Ticket Office instead of secondary ticket brokers? Here's why:
The North Texas Ticket Office is open:
Fans have multiple options where they can pickup tickets that were purchased online or over the phone:
The North Texas will call/player pass window will be located at Mercedes-Benz Superdome Gate B.
North Texas will broadcast a special bowl game radio show from the lobby of the North Texas team hotel, the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Broadcast details are coming soon.
On Friday, Dec. 15, the bowl is sponsoring a concert featuring Vanilla Ice, Salt N Pepa, Kid N Play, Color Me Bad, Coolio and more at the Smoothie King Center. Tickets are available online via TicketMaster.com and start at $26 each.
Details are coming soon.
North Texas will hold a pre-game tailgate party on Saturday, Dec. 16. Details are coming soon.
Can't make it to New Orleans? You can still watch the game with other Mean Green fans.
Click here for directions to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Click here for information on parking at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Click here for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl's gameday policies. NOTE: the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl does not enforce the NFL bag policy. The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl allows bags that do not exceed 12" x 12" x 12."
Get your Mean Green gear at the official online store of North Texas Athletics. Bowl merchandise coming soon.
