With preseason preparations for Missouri State University’s 2017 football season officially kicking off this week, Bears fans will want to mark their calendars for next Tuesday (Aug. 1), when single-game tickets for MSU’s Sept. 2 season opener at Missouri will be available for purchase through the MSU Athletics box office.
A limited number of tickets in the Missouri State fan section for the game at Memorial Stadium in Columbia will be available for purchase, starting next Tuesday at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available for $50 (Sections 1 and 2), with no limit on quantities for MSU fans wishing to purchase seats. All tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Fans wishing to purchase seats may call (417) 836-7678 or visit the Old Missouri Bank Box Office at JQH Arena during summer hours (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
A fan bus is also available for Bears’ supporters wishing to trek to Columbia for MSU’s first meeting with the Tigers since 1923. For $75, fans can reserve a seat on a charter bus, with departure time to be announced following the determination of the game’s kickoff time. The cost of the fan bus also includes a game ticket and access to a pregame fan function in Columbia.
For fans wishing to catch any of the Bears’ five home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium this fall, single-game tickets will be available beginning Monday, August 14. Fans may purchase single-game tickets online at MissouriStateBears.com, in person at the box office at JQH Arena, or by phone at (417) 836-7678.
The Bears, picked ninth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s 2017 preseason poll Tuesday, will return 41 lettermen and 17 total offensive and defensive starters under third-year head coach Dave Steckel, following a 4-7 campaign in 2016. MSU has home games slated for Sept. 16 (Murray State), Sept. 23 (Illinois State), Oct. 21 (South Dakota State), Oct. 28 (Indiana State) and Nov. 11 (UNI). All home games kick off at 2 p.m. with pregame tailgating in BearFest Village starting at 11 a.m.
The box office will continue summer hours until Aug. 21, when it will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on weekdays. Single-game tickets range from $5 to $25, based on section and availability, with a $2 upcharge for Homecoming (Oct. 28) tickets.
Bears season tickets are also available in a variety of sections and price ranges. Season ticket information is available at MissouriStateBears.com or by calling (417) 836-8899.
