The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
The Big Ticket: The Ticket Option for UT Students
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Your All-Access Pass to Texas Athletics and the Texas student game day experience. With one purchase, you get access to over 100 Texas home athletic events and the opportunity to be part of the best student atmosphere in college sports.
What to Know Before You Buy
Please read thoroughly before purchasing the Big Ticket
How do I Purchase 'The Big Ticket'?
- Click here or use the Student Ticket Sign In
- Log in using your UT EID and password, then select ONE of the following options:
- Purchase the Big Ticket with football
- Purchase the Big Ticket without football
How do I use my Big Ticket to Get Into Football Games?
Football Student Claim Process for 2026
- Big Ticket holders WITH football access are be able to claim a mobile student football ticket in advance of each home game while student tickets remain in the student seating section.
- Claiming a mobile student ticket guarantees entry on gameday, and general admission seating will still be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Longhorn Foundation student members will have priority access to claim student tickets on home game weeks beginning on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Central prior to all Big Ticket Holders on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Central.
- On gameday, make sure your mobile ticket is downloaded to your phone’s digital wallet before you head to the stadium, and bring your physical UT student ID (mobile IDs do not work) to the game.
Where Do I Enter and Sit?
- Big Ticket holders with general admission lower level student tickets must enter the stadium at Gate 25 on a first-come, first-served basis beginning three hours prior to kickoff.
- Gate 25, located on the northeast corner of the stadium, is the only gate that Big Ticket holders with general admission lower level tickets may enter.
- Please note that there is NOT a separate early access line for Longhorn Foundation student members; all Big Ticket holders with general admission lower level tickets will enter the same queue.
- Your mobile ticket will be scanned. You will receive one wristband upon entry, head inside and cheer on the Horns!
Football Ticket Violations & Consequences
- All football student tickets are non-transferable and cannot be resold.
- Ticket must be used by the UT student with a matching physical UT student ID.
- Any Big Ticket holder who claims a football student ticket but does not scan into the game will be issued a warning for lack of ticket usage.
- To avoid a potential warning for a lack of use of ticket, students can return their claimed student ticket up to three hours prior to kick-off using their Texas Athletics ticket account.
- Students who do not use claimed tickets twice in a season will have their ability to claim tickets for all remaining home football games revoked, without refund. If football privileges are revoked Big Ticket Holders will still be able to attend non-football events.
- Please read the Rules, Regulations, & Revocation Policy dropdown for more info
Wristband Policy
- Students who have purchased the Big Ticket with Football AND have successfully claimed a student ticket to a regular season home football game will receive a wristband from Texas Athletics event staff personnel when they enter Gate 25. This wristband must be put on immediately upon entry.
- It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they leave the gate with their wristband on before proceeding to the stands. This wristband will allow each student access to the general admission student section bleachers (Sections 16-27). Wristbands will not be given out to any UT students who has not scanned in at Gate 25 and replacement wristbands will not be distributed.
Wristband Violation Policy
- Any student caught violating the use of wristbands including but not limited to repurposing wristbands to gain access for themselves or others into the student section and/or found in possession of more than one wristband will be in violation of the Big Ticket Policy and will lose their Big Ticket with Football privileges for the remainder of the academic year.
How do I use my Big Ticket to Get Into Other Games?
Texas Volleyball, Basketball (M/W), Baseball, and Softball:
- Your Big Ticket is loaded on your physical UT Student ID card. Just scan your ID at the gate and you will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis while student seats remain.
- Mobile Student IDs are not valid for admission.
Where do I sit?
Texas Men’s Basketball
- Moody Center
- Enter through East Gates.
- Gate opens 90 minutes prior to tip-off.
- Student seating is general admission in the designated student section (Section 101-102, 112-114, 117-118, part of 119, 123). Limited number of standing room only available in the upper level. Wristbands are required for entry in the student sections and handed out at the East Gate at the time of entry.
- Student seats are first come, first serve.
Texas Women’s Basketball
- Moody Center
- Enter through Southwest Gates
- Gate opens 60 minutes prior to tip-off.
- Student seating is general admission in the designated student section (Section 101-102, 112-114).
- Student seats are first come, first serve.
Texas Softball
- Red & Charline McCombs Field
- Enter through Grandstands
- Gate opens 60 minute prior to first pitch.
- Student seating is general admission and available on a first come, first serve basis
Texas Baseball
- UFCU Disch-Falk Field
- Enter through Gate 6
- Gate opens 90 minute prior to first pitch.
- Student seating is general admission in Section L7, Standing Room Only, Yeti Yard and Built Ford Tough Yard. Student seats are first come, first serve.
Non-Ticketed Sporting Events:
- Admission is free for all fans, and no Big Ticket is required for Texas Soccer, Texas Golf (men's and women's), Rowing, Swimming and Diving (men's and women's), Tennis (men's and women's), Beach Volleyball, and Track and Field/Cross Country (men's and women's - not including Texas Relays).
Big Ticket Disclaimer
- Having a Big Ticket does not guarantee admission to each event. Admission is available on a first-come, first-served basis while student seats remain at each event.
- Students should have their mobile phones (football) and physical UT student ID (all other ticketed sports) ready when entering venues to scan their Big Ticket.
What is the Longhorn Foundation Student Membership?
Longhorn Foundation
By purchasing The Big Ticket with Football and a Longhorn Foundation student membership, you can guarantee your seat at all home football games. Your support as a Longhorn Foundation student member helps to provide the resources our student-athletes need to achieve championship performance, plus grants you access to a range of insider benefits.
- Students can add their Longhorn Foundation student membership beginning August 11 if The Big Ticket with Football is purchased before July 31 at 11:59 P.M. CT.
- The Longhorn Foundation Student Membership is an optional, $140 add-on that provides additional benefits only to Big Ticket holders WITH football.
- This gives you advance access to claim your mobile student tickets to home football games prior to all other Big Ticket holders WITH football.
- Early claim period allows you an additional full day to claim your football mobile student ticket. As long as you claim your ticket during the Longhorn Foundation Student Member window, you are guaranteed a ticket!
- This year, Longhorn Foundation Student Memberships will be limited to the first 6,000 Big Ticket Holders who opt to make a $140 donation.
Learn more about the Longhorn Foundation Student Membership and perks here
Allstate Red River Rivalry Ticket Requests (Available to Big Ticket holders with football only.)
Red River Rivalry Ticket Requests
Every year, Big Ticket holders WITH Football get priority access to purchase tickets for the Allstate Red River Rivalry vs. OU. Because this is a neutral-site game, this ticket request is an additional purchase that is not included with the $250 cost of the Big Ticket.
- The priority deadline to purchase Texas Football versus Oklahoma tickets is July 31, 2026 (limit 1 ticket per student).
- BOTH the Big Ticket WITH football ticket access and the OU ticket(s) must have been purchased by this time for Big Ticket holders to be eligible for allocation.
- Priority will be given to Longhorn Foundation student members.
- All ticket allocations are based on availability. Ticket requests not filled will be notified in September and your credit card will not be charged.
Group Seating for the Allstate Red River Rivalry:
- Big Ticket holders that are interested in group seating for the Oklahoma game MUST select the group seating option during the purchase process.
- Groups cannot be created or altered once the purchase process is completed.
- Priority seating will be given to groups made up entirely of students that have purchased both The Big Ticket AND the Longhorn Foundation Student Membership. See the bottom of this webpage for more information.
- After the above groups have been seated, allocation of groups will then be weighted based on class standing of all group members who have also purchased The Big Ticket.
- All ticket allocations are based on availability.
Can I purchase Football Away Game and Postseason Tickets? (Available to Big Ticket holders with football only.)
Away Games: Yes—you can request tickets, subject to availability.
- Away game tickets can be requested and are subject to availability.
- You will not be charged unless your request is fulfilled.
- Allstate Red River Rivalry is excluded.
- All ticket allocations are based on Texas Athletics Loyalty Point ranking.
Postseason: Possibly - ticket opportunities vary based on availability.
- Postseason tickets are not included with the Big Ticket. However, you may have the opportunity to purchase student tickets based on availability for hosted events OR based on Texas Athletics loyalty point ranking for non-hosted events.
Priority Access (Optional Add-On)
- Adding the Longhorn Foundation Student Membership provides priority access to select postseason opportunities, including the SEC Championship, bowl games, and the Red River Rivalry.
What if I Require ADA Seating Accommodations?
You can still purchase the Big Ticket if you require ADA seating.
Accessible seating is available on game day on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff will be available to assist you upon arrival.
For questions or additional support, contact the Texas Athletics Ticket Office at 512-471-3333
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT
Apple Binding
Apple Binding
All Big Ticket holders with Apple devices will have their Texas Longhorns ticket accounts bound to their Apple ID.
Each student account is digitally bound to the first Apple device used where the first Football game ticket is downloaded to the Apple Wallet. To successfully download your football ticket and scan into a home Football game, you must use the same device the student account is originally bound to.
- If your account was bound to a different device that isn't registered to your Apple ID, you will need to use that specific device to scan your ticket for entry.
- If your student account is bound to a device you do not have access to use, you should not claim a ticket.
- If your student ticket is not scanned due to being bound to a different device — or if it is bound to a device that does not belong to you — you will receive a strike.
Binding your Big Ticket to a device that is not your own is a violation of the Big Ticket policy and may result in further disciplinary action or loss of Big Ticket privileges.
Rules, Regulations, & Revocation Policy
Big Ticket Revocation Policy, Rules, & Regulations
Please note that the Big Ticket is a special discounted package exclusive for current UT students. Students must adhere to the General Public Ticket Revocation Policy, Rules & Regulations in addition to the following policies to ensure the integrity of student ticket use:
- Big Ticket holders WITH Football that receive two no-show penalty strikes in one home football season will lose claim privileges for the remainder of the football season.
- Big Ticket holders WITH Football take full responsibility to ensure their game ticket has been scanned by the start of halftime, and no appeals will be considered by Texas Athletics.
- Big Ticket holders WITH Football that sell or transfer their ticket to another student or non-student will have their Big Ticket revoked for all athletics events for the remainder of the academic year.
- Big Ticket holders that bind their Texas Athletics ticket account to an Apple Account that is not their own will be considered a violation of the Big Ticket rules and regulations and Big Ticket privileges will be revoked for the remainder of the academic year.
- Big Ticket holders that violate any of Ticket Rules and Regulations will have their Big Ticket privileges revoked for the remainder of the academic year.
Violations that will result in revocation of Big Ticket claim and attendance privileges for the remainder of the academic year include, but are not limited to:
- The sale or attempted sale of student game tickets
- The duplication, replication, or altering of student game tickets
- Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized access to the online student ticket distribution system or the account of another student
- The presentation of a false, duplicated, replicated or altered University of Texas Student ID, or the University of Texas ID of another student, at the student entry gate or Texas Athletics Ticket Office
- Attempting to enter a "sold out" football home event game without a valid claimed ticket
- Removal from the student entry gate line or stadium for disorderly behavior including, but not limited to, throwing items on the playing surface.
- Students violating Big Ticket Rules & Regulations may be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students or the University of Texas Police Department
- All Big Tickets are conditional upon and subject to University and Athletics Department policies.
- Any student caught violating the use of wristbands including but not limited to repurposing wristbands to gain access for themselves or others into the student section and/or found in possession of more than one wristband will be in violation of the Big Ticket Policy and will lose their Big Ticket with Football privileges for the remainder of the academic year.
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