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University of Houston Athletics sets TDECU Stadium season ticket record

By Chandler France – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Jun 12, 2023

Ahead of the school’s move to the Big 12 Conference, the University of Houston has sold more football season tickets at TDECU Stadium than ever before.

UH Athletics has surpassed 23,500 football season tickets for the upcoming season, breaking the previous record of 23,489 set in 2016, the university said June 12. That includes 6,000 new paid season tickets, as well as season ticket renewals, student tickets, and sponsorship and partnership agreement tickets.

With TDECU Stadium’s capacity of 40,000, that means over half the stadium is already sold to season ticket holders ahead of Houston’s inaugural Big 12 football season. The number of season ticket holders alone is also quickly approaching Houston’s average home attendance in recent years, which has been about 25,000, Chris Pezman, Houston's vice president for athletics, previously said. Pezman said he expects to see about 35,000 fans at home games this year with multiple games projected to sell out.

“If you can’t tell, there’s a lot of excitement and momentum here heading into the fall,” Pezman said in a June 12 statement. “Jump on board. Our bandwagon will never be too big. We need everybody. This is for the city of Houston, and we’re proud to represent the city of Houston in the Big 12.”

The new record comes after another ticketing record recently set for football. In April, Houston broke the record for new season ticket sales with just over 5,000 at that point. The previous record was set in 2017.