Nov. 18, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- As the regular Texas A&M student pull ended on Thursday at 5 p.m., a record 29,520 Aggies pulled tickets for the upcoming football game against 8th-ranked Nebraska on Saturday, Nov. 20 at Kyle Field. The old A&M record was 28,100 for the 2002 Oklahoma game.
"I'm so proud of the way our students have responded to 12th Man Day and like all of our fans, I can't wait for Saturday night's game," Director of Athletics Bill Byrne said. "I've asked our ticket office to put additional chairs on the track and find every available standing room space for even more students to attend. Even with the record pull, there were some students who did not claim their ticket today. At least 1,000 more student standing room only tickets remain. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, students may purchase guest tickets, walk-ups or pull tickets with unused sports options as long as they are available. Our goal remains to set the record for most students in attendance which we will verify with our ticket scanning system. I look forward to seeing all of the Aggies at Kyle Field on Saturday. Don't forget to bring your 12th Man towels."
The ticket windows at the north end of Kyle Field will open at 8 a.m. and the windows will close at 5 p.m., or until the 1,000 tickets are claimed.
The Aggies are trying to establish a new collegiate record for students actually attending a football game. The Texas A&M record of 28,100 was set for the Oklahoma game in 2002. In 2002, some 30,192 student season tickets were sold, but a small percentage of students did not claim their tickets for the Oklahoma game. Ohio State University holds approximately 30,000 seats for their students, but an actual drop count may not be available. The Horseshoe holds over 100,000 fans. The capacity at Kyle Field is 83,002 with additional space on the track surrounding the field. The record crowd at Kyle Field is currently 88,253 vs. Texas in 2007.
This game will also be the Maroon Out game with fans encouraged to wear Maroon. The very first Maroon Out game was played in 1998 with Texas A&M defeating the second-ranked Cornhuskers, 28-21, at Kyle Field.
Students entering the stadium will also have an opportunity to receive some 20,000 12th Man towels courtesy of Pepsi and Nationwide Insurance. The fact that Warren Barhorst, a former member of the 12th Man Kickoff team who made a tackle against Tim Brown and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 1988 Cotton Bowl, works for Nationwide Insurance is purely coincidental.
All public tickets are sold out for this game Saturday against Nebraska. A crowd in excess of 88,000 is expected.