[Herky] 2 home games sold out

[Sue Bailey]

Aug 19, 2016 at 4:28 pm

IOWA CITY — Iowa’s home football games against Michigan and Iowa State 
are sold out, as is its 8,200 student season-ticket allotment, the 
school announced Friday.

With the sellout status, Iowa’s athletics department will stop selling 
season tickets and three-game ticket packages. Single-game tickets 
remain for the remaining five contests.

After a few years of struggling to fill the Kinnick Stadium student 
section, Athletics Director Gary Barta said the student sellout status 
represented a 35 percent boost over 2015.

“Student attendance plays a key role in the atmosphere within Kinnick 
Stadium on game day,” Barta said in a statement. “And, we want our 
students to enjoy the experience and become Hawkeye fans for life.”

Both games against Iowa State (Sept. 10) and Michigan (Nov. 12) are held 
at night. Iowa has less than 2,500 tickets available for home dates 
against border rival Wisconsin (Oct. 22) and five-time FCS champion 
North Dakota State (Sept. 17). The Hawkeyes open against Miami (Ohio) on 
Sept. 3. Other home games include Northwestern (Oct. 1) and Nebraska 
(Nov. 25).

The Hawkeyes finished last year with a 12-2 overall record and won the 
Big Ten West Division championship. Iowa’s only sellout was against 
Minnesota on Nov. 14.

Iowa has relaxed postgame tailgating time limits for day games but not 
for the two night games. The university also will implement a clear-bag 
policy for 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches.

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