NIU football tickets on sale for Soldier Field game
Tickets to college football game on Labor Day Weekend at Soldier Field between Northern Illinois and Iowa are now on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster and the NIU Athletics Ticket Office.
NIU plays host to the Hawkeyes on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the lakefront stadium.
For Northern Illinois, it will be the program’s third September game at Soldier Field in six seasons, Iowa and NIU played there in 2007 before a sellout crowd of 61,500. Last year, NIU and Wisconsin played at Soldier Field on Sept. 17 in front of 41,068 fans.
Tickets can be ordered online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling the Ticketmaster toll-free number at 1-800-745-3000, or in person at any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets to Soldier Field Showdown III are priced at $60 (upper level seats), $70 (lower level and midfield) and $80 (club seats). Fans will be able to designate their fan affiliation to be seated on the appropriate side of the stadium.
Although the priority deadline for Northern Illinois season ticket holders has passed, Huskie fans who order 2012 season tickets or donate to the Huskie Athletic Support Fund by calling the NIU Athletics External Office at 815-753-1923 or the NIU Athletics Ticket office at 815-752-6800, will be able to order Northern Illinois-Iowa tickets at that time through NIU. The NIU Athletics Ticket Office in the Convocation Center is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
NIU is 0-7 against Iowa in football, but the Huskies enter the 2012 season opener with the longest winning streak in the country after closing out 2011 with nine straight wins. The Huskies won the 2011 Mid-American Conference Championship and defeated Sun Belt Champion Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala. NIU returns 19 starters, including 11 on defense and all of its specialists, while the offense will be led by junior quarterback Jordan Lynch.
Iowa posted a 7-6 record a year ago, including an appearance in the 2011 Insight Bowl versus Oklahoma. The Hawkeyes return 12 starters, and feature new coordinators on both sides of the ball in 2012.
Northern Illinois students can purchase a ticket to Soldier Field Showdown III in the designated student section for $25. Student tickets can only be ordered in person at the NIU Athletics Ticket Office.