MTSU Football Tickets On Sale Now For University Of Louisville Game At LP Field

Tickets for the 2006 Middle Tennessee State University vs. University of Louisville game, hosted by the Nashville Sports Council, will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m.

Tickets for the game start at only $10 and are available in all sections:  $35 - Club, $20/$15 - Lower, and $15/$10 - Upper.  Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at 615-255-9600 or www.ticketmaster.com.

The game will take place Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at LP Field in Nashville, TN and will be televised nationally on ESPN2.

The Louisville Cardinals enter the 2006 season ranked nationally after finishing last season 9-3.  Rick Stockstill, MTSU's head football coach, marks his first full season as a Division I-A coach this year.

"We're looking forward to hosting MTSU and Louisville at LP Field," said Scott Ramsey, executive director of the Nashville Sports Council.  "This is a great opportunity for local football fans to enjoy a great college football game at a reasonable price.  Nashville is a great host city for the thousands of out-of-town fans we expect for the game."

This game will mark the Blue Raiders' first nationally televised contest in the Division I-A era, and the second in the school's history. The last time MTSU played a nationally televised game was in 1989 against Georgia Southern on ESPN.

"This is going to be a special night and I hope all Blue Raider fans and football fans will come out to LP Field and watch a great college football game," said Director of Athletics Chris Massaro. "We are delighted to have the opportunity to showcase our program and university to a nationwide audience on ESPN2. Our fans have always responded well to games in Nashville and now they can see us play in an NFL stadium where tickets start at only $10. This will be the first nationally-televised home game in the history of our program which will give our fans the opportunity to show the nation the type of support and fan following we have at Middle Tennessee. It should be an exciting game against one of the top-rated teams in the country."