Like most things, college football gets more expensive every year. As we head into the historic 2024 season, the cost of attending games continues to rise, and that goes for fans heading out to the stadium on Saturdays this fall, too.
As expected, the tickets themselves make up the majority of the cost, but when you factor in food and drink prices and parking fees, attending a college football game is quite an investment for most fans.
Oddspedia has tallied all the dollars and compiled a ranking of the nation's most expensive game days for fans heading out to the stadium this fall.
Total cost: $229
Nebraska fans will pay an average of $190 for two tickets, plus $25 for parking and another $15 for two hot dogs and two sodas — costs that Cornhusker fans are happy to pay because the school holds the record for the longest sold-out home game in college football history.
Total cost: $230
Two tickets to a game between the hedges costs an average of $200 for Bulldog fans, plus $20 for parking and $10 for a hot dog and soda. Georgia has won 29 straight home games and is putting on a great show for its paying crowds.
Total cost: $234
With parking reportedly costing $40 and concession fees over $50, the most expensive in college football, you're better off taking a bus to the Rose Bowl and bringing your own food to watch the Bruins play in their first appearance in the Big Ten Conference this fall, though ticket prices are a bit cheaper, averaging $138 for two seats in Pasadena.
Total cost: $236
While the Cowbells aren't included on this ranking, Saturday in Starkville will undoubtedly be one of the most memorable in the country for visitors and Bulldog fans alike. Two tickets to the MSU game average $170, with parking a steep $40.
Total cost: $240
Clemson fans can't put a price on watching their team touch Howard Rock or run down the hills of Death Valley, especially at a night game, but they're happy to pay a reported $194 for two tickets, in addition to $30 for parking and $16 for drinks and hot dogs.
Total cost: $241
University of Missouri fans will pay an average of $180 for two tickets to Faurot Field this season, which has great potential as the team comes off 11 wins in the Cotton Bowl and is looking to make a run at an expanded College Football Playoff.
Total cost: $242
Longhorns fans are expected to pay $40 for parking at the Forty Acres, plus reportedly shell out $170 for two tickets as Austin becomes an expansion center for college football when Texas joins the robust SEC this fall.
Total cost: $261
That price doesn't include the many travel expenses that Notre Dame fans who fly in from across the country on Saturday will have to pay: $200 for two tickets, plus $35 for parking and $26 for a hot dog and soda combo.
Total cost: $264
In West Virginia, home to some of the most passionate fanbases in college football, two football tickets cost an average of about $200, plus $20 for parking and $18 for two beers.
Total cost: $276
For the first time, the SEC logo will be painted on the field at the Palace on the Prairie as the Sooners enter college football's toughest conference, making the home games better than ever and fans will shell out $206 for two tickets to watch them live.
See the full rankings here. Oddspedia
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