Today, the University of Oklahoma announced a reduction in seating capacity of 50% of non-premium seats at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. We are disappointed, as you probably are, that we will not get to fill our stadium with 80,000 of our closest friends as we have for years. With that being said, our priority is the safety of Sooner Family, which includes our student-athletes, fans, stakeholders, and staff. We know you have questions on what this will look like. We have included information below to help you gain a better understanding of how we will proceed.
All seating locations selected or retained during the Sooner Seat Selection Process this month will automatically carry over to the 2021 season.
Please review the following information to learn more regarding your 2020 ticket allotment and what steps we will take to accommodate fans unable to attend this season. If you do not feel comfortable attending this season and would like to opt out of the 2020 season regardless of if you will qualify or not, please click here to let us know.
How Tickets & New Seating Locations Will Be Determined
Over the next week, the Sooner Club and Athletic Ticket Office will begin allocating seats in the reduced capacity format. Only accounts who have renewed their Sooner Club donation and season tickets will be considered in this process.
These are unprecedented circumstances and we understand the uneasiness that you may feel not being in your normal seat location for the 2020 season, however; it is important to us that you know these decisions are centered around safety and fairness. The process for awarding seats will be determined as follows:
Financial Information
All decision making regarding the upcoming season has been centered around the safety and wellbeing of fans and student-athletes, which has led to this decision for the upcoming season. With these decisions, the athletics department will face revenue shortfalls based on limited capacity for football games.
All seating locations selected or retained during the Sooner Seat Selection Process this month will automatically carry over to the 2021 season.
Please review the following information to learn more regarding your 2020 ticket allotment and what steps we will take to accommodate fans unable to attend this season. If you do not feel comfortable attending this season and would like to opt out of the 2020 season regardless of if you will qualify or not, please click here to let us know.
How Tickets & New Seating Locations Will Be Determined
Over the next week, the Sooner Club and Athletic Ticket Office will begin allocating seats in the reduced capacity format. Only accounts who have renewed their Sooner Club donation and season tickets will be considered in this process.
These are unprecedented circumstances and we understand the uneasiness that you may feel not being in your normal seat location for the 2020 season, however; it is important to us that you know these decisions are centered around safety and fairness. The process for awarding seats will be determined as follows:
- Seating will be staggered throughout sections at approximately 50% to allow fans to distance themselves from other patrons. The seating groups will be in groups of 2, 3, 4 and 6.
- Season Ticket Holders in each section will be ranked by priority.
- Seats will be allocated within as similar a seating location as possible.
- For those who do not receive the same area, an alternative location will be assigned.
- If you are relocated to another area, additional information will be communicated to you later this fall providing an opportunity to reallocate any unused funds.
- Suites and loge boxes will not be included in this reduction of seating and will remain at normal capacity due to being individual units with limited exposure to other groups.
Financial Information
All decision making regarding the upcoming season has been centered around the safety and wellbeing of fans and student-athletes, which has led to this decision for the upcoming season. With these decisions, the athletics department will face revenue shortfalls based on limited capacity for football games.
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How Can I Help Maintain OU’s Championship Standard?
For any member eligible to reallocate unused donation and/or ticket payments or those wishing to support OU and continue our commitment to a championship standard, contributions to the Sooner Relief Fund are the best way to make an immediate impact on these projected revenue shortfalls. Additional information on the unique benefits you will receive for contributing to this fund are included in the link below. |
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Red River Showdown Tickets
OU Athletics is actively working with the University of Texas, State Fair of Texas, and Texas state officials to determine what seating capacity changes will be made for this year’s game. Payments for those who received deferred payment options for the game were originally scheduled to be charged on August 1; however, we will hold off on charging these credit cards until final decisions have been made.
Once finalized plans have been made, we will recalculate membership levels and Championship Points to include any new contributions made, including the Sooner Relief Fund, prior to allocating tickets.
Army Tickets
There have been no adjustments to the 2020 schedule at this time, including the Army game in West Point, New York. For fans who have already purchased tickets for the Army game but no longer wish to attend, reallocation options will be available to you. Among the options available to you will include:
We sincerely appreciate your flexibility and understanding of the recent adjustments made to the 2020 season. We realize each decision made has a direct impact on you and we remain confident we will navigate these unprecedented times together.
OU Athletics is actively working with the University of Texas, State Fair of Texas, and Texas state officials to determine what seating capacity changes will be made for this year’s game. Payments for those who received deferred payment options for the game were originally scheduled to be charged on August 1; however, we will hold off on charging these credit cards until final decisions have been made.
Once finalized plans have been made, we will recalculate membership levels and Championship Points to include any new contributions made, including the Sooner Relief Fund, prior to allocating tickets.
Army Tickets
There have been no adjustments to the 2020 schedule at this time, including the Army game in West Point, New York. For fans who have already purchased tickets for the Army game but no longer wish to attend, reallocation options will be available to you. Among the options available to you will include:
- Convert your ticket payments as a tax-deductible gift to the Sooner Relief Fund
- Transfer payments to the 2021 Football Season Ticket Renewal
- Request a refund as an exception to our refund policy.
We sincerely appreciate your flexibility and understanding of the recent adjustments made to the 2020 season. We realize each decision made has a direct impact on you and we remain confident we will navigate these unprecedented times together.
