ORLANDO – Tickets for the 32nd
Annual Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Classic, the traditional
showdown between historically black institutions Bethune-Cookman
University and Florida A&M University, are now on sale to the
general public. Tickets to America's preeminent HBCU football game may
be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, at the Amway Center box office, by
phone (407.839.3900) or any Ticketmaster outlet. This year's game will
be played on Saturday, November 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Orlando's Florida
Citrus Bowl Stadium while being televised nationally on ESPN Classic.
Tickets are available for as low as $10.75 (3rd
level, corner), while other seats are available at great price levels
($27 end zone, $37 goal line or lower-deck corner). Priority seating for
the game is available with season ticket packages purchased through
either B-CU or FAMU. For Wildcat ticket information, call 386.481.2202;
for FAMU, call 850.599.3141.
Student tickets are available for $27 and may be purchased through the student's respective school.
Group
tickets (20 or more) may be purchased through Florida Citrus Sports
(407.423.2476) or at the FCSports Box Office, located in the South end
of the stadium (open Mon. and Wed., Noon – 4:00 p.m.; Fri., 10:00 a.m. –
1:00 p.m.).
Parking is on sale and available by visiting www.ClickandPark.com.
Fans
should purchase their tickets at one of the approved locations listed
above. Buying from any alternative source increases the risk of
receiving a counterfeit ticket.
Proceeds
from the BCBS of Florida Classic and all official ancillary events
support the participating institution's mission of providing educational
opportunities through scholarships for all students.