The Alabama vs. LSU tilt on Nov. 5 is currently the hottest ticket of the 2011 football season. According to FanSnap, a search engine that collects data from various online ticket resale websites, the average price for the game in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 5 is now $694. That's up from $675 earlier this week and about $425 at the end of September. All for a ticket that has a $70 face value.
Last year's LSU vs Bama contest in Baton Rouge had an average price of $385.
The next hottest ticket for 2011 is, unsurprisingly, the Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State tilt on Dec. 3. FanSnap says the average price for the game in Stillwater is currently $629. Obviously the ticket prices for both of these games are expected to increase as kickoff gets closer.
Michael Janes, the CEO of FanSnap, told Roll Bama Roll the demand for tickets this season is unusually high.
"It is not typical to see six college football games in a season with $400+ average ticket market prices," he said.
After the jump, you'll find the list of the Top 20 average ticket resale prices for college football games this season through Oct. 17 as tallied by FanSnap.
Top 20 Average Ticket Resale Prices in College Football as of 10/18/11
Date |
Game |
Price |
Stadium |
City |
Attnd |
Nov. 5 |
LSU vs Alabama |
$694 |
Bryant-Denny Stadium |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
n/a |
Dec. 3 |
Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State |
$629 |
Boon Pickens Stadium |
Stillwater, OK |
n/a |
Sept. 10 |
Notre Dame vs Michigan |
$475 |
Michigan Stadium |
Ann Arbor, MI |
111,106 |
Oct. 8 |
Oklahoma vs Texas |
$456 |
The Cotton Bowl |
Dallas, TX |
96,009 |
Oct. 1 |
Nebraska vs Wisconsin |
$440 |
Camp Randall Stadium |
Madison, WI |
81,384 |
Oct. 8 |
Ohio State vs Nebraska |
$425 |
Memorial Stadium |
Lincoln, NE |
85,426 |
Sept. 10 |
Alabama vs Penn State |
$385 |
Beaver Stadium |
University Park, PA |
107,846 |
Nov. 26 |
Alabama vs Auburn |
$382 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium |
Auburn, AL |
n/a |
Oct. 22 |
USC vs Notre Dame |
$357 |
Notre Dame Stadium |
Notre Dame, IN |
n/a |
Sept. 3 |
LSU vs Oregon |
$355 |
Cowboys Stadium |
Arlington, TX |
87,711 |
Nov. 26 |
Ohio State @ Michigan |
$352 |
Michigan Stadium |
Ann Arbor, MI |
n/a |
Nov. 25 |
Iowa vs Nebraska |
$330 |
Memorial Stadium |
Lincoln, NE |
n/a |
Dec. 10 |
Navy vs Army |
$318 |
FedEx Field |
Washington, DC |
n/a |
Oct. 1 |
Alabama vs Florida |
$288 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
Gainesville, FL |
90,888 |
Oct. 22 |
Auburn vs LSU |
$275 |
Tiger Stadium |
Baton Rouge, LA |
n/a |
Nov. 12 |
Auburn vs Georgia |
$253 |
Sanford Stadium |
Athens, GA |
n/a |
Nov. 12 |
Nebraska vs Penn State |
$248 |
Beaver Stadium |
University Park, PA |
n/a |
Nov. 26 |
Florida State vs Florida |
$243 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
Gainesville, FL |
n/a |
Oct. 29 |
Florida vs Georgia |
$241 |
EverBank Field |
Jacksonville, FL |
n/a |
Oct. 29 |
Michigan State vs Nebraska |
$173 |
Memorial Stadium |
Lincoln, NE |
n/a |
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Games listed in italics have already been played.