Ranked as #3 on AP’s Top 25 Schools for the upcoming 2014 season, the Oregon Ducks also stand as the eighth highest-priced ticket on the secondary market at home this season on the TiqIQ Top 25. The team is expected to have another dominant season following its 11-2 record and thrashing of Texas in the 2013 Alamo Bowl last season. With less than two weeks separating Oregon from its first home game at Autzen Stadium against South Dakota, expectations will be high when they take the field on August 30.
The average secondary price for Oregon Ducks football tickets for the upcoming 2014 season is currently $152, according to TiqIQ. Despite the success of the team last season, this marks a price decrease of 2.5% from last season’s average of $155.98. The Ducks’ most expensive game last season was an October 26 game against UCLA which had an average price of $272.12. The priciest game of the 2014 season will be on September 6 when Michigan State visits Autzen Stadium. The average price for Oregon vs Michigan State football tickets is $319.80 on the secondary market, 110.3% above the season average, with a get-in price of $147.
Other top-priced home games on the Oregon football schedule include a November 1 game against Stanford and October 18 against Washington, which each are above Oregon’s season average. The average price for November 1 Oregon vs Stanford tickets is $242.45 on the secondary market, 59.5% above season average, with a get-in price of $107. October 18 Oregon vs Washington tickets currently average at $205.89, 35.4% above season average, with a get-in price of $98.
Other teams that will visit Autzen Stadium this season include Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. Like last season, the school’s season opening game on August 30 will be the cheapest home game on the Oregon football schedule. Oregon vs South Dakota tickets average at $64.44 on the secondary market, 57.6% below season average, with a get-in price of $9. The Ducks opened against Nicholls State last season and saw an average price of $65.78, 57.8% below 2013 season average. A September 13 game with Wyoming will serve as the second cheapest game of the season as average price for Oregon vs Wyoming tickets is $82.55 on the secondary market, 45.69% below the season average, with the get-in price at $18.
Trailing just the highest-ranked Florida State Seminoles and Alabama Crimson Tide, the Oregon Ducks are expected to have another successful season under second-year coach Mark Helfrich. As the team draws closer to its August 30 opening game, it will hold some impressive secondary market ticket prices along with high expectations from fans and critics alike.
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