Dec. 17, 2009
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Tickets still remain for Navy's game against Missouri in the Texas Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 31 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Game time is set for 3:30 ET, 2:30 in Houston.
The bowl bid is a landmark achievement for the football program as it marks the first time in school history that Navy has gone to seven-straight bowl games. A win over the Tigers would give the Mids a school-record tying 10th win. Tickets for the Texas Bowl are on sale now at www.navysports.com , by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or at the Ricketts Hall Box Office. Tickets range from $25-$65.
Fans are also asked to purchase tickets to sponsor midshipmen and enlisted personnel and their families. The Naval Academy Athletic Association will discount tickets to support this initiative from $40 to $25 in an effort to encourage support and attendance of the midshipmen and our enlisted at the game.
Navy fans unable to make the trip to Houston are encouraged to sponsor four midshipmen for $100 or two enlisted for $50. The tax deductable donation will be administered through the Naval Academy Athletic Association ticket office.
"We strongly encourage Navy fans to buy their bowl tickets directly from the Naval Academy Athletic Association," said Gladchuk. "Our goal is to bring a large contingent of the Brigade of Midshipmen and we expect more than 20,000 Navy fans in the stands. It is very important for this game and for future Navy bowl considerations for our fans to purchase tickets through the NAAA. If you can't make it to the game we ask that Navy fans buy tickets for our midshipmen and enlisted personnel, which will allow us to create the usual pageantry of Navy football. Ticket donations through the NAAA ticket office are 100 percent tax deductible."
Fans can also purchase wristbands for the annual Brigade of Midshipmen Texas Bowl Tailgate by going to www.navyonline.com . The tailgate is generously supported by AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and the Navy Mutual Aid Society.
Anthony Travel is the official Naval Academy Texas Bowl travel agency. Travel packages include hotel accommodations at the JW Marriott (Navy team hotel). Visit AnthonyTravel.com and search Navy Bowl or call (800) 736-6377 to make your reservations.
