University of Minnesota Athletics
Vikings Game Day Information
12/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The University of Minnesota is excited to host Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium.
This page will serve as a clearinghouse for any and all information we can pass along to individuals attending the game.
Ticketing and Gate Entry
This page will serve as a clearinghouse for any and all information we can pass along to individuals attending the game.
Ticketing and Gate Entry
- The Vikings have released their ticket policy for Monday night’s game.
- Gates will open to ticketed fans at 5 p.m. Fans may begin assembling to enter the stadium at 4 p.m.
- Per university policy, overnight camping is prohibited. Fans are asked not to arrive at the stadium prior to 4 p.m.
- Fans are encouraged to enter TCF Bank Stadium through the gates on the same side of the stadium that they park. For example, fans who park on the east side of TCF Bank Stadium or on the St. Paul campus should utilize gates B, C and D. East side parkers should not walk around to the west side of the Stadium to enter through gates A and E.
- All premium seat holders should enter TCF Bank Stadium through the Benton County entrance on the southwest side of the stadium.
Parking
- Fans are encouraged to utilize public transportation to and from TCF Bank Stadium for Monday night’s game. Shuttles will be running from traditional downtown Vikings game-day parking locations.
- On-campus parking will be available at 9 a.m. but is extremely limited. Fans wishing to drive to campus should plan to park in St. Paul campus parking locations and utilize shuttles to and from the stadium. Parking in St. Paul will be $10.
- Additional parking is available on both the east and west banks of the Minneapolis campus.
- Due to severe parking limitations on the University of Minnesota campus, tailgating will not be permitted in any on-campus parking lot.
Media
- University of Minnesota officials will not hold a media briefing on Saturday. A media briefing will be held on Sunday. Information on the Sunday briefing will be announced as soon as possible.
- Game-day access to the stadium will be at the Dodge County entrance, beginning at 2 p.m.
- For credentials and media parking information regarding Monday night’s game, contact Jon Ekstrom in the Minnesota Vikings public relations office at 952.828.6511.
- Minneapolis and Chicago local television units will be limited to one satellite or RF truck in the TCF Bank Stadium television compound.
- Television outlets interested in conducting live shots from the field on Monday should coordinate with the Vikings public relations staff regarding NFL rules and regulations. Crews will be asked to set up for live shots at the east end of TCF Bank Stadium, in the band seating area. For transmission, tie-ins will take place on the north side of the field, using the panel at the 20-yard line.
- Local television stations interested in testing transmission lines will be allowed in TCF Bank Stadium Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Enter through the Jackson County entrance.
Campus Community
- Campus constituents are encouraged to take appropriate action to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on Monday.
- More than 50,000 Vikings fans are expected to begin arriving at the stadium in the hours before kickoff. While fans are being encouraged to take public transportation, there will be increased traffic and congestion during that time, so please plan accordingly.
- Faculty and staff who need to come to campus Monday afternoon and evening for finals and work shifts should plan extra travel time.
- Parking contracts will be honored as usual, however there will be no reciprocal parking that evening.
- Public parking facilities will open at 4 p.m. for game day parking and switch to event rates. Faculty, staff, and students can, however, show a valid University I.D. and pay $6.00 for ramp and garage parking, or $3.75 for lot parking. These spaces will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Regular campus shuttle service will be in operation as well as additional shuttle buses similar to those that run on Gopher football game day.
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