West Virginia Mountaineers Football Tickets

West Virginia football in brief: a state's team

The West Virginia Mountaineers play home games at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on the Evansdale side of the WVU campus in Morgantown, with a regular season from early September through November. The program dates to 1891 and has won or shared 15 conference titles, eight in the Southern Conference and seven in the Big East. WVU has played in the Big 12 since 2012.

West Virginia has no major professional teams, so WVU football carries the weight of a statewide program. It has been suggested that Morgantown becomes the largest city in the state on game days. The Mountaineers reached the national title game once, losing to Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl after the 1988 season, and won three BCS bowls between the 2005 and 2011 seasons: the Sugar, the Fiesta and the Orange, where a 70–33 win over Clemson set an NCAA record for points in a bowl game. Head coaches and rosters change, so check the team's official site for the current staff.

Where to sit at Milan Puskar Stadium

Milan Puskar Stadium opened in 1980 with seating on the east and west sidelines and has since been enclosed at both ends. The south end zone was added in 1985 and connects to the football offices; the north end holds the Touchdown Terrace club seats and suites, built in 2004, plus a large video board added in 2017. Official capacity is 60,000, though crowds have topped it, with a record 70,222 against Miami in 1993.

Sideline vs. end zone

Seats between the 30-yard lines on either sideline give the best view of the game. Mid-level rows usually beat the first few rows, which sit low behind the team areas and sideline traffic. End-zone seats are the value option and put you close to scoring plays, but the far end of the field is hard to judge from there.

Sun and shade

The field runs north to south, so in afternoon games the sun moves into the western sky. Fans on the east sideline face it late in the game, while the west sideline has it at their backs. September afternoons can be warm and humid; November games in the hills of north-central West Virginia can be raw and cold.

Students, color and noise

The student section, known as the Mountaineer Maniacs, is the loudest part of the stadium. The "Let's Go… Mountaineers" chant runs across the bowl, with the east side shouting "Let's Go" and the west answering "Mountaineers." For Stripe the Stadium games, fans in even-numbered sections wear blue and fans in odd-numbered sections wear gold, so check your section number before you dress. Visiting fans are spread through resale seats; check the seat map if you want to avoid or join them.

The stadium's original 1980 press box is scheduled to be demolished after the 2026 season, with a new press box and premium tower planned to open for the 2028 season, so expect construction-related changes on the west side in that window.

The Backyard Brawl and the WVU games that sell out

The Backyard Brawl with Pittsburgh is West Virginia's oldest and fiercest rivalry. The schools are about 70 miles apart and first met in 1895. The series paused after 2011, returned from 2022 to 2025 and has been extended to run from 2029 through 2036. Pitt leads the all-time series, but WVU won the 2025 meeting 31–24 in overtime.

• Pitt: the rivalry game, when it is on the schedule, draws the strongest demand in Morgantown.
• Penn State, Maryland and Virginia Tech: regional series that return to the schedule periodically, the last for the Black Diamond Trophy.
• Big 12 contenders: ranked conference opponents and night kickoffs fill the stadium.
• Gold Rush and True Blue games: one home game each season asks fans to wear all gold, and another all blue, which adds to the atmosphere.

Early-season nonconference games are usually the easiest seats to find.

Country Roads, the Mantrip and Morgantown gameday

• "Take Me Home, Country Roads": John Denver's song has been part of every home pregame show since 1972. Denver performed it himself at the stadium's 1980 dedication, and after every home win the players and fans link arms and sing it.
• The Mountaineer Mantrip: started in 2011, the team walks to the stadium through a tunnel of fans and touches a 350-pound block of coal from the Upper Big Branch mine, honoring the state's coal miners. Since 2018 the players also wave to patients at the adjacent WVU Medicine Children's Hospital.
• The Mountaineer: the coonskin-capped mascot fires a musket when the team takes the field, after each quarter and after every score.
• The Pride of West Virginia: the marching band's pregame show includes a 220-beat-per-minute drum cadence and the formation of the Flying WV.

As of the 2025 season, university-run parking lots open at 7 a.m. for Saturday games, tailgates are limited to 20 people per space, open fires and kegs are prohibited, and RVs must leave by noon the next day. Free general parking is offered at the Coliseum. Check WVU's football parking page for current lots and rules.

How WVU football tickets work

WVU sells season tickets, single-game tickets and student tickets. Season ticket holders and athletics donors get first choice of sideline seats, so the best locations rarely reach the general public sale, and students buy through their own allotment.

For big games, especially Pitt or a ranked Big 12 opponent, resale is how most fans get in. Prices for those games tend to rise as the date approaches, while early nonconference games often trade below what fans expect. GoodSeats orders include free shipping and no digital transfer fees.

WVU has enforced a clear-bag policy since August 2017: one clear bag no larger than 12 by 6 by 12 inches or a one-gallon freezer bag, plus a small clutch no larger than 6 by 9 inches. Seat cushions and chairbacks under 16 inches wide without pockets are allowed. This was the policy as of 2026; check WVU's current rules before you go.

Notable moments in Mountaineer football

• 1922: the only unbeaten season in program history, a 10–0–1 finish.
• 1980: the current stadium opened, and Don Nehlen began a 21-season tenure as the program's winningest coach.
• 1988: an undefeated regular season led to the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame for the national title.
• 1993: a record crowd of 70,222 watched WVU beat No. 4 Miami on the way to another unbeaten regular season.
• 2005 to 2008: quarterback Pat White won four straight bowl games as a starter, including the Sugar Bowl over Georgia.
• 2007: a loss to Pitt in the 100th Backyard Brawl cost WVU a national title game berth.

Sources

• Wikipedia – West Virginia Mountaineers football
• Wikipedia – Milan Puskar Stadium
• WVU Athletics – Clear Bag Policy
• WVU Athletics – Football Parking
• WVU Athletics – Gameday Central