UFL Announces "Premiere" Season Schedule
August 6, 2009 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release
RUTHERFORD, NJ (August 6, 2009) -- The United Football League announced today the schedule for its "Premiere" season. The UFL's first game will be held on October 8th at Sam Boyd Stadium where the Las Vegas franchise will host San Francisco. This game will kick-off at 6:00 PM Pacific and will be shown on VERSUS in HD. The complete UFL "Premiere" schedule is:
Week 1
Thursday, October 8
San Francisco at Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium
6:00 PM Pacific
VERSUS
Week 1
Saturday,
October 10
New York at Florida
Citrus Bowl
7:00 PM Eastern
HDNet
Week 2
Wednesday, October 14
Florida at Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium
6:00 PM
Pacific
VERSUS
Week 2
Saturday, October 17
New York at San Francisco
AT&T Park*
6:00 PM
Pacific
HDNet
Week 3
Thursday, October 22
San Francisco at Florida
Citrus Bowl
7:00 PM
Eastern
VERSUS
Week 3
BYE WEEK
Las Vegas &
New York
Week 4
Thursday, October 29
San Francisco at
New York
TBA
7:00 PM
Eastern
VERSUS
Week 4
Friday, October 30
Las Vegas at Florida
TBA
7:00 PM
Eastern
HDNet
Week 5
Wednesday, November 4
Las Vegas at New York
James M. Shuart Stadium, Hofstra
Uniondale, NY
7:00 PM Eastern
VERSUS
Week 5
BYE WEEK
Florida &
San Francisco
Week 6
Thursday, November 12
Las Vegas at San Francisco
AT&T Park
6:00 PM
Pacific
VERSUS
Week 6
Saturday, November 14
Florida at New York
Rentschler Field - Hartford, Conn.
7:00 PM
Eastern
HDNet
Week 7
Thursday, November 19
Florida at San Francisco
AT&T Park
6:00 PM Pacific
VERSUS
Week 7
Friday, November 20
New York at Las Vegas
Home Depot Ctr.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
6:00 PM Pacific
HDNet
Week 8
Friday, November 27
Championship Game
Sam Boyd Stadium
Noon
Pacific
VERSUS
* baseball stadium
Tickets for most games go on-sale Wednesday, August 12th at 10:00 am local time in each market. All games in baseball stadiums are subject to relocation. Two of the locations will be announced next week during press conferences along with the on-sale date. The average regular season ticket price at UFL games will be $20 and $50 for the Championship Game. Groups larger than 10 are eligible for group discount packages and other benefits. For more information about group packages and accompanying fan experiences such as pre-game field visits and creation of fan tunnels for players to run through, please contact UFL Group Tickets at 877.UFL.2009.
"Our "Premiere" season stadiums are of the highest quality and we are thrilled to play our games at these professional venues," said Commissioner Michael Huyghue. "Each facility has been more than accommodating and shares our vision of providing quality professional sports entertainment at affordable prices. We look forward to announcing team names, unveiling uniforms and launching our ticket sales in each of our markets the week of August 10th.
To purchase tickets for Las Vegas games at Sam Boyd Stadium:
* Call UNLV Tickets Charge by Phone at 702.739.FANS or log onto www.UNLVtickets.com. * Visit any UNLV Tickets Outlets, located at The Galleria at Sunset, all Stations Casinos and Fiestas. * Tickets are also available to purchase at the Thomas and Mack Arena Box Office. Box office is open Monday-Friday from 10-6 and 10-4 on Saturday.
* Fans can purchase three-game season package (2-regular season games plus Championship Game) with a savings of $5 per ticket(s).
To purchase tickets for the Las Vegas game at Home Depot Center in LA:
* Call Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at 800.745.3000 or log onto www.ticketmaster.com.
* Tickets may also be purchased at all Tickemaster retail ticket locations in metro Los Angeles including Wherehouse Records, Robinsons-May, Tower Records, Ritmo Latino and Tu Musica. * Tickets are also available for purchase at the Home Depot Center Box Office located at 18400 Avalon Blvd in Carson. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10 AM - 6 PM.
To purchase tickets for the New York game at Hofstra University:
* Call 877.843.4835 (4UFL) or visit www.ufl-football.com
To purchase tickets for the New York game at Rentschler Field in Hartford:
* Call Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at 800.745.3000 or log onto www.ticketmaster.com. * Visit the XL Center Box Office, which is open Monday-Friday from NOON- 5. The XL Center Box Office is located in the XL Center Atrium outside Main Entrance to the arena, on the corner of Asylum and Trumbull Streets. Please note the XL Center Box Office does not sell tickets to an event on the first day tickets are on-sale.
To purchase tickets for Orlando games at the Citrus Bowl:
* Call Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at 800.745.3000 * Visit www.ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster Centers in the metro Orlando area (including F.Y.E. stores or Guest Services at the Florida Mall). * Tickets are also available for purchase at the Amway Arena Box Office located on the East Side of the Arena. Box office is open Monday-Friday from 10-6.
To purchase tickets for San Francisco Games at AT&T Park:
* Call Tickets.com at 800.225.2277 or logging onto www.tickets.com. * Visit any Giants Dugout Store, Sacramento State University or UC Davis * Tickets are also available to purchase at the San Francisco Giants Box Office at AT&T Park from 9-5. * Fans can purchase three-game regular season package with a savings of $5 per ticket(s). Offer valid until 10/31.
The UFL has also scheduled press conferences to announce team names and unveil uniforms in Las Vegas on August 10th, in San Francisco on August 11th, in Orlando on August 12th and in New York on August 13th. For information on press events, please contact Rachel Gary at Rachel.Gary@ufl-football.com.
About The UFL
The UFL was developed to fulfill the unmet needs of football fans in major markets currently underserved by professional football by providing a high quality traditional football league comprised of world class professional football players. The UFL will serve the communities with pride, dedication and passion, and uphold a leadership role in the development of football worldwide. The UFL will provide every fan with an affordable, accessible, exciting and entertaining game experience. Scheduled to debut in October 2009, the UFL's headquarters is in New York, N.Y. and has satellite offices in Jacksonville, Fla. and Rutherford, N.J. The UFL is led by Commissioner Michael Huyghue, COO Frank Vuono and is being funded by a consortium of investors including UFL Founder Bill Hambrecht, Tim Armstrong, Bill Mayer and Paul Pelosi. For more information on the UFL and how to purchase tickets for the UFL's "Premiere" season, please visit www.ufl-football.com. For group ticket sales, please call 877.UFL.2009.
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