CU, CSU sell more than 55K Showdown tickets

More than 55,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown football game in Denver between CSU and the University of Colorado.

CU had sold 29,343 through 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, school spokesman Dave Plati said. That total includes 6,742 student tickets.

CSU had sold 26,400, school spokesman Paul Kirk said, including its full allotment of student tickets. CSU didn’t say how many student tickets it had sold, but students attempting to buy tickets Tuesday afternoon were told seats in the student section had sold out. Student tickets cost $25.

The two schools divvy up tickets for the game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, with CU getting 55 percent of the seats to sell and CSU getting 45 percent. This year’s game is not included in CU’s season-ticket package but is included in CSU’s.

Sports Authority Field at Mile High seats 76,125.

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