Matt L. Stephens

matthewstephens@coloradoan.com

College football season in Colorado begins Aug. 29 with the Rocky Mountain Showdown and ticket sales have increased slightly from a year ago.

As of Monday night, the University of Colorado had sold more than twice as many tickets as CSU to the annual rivalry game at Sports Authority Field in Denver that will kick off at 7 p.m. and air on Fox Sports 1.

CU has sold 30,700 tickets, according to sports information director David Plati, while Colorado State University's associate athletic director for sales and marketing, Jason Layton, said the Rams were at 15,000. Both totals include season tickets (5,300 from CSU, 22,200 from CU).

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The total amount of tickets distributed by both schools is up by more than 1,000 than where it was around this point a year ago. On Aug. 23 2013, 43,661 tickets had been sold by the rival schools with the official attendance for the Sept. 1 game being 59,601.

Historically, a large wave of ticket sales occur during the week leading up to the game.

Tickets for the Rocky Mountain Showdown start at $25 and can be purchased online at www.csurams.com/tickets. Tickets purchased through CU start at $55 and can be ordered at www.cubuffs.com/tickets.

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Showdown attendance since 2005

Attendance Year 59,601 2013 58,607 2012 57,186 2011 60,989 2010 53,168* 2009 69,616 2008 68,133 2007 65,701 2006 54,972* 2005

*—Played at Folsom Field in Boulder