How fans can prepare for the 2025 Mizzou football season
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Mizzou football fans will see some changes to their game day experience out at Faurot Field this season with stadium upgrades, concession stand additions and travel impacts on I-70.
The current renovations to the north end zone will continue throughout the season; however, in addition to those changes, Mizzou Athletics has also made some significant improvements to the game day experience.
Enhanced and increased pyro at key moments on game day
New custom-designed LED stadium lights, allowing for choreographed light shows
A new camera placement inside the locker room to get the crowd excited for the team runout
A re-worked in-game script designed to help keep up the energy even during breaks in play
There will also be a Tiger Fans Zone that will open three and a half hours before kickoff on the lawn at Tiger Avenue across from the Tiger Avenue Parking Structure.
Coca-Cola Student Tailgate
Large-screen TV showing games around the country
Food trucks and seating
Beer sales
Tiger Team Store merchandise sales
MU Health Care Kids Zone featuring a video game truck playing EA Sports College Football 26
Concessions
In addition to the enhanced fan experience and to hype up the crowd, Mizzou Athletics will be continuing its fan-friendly concession items and adding new foods. Six concessions locations at Memorial Stadium featuring Fan-Friendly pricing, consisting of $2.99 hot dogs, popcorn, chips, 16 oz fountain sodas and 12 oz Dasani water.
Joshua Moore with Mizzou athletics told ABC 17 News the university is always looking to give fans a better experience and understand that money spent on game days can add up.
“Sometimes we look at the ticket price and say, okay, the ticket price is this, this is what it costs to come to the game,” said Moore. “Well, your kid’s going to want different tots. Your kids are going to want some ice cream, some different food. And so that fan-friendly pricing definitely helps in that sense. And it really helps those families that are coming to games, or anyone can take advantage of it.”
New concession stand items will also be introduced this season around Memorial Stadium.
BBQ Bacon Wrapped Conecuh Sausage Dog (Section 121)
Boulevard Beer Brat (Section 106 and Boulevard Concession Stand at Section 123)
Boulevard Beer Cheeseburger (Boulevard Concession Stand at Section 123)
Boulevard Beer Cheese Fries (Boulevard Concession Stand at Section 123)
Loaded Nachos (Una Vida Concession Stand at Section 118)
Stadium Entry
Once fans arrive at Faurot Field, the athletic department is reminding them to plan out their routes. Everyone should enter the stadium through the gates on the same side as where their tickets are located due to the impacts of the Memorial Stadium Centennial Project.
Fans sitting on the east side (Sections 101-110), students in the student section and fans in the Tiger Deck (Sections 301-315) should enter via Gates 2E-6E
Fans sitting on the west side (Sections 116-125) should enter via Gates 2W-6W
Entrances to the premium Walsworth Family Columns Club, the West Tower and the South End Zone remain unchanged
The tunnel that runs under Stadium Boulevard will be open for foot traffic, but fans are encouraged to use alternate routes since the walkways will be smaller due to construction.
I-70 Travel
Tiger fans are encouraged to allow for more time traveling to Columbia on game days, with the ongoing construction on I-70 for the Improve I-70 project. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, there will be active work zones on I-70 24 hours a day, six days a week. MoDoT asks that fans driving through the work zones be extra cautious.
There will be active work zones and reduced lanes along eastbound I-70 between mile markers 188 and 193 near Warrenton and ongoing construction on I-70 in Boone County between mile markers 137 and 144.
MoDoT Improve I-70 Statewide Director Eric Kopinski told ABC 17 News that the traffic flow across the state can change from week to week, so they ask drivers to pay attention. “We’re really encouraging anyone to leave a little early and more importantly, if you come to game one and want to come back for KU next week,” said Kopinski. “Please pay attention to our press releases. Please pay attention to the news. We want drivers to be aware when they come to the games, as conditions may change week to week throughout the season.”
MoDoT encourages traveling fans to slow down, put the phone down and drive sober.