Memorial Stadium Fan Information for 2025 Season – University of Nebraska

Nebraska will kick off its 2025 house season at Memorial Stadium this Saturday when the Husker host Akron.  Kickoff is ready for six:30 p.m.

In advance of the season, the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is highlighting adjustments followers will see at Memorial Stadium this fall, in addition to reinforcing stadium insurance policies applied lately.

The most notable adjustments at Memorial Stadium this fall is a No Re-Entry coverage for all followers, and the introduction of alcohol gross sales at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska can also be introducing a brand new pre-game Fan Fest, the Cornhusker Kickoff introduced by Bud Light, within the Hawks Championship Center, starting 4 hours earlier than kickoff.

Fans are additionally inspired to plan forward and familiarize themselves with any highway or avenue closures which will influence their arrival in Lincoln on sport day.

No Re-Entry
New this season, Memorial Stadium won’t enable Re-Entry throughout soccer video games.  If a patron leaves the venue after preliminary entry, their sport ticket turns into invalid.  Patrons are reminded that earlier than leaving your tailgate or initiating your method to gate entry guarantee you’ve got the whole lot you want all through the sport.

Alcohol Service
Beginning with the 2025 season, Husker followers should buy alcohol at Memorial Stadium and all Nebraska athletic venues. A legitimate ID might be required for each buy of alcohol no matter age and the service restrict is 2 alcoholic drinks per particular person per transaction. Trained employees might be monitoring factors of sale. Alcohol service might be discontinued on the finish of the third quarter or on the discretion of the administration.

Aramark S+E, Nebraska Athletics and the University of Nebraska Campus Recreation will implement a chosen driver program at Memorial Stadium Guest Service location on the east and west concourses. A coupon might be given for a free small smooth drink or water for adults who signal a pledge to be a chosen driver.

Concessions
Nebraska Athletics has partnered with Aramark S+E to offer meals and beverage service in Husker athletic venues. Nebraska followers will proceed to see their conventional, native fan favorites reminiscent of Runza, Valentino’s Pizza and Fairbury Red Hot Dogs all through Memorial Stadium. Aramark may even introduce quite a lot of new meals ideas for the 2025 season at Memorial Stadium and different venues.  Many of the concession gadgets might be accessible solely at specialty stands and never all conventional gadgets might be accessible at each stand.  A short define of things accessible at varied stands is beneath and the complete checklist might be discovered at https://huskers.com/concessions-menus.

New Food Concepts

Huskers Hospitality

• Blackshirt BBQ (Sections 7, 16, 26, 38)
• Tunnel Walk Tacos (Sections 2, 34, 339, 604)
• Herbies Burger Co (Sections 23, 39)
• Chick N Coop (Section 17)
• Cornhuskers Crunch Nachos (Sections 32, 34)
• 1923 Cheesesteak (Section 28)
• 402 Snacks (Section 601)
• Cob Co. (Section 5)

Customized Culinary Concepts

• GBR Classics places all through the stadium will characteristic native, fan-favorites.
• Runza, Valentino’s Pizza, Wimmer’s Fairbury Red Hot Dogs, and bratwurst together with collectible memento cups and buckets

Modernized Service Through Technology

• Walk Thru Bru: For the primary time in Memorial Stadium’s historical past, Aramark will introduce alcohol gross sales for followers 21+ with legitimate, government-issued ID.
• Mashgin checkout know-how: Several Walk Thru Bru places will characteristic a modernized try expertise designed to reinforce comfort for Husker followers.

Outside Food & Beverage
New in 2025, meals and drinks bought from outdoors distributors are NOT allowed inside Memorial Stadium. This consists of pattern giveaways from sponsorship activations. Personal empty water bottles are allowed into the stadium for followers to have the ability to refill on the fountains inside. Certain conditions might come up, i.e. excessive warmth that provoke exceptions to this coverage. The University and Athletic Department will talk to the general public if exceptions might be made.

Cornhusker Kickoff Presented by Bud Light
Husker followers could have a brand new pre-game vacation spot for house video games at Memorial Stadium, starting with the Sept. 6 house opener towards Akron. The Cornhusker Kickoff introduced by Bud Light will happen within the Hawks Championship Center, simply outdoors of the Memorial Stadium gates. The Hawks Championship Center will open 4 hours previous to kickoff every sport (8 a.m. for 11 a.m. kickoffs) and can shut when the sport begins. Fans don’t want a sport ticket to attend the Cornhusker Kickoff.  There might be a capability restrict for the occasion. If that capability restrict is reached some followers might have to attend to enter till others exit the venue house.

Free for Husker followers, the world will characteristic reside leisure, youngsters’ actions, meals and beverage, Husker merchandise and appearances and autographs from present and former student-athletes and coaches. Country artists Maddie & Tae will headline the first-ever Cornhusker Kickoff previous to the Akron sport. 

Improved Verizon Coverage
Verizon clients could have an upgraded connectivity expertise at Memorial Stadium this season after the provider lately outfitted the stadium with 5G Ultra Wideband. The upgrades add extra capability and protection all through the stadium so followers can simply join with mates, share the motion on social media, watch sport highlights, and preserve tabs on gamers’ stats. Verizon greater than doubled the quantity of antennas within the stadium and in addition has 18, 5G mmWave radios outdoors of the stadium.

Ticket Locations
Fans needing help with ticketing questions on sport day, can go to Ticket Office home windows at Gate 10 (NW Corner) or Gate 22 (East Stadium). 

Fans visiting the Athletic Ticket Office or Husker Athletic Fund employees throughout common weekday hours ought to go to Gate 21 on the East facet of Memorial Stadium.  Designated parking stalls can be found in Lot 12 (Inner a part of the East Stadium Loop, closest to Stadium).  

Mobile Ticketing/Cashless
Memorial Stadium is a completely cashless venue and all followers will enter the stadium utilizing cellular tickets.  There aren’t any ATM machines situated in or across the venue.

Gate Screening/Clear Bag Policy
For the second yr, Nebraska Athletics will make the most of walk-through gate screening know-how at Memorial Stadium gates. The frictionless know-how supplies a extra environment friendly screening course of and enhances security for Husker followers. Nebraska continues its clear bag coverage for all ticketed Nebraska occasions. Please see huskers.com/bagpolicy for extra info.

Backrest Policy/Rental
Personal backrests (any form or dimension) will not be allowed in Memorial Stadium. Backrests can be found for lease on a single-game foundation at places contained in the stadium concourse. Seat cushions with out backs are permissible. East Stadium Upper degree seats have backrests. Backrest leases price $10 (plus tax) and all transactions are cashless. 

Husker Legacy Walk
The Nebraska Football Team will arrive roughly two hours and quarter-hour earlier than kickoff within the east stadium loop to conduct their “Husker Legacy Walk”. The group will unload the buses on the intersection of 14th and Vine and stroll previous the Nebraska Coliseum by the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame and enter the principle foyer of the Osborne Legacy Complex. The Hall of Champions introduced by Crete Carrier Corporation (foremost entrance) of the Osborne Legacy Complex is closed on sport days, however is open to guests throughout common hours all through the week (Wednesday-Sunday, 9:30-4:30 p.m.).  

2025 Special Dates
Below is a listing of among the particular celebrations surrounding Nebraska’s 2025 soccer house video games:

• Akron (Sept. 6)…Home Opener, Drone Show
• Houston Christian (Sept. 13)…Ag Day, Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Recognition
• Michigan (Sept. 20)…1995 National Championship Reunion
• Michigan State (Oct. 4)…Homecoming
• Northwestern (Oct. 25)…Military Appreciation Game
• USC (Nov. 1)…Memorial Stadium Black Out, Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame Recognition
• Iowa (Nov. 28)…Pioneer Heroes Game

For full Memorial Stadium game-day info, go to huskers.com/operations.  

The City of Lincoln’s game-day information launch, which incorporates info on site visitors, parking and different essential insurance policies, is on the market at https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/News/2025/9/2.