Single-Game football tickets on sale for six 2025 OU Home games

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July 3, 2025

NORMAN – A limited number of single-game tickets for six of Oklahoma’s 2025 home football games are on sale now through the OU Athletics Ticket Office.

Tickets for the Sept. 6 Michigan contest are only available by purchasing season tickets.

For additional informa- Single-game tickets are available for OU home games against Auburn (Sept. 20), Ole Miss (Oct. 25), Missouri (Nov. 22) and LSU (Nov. 29) and start at $209. Tickets for the Illinois State (Aug. 30) and Kent State (Oct. 4) games are priced at $67.70 and $57.10, respectively.

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