SAN MARCOS - The 2012 football season promises to be a completely new ball game for Texas State football fans when the Bobcats play their home games in an expanded Bobcat Stadium as a member of an NCAA Division I FBS conference.
 
This marks the third straight season in which Texas State has made improvements to Bobcat Stadium. In 2009, the school added premium seating when the Legacy Suites and Champions Club levels were constructed inside the Jerry D. Fields and Linda Gregg Fields West Side Complex. In 2010, a new playing surface was installed and new video screens and scoreboard were added to the stadium. This season, seating capacity for the stadium has increased from 16,000 to nearly 30,000 seats with the addition of the North End Zone Complex. The Complex also includes the new Mark and Linda Smith Bobcat Ticket Office, three fan shops for Bobcat fans to purchase game-day attire, new dressing rooms for visiting teams and game officials, track and field locker rooms and offices, weight and training rooms, along with the Linda Gregg Fields Strutters Gallery.
 
Due to the increased seating capacity and numerous additions to Bobcat Stadium, the University and City of San Marcos have worked to highlight and improve several game day operations including traffic flow, parking, transportation, and stadium amenities. All of the information below and more can be obtained by visiting txstatebobcats.com/gamedaycentral.
 
Please note the highlighted information below.
 
Parking, Transportation and Traffic Flow
Parking
Reserved parking is available in the East and West parking lots of Bobcat Stadium and in the Northeast corner of Strahan Coliseum lot. To obtain a pass please contact the Bobcat Club at 512-245-2210.
 
General public pay parking is also available for $10 starting at 9:00 am on game days on the Northwest portion of Strahan Coliseum Lot, Mill Street Commuter Lot and the Springtown Shopping Center.
 
Free parking options are available anytime on game day in the Speck Street Garage and Commuter Lot area, Jowers Center Lot, in the city park, and in all parking garages and open lots on campus. Texas State offers shuttle service every 5-7 minutes in the Speck Street Garage only.
 
Texas State and visiting team fans with RVs are asked to park in the Speck Street Garage and Commuter Lot area.  The lot will be available starting at 5:00 PM the Friday before game day. RV passes are also available in the west reserved lot.  To obtain one of these passes please contact the Bobcat Club.
 
For more on game day parking visit – txstatebobcats.com/footballparking
 
Shuttles
The only shuttle that will be available on game day runs every 5-to-7 minutes to and from the Speck Street Garage/Commuter area to the Bobcat Ballpark (baseball/softball stadium on Charles Austin Drive). After each game, the shuttles will load at Bobcat Ballpark on Charles Austin Drive and run back to the Speck Street Garage/Commuter area. No other stops are scheduled.
 
Traffic Flow
The changes in traffic flow included Charles Austin Drive turning into a one-way street going north from Hopkins Street to Aquarena Springs Drive. In addition, a couple of other thoroughfares will become one-way streets if necessary. These include Thorpe Lane and Springtown Way. Also, if necessary Bobcat fans coming south on I-35 are asked to take exit 207 (River Ridge Parkway) and veer right on to Aquarena Springs Drive. Fans traveling north on I-35 are asked to take the Aquarena Springs Drive exit (206) and turn left onto Aquarena Springs Drive.
 
For more on game day transportation visit – txstatebobcats.com/footballtransportation
 
Ticket Operations
Main Ticket Office - Game Day Ticket Purchases
Fans looking to purchase tickets can do so at the Mark and Linda Smith North Side Main Ticket office.  This office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Cash, check and credit card are accepted.
                                                                                                                                                               
Purchasing Tickets On Game Day
Fans can also purchase tickets on game day at any of the four ticket locations at Bobcat Stadium.  These ticket locations are on the west side, northwest corner, southeast corner and the Northside Main Ticket Office. The Mark and Linda Smith Ticket Office on the northeast side of the stadium is open five hours prior to kickoff and throughout each home game. Tickets can be purchased with cash, check or credit cards.
 
Will Call
Fans can claim their tickets at will call windows at the Northside Main Ticket Office beginning five hours prior to kickoff with a valid ID. Fans purchasing tickets on-line can print their tickets at home using a desktop printer. The printed tickets will be scanned at any entrance.
 
Pass List - Texas State Player Guests
Guests of Texas State players picking up tickets for the game can claim their tickets just inside entrance 3 on the North Side of Bobcat Stadium. Please have a valid ID ready to claim your tickets.
 
Pass List- Visiting Teams
Guests of visiting team players picking up tickets for the game can claim their tickets at entrance 8 on the southeast side of Bobcat Stadium.  Please have a valid ID ready to claim your tickets.
 
Ticket Scanning
All seats at Bobcat Stadium are reserved for individual fans.  Starting this year, fans must present a valid ticket featuring a unique bar code for each seat in the stadium.  Upon entering the stadium, present your ticket to the usher who will validate your ticket and grant you entrance into the stadium.
 
Bobcat Stadium Operations
Stadium Entrances
Bobcat Stadium has eight entrances.  Fans are allowed to enter any entrance with their ticket or valid student ID.  Fans can walk from one side of the stadium to the other using the main concourse.  Students are asked to use designated entrances 5 and 6 but may also enter through any entrance. There is a no re-entry policy at Bobcat Stadium.
 
Section and Seat Numbering
Bobcat Stadium seating has been re-numbered for the upcoming season.  Sections are now labeled with numbers instead of lettering, and all seats have been marked accurately.  The lower level of the stadium is numbered from 101-123.  The upper level of the stadium is numbered from 201-223.  Please note the section, row and seat number on your tickets.
 
Texas State Student Sections
Texas State students can sit in general admission seats located in sections 112-120.  Fans with reserved tickets may not sit in these sections without a student guest ticket.  For games other than the Texas Tech game additional student seating will be in sections 215-217.
 
Bobcat Cushioned Chair Pads
Individual cushioned chair pads have been placed on each seat in the priority sections (102-104 and first 5 rows of 203). Chair pads are no longer available for rent for the season.  However, fans are allowed to bring their own chair cushion.
 
Fan Shops
There are three fan shops for fans to enjoy. The main fan shop is located inside the new North Side Complex and two other satellite fan shops are on the concourse level of the stadium.  Each store contains the latest Adidas official Texas State game day shirts and jerseys that Bobcat coaches and players wear. The main store is open six days each week, while the satellite shops inside the stadium are open only on game day.

Linda Gregg Fields Strutters Gallery
Bobcat fans will also want to visit the Linda Gregg Fields Strutters Gallery that honors the world-renowned Texas State Strutters who have performed at Bobcat football games for more than 50 years.  In addition, this historic precision dance team has appeared in 24 countries on four continents. The gallery is open on game days for all fans to enjoy.
 
Tailgating
Before and After Each Game
Another tradition at Texas State is fans tailgating before and after each game at Bobcat Alley, which is located on the Jowers Practice Fields on the corner of Charles Austin Drive and Dagger's Way between Strahan Coliseum and the Jowers Center. In addition to enjoying food and friends, there is free live music and prizes are given away. Fans can start tailgating on the morning of the game and can tailgate for one hour after each game.
 
Fans are allowed to tailgate in other parking lots as long as the tailgate does not take up more than one parking spot. Texas State and visiting team fans looking to tailgate with RVs are asked to set up in the Speck Garage and Commuter Lot area or purchase a Bobcat Club RV Pass to park in the Reserved West Lot near Bobcat Stadium.
 
As the Bobcats begin a new era in the Western Athletic Conference in 2012, Texas State has prepared for its move to the FBS with improved facilities and new ways for fans to enjoy while attending its home football games.