MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU Department of Athletics has announced a limited number of fans will be permitted attendance at Milan Puskar Stadium for the first time this fall. For the October 17 game against Kansas, the stadium will operate at 25% capacity.
The cap of 15,000 fans in attendance is expected to be in place for the remainder of the 2020 season.
“I want to thank all parties involved in getting to this point,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said. “COVID-19 has presented many challenges, but we have always put the health and safety of our student-athletes, University and community first. Needless to say, we are excited to open our gates and welcome Mountaineer fans back to the stadium.”
Only family members of players and athletic staff were allowed into Milan Puskar Stadium for the season opener against Eastern Kentucky on September 12. That same policy will be in effect for Saturday’s Big 12 contest vs. Baylor (1-0).
Facemasks will be required of all spectators entering the stadium, and the department has previously provided a complimentary WVU branded mask to every fan who initially purchased season tickets for the 2020 season. Facemasks should always be worn while fans are in the stadium with the exception of when fans are eating and drinking.
Tailgating is not allowed and RV passes will not be available for this season.
Beginning Tuesday, an online request form will be available to all Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC) members and football season ticket holders who opted to maintain priority for the 2020 season or converted their ticket payment to a 2020 MAC gift. These fans will have exclusive priority to request single-game tickets for all remaining home games through Sunday, October 4. The Mountaineer Ticket Office reserves the right to limit all requests based on availability and will assign the best available seat locations with every effort made to assign seat locations as close to the original season ticket seat locations as possible.
On Monday, October 5, fans who initially made a 2020 MAC gift and/or purchased 2020 football season tickets but ultimately elected to roll their investment over as a credit to the 2021 season will receive information about single game-ticket availability for the remaining home games.
On Friday, October 9, football season ticket holders who initially purchased 2020 season tickets but ultimately requested a refund of their MAC gift and/or season ticket purchase and all other football 2019 season ticket holders will receive information about single game-ticket availability for the remaining home games.
If tickets remain for the available games, an announcement regarding general public availability will be made on Monday, October 12.