UAB Football Season Tickets are on sale! Purchase your tickets NOW to secure the best seats available in Protective Stadium. Learn more about season tickets, parking, and tailgating below.
New Season Ticket Holders
Season tickets are the most cost-effective way to enjoy your UAB Blazers at home this year! Mark your calendars, the 2025 UAB Football schedule is here! For a fourth straight season and seven of the last eight years, UAB’s season opener is set for a Thursday night in Birmingham as the Blazers welcome Alabama State to Protective Stadium on Aug. 28. Then UAB hosts the Akron Zips on Sept. 13.
Following an open week, UAB returns to Protective Stadium to host reigning American Conference Champion Army on Oct. 4. The annual Battle For The Bones rivalry game between UAB and Memphis returns to Birmingham on Oct. 18, followed by UAB’s second and final bye week of the season.
As the calendar turns to November, UAB has back-to-back road trips before returning to Protective Stadium for consecutive home games against 2024 bowl participant teams North Texas on Nov. 15 and for their final home game against South Florida on Nov. 22.
Blazer Boosters
All support designated to the Blazer Scholarship Fund, both scholarship seat fees and philanthropic gifts, are used to supplement the cost of student-athlete scholarships provided by UAB Athletics (currently over $8 Million annually). The continued investment in our Blazer student-athletes allows them to have a world-class experience during their time at UAB. Blazer Boosters members make an impact on over 450 student-athletes from the time they step on campus through the Blazer Scholarship Fund, Capital Initiatives and Sport Specific Giving.
Blazer Boosters scholarship seats fees will be included on your 2025 Season Ticket Renewal invoice. Your 2025 Blazer Boosters renewal statement is forthcoming and will also include a summary of your past philanthropic support to UAB Athletics.
Season Parking Available for Purchase
Season parking passes are available to season ticket holders and is first come, first served. Season parking lots open 4 hours prior to kickoff for weekday games, and 6 hours prior to kickoff for all Saturday games. Tailgate areas open six hours prior to kickoff all season long!
Season ticket holders will be eligible to purchase season parking passes in designated lots for season ticket holders. Priority parking lots are also available and season parking passes can be selected in these premium lots based on the patron’s designated Blazer Scholarship Fund giving level. The premium parking lot is determined by your Blazer Scholarship Fund contribution for the 2025 giving year. Learn more about the membership level breakdown as it relates to parking and tailgating HERE.
Season parking for the 2025 season is $120.00 and pass locations will be chosen during the seat selection process, starting April 14, 2025.
Traditional Tailgating Options for the 2025 Season
Red Rooftop Tailgating:
The Red Rooftop is located south of the stadium behind the Westin Hotel. The Red Rooftop Tailgate lot provides Blazer fans with the opportunity to setup their own personal tailgates with the best views of Protective Stadium and downtown Birmingham. Each space is the width of three traditional parking spaces and provides fans with the ability to park their car and still have plenty of space for their traditional tailgate setup. Tailgate spots are assigned, and the lot opens 6 hours prior to kickoff.
Green Lot Tailgating:
Located east of the stadium and just south of Top Golf, the Green Lot tailgate spaces provides Blazer fans with the opportunity to setup their own personal tailgates right in the middle of the pregame festivities. Each space is the width of two traditional parking spaces and provides fans with the ability to park their car and still have plenty of space for their traditional tailgate setup. Tailgate spots are assigned, and the lot opens 6 hours prior to kickoff.
City Walk BHAM Turnkey Tailgating Option for the 2025 Season
City Walk BHAM Tailgating packages will be available for purchase in April 2025 on a season and single game basis. Make your gameday smoother by renting a tailgating space that comes set up and ready for you! All you need to bring is your food, drinks, and BLAZER SPIRIT!
Tailgate packages through City Walk BHAM include:
Accommodations for 15-25 people
20 x 20 reserved space in the fenced "Lake Lawn"
1 City Walk 10 x 10 tent
10 City Walk bag chairs
1 8ft folding table
1 110-quart cooler stocked with ice - bring your own beverages
1 season parking pass in City Walk BHAM Orange Block parking
Electricity to the tent
Access to cash bar on Lake Lawn
City Walk will handle all set up and tear down of equipment
Season Cost for City Walk BHAM Tailgate Package: $1,250
Game-by-Game Cost for City Walk BHAM: $270
Extra Individual Items will be available to add on to the tailgate package.
Turnkey tailgating is sold through City Walk BHAM and can be purchased after completing your seat selection process beginning in April 2025.
Alumni and Employee Discounts
UAB Alumni and Employees are eligible for a 10% discount on both Football and Men’s Basketball season tickets. This 10% discount is applied to the season ticket portion and does not reduce any scholarship seat fees required for priority seating locations. For more information, you can call the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1.
Employee Payroll Deduction
UAB Employees are eligible to pay for their Blazer Boosters contributions, UAB Football and Men’s Basketball season tickets through payroll deduction. Season tickets and annual Blazer Boosters memberships can be paid via payroll deduction and employees can reach out to the UAB Athletics Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more information. Parking and any other additional items are not eligible for payroll deduction.
