Cockpit Tickets - Football

Football tickets are free for all eligible University of South Carolina students? Football tickets are given out on a week-by-week basis. Season tickets are not available for students. Students must participate in the request process each week for a chance to receive a ticket.

All USC Columbia students taking 12 or more hours or students who have paid the Athletic Event Fee* are eligible to participate in the student ticketing process for football.

Who is eligible for the student ticketing process?

• University of South Carolina students enrolled in 12+ credit hours
• University of South Carolina Undergraduate students taking 6+ hours who paid the Athletic Events Fee* to the Bursar by 8/26 through Self Service Carolina or 9/9 in person
• Graduate students taking at least 1 hour who have paid the Athletic Events Fee* to the Bursar by 8/26 through Self Service Carolina or 9/9 in person

*The Athletic Event Fee is a bond fee that goes to the Athletics Department to support facility upkeep. Paying the fee does not guarantee tickets and only makes students eligible to participate in the student ticketing process.

Ticket Availability Schedule

Ticket requests usually start at 9 a.m. on Friday, the week before each game. For specifics on each game, check out the table below.

Attending a football game

Your phone contains your ticket. Make sure to have it charged upon entry to the stadium. You are responsible for having your student ticket available upon entry to the stadium.

Stay hydrated! Students are permitted to bring one empty and clear plastic disposable bottle of water per person OR one sealed clear plastic disposable bottle of water into the stadium (i.e., Dasani water bottle). These bottles can be refilled for free at our cold water stations inside the student gates.

You may be asked to present your CarolinaCard along with your student ticket at the gate upon entry. If you fail to present it if asked by a university official, you will be ejected from the game.

South Carolina Athletics has a clear bag policy for all ticketed athletic events that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the venues for baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and volleyball. Please review the list of approved and unapproved bags on this page before attending an athletic event.

Lower Level Tickets

Students with lower level tickets will enter through the ‘Student Gate’ at the north-east corner of Williams-Brice Stadium. Once scanned in, students with lower level tickets will receive a wristband. It is your responsibility to get your wristband, and wear it for the entirety of the game.

Student lower level gates open 2 hours in advance. Arrive early to avoid lines that form around the time of kickoff. Students must enter by half time of each game. Student gates will close after that time and you will not gain entry into the stadium.

Upper Level Tickets

Students with upper level tickets will enter the Northeast corner gates or any public non student gates. Students with upper level tickets will not receive a wristband. There are two dedicated student sections in the upper deck. Section 508 & 509 will be general admission sections for those with upper deck student tickets.  Those who claim upper deck tickets during the claim period may be upgraded to lower deck tickets depending on availability (check your ticket to see if you have been upgraded).

Ticket Policy Violations

Penalty Strikes

Students who have tickets on their accounts and fail to cancel their ticket and do not attend the game, will receive penalty strikes for each no show. Tickets MUST be canceled by 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to kickoff.

• 1 No Show: Warning
• 2 No Shows: Limited to Upper Level seating for the remainder of the season
• 3 No Shows: Football ticket privileges revoked for the remainder of the season

Ticket Policy Violations

If students violate the student ticket policy, they may:

• Be referred to the Office of Student Judicial Programs
• Be suspended from all athletic events for a calendar year
• Lose all their reward points
• Be referred to USC Police

Things that violate the student ticket policy

• Getting ejected from an athletic event.
• Selling or attempting to distribute a student ticket.
• Requesting to use another student’s ticket.
• Using or requesting to use someone else’s student ticket.
• Copying or altering a student ticket.
• Showing a false, copied or altered ticket at the gate.
• Presenting another student’s ticket at the gate.
• Accessing or attempting to access another student’s ticketing account.
• Failing to have a lower deck wristband on in the lower deck student section for football.
• Giving your lower deck wristband to another student for football.
• For football, possessing any alcohol in the lower deck student section – even alcohol purchased legally from another section of the stadium.
• Violation of any rules at the venue.
• Failing to present CarolinaCard upon request.
• Failing to abide by the Gamecock Fan Code of Conduct
• Presenting/using another student’s Carolina Card

Gamecock Fan Code of Conduct

In the spirit of sportsmanship, Gamecock fans shall:

• Conduct themselves in a manner that represents their University, the Southeastern Conference, and the NCAA with honor, dignity, and respect
• Not use vulgar, abusive, racist, sexist, demeaning, or intimidating language at any time
• Support the players, coaches, and officials in a positive manner
• Treat the visiting team, coaches, and fans with courtesy and respect at all times
• Demonstrating the qualities of civility and sportsmanship at all times
• Not engage in cheers that are vulgar, crass, or demeaning
• Refrain from throwing objects onto the field or court for any reason
• Not become inebriated or belligerent
• Refrain from entering the playing field at any time, including after the game
• Be a positive role model for those around them by treating others with courtesy and respect