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Now that the date/time is set, let's start the planning!

We had originally booked flights to land in Portland on Friday morning, we'll keep that and immediately head to Eugene for the Friday night game. Gives some flexibility on Saturday depending on if Oregon State has a home game, or if there are any basketball home games for Oregon, OSU, or the Portland D1 teams.

We love combining multiple games in a road trip if we can, so the Friday night kickoff for the Gophers gives us some opportunities on Saturday.

We went to Oregon State/Gopher game a few years back and earlier that day we hit up Nebraska at Oregon, so this will be my first time seeing the Gophers play at Oregon, but second visit overall.

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Now that the date/time is set, let's start the planning!

We had originally booked flights to land in Portland on Friday morning, we'll keep that and immediately head to Eugene for the Friday night game. Gives some flexibility on Saturday depending on if Oregon State has a home game, or if there are any basketball home games for Oregon, OSU, or the Portland D1 teams.

We love combining multiple games in a road trip if we can, so the Friday night kickoff for the Gophers gives us some opportunities on Saturday.

We went to Oregon State/Gopher game a few years back and earlier that day we hit up Nebraska at Oregon, so this will be my first time seeing the Gophers play at Oregon, but second visit overall.

Go Gophers!!
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For these late games in mid/late November, I wish the Big 10 would try to schedule it for a football game on Friday night and a basketball game on Saturday (when possible).
 

Just bought tickets for me and my brother. Gonna be a quick visit. Planning to fly in Thursday night and back out on Saturday. Staying in Portland 2 nights and driving down to Eugene on Friday.

Is there a bar scene near the stadium? Not really interested in bringing tailgate supplies, but might go for the pre-party the U is hosting if there isn't much of a bar/restaurant scene. The downtown in Pasadena was perfect for travelling fans before the game. I imagine there will be a healthy travelling contingent for this one as well.
 
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mnsportsgeek said:
Just bought tickets for me and my brother. Gonna be a quick visit. Planning to fly in Thursday night and back out on Saturday. Staying in Portland 2 nights and driving down to Eugene on Friday.

Is there a bar scene near the stadium? Not really interested in bringing tailgate supplies, but might go for the pre-party the U is hosting if there isn't much of a bar/restaurant scene. The downtown in Pasadena was perfect for travelling fans before the game. I imagine there will be a healthy travelling contingent for this one as well.
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As for "bar scene" near the stadium, the Moshofsky Center (indoor practice facility at West end of Autzen) is basically a giant sports bar during games. At the East end of Autzen PK Park (baseball stadium) serves as an outdoor beer garden (not sure how good that would be on a Friday night in November). Probably, the best "sports bar" not on U of O property near the stadium would be "The Cooler". Also, looks like a 6PM start time for the game, I will strongly advise you to be careful on your return trip to Portland Friday night. I-5 will be full of people who just might have had a beer too many and the Oregon State Police will be out there doing what they can to make it safe. This means DUI tickets, speeding tickets, etc. If it was me, I'd stay in Eugene Friday night and go to PDX in the morning. Wish you a safe trip.

Do arrive in Eugene in time to tour all the various athletic facilities, Hayward, The MATT and the facilities around Autzen. The new indoor football practice facility is suppose to be completed this summer and it looks like it's going to be pretty amazing.

Game time temps should be cold by Eugene standards, 50s till the sun goes down (about kickoff) then into the 40s and the air will likely be "damp" making it feel a bit colder.
 

GoDucks349 said:
As for "bar scene" near the stadium, the Moshofsky Center (indoor practice facility at West end of Autzen) is basically a giant sports bar during games. At the East end of Autzen PK Park (baseball stadium) serves as an outdoor beer garden (not sure how good that would be on a Friday night in November). Probably, the best "sports bar" not on U of O property near the stadium would be "The Cooler". Also, looks like a 6PM start time for the game, I will strongly advise you to be careful on your return trip to Portland Friday night. I-5 will be full of people who just might have had a beer too many and the Oregon State Police will be out there doing what they can to make it safe. This means DUI tickets, speeding tickets, etc. If it was me, I'd stay in Eugene Friday night and go to PDX in the morning. Wish you a safe trip.

Do arrive in Eugene in time to tour all the various athletic facilities, Hayward, The MATT and the facilities around Autzen. The new indoor football practice facility is suppose to be completed this summer and it looks like it's going to be pretty amazing.

Game time temps should be cold by Eugene standards, 50s till the sun goes down (about kickoff) then into the 40s and the air will likely be "damp" making it feel a bit colder.
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Thanks for the details!
 



GoldenHour said:
Looking to buy tickets to the Oregon game - what section are Gopher fans getting?
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From Gopher Sports. If you want to sit with gopher fans, purchasing through the U is the best chance of that happening...

2025 Away Game Tickets: Away game ticket requests, except for the Minnesota vs. Northwestern game at Wrigley Field, will be available beginning June 18th at 10am CT. Requests will be limited to 8 tickets per account per game. The deadline to request away game tickets for games at Cal, Ohio State, Iowa and Oregon is Thursday, July 31st. All orders will be allocated based on Gopher Score after the priority deadline.

Tickets for the Minnesota vs. Northwestern game at Wrigley Field can be purchased HERE. Gopher football season ticket holders and Gopher Score members received exclusive presales to this game in mid July.

The Gopher Ticket Office reserves the right to relocate, reduce or eliminate ticket requests at its discretion. Requesting tickets does not guarantee fulfillment of your order.
 


I'm super bummed to be missing this trip.

Will be in FLA most of the month of November...exhausted all options, but getting from Marco Island to Eugene isn't the easiest journey to make logistically haha
 




PMWinSTP said:
From Gopher Sports. If you want to sit with gopher fans, purchasing through the U is the best chance of that happening...

2025 Away Game Tickets: Away game ticket requests, except for the Minnesota vs. Northwestern game at Wrigley Field, will be available beginning June 18th at 10am CT. Requests will be limited to 8 tickets per account per game. The deadline to request away game tickets for games at Cal, Ohio State, Iowa and Oregon is Thursday, July 31st. All orders will be allocated based on Gopher Score after the priority deadline.

Tickets for the Minnesota vs. Northwestern game at Wrigley Field can be purchased HERE. Gopher football season ticket holders and Gopher Score members received exclusive presales to this game in mid July.

The Gopher Ticket Office reserves the right to relocate, reduce or eliminate ticket requests at its discretion. Requesting tickets does not guarantee fulfillment of your order.
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I looked into buying thru the U, but $117 each was more than I wanted to spend. Currently I'm seeing $50 - $60 tickets on ticketmaster. Just thought I'd see if others were getting on their own in specific sections - it would be fun to be close to other gopher fans. but not necessary.

Also - does anyone know where the visitors tunnel is at Autzen Stadium?
 


GoldenHour said:
I looked into buying thru the U, but $117 each was more than I wanted to spend. Currently I'm seeing $50 - $60 tickets on ticketmaster. Just thought I'd see if others were getting on their own in specific sections - it would be fun to be close to other gopher fans. but not necessary.

Also - does anyone know where the visitors tunnel is at Autzen Stadium?
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What's a visitors tunnel? You'd need plenty of gophers to dig one. No tunnels at Autzen, it's already built into the ground. Ramps on the outside are how all fans get in. Minnesota seats will be in the Southwest corner. Also, if you are interested, once you are through the entry gates the MO (indoor practice facility) is basically a large sports bar... enjoy
 




side note: Would you rather have Oregon's Autzen Stadium or Minnesota's Huntington Bank Stadium? They have nearly the same capacity but have very different layouts.
 

GoDucks349 said:
What's a visitors tunnel? You'd need plenty of gophers to dig one. No tunnels at Autzen, it's already built into the ground. Ramps on the outside are how all fans get in. Minnesota seats will be in the Southwest corner. Also, if you are interested, once you are through the entry gates the MO (indoor practice facility) is basically a large sports bar... enjoy
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Do the players teleport through the stands to go onto the field from the locker room? I'm pretty sure the poster is asking where the visiting players enter the field, normally referred to as the "players tunnel".
 

forever a gopher said:
Do the players teleport through the stands to go onto the field from the locker room? I'm pretty sure the poster is asking where the visiting players enter the field, normally referred to as the "players tunnel".
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Yes - thank you for clarifying for me! @GoDucks349 what section is closest to where the visiting team enters the field.
 

GoDucks349 said:
What's a visitors tunnel? You'd need plenty of gophers to dig one. No tunnels at Autzen, it's already built into the ground. Ramps on the outside are how all fans get in. Minnesota seats will be in the Southwest corner. Also, if you are interested, once you are through the entry gates the MO (indoor practice facility) is basically a large sports bar... enjoy
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Like where teams run out onto the field at pregame and at halftime? Or do teams at Autzen take a chopper and get dropped at midfield since there aren't tunnels apparently?
 


Schnauzer said:
side note: Would you rather have Oregon's Autzen Stadium or Minnesota's Huntington Bank Stadium? They have nearly the same capacity but have very different layouts.
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Our Bank. Yes I'm a Homer but I think it's so criminally underrated. Bravo to those Oregon nerds and their sound engineering, but gimme the Bank.
 

Zeppelin Gopher said:
Like where teams run out onto the field at pregame and at halftime? Or do teams at Autzen take a chopper and get dropped at midfield since there aren't tunnels apparently?
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Sorry I misunderstood what you were asking. Both teams enter from the west Endzone. The visiting team enters fairly close to the area for visiting fans. And yes, they enter through tunnels. I think the U of O band is seated directly above the tunnels, or just a little north of where the visitors enter.
 


Schnauzer said:
side note: Would you rather have Oregon's Autzen Stadium or Minnesota's Huntington Bank Stadium? They have nearly the same capacity but have very different layouts.
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I haven't been to Bank Stadium, however, Autzen is special in that it's generally considered one of the loudest stadiums in the country. I remember one game where UCLA took the opening kickoff and got the ball at their own 20, two illegal motion penalties they were at their own 10 yard line. The UCLA QB turned to the fans in the East endzone and gave them the single digit salute. Note: This is not near the student section. So yea, I'm a Duck and I'll take Autzen.

I think Ohio State thought it couldn't be as loud as the shoe, but after the game many said they had never been a place that loud. I think the "average" db level during that game was 115.

One last comment: "IT NEVER RAINS AT AUTZEN STADIUM" :)
 
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