Recent Grad Trying To Get Season Tickets

In hindsight if you had asked this question after the A&M game you would have had a much higher success rate getting a very good deal!

I can't answer that question but I will say I will be selling my entire season allotment this year. While my daughter is in high school it's just too hard to make enough games and enjoy them for the cost but I want to hold them in my name for now. I will say, they will be slightly above face value + my required tradition fund donation but not by much (ballpark $2k for both). I would have the ability to add seat-backs as well if someone wanted them. If you're interested, drop your email address and I'll email you.

Before NIL and the Wild Wild West of buying players, this was the TAF point system set-up from 2022. (see below) Just a wild arse guess for today, you're gonna have to donate $25,000 to even be recognized for fairly decent seats. Others will chime in with their personal experiences. Donate what you can afford and slowly work your way of the list.


TAF - 2022
1x point per $1,000 for all donations to the Tradition Fund, Premium Seating contributions, LSU Foundation, LSU Alumni Association, LSU Health Sciences Foundations, and the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation.
2x points per $1,000 for all donations to Booster Clubs, Excellence Funds, and Philanthropic Funds outside of Capital Projects, the AD’s Excellence Fund, or Scholarship Endowments.
4x points per $1,000 for all donations to Team TAF, which directly support LSU student-athlete scholarships.
5x points per $1,000 for donations between $25,000 - $99,999 towards Capital Projects, the AD’s Excellence Fund, or Scholarship Endowments (pledged over a 5-year period).
6x points per $1,000 for donations of $100,000 or more towards Capital Projects, the AD’s Excellence Fund, or Scholarship Endowments (pledged over a 5-year period).


In 2026, the bar has been re-set at a much higher level for LSU to afford coaches and players

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There is a recent grad ticket program. You just have to find it on the TAF website and sign up. It’s like $50 and you can buy two tickets to home games.

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Did this, was charged and then never got any emails or information lol

Last few years you could pretty much get into the stadium by just asking to be put on the list.. this would result in seats somewhere… but years before that ( even with donations and points.. I did not even make the to be considered list)….it took years and donations before I could even get on the to be considered list. And took upper deck seats.. wanted some in lower section home side.. took a few years and eventually found good seats together in lower home sideline ( this was due to recent poor lower interest )

Hopefully just applying allows you to get on the to be considered list.. not sure if new coach will take us back to where the process was years ago.?

But donate something.minimal .. join taf . get some points.. this will seperate you from others who just ask to be put in the list..
One point at least takes you out of the large last minute inquiry bucket.

Last year was the first year I applied and I got them. Didn't donate squat besides the required tradition fund. Then I couldn't sell them for shite throughout the year bc we sucked so bad plus the shootings. No idea if it'll be that easy this year

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Hopefully just applying allows you to get on the to be considered list

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it all goes by priority points and donations

I would imagine that being a recent grad your financial situation is a little tight. So it may take awhile.
I bought season tickets, Joe Burrow‘s first season. Started out in the north end zone, they were surprisingly inexpensive.
I stayed there a few years and then moved over to the east side and now I’m in section 106 by the students. Every year I apply to upgrade.
I started out by making thousand dollar donations here and there to get priority points and eventually joined the Oaks foundation at the lowest level which is 5000 a year for five years. That moves you up pretty quickly. When I first signed up, I think I was like number 11,623 on the priority rankings. That’s just spit balling of course. I could actually go on the app and look now but I think I’m up around 1750 now.
Season ticket holders and being an Oaks supporter comes with Perks. You can buy tickets at face value to all the away games and get good seats.
You will be assigned a TAF contact who can get you free tickets to all other sporting events (within reason) and you have access to private tailgates and free tickets to just about any other thing you wanna go to. For example, they gave me 4 free tickets to the Zach Bryan concert coming up in Tiger Stadium.
Good luck
If you really are on a tight budget then just buy online for now
Wait and buy 30 minutes before kickoff and prices will drop fast…
Once you get season tickets BUY THE SEATBACKS. So much more comfortable and your space is defined.
They are only $75 per seat per season

If nothing else works, there will be people selling their season tickets but they won’t be in your name.

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