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USF season ticket sales holding steady in 2019

Meantime, sales for other ticket packages have grown enormously.
USF fans cheer during the second quarter of the Bulls' game against the UCF Knights on November 23, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. MONICA HERNDON   |   Times
USF fans cheer during the second quarter of the Bulls' game against the UCF Knights on November 23, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. MONICA HERNDON | Times
Published Aug. 5, 2019|Updated Aug. 6, 2019

TAMPA ― Less than a month before its season opener, USF has shown a miniscule dropoff in football season-ticket sales this season, though sales for other ticket packages have grown exponentially.

Upon a request from the Tampa Bay Times, the school reported Monday that it had sold 15,158 season tickets for 2019 as of Aug. 1, less than a 1 percent decrease from this time last year (15,281). Of those, 804 are first-time season-ticket buyers.

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Sales of group tickets, however, have increased 377 percent, with 3,143 sold to date. Sales of multi-game ticket packages are up 104 percent, with 1,020 sold so far. Single-game ticket sales are up 200 percent, with 1,251 sold to date.

USF, coming off a 7-6 season that included a six-game losing skid to end the year, increased its mobile-ticket options this season, which includes seven home games. The non-conference slate features contests against Wisconsin (Aug. 30) and BYU (Oct. 12).

Additionally, USF hosts Temple, Cincinnati and Memphis on consecutive weeks in November.