Orange Preps to Host Maine
9/21/2009 9:51:48 PM | Football
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The Orange football team will host the second of its six-game homestand on September 26 when Maine visits the Carrier Dome. It will be SU's first meeting with the Bears, and the first against a Colonial Athletic Conference opponent since the Orange beat Northeastern, 30-21, in 2008. The game will be available on Orange All Access and televised on Time Warner Cable Sports. Tickets are available online and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (888-DOME-TIX). A limited number of the special $15 individual game tickets in 'Touchdown Town' are available.
A special feature of Syracuse University's Youth and Senior Citizen Day is free tickets for all youth. Through the generosity of Syracuse football letterwinner and 1958 graduate Michael Bill, Syracuse fans ages 12 and under can now receive a free admission ticket to the Orange game against Maine on Saturday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. These complimentary youth tickets for Syracuse University's Youth and Senior Citizen Day will be available beginning Monday, September 21 in person only at the Carrier Dome Box Office. A minimum of one adult ticket must be purchased along with the complimentary youth tickets.
"We're playing a good football team," said head coach Doug Marrone. "I coached, at the time, what was called the Yankee Conference. (Maine head coach) Coach Cosgrove was there and I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and his staff. They have done a tremendous job. They're always big, they're always physical, they're always well-coached, and they're always disciplined. This is a very good football team we're playing and to think that we would take them any other way, I don't see any reason we would even be in that discussion."
The Orange is coming off a 37-34 win against Northwestern, while Maine is 2-1 after losing, 20-16, to Albany last week. Senior wide receiver Mike Williams won the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and kicker Ryan Lichtenstein earned the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week, while linebacker Derrell Smith landed a place on the league's weekly honor roll for their performances in SU's 37-34 victory against Northwestern.
Season tickets start at $100. Family Packs are available for all home games when purchased in advance, with the exception of games against Maine and Akron. A $99 Family Pack, which is a $28 savings, includes two adult tickets, two youth tickets (12 and under), $5 concession coupon and a $10 parking pass.For further questions and details call the Carrier Dome Box Office during business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 1-888-DOMETIX.
