SU Fans: Orange Fan Fest is Aug. 13
8/7/2010 5:50:57 PM | Football
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All Syracuse University football fans are invited to the 2010 Fan Fest on Friday, August 13. The annual fan-favorite event welcomes Orange enthusiasts to watch football practice and take part in a variety of other fun activities that the whole family can enjoy. Gates open at 3:00 p.m. and football practice will be held from 3:45-6:30 p.m., followed by an autograph session from the student-athletes. Admission is free and complimentary parking is available in the Manley Field House lots.
Fan Fest will be held at the Les Vielbig Track (next to Coyne Field and the Schwartzwalder and Katz football practice fields) and will feature Otto and the Orange cheerleaders and dance team, and inflatable “jumpies” for kids. Concessions will be offering hamburgers, sausage subs, chicken kabobs, cotton candy and more. In addition, season tickets, the three-game “Third Down Package” and group tickets will be available. Season tickets start at $100 and the “Third Down Package” starts at $75.
Orange fans can pick up their annual poster, schedule card and team roster before the first game, along with gathering membership information for the 'Cuse Kids Club and the Orange Club.
Syracuse's home opener is scheduled for September 18 against Maine in what will also be Patriotic Day and Youth & Senior Citizen Day at the Carrier Dome. The following weekend is Legends Day and Family Weekend when the Orange renews its rivalry with Colgate on September 25. The BIG EAST Conference home opener for Syracuse is an October 16 matchup with Pittsburgh on Homecoming/Reunion Weekend.
Louisville comes to town on November 6 for Courage Day. Syracuse closes out the conference portion of its schedule on November 20 against Connecticut. It will be Celebrate NY Day at the Dome. The final regular-season game is the following Saturday, November 27, against Boston College. The football program will celebrate Fan Appreciation Day with the Eagles on hand.
