Due to ongoing renovations at Memorial Stadium, the West Stadium will be closed to fans for the 2026 NSAA State Football Championships on Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24. All spectators will sit in the East Stadium and enter through Gate 20.
“Playing for a state championship at Memorial Stadium creates memories these students will carry for a lifetime. Our commitment is to give every qualifying team a positive experience, and we appreciate Nebraska Athletics working with us so it continues this year. We’re asking fans to plan ahead so game day stays focused on the students on the field,” said Nate Neuhaus, Assistant Director, Nebraska School Activities Association.
“Nebraska Athletics has a long-standing relationship with the NSAA and hosting its championships. We are proud to host the state football championships at Memorial Stadium, and the ability to host in 2026 and 2027 was discussed early in the planning of the Big Red Rebuild project. We made it a priority for these games to be played at Memorial Stadium, and we have worked closely with the project team to ensure that could happen. It is important for the NSAA, the schools, communities, teams, and most notably the student-athletes that they get the opportunity to play football where the Huskers compete,” said Matt Davidson, Senior Associate AD – Event Management & Operations, Nebraska Athletics.
TICKETS
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and are available only online through GoFan at gofan.co/app/school/NSAA. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time and have them ready on their mobile devices.
PARKING
Fans are encouraged to plan two parking options as they approach Memorial Stadium for the state championships. Because of construction, some daytime parking options are limited. Option one can be a campus lot listed below. Option two should consider a city parking garage option if capacity is reached on campus during the daytime. As mentioned below, for both evening games, additional parking will open up on campus. Because campus is operating normal academic hours these days, lots are limited from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Parking garage at 14th and Avery (Lot 9): $8, cashless
• INS lot west of the stadium, entrance on 8th Street: $10, cash accepted
• Most campus lots are limited to University and business permits during the day on Monday and Tuesday. Starting at 4pm on both days, additional campus lots will open to public cashiering. These additional lots are Champions/Akers Lot (west of stadium), 1, 3, 6, 8, and 12
• Vehicles parked in restricted parking lots will be ticketed.
• ADA and limited mobility parking: Parking garage located at the Southwest corner of Memorial Stadium (take ticket upon entry, pay on exit) and in the Parking Garage located at 14th and Avery (cashiered upon entry).
• School-organized fan buses park on Avery Avenue, northeast of the stadium.
• Because of stadium construction and the loss of some campus parking, fans are also encouraged to utilize parking garages within the city that are just south of the stadium and in the downtown Haymarket district. https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/Urban-Development/Park-and-Go.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR FANS AND SPECTATORS:
• Memorial Stadium is 100% cashless, including concessions.
• Nebraska’s clear bag policy will be enforced.
• Open umbrellas, talcum/baby powder and artificial noisemakers are not allowed. Stadium seats and strollers are allowed.
• Fans may not enter the field at any time, including after the game.
WATCH LIVE
Nebraska Public Media will carry all six Lincoln finals live, with coverage starting at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. CT each day.
