What better way to begin your football Saturdays, than to cheer on the Spartans and Coach Dantonio at the MSU Alumni Association’s away game tailgates!  Join us along with guest speakers, MSU cheerleaders, Sparty, and lots of other fans.  Win MSU prizes, talk football, enjoy great food, and cheer the Spartans on to victory.

New this year…pre-registration for all away game tailgates. CLICK HERE to register on-line, or call 877-678-2586 and ask for Tonja.  Check local listings for scheduled game times.

Admission to all tailgates include a buffet meal, door prize ticket and special tailgate memento.  Tailgates begin three hours prior to kick-off and continue for two hours.  Members may pre-register and purchase a buffet meal at a cost of $25 and $10 for children 12 and under.  The pre-registration cost for non-members is $35 and $10 for children 12 and under.  You must supply a membership number when registering online.  Registrations can be taken over the phone by calling (877) MSU-ALUM, ask for Tonja.  If the event is not sold out, a limited number of tailgate admissions will be available at the door at a cost of $35 for members, $40 for non-members and children 12 and under $10. (Please check back to this web site for availability.)  You must show your membership card at the door to receive the discount.  Prices do not include game tickets.  Sorry, we will not be able to offer refunds.

Cash bars will be available where permitted by local law. 

Please note:  Pre-registration pricing for the California tailgate is $50 for members, $60 for non-members and $10 for children 12 and under.  If the event is not sold out, a limited number of tailgate admissions will be available at the door at a cost of $60 for members, $70 for non-members and $10 for children 12 and under.  Check back to this web site for availability.  Sorry, we will not be able to offer refunds.

2008 Spartan Away Game Tailgate Schedule

University of California - Berkeley
August 30, 2008
Special guests will include members of MSU Board of Trustees, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, and Athletics Director Mark Hollis.

Meet us outside under a tent at Lower Sproul Plaza located in the heart of the University of California campus, behind the MLK Student Union on Bancroft and Telegraph Avenues.  Participants are strongly encouraged to use the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Rail System.  BART stations are located throughout the San Francisco Bay area and will transport you to the Downtown Berkeley BART station on Shattuck Avenue.  The BART station is a 10-15 minute walk to the Lower Sproul Plaza.  Parking is also available on a first come first served basis at the Genetics Garage on the corner of Oxford and Berkeley Way, the Berkeley Way Lot on the corner of Berkeley Way and Oxford and the Underhill Parking Lot on the corner of Channing Way and Haste Street.  Click here to see a map.  General admission parking for passenger vehicles is $16.  A free shuttle to the stadium can be picked up near the Lower Sproul Plaza.

Please note: Pre-registration pricing for the California tailgate is $50 for members, $60 for non-members and $10 for children 12 and under.  If no sold out, a limited number of tailgate admissions will be available at the door at a cost of $60 for members, $70 for non-members and $10 for children 12 and under.  You must show your membership card to received the member discount.  Check back to this web site for availability.   Sorry, we will not be able to offer refunds.

Indiana University (Hoosiers)
September 27
Meet us outside under a tent next to Memorial Stadium located at 1001 East 17th Street (the northeast corner of 17th street and north Dunn street.)  Look for the green and white skystreamers near Gate E-9.  Parking will be available on a first come, first served basis at the purple
lot east of the stadium at a cost of $10 per passenger vehicle.

Northwestern University (Wildcats)
October 11
Meet us outside under a tent at the Peter Jans Golf Course located at 1031 Central Street, Evanston, IL.  Peter Jans Golf Course is 21/2 blocks from Ryan Field (stadium.)  Check back for more information on parking.

University of Michigan (Wolverines)
October 25
With special guest MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon
Meet us outside under a tent on the University of Michigan Golf Course
located at 1000 S. State Street south of the club house.  Parking will be available at the U of M golf course on a first come, first served basis at the a cost of $30 per passenger vehicle.  Additional parking is also available at the Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club on Stadium Blvd. and at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School on South Main Street. 

Penn State University (Nittany Lions)
November 22
Meet us inside at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center at 215 Innovation Boulevard, State College, PA.  Parking will available at the Penn Stater and a free shuttle bus will run 2 hours before the game from the Penn Stater to the stadium.   Click here for directions to the Penn Stater.  Continue to check this web site for further information.

For more information on tailgates, please call the MSU Alumni Association at 877/MSU-ALUM.

For games tickets, call the MSU Athletic Ticket Office at (800) GO STATE

For official MSU Alumni Association tours to Bowl Games and the Final Four, call the MSU Alumni Association at (877) MSU-TRIP.