Join the MSU Alumni Association for the first three Michigan State away games during the 2009 football season.  Support the MSU Spartans and head coach Mark Dantonio at these all-important road games.  The MSU Cheerleaders, Sparty, and other guest speakers will be there to add to the fun.  Win MSU prizes, talk football, enjoy great food, and cheer the Spartans on to victory.

Pre-registration is required for the away game tailgates. For more information call 877-678-2586 and ask for Michelle.  Check local listings for scheduled game times.

Admission to the 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 (The tailgates end one hour prior to the game to ample time to see kick-off.)  MSUAA members may pre-register and purchase a buffet meal at a cost of $25, the cost for non-members is $35, and children 12 and under (member and non-member) is $10.  You must supply a membership number when registering online. Registrations can be taken over the phone by calling (877) MSU-ALUM.  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.  Once purchased, tailgate charges are non-refundable.

Cash bars will be available where permitted by local law. 

Prices do not include game tickets.  To order game tickets click here or call the MSU Athletic Ticket Office at (800) GO-STATE or (517) 355-1610.

2009 MSU Alumni Association Away Game Tailgate Schedule

University of Notre Dame
September 19, 2009
Look for us outside under a tent at Hospitality Village located on the Notre Dame campus on Angela Boulevard and Joyce Drive, just a short walk south of Notre Dame Stadium.    Public parking will be available on a first come, first served basis at White North Field (along Juniper between Douglas and Pendle Roads) at a cost of $20 per passenger vehicle.  Shuttle buses will operate from White Field to Library Circle.  

University of Wisconsin
September 26, 2009

Look for us outside under a tent at Lot 60 next to Lake Mendota at 801 Walnut Street.  Public parking will be available on a first come, first served basis in Lot 60 beginning at 6:30 a.m. the day of the game at a cost of $5 per passenger vehicle.  Shuttle buses will operate from Lot 60 to Camp Randall Stadium at a cost of $5 per person.  Buses board in the northbound Metro bus stop on University Bay Dr. located on the west side of Lot 60 across the street from the Lot 76 parking ramp.  Shuttle buses operate every 10-15 minutes for 2 hours before an event and 10-15 minutes for one hour afterward.

University of Illinois
October 10, 2009

Look for us outside under a tent east of Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus at Fourth and Kirby Avenues.  Public parking will be available on a first come, first served basis in the game-day purchase lots (2 blocks east of the MSUAA tailgate) at a cost of $20 per passenger vehicle.

The away game tailgates are sponsored in part by:

 

Downtown Coaches Club