RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Saturday that a three-month season ticket renewal process is now underway.
 
Current season ticket members have received an email directly from Showpass with a link for them to login to their account. Once logged in, fans will see a "Memberships" tab underneath their name and a button that says "Renew Membership" after they select football. Fans can renew their seats, parking passes, and North & South Tailgate Lot passes at the same prices as last year. Renewals for the H-E-B Tailgate Zone will take place at a later date.
 
Fans are guaranteed the opportunity to renew their seats from this year and will have the option to opt-in to the seat upgrade process that takes place in the spring. Fans must renew their seats prior to any upgrades. If available, upgrades opportunities will take place in Vaqueros Loyalty Points order based on points accumulated through January 31, 2026.
 
Should any seats in the allotment of 6,000 season tickets remain available following the renewal process, fans on the wait list will be contacted in order of their Vaqueros Loyalty Points ranking based on points accumulated through April 1, 2026. Fans can join the wait list at GoUTRGV.com/FootballWaitList.
 
Season Tickets and the Vaqueros Athletic Fund (VAF)
 
All football season tickets at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium have a per-seat Vaqueros Athletic Fund (VAF) donation associated with each season ticket purchase. These donations help raise crucial resources to accomplish the mission of UTRGV Athletics. VIP and VAF Stadium parking also have a VAF donations associated with season parking passes.
 
The VAF represents and serves the mission of supporting Vaqueros student-athlete success by providing resources that are necessary to compete for championships, earn degrees, and create leaders of tomorrow
 
Per-seat donations, including premium seating purchases, are not tax-deductible. UTRGV does not provide tax counsel and encourages supporters to seek the advice of professional counsel when considering the tax deductibility of any contribution.
 
Season tickets range from $75 to $350 with pricing broken down into six tiers, all of which are chairback.
 

Season Ticket Pricing
Seating Level	Sections	Season Ticket	Per Seat VAF Donation	Total
Tier 1 Reserved	105 – 107	$150	$200	$350
Tier 2 Reserved	103-104, 108-109, 116-118	$125	$100	$225
Tier 3 Reserved	101-102, 110-111	$75	$50	$125
Tier 4 Reserved	113-115, 119	$50	$25	$75
Faculty/Staff Tier 2 Reserved	116-118	$80	$100	$180
Faculty/Staff Tier 3 Reserved	101-102, 110-111	$50	$50	$100

 
Suites, North End Zone Loge and Club Seating
 
All suites, north end zone loge and club seating purchases required multi-year commitments and remain sold out for the 2026 season.
 
Parking
 
There are two levels of parking passes for Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium available for football season ticket holders – VAF Stadium and VIP, the latter of which is located closer to the stadium entrances.
 
VAF Stadium parking passes are available for $125. Season ticket holders who donate between $2,500 and $4,999 annually receive one complimentary VAF Stadium parking pass.
 
VIP parking passes cost $225 and are available to donors with a minimum annual donation of $2,500. As a benefit to donors, season ticket holders who donate between $5,000 and $9,999 annually receive one complimentary VIP parking pass. Season ticket holders who donate at least $10,000 annually receive two complimentary VIP parking passes.
 
Should any parking passes remain available following the renewal process, season ticket members will have the option to purchase passes in order of their Vaqueros Loyalty Points ranking based on points accumulated through January 31, 2026.
 
Tailgating
 
Fans renewing any of the approximately 200 spots in the North and South Tailgate Lots are able to do so for $400 each. Any remaining spots will go on sale to the general public at the same price at a later date.
 
Seat Upgrade Process
 
Fans who have renewed their season tickets and selected the desire to upgrade will have the opportunity to do so in the spring. Fans will be assigned a date and time to make their selection based on their Vaqueros Loyalty Points ranking.
 
Only points accumulated through January 31 will be considered for the seat upgrade process. Loyalty points accumulated after the January 31 deadline will determine priority for future seat selection, seat upgrades, and additional ticket requests/benefits.
 
UTRGV Athletics is communicating directly with season ticket members by email. Season ticket members are encouraged to mark vaqueros@goutrgv.ccsend.com as a trusted source to ensure they receive the emails.
 
How Vaqueros Loyalty Points Work
 
Vaqueros Loyalty Points program will ensure that the seat and suite selection processes are fair, equitable, and transparent.
 
Additionally, Vaqueros Loyalty Points will determine priority when it comes to allocating seat relocation requests, new or additional season ticket requests, premium seating requests, parking, tailgating, neutral site and postseason ticket requests, and other giving benefits for all sports.
 
Vaqueros Loyalty Points are earned based on donations to UTRGV Athletics and season ticket purchase history dating back to 2017-18. Each giving category is assigned a specific point value which is added to each member's point total. Point values from each category will be combined to create point totals that will determine rankings, which will be determined quarterly and provided upon request.
 
Supporters earn one point for every $100 of lifetime giving to athletics, one point for every $100 of giving to athletics in the current year, one point per year of giving to athletics, five points for season ticket(s) purchased per sport per year, and 100 points per $10,000 pledged as a donation. Additionally, supporters can earn one-time points totaling three for every $1,000 of sponsorship spend dating back to 2017-18, 10 points for being a graduate of UTRGV and its legacy institutions (awarded once, not per degree), 10 points for being a lifetime Varsity Club member, 20 points for being a former student-athlete who graduated from UTRGV or its legacy institutions, and 100 points for Silver Buckle Society members (those who have generously gifted at least $1 million to UTRGV).
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
For more information on Vaqueros Loyalty Points, including answers to frequently asked questions, visit GoUTRGV.com/LoyaltyPoints.
 
Fans with additional questions can contact a member of the UTRGV Athletics staff at (956) 665-8849 or through email at tickets@utrgv.edu.

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