*UPDATED 8/26/25*

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Associate Athletic Director for Facilities & Operations Jordan Hoover announces the following changes to the Catholic University Football Tailgating Policy for the 2025 season. 

2025 CATHOLIC FOOTBALL TAILGATE POLICY FAQ

WHERE CAN I PARK?

• For the 2025 home season, tailgating for home Catholic football contests will now take place in the Raymond A DuFour Parking Lot. 
  • The GPS Address for the DuFour Lot is 4400 John McCormack Rd., NE, Washington, D.C., 20011
• This is a change from previous seasons where tailgaters would enter on Hawaii Ave. and back in the grass lot beneath the baseball field. This field will NOT be open for tailgating in 2025. 
• For those looking for general parking, you will be directed to park in the University Garage or the Opus Lots. A shuttle service will transport fans from those two locations to the DuFour Center before and after the game. 
  • The GPS Address for the University Garage is 3598 John McCormack Rd., NE, Washington, D.C., 20011
  • The GPS Address for the Opus Lot is 3680 John McCormack Rd., NE, Washington, D.C., 20011

HOW DO I GET TICKETS?

• Tailgate tickets will be available for purchase via HomeTown Ticketing (also located under the Gameday Tab on catholicathletics.com) for the price of $60 (does not include taxes & fees). Each ticket will entitle the purchaser to an assigned spot identified by a number and color. The spot will be chosen at the time of purchase. 
• Tickets will be available for purchase on a single-game basis.
• Tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 29 at 5 p.m. 

WHAT DOES MY TICKET GET ME?

• A purchased tailgate pass will secure a space for one individual vehicle with up to four people inside. Game tickets will be included for these four people in the bundle. Wristbands will be given to the occupants inside the vehicle, allowing them re-entry from the tailgate lot with the appropriate colored wristband. 
  • If your vehicle has more than four occupants, the additional occupants will not be given a wristband, and will be required to purchase a General Admission Ticket for entry into the stadium. 
• When purchasing tickets, red spots will be permitted to have a 10x10 tent. Black spots will NOT be permitted to have a tent. 

WHEN CAN I GET IN?

• The lot will open three hours before kickoff and close five hours after kickoff for all four Saturday home games.
• For the Friday night home opener vs. McDaniel, the parking lot will close promptly at 11 p.m.  
  • Sept. 5 vs. McDaniel - Lot opens at 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 27 vs. Salisbury - Lot opens at 11 a.m.
  • Oct. 11 vs. Juniata - Lot opens at 10 a.m.
  • Oct. 18 vs. Moravain - Lot opens at 9 a.m.
  • Nov. 1 vs. Lycoming - Lot opens at 9 a.m.
• Stadium gates will open 90 minutes prior to opening kick.
• Entry to the stadium will be permitted at the gate next to the Dowd Family Tennis Courts by wristband only. 
• Re-entry to the stadium will be permitted at the gate next to the Dowd Family Tennis Courts and/or the DuFour Center Lobby for fans wearing the proper wristband.

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact cua-athletics@cua.edu.