Football
Mike Montoro
Robert Morris Game Information
Aug. 30, 2025
Kickoff: 2 p.m., ET
Gates Open: 90 minutes before kick (12:30 p.m.)
TV: ESPN+
Promo: Gold Rush/Family Day
2025 Milan Puskar Stadium
WVU Game Day Central serves as a one-stop hub for Mountaineer fans for everything related to game day. From detailed timelines, stadium maps and parking information to Almost Heaven Village programming, important stadium policy reminders and the complete A-Z Guide, Game Day Central ensures fans are fully prepared.Metal Detectors at All Athletic Venues
The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has walk-through metal detectors at its major athletic venues. Fans will not have to empty their clear bags or pockets, and will not have to place cell phones, keys, money or other belongings to the side because the state-of-art metal detectors are designed to be completely pass through. The metal detector technology provides automatic screening for fast and easy gate entrance flow. Fans are encouraged to enter the stadium early to get used to the new system and to expedite entry to the game. WVU’s clear bag policy is still in effect.
Almost Heaven Village
Almost Heaven Village is the fan experience area located between the Light Blue and Teal Parking Lots. Fans can enjoy food trucks, inflatables, a DJ, yard games, photo opportunities, WVU Team Shop merchandise setup and appearances from the WVU Spirit Squads. Almost Heaven Village will be open 3 1/2 hours before kick (10:30 a.m.) to 30 minutes before (1:30 p.m.).
Clear Bag Policy
WVU’s Clear Bag Policy remains in effect, and the Athletics Department invites and encourages fans to visit WVUsports.com/clearbag for more information, to view pictures of permissible and non-permissible items and to obtain answers to frequently asked questions about the clear bag policy.
Mountaineer Mantrip
The Mountaineer Mantrip start time remains approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes prior (approximately 11:30 a.m.) to kickoff. Join the Mountaineers in the wave to the top of the WVU Medicine Children’s hospital following the Mountaineer Mantrip.
Hall of Traditions
The Hall of Traditions (Puskar Center) will be open starting three hours prior to kickoff (11 a.m.) until 30 minutes prior (1:30 p.m.) to kickoff.
Kids Zone
Kids Zone will continue in the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility pregame. This is free and open to the public and includes family games, inflatables, etc. This will be in the front half of the IPF from 2 1/2 hours before kick (11:30 a.m.) to 30 minutes before (1:30 p.m.).
REVELxp Full-Service Tailgating
REVELxp will continue to operate the area outside the north gate operated to include all-inclusive tent and tailgate set ups for each home game. Fans will be able to rent these spaces and will arrive to a turn-key tailgate tent. Click here to learn more or to book a hassle-free tailgate.
Stadium Seatbacks
Advance seatback single-game sales are now available and can be bought with your ticket online as an add-on or at the stadium on game day (receipt will denote pickup location). Pricing is now $20/seat. All seatback sales are cashless.
Cashless Concessions and Parking
All concession stands are cashless.
All parking lots are cashless, including the Green Lot.
MAC Field Lounge
The Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC) Field Lounge is located in the South end zone for donors of a certain giving level. This includes a sectioned-off area (load-in Thursday prior to each game and tear down on Monday following each game) with upscale seating.
ADA Accessibility
The following gates are ADA accessible: North, Northwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest.
ADA Golf Cart shuttles (not wheelchair accessible) are available, the Gold Shuttle and the Blue Shuttle will run concurrently to link all corners of the stadium and the perimeter of the Blue Lot. Guests are picked up on a first-come, first-serve basis, with potential wait times. The shuttles will run two hours prior to kickoff until the middle of the first quarter. After the game, the shuttles will run at the beginning of the fourth quarter until approximately one hour. Please note, due to heavy pedestrian traffic, wait times may vary.
Smoking is still only permitted in designated smoking areas located at various gates. In some locations, these areas will not be available until after kickoff.
Section 133 is still the Family Fun Zone. It is an alcohol free, family friendly section. Alcoholic beverages and foul or abusive language are prohibited in this section. This information is now printed on the tickets.
Tickets
West Virginia University opens its 2025 season, playing host to Robert Morris at Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m., ET.
The game against the Colonials is Gold Rush and Family Day, presented by WVU Medicine Children’s. All fans in attendance are encouraged to wear Gold to the game.
Tickets, in select end zone and upper-level areas of Milan Puskar Stadium, to WVU’s first home game of the season, are available for a limited time for as low as $50 and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE.
Will call opens at the stadium North Gate ticket office at noon.
Students will be able to log in to the platform HERE or at wvugame.com/students using the single sign-on functionality, which is the same as all access points across the University systems. Once signed in, students will be able to request their student tickets, starting the Friday before the upcoming game week, as they have in prior years. If the overall student ticket request number reaches capacity, the system will trigger the lottery function that will operate the same as year’s past. The football student ticket distribution policy can be found HERE.
For any students with questions regarding mobile ticketing are encouraged to visit wvusports.com/studentticketinfo for more information.
A reminder: all persons regardless of age require a ticket for admittance to WVU football games.
General Parking
All parking lots open at 7 a.m., on Saturday unless otherwise noted below.
Vehicular traffic does not have access to Med Center Drive, the road directly in front of Milan Puskar Stadium. Med Center Drive will be open only to Blue Lot permit holders.
Blue Lot vehicle permit holders will have unrestricted parking (ability to choose parking space) up to four (4) hours prior to game time. Restricted parking (parking spaces assigned by attendants) will be implemented, as necessary, and determined on game day following four (4) hours prior to game time and continuing as needed until conclusion of the game.
All ADA spaces in the Blue Lot are self-accommodating. There will be NO shuttle from the Blue Lot to any gate. The ADA bus shuttle will continue from the Brown and Green Lots to the Southeast gate and West gate.
ADA shuttles will run from the Green Lot and are complimentary. Fans will be accommodated in the garage for $25/game (tailgating prohibited) or in the lot for $45/game. Shuttles will drop at SE/SW gates. Pregame route is from Mountaineer Station to Chestnut Ridge Road and right onto Don Nehlen to unload first at SE gate then SW gate. Pregame return route is via Law School to University to Van Voorhis. One bus will stage at SE gate and two at SW gate during the game. Postgame route to Green Lot from gates is via Don Nehlen to Chestnut Ridge to Mountaineer Station. Postgame return route from Mountaineer Station to gates is via Van Voorhis to University to Law School Hill.
Blue Lot general RV parking lot E (including front row), C2, C6, C8, (except 19 – 8 p.m.) C10 and Spaces 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15 in D lot will open at 8 a.m. Friday.
Light Blue RV parking will open at 8 p.m. Friday, and Light Blue auxiliary RV parking (by Chateau Royale) will open at noon on Friday.
Coliseum Lot RV parking will open at 8 a.m. Friday. Red RV (Law School) parking will open at 3 p.m. Friday. Buses and limousines are permitted to park for $100 in the Coliseum Lot. The Green RV Lot will open on Friday at 5 p.m.
RVs must be clear from lots by 12 p.m. (noon) the day following the game. 12″x12″x1.5″ planks must be placed beneath all jacks used to stabilize RVs. Jacks may not be placed directly on pavement. RV pass holders are not permitted to puncture or otherwise damage the surface of the parking lot.
The Purple Lot (Areas 52 and 61 behind Sheetz on Route 705) is no longer available for single game parking. The Gold Lot (Area 72, adjacent to the Facilities Management Building in front of ERC/Towers and the lot by the CPASS building) is SOLD OUT.
Green Lot and Green parking garage spaces will be available for purchase for ADA accommodations. Buses and RVs are not permitted in the Gold or Green Garage lots.
Small tents may be erected in designated areas only and may not be larger than 10′ by 10′. A parking permit for the designated lot is required to erect a tent and the vehicle must be parked adjacent to the tent. Tents may only be erected after 7 a.m. on game day.
An established ride-share (Uber/Lyft/taxi) lot is located at the United Bank on Elmer Prince Drive (address is United Bank – Suncrest, 990 Elmer Prince Drive).
Parking information can be found on game day on Monongalia County’s Radio Notification Station,1610 AM (WQLM).
ADA Parking
All ADA spaces in the Blue Lot are self-accommodating. There will be NO shuttle from the Blue Lot to any gate.
The ADA shuttle will continue from the Brown Lot and Green Lot to the Southeast gate and Southwest gate.
ADA parking will be strictly enforced. Disabled parking is available for single-game purchase ($45) on a limited basis at the WVU Law School (Brown Lot); accessible vans will provide transportation from that lot only.
Permit holders will be required to have the following: WVU issued color-coded parking permit, valid state-issued ADA parking placard or license plate, valid state-issued ADA parking registration card and photo ID of the disabled permit holder (the photo ID must match the ADA parking registration card). ADA permit holder must be in the vehicle and will be required to park in the spots reserved for disabled parking only. This will be strictly enforced.
Athletics will provide golf cart courtesy shuttles for people with disabilities. This route will circle the stadium, stopping at all gates (aside from North) as well as outlying stops near Don Nehlen/Med Center Drive in addition to near the roundabout.
Controlled Beer Sales
Controlled beer sales, operated by Sodexo, can be found along the concourses inside the gates. Alcohol will not be allowed to be brought into the stadium, nor taken out of the stadium.
Fans serving as their group’s designated driver are encouraged to sign-up at booths located inside the stadium. They will receive a wristband and a coupon for a free soda.
WVU Sports Mobile App
The WVU Sports App is your place to go to manage your tickets, receive the latest news, exclusive offers and more! Just search ‘WVU Sports’ in your app store to download it to your mobile device and stay up to date with all things Mountaineers. To learn more search WVUSports.com/app.
Fanline
Fans are encouraged to call (304) 293-FANS or text WVU to 83200 for stadium assistance. Both services are available on game day only. Fans also can follow @GamedayWVU on Twitter for information and special announcements.
Stadium Re-entry
Stadium re-entry is prohibited.
Traffic Information
No vehicles will be permitted to enter Don Nehlen Drive (formerly Willowdale Drive) from Route 705 after home football games. Both lanes on Don Nehlen Drive will be used for stadium traffic to exit the area. Also, no parking will be permitted on Don Nehlen Drive. Elmer Prince Drive will permit bus traffic only.
Fans traveling on I-79 should access the stadium via the University Avenue or Pierpont Road exits off I-68. Long delays are expected around the Star City area.
Please note that primary routes have priority during postgame traffic. Please stay on primary routes postgame. Secondary routes will be held until priority routes are cleared. Fans are encouraged to use the Mileground/Route 705 to reach I-68 and I-79 postgame.
Buses
MountainLine buses will run from the Mountaineer Mall. MountainLine stadium service will begin two hours before kickoff and will run at least one hour following the game. Cost is $3 round trip. Children 3 and under also ride free.
PRT
The PRT will run from 9:30 a.m., until one hour after the game. There is no charge for PRT service on game days.
Prohibited
The following items are prohibited at Milan Puskar Stadium: selfie sticks, unmanned aerial vehicles (‘drones’), any bag that does not comply with the Clear Bag Policy, alcoholic beverages, weapons and laser pointers.
An express lane is available at the West and North gates for those fans entering Milan Puskar Stadium who are not carrying items into the game.
Video cameras, with the intent of non-commercial use, are permitted. The cameras must not exceed 12″ x 12″ x 12″.
Banners and signs, except those associated with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, are not permitted at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The FAA regional office will allow no VFR air navigation near the stadium, except for law enforcement and medical aircraft.
No hard containers or umbrellas are permitted inside Milan Puskar Stadium. Only unopened plastic containers of soft drinks and water will be permitted. No open containers will be permitted into the stadium.
Baby strollers are not permitted in the seating areas. Fans can check their strollers at Guest Services at the North and South concourses of the stadium.
Smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas at various gates, some of which may not open until after kickoff. Smoking is prohibited in all other areas inside the stadium. Smoking will be permitted in the University parking lots on game day.
As in the past, commercial cargo-type rental trucks (U-Haul, Hertz, Ryder) will not be permitted in University parking lots during home football games.
Absolutely no soliciting of any kind is allowed at Milan Puskar Stadium or in the parking lots adjacent to the stadium.
Ruby Memorial Hospital
Ruby Memorial Hospital will be closed to the general public during West Virginia home football games. Staff and families of patients will need to obtain passes in advance to gain admission to the hospital during games. Hospital personnel called to work on an emergency basis should alert the state police by calling *SP on their cell phones as they approach the hospital. Emergency traffic should access the hospital via Elmer Prince Drive.
