Badgers Accept Capital One Bowl Invitation
December 04, 2005 | Football
The University of Wisconsin football program has accepted an invitation from the Florida Citrus Sports Selection Committee to face Auburn in the 60th Capital One Bowl game on Monday, Jan. 2, at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. EST (noon CST), with ABC televising the game live.
It will be the 17th bowl appearance in Wisconsin history and the 11th in the past 13 seasons under head coach Barry Alvarez. It will, however, be the Badgers' first appearance in the Capital One Bowl. UW is 7-3 in bowl games under Alvarez.
'Our entire program is thrilled about the opportunity to participate in such a prestigious bowl game,' said Alvarez. 'The Capital One Bowl has a tremendous reputation for being a hospitable, first-class organization. Orlando is a destination I know our fans will love. We will face a formidable opponent in Auburn and we have great respect for the quality program that Tommy Tuberville has put together. We are really looking forward to the entire experience in Orlando.'
Wisconsin finished the 2005 regular season (Alvarez's last as head coach) with a 9-3 overall record and a 5-3 mark (T3rd) in Big Ten action. The bowl game will give Wisconsin the opportunity to win 10 games for just the fourth time in school history.
Auburn finished its regular season with a 9-2 overall record and a 7-1 mark (T1st) in the Southeastern Conference's West Division.
The Badgers and Tigers have played twice. The teams tied 7-7 in Madison in 1931 and Auburn won a 28-14 decision in the 2003 Music City Bowl.
CAPITAL ONE BOWL TICKET INFORMATION
The University of Wisconsin will play Auburn in the Capital One Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2, 2006 at the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
The University of Wisconsin will receive 12,000 tickets to the 2006 Capital One Bowl for distribution to its constituents. Priority ticket purchasing information was mailed to donors and season ticket holders in November requesting that bowl ticket requests be placed on-line at www.uwbadgers.com . Requests for Capital One Bowl tickets may also be made by calling 1-800-462-2343, however, the most convenient way to place bowl ticket requests is on Bowl Central at www.uwbadgers.com .
The Capital One Bowl priority ticket request period for donors and season ticket holders will be Monday, December 5 and Tuesday December 6. The Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office will be open both days from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. to assist Badger Fund donors and season ticket holders with their Capital One Bowl ticket requests.
The distribution of Wisconsin's ticket allotment of 12,000 for the Capital One Bowl is as follows:
' Athletic Department / institutional needs (team, coaches, staff, university relations, band and spirit squads)
' 2005 Badger Fund donors
' 2005 Wisconsin football season ticket purchasers
' UW-Madison student football season ticket holders ( 20 percent of what remains after department / institutional needs)
' general public (begins Dec. 7 if tickets are still available)
Badger Fund donors are guaranteed the opportunity to purchase tickets in the following quantities (based upon giving levels): Coach's Club (two), Director's Club (four), All-American Club (six), Champion's Club (eight) and Hall of Fame Club (10). All Badger Fund donors that receive bowl tickets will be seated in Badger Fund priority points order. Donors may request bowl tickets above the guaranteed quantities and will be filled based on availability.
Student football season ticket holder requests should be submitted on Bowl Central at www.uwbadgers.com on December 5 and until 4:30 p.m. on December 6. A valid credit card number will be required to place an order. If necessary a lottery will be run on December 8 to determine which student football season ticket holder requests are filled. Students may request up to two tickets each and all tickets will be allocated based on class standing. Students who order and receive Capital One Bowl tickets may stop by the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office in Kellner Hall beginning Dec. 12 at 9:00 a.m. to pick them up. Students who are not season ticket holders should purchase tickets along with the general public should tickets be available.
If Capital One Bowl tickets remain available after the above orders are filled, a general public sale will begin on Dec. 7.
CAPITAL ONE BOWL TOUR INFORMATION
The official Capital One Bowl tour package is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). Detailed information about the WAA tour package is available on-line at www.uwalumni.com/bowltours. If you have questions about WAA bowl tours, please call (866) 373-5073. The WAA will be open for walk-in bowl tour sales at 650 North Lake Street beginning Monday, December 6.
