Ohio Athletic Conference and Visit Canton host Stagg Bowl at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

Posted: Dec 15, 2021

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Ohio Athletic Conference | Sarah Otey | Commissioner
614.568.6131| sotey@oac.org

Visit Canton | Tonja Marshall | Executive Vice President – Marketing & Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 24, 2021

NCAA DIII Football Championship Tickets on Sale Now
Ohio Athletic Conference and Visit Canton host Stagg Bowl at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

Canton, Ohio - The 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship is in Canton, Ohio at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The national championship Stagg Bowl kicks off Friday, December 17th at 7:04 PM ET. Tickets are on sale now at NCAA.com/tickets.

Game tickets are $20 for general admission stadium seating. Student and youth general admission stadium seating is $10 per ticket, for children under 18 or with a valid student i.d.

Club Access seating is $35 per ticket. Club Access tickets feature premium cushioned stadium seats, centrally located on the first level of the south stands. Seating within the stadium’s Club Access section is general admission. Only those with Club Access seating will be admitted into the Club Lounge at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The Club Lounge is temperature controlled with concessions available for purchase. The Club lounge has alcohol for purchase for adults 21 years of age and older. All alcohol must be consumed within the Club Lounge and cannot be taken outside into the stadium or stands. Alcohol will not be sold anywhere else in the stadium for the event. A limited quantity of Club Access seating is available.

All 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship Stagg Bowl tickets are available for sale online only. There are no onsite ticket sales at the stadium or entry gates. All tickets are on sale now at NCAA.com/tickets.

The 2021 NCAA Division III Football Championship is co-hosted by Visit Canton and the Ohio Athletic Conference. The game will be contested on Hall of Fame Field inside Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The 20,000 seat, world-class stadium is part of Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls, a multi-use sports, entertainment and media destination centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame museum.

OAC Commissioner Sarah Otey says, “The Ohio Athletic Conference is excited to partner with Visit Canton to bring the 2021 Stagg Bowl to the great state of Ohio. Canton and Stark County are unsung heroes in the Ohio tourism industry, with so much to offer in terms of culture and entertainment – and the Pro Football Hall of Fame campus will be the perfect venue to host the two finalists and their fans.”

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is extending a discount off admission over the weekend of Stagg Bowl. Friday, December 17, through Sunday, December 19, present the NCAA DIII Football Championship ticket at the Pro Football Hall of Fame box office window to save $4 off purchase of museum admission.

VIDEO & PHOTO FILES:
Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum & Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Exterior Video Photos Folder

About NCAA:

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a member-led organization dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes. NCAA schools award nearly $3.5 billion in athletic scholarships every year and provide vast support to help student-athletes graduate at a rate higher than their general student peers.

More than 500,000 college athletes across all three divisions compete for about 1,100 member schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and even Canada. Regardless of where they start, student-athletes strive to end each season at one of the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports.

About OAC:

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) is a ten member NCAA Division III conference based in Westerville, OH. The OAC was established in 1902, several years before the NCAA was founded, with an emphasis on student-athlete well-being and safety – principles that continue to drive conference decision-making more than 100 years later. The conference currently sponsors championships in 21 sports and has a storied history as one of the most competitively successful conferences in Division III.

About Visit Canton:

The Stark County Convention & Visitors’ Bureau, d.b.a. Visit Canton, is funded by a lodging tax administered through the Stark County Commissioners. The organization’s mission is to promote travel to Stark County and to facilitate operations that support the travel and tourism industry in Stark County.