The Chick-fil-A Bowl, which won’t be played until New Year’s Eve and whose teams still aren’t known, has sold out of tickets for the 17th consecutive year. It is the earliest sellout in the game’s history.
“It’s another statement to how Atlanta has become the college football capital, selling out the bowl game this early without knowing who the teams are,” said Chick-fil-A Bowl President Gary Stokan.
The game contractually matches an ACC team against one from the SEC. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is joining the College Football Playoff next season, which may end the ACC-SEC arrangement.
But Stokan said he is excited about the future.
“I think it’s another step on our journey of growing the bowl,” he said. “We’ve been blessed to have the ACC and SEC as a big part of why we’ve been able to grow the bowl and make it into the college football playoff. I think we will see more of those matchups in the playoff because so much of selection is based upon geography.”
The Chick-fil-A Bowl sold nearly 36,000 tickets to local and regional buyers, which includes individuals in the Atlanta market as well as in ACC and SEC team markets. The ACC takes 18,500 more tickets and the SEC 16,000 as part of the team allotments for the bowl.
Less than 800 tickets can be still be purchased through a package provided by PrimeSport, the game’s ticket provider. Kia also is offering two free tickets with the purchase of one of its new models at metro Atlanta dealerships.
Fans will still get to see more ACC-SEC matchups in coming Chick-fil-A Kickoff games. In 2015, Louisville will face Auburn.
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