University of Colorado Athletics

Student Ticket Terms & Conditions

Colorado Buffaloes Student Ticket Terms and Conditions

Welcome to CUBuffs.com/students, your home for student information for CU Athletics. See below for information on tickets, promotions, and other programs exclusively for students.

CU-Boulder undergraduate students registered for 4 or more credit hours for the Fall 2026 semester are eligible to participate in the CU Athletic Department annual student ticket sale and take advantage of other student-only ticket benefits offered by the CU Athletic Department.

Eligible students may use their Buff OneCard to attend Women's Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Cross Country, Track & Field, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, and Skiing regular season home events for free, on a first-come, first-served basis subject to venue capacity.

Eligible students may purchase the CU Sports Pass for access to claim tickets to Football and Men's Basketball home games.

Eligible students may participate in Charged Up, CU Athletics' student loyalty and rewards program, and in other events and promotions sponsored by the Athletic Department or its affiliates throughout the year.

THE CU SPORTS PASS

The CU Sports Pass is your all-access ticket to Colorado Football and Men's Basketball home games — one pass, one price, with no per-game fees and no extra charge when you claim a ticket.

  • Price: $265 (non-refundable; $10 of every pass supports Ralphie)
  • Includes access to claim a ticket for every home Football game and every home Men's Basketball game
  • Includes a Nike Dri-FIT Gold Rush student section shirt — the inaugural design in a new yearly collectible tradition
  • On-sale dates: Thursday, July 9, 2026, with a second on-sale opportunity on Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Buff Club Student Membership — For students who want first crack at Football tickets, the Buff Club Student Membership ($125, in addition to the CU Sports Pass) provides a two-hour priority claim window (9–11 a.m. MT the Sunday before each home game) ahead of the general claim window at 1 p.m. MT. Membership also includes invitations to two members-only events per year. This is a separate, limited-quantity add-on to the CU Sports Pass.

  • Football Season Tickets
    • Season Ticket Detail
      • Tickets are claimed online, game-by-game, and delivered to your mobile device. No ticket to pick up.
      • The Football ticket claim window opens the Sunday before each home game. Buff Club Student Members may claim from 9–11 a.m. MT; the window opens to all CU Sports Pass holders at 1 p.m. MT and remains open until claimed out. Only 12,000 students can claim a ticket each week.
      • Good for seating in the student general admission sections (110 through 117) of Folsom Field.
      • Claim window dates, times, and instructions will be sent to the email provided during online account registration, and pushed via text alert and the Buffs Mobile App. The Athletic Department is not responsible for any technical failure of the delivery of emails, texts, app notifications, or the functionality of the website(s) or app.
      • If you claim a ticket and can't attend, email cutix@colorado.edu from your CU email account to release it for another student. Un-released no-shows may lose the opportunity to claim the following game.
      • YOUR valid Buff OneCard, along with your claimed and scanned mobile ticket, is required for admittance to games. NO EXCEPTIONS.
      • IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR CURRENT STUDENT ID AND THAT THE MAGNETIC STRIPE IS IN GOOD CONDITION
  • Men's Basketball Tickets
    • Season Ticket Details
      • Tickets are claimed online, game-by-game, and delivered to your mobile device, following a claim-window timeline similar to Football. Specific timing for each game will be announced ahead of the season via email, text, and Buffs Mobile App push notification.
      • The CU Sports Pass does not guarantee admission for every men's basketball game.
      • Good for seating in the student general admission sections (sections 13-17) of the CU Events Center. Subject to space availability.
      • Top Charged Up point earners on the leaderboard may receive priority claim access to select Men's Basketball games during the season.
      • YOUR valid Buff OneCard, along with your claimed and scanned mobile ticket, is required for admittance to games. NO EXCEPTIONS.
      • IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR CURRENT STUDENT ID AND THAT THE MAGNETIC STRIPE OR BARCODE STICKER IS IN GOOD CONDITION
  • Spouse/Partner/Civil Union Tickets
    • Married students or students in a domestic partnership or civil union may purchase a spouse/partner ticket for either football or men's basketball
    • Come to the Athletic Ticket Office with one of the accepted proof of marriage/partnership/civil union listed below.
      • Copy of marriage license
      • Copy of notarized common law marriage affidavit
      • Copy of Domestic Partnership affidavit
      • Copy of Civil Union License
      • Copy of 2025 jointly filed State or Federal income tax
    • Students purchasing spouse/partner/civil union tickets must bring their valid Buff OneCard Student ID and proof of marriage, partnership or civil union NO EXCEPTIONS

CHARGED UP: STUDENT LOYALTY & REWARDS PROGRAM

Beginning in Fall 2026, Colorado Athletics is launching Charged Up, a student loyalty and rewards program built with input from the Student Government Tri-Execs, the Division of Student Life, The Charge student section, and CU students across campus. Every eligible undergraduate student can participate, with or without a CU Sports Pass.

  • How it works: claim your ticket through your student ticket account, check in at the game through the Buffs Mobile App (automatic via Bluetooth beacon, or manual scan of your claimed ticket), and earn loyalty points.
  • You do not need a CU Sports Pass to earn points — every home Olympic sport event (Soccer, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Women's Basketball, Tennis, Cross Country, Track & Field, Golf, Skiing) earns points for any student attending free with their Buff OneCard. CU Sports Pass holders earn additional points by claiming and attending Football and Men's Basketball games.
  • Starting points in the program's inaugural year are based on class year/credit hours completed entering 2026–27, allocated the week of August 31, 2026, in coordination with the Registrar's Office.
  • Points and leaderboard standing are visible anytime in the Leaderboard tab of the Buffs Mobile App.
  • A percentage of points rolls over at the end of each academic year.
  • Bonus point opportunities include joining The Charge student section (+100 points), adding a Buff Club Student Membership (+50 points), and picking up your Gold Rush shirt at a designated event (+25 points), among others announced throughout the year.
  • Rewards may include priority ticket access to high-demand games, postseason ticket priority, exclusive events and behind-the-scenes access, game-week raffle entries, a graduating-senior Folsom Field photoshoot opportunity, concessions/team store discounts, corporate partner perks, and priority access to the following year's CU Sports Pass on-sale.
  • CU Boulder graduate students and other professional degree-seeking students do not pay the Student Athletic Fee and are not eligible for Charged Up or free Olympic sport admission.
  • The Athletic Ticket Office (see contact info below) can help with Charged Up questions; full program rules and FAQs are posted at app.cubuffs.com/chargedup.

Location & Bluetooth Data. Charged Up uses Bluetooth beacons installed at CU Athletics venues to detect your device's proximity and confirm attendance for loyalty points. This detection is limited to the interior of CU Athletics venues during event hours. Colorado Athletics does not collect, store, or use your location data outside of these venues, does not track participants between events, and does not sell or share location data with third parties. Bluetooth/location access is optional — participants who decline may still earn points by presenting a scanned ticket at venue entry. Participants may disable Bluetooth or location permissions for the Buffs Mobile App at any time in their device settings without losing eligibility for the Program.

IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION

Students may pick up a barcode sticker for their Buff OneCard from either the CU Campus Card Office or the Athletic Ticket Office. This barcode can then be used for admission to events. The name on the sticker must match the name on the Buff OneCard ID to be valid.

All students must present their valid Buff OneCard for admission to events or to take advantage of any student benefits with the Athletic Department. Any attempt at fraudulent admission by not using your own Buff OneCard may result in disciplinary action from the university or local authorities. Selling or transferring a claimed student ticket may result in loss of Sports Pass and Charged Up eligibility.

The CU Campus Card Office, located in room N180 in the Center for Community (C4C) building, will be open during football home games beginning two hours before kick-off until two hours after kick-off to replace lost, stolen or damaged ID cards.

The Athletic Department will communicate with students as needed through their email provided during online account registration, as well as through text alerts and Buffs Mobile App push notifications. Please watch your email accounts and enable app notifications for important messages from the Athletic Department as well as other campus offices.

Athletic Ticket Office
Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Phone: 303-492-8337
Email: cutix@colorado.edu

Students may not interfere in any way with the play of the contest, venue operations and security or other patrons. Students shall not engage in any activity contrary to the standards of the University of Colorado. Any such behavior will lead to ejection without refund, denial of entrance to future events and subject the student to all legal remedies available to the university and/or local authorities

Any students ejected from a game will lose their season tickets for the remainder of the season without refund and will face disciplinary procedures at the Office of Student Conduct.

ANY ATTEMPT AT FRAUDULENT PURCHASES WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF TICKET BENEFIT WITHOUT REFUND

YOUR VALID BUFF ONECARD IS REQUIRED FOR ADMITTANCE TO ATHLETIC EVENTS
NO EXCEPTIONS

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR CURRENT STUDENT ID AND THAT THE MAGNETIC STRIPE AND/OR BARCODE IS IN GOOD CONDITION

LOST OR STOLEN TICKETS CANNOT BE REPLACED

CU SPORTS PASSES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES

ADMISSION TO CU ATHLETIC EVENTS IS CONDITIONED ON THE PATRON'S AGREEMENT NOT TO BRING ANY WEAPON OR FIREARM, INCLUDING HANDGUNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COLORADO CONCEALED CARRY ACT 18-12-201, ET. SEQ., C.R.S