TAILGATING ASSIGNMENTS & DETAILS
Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the 2025 Team Tailgate Assignments and click the PDF icon at the bottom of the page to download and view high resolution file of space assignments.
Reminder that per UIW Public Safety Traffic Control, there will be no tailgate load-in and vehicle access to the tailgate zones the morning of the event - Saturday, May 31. This policy is to ensure the safety of every participant and guest on UIW property with the campus being at maximum capacity.
Team captains will get ONE (1) team’s tailgate/VIP parking passes in their packets at Chicken N Pickle. The pass, similar to last year, will allow teams to park in the Riverside parking lot and Agnese Sosa parking garage (levels 2 & 3 ONLY) on the day of the event, with close proximity (approx. 200 yards away from the tailgating zones) to bring over any last-minute tailgate setup items that morning.
Therefore, we are requiring all teams to load in their tailgate the day before the event, Friday, May 30 from 9 AM to 5 PM when they will have direct vehicle access to their spaces. Please see the mapfor campus entry on Friday as all teams upon arrival to UIW should enter campus from the Hildebrand or Broadway entrance and NOT the 281 frontage road entrance.
Any items brought on Saturday morning will have to be hand carried or carted over from the designated parking lot which is 500 yards away. Teams will not be able to bring vehicles to unload as the event concludes on May 31 until approximately 11:30 AM or when UIW PD makes the official call that foot traffic is limited and it is safe for vehicles to come in the tailgate zones.
During check-in on Friday, May 30, we will also verify that each team’s tents have 30 lbs. of weight per tent leg in case of storms or high wind. If teams do not have the required 30 lbs. of weight per leg, sandbags will be available for rental for $10 each at a first-come, first-serve basis.
Below is access map guidance and entry location(s) for team vehicles that will manage tailgate load in on Friday, May 30 and load out for Saturday, May 31. This will also be the parking spaces for teams that want to get as close as possible to the tailgate zones for any last minute vehicle off loading on Saturday, event day. (On Friday load in, teams can also access the tailgate area and check-in by entering campus off of Hildebrand.)
No vehicle access to tailgate areas on Saturday, May 31 will be allowed until loadout begins at approximately 12 PM!
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