Football Games

Just about everyone I know collects something. I collect games.

I’ve kept the vast majority of my ticket stubs and press passes since I started going to ballgames as a kid. I’m missing a few from my younger days, but the list below represents the games I’ve been to over the years. I’ll update this list as I continue this blog so you can follow along  as well. I’ve included the date when I have it. This particular list includes all of the Pro and College football games I’ve gone to.

2017

Jan. 2: Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Cotton Bowl, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

Jan. 7: James Madison vs. Youngstown State (FCS National Championship game, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas)

Aug. 31: Holy Cross at UConn

Sept. 1: Fordham at Army West Point

Sept. 2: Villanova at Lehigh

Sept. 3: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia (at Fed Ex Field, Landover, MD)

Sept. 9: TCU at Arkansas

2016

Jan. 1: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, (Fiesta Bowl), Glendale, AZ

Jan. 2: West Virginia vs. Arizona State (Cactus Bowl), Phoenix, AZ

Sept 2: Northwestern State at Baylor

Sept 3: USC vs. Alabama, Advocare Classic, Arlington, Texas

Sept. 16: Arizona State at UTSA

Sept. 17: Linfield at Mary Hardin-Baylor

Oct. 1: Oklahoma at TCU

Oct. 7: SMU at Tulsa

Oct. 8: Iowa State at Oklahoma State

Oct. 15: Southeastern Louisiana at SFA

Oct. 21: Oregon at Cal

Oct. 22: Colorado at Stanford

Nov. 5: Hawaii at San Diego State

Nov. 10: Utah at Arizona State

Nov. 12: Colorado at Arizona

Nov. 25: Baylor vs. Texas Tech (at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX)

Dec. 3: Kansas State at TCU

Dec. 23: Louisiana Tech vs. Navy (Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas)

Dec. 26: Army vs. UNT (Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas Texas)

2015

Jan. 2: Oklahoma State vs. Washington (TicketCity Cactus Bowl), Tempe, AZ

Sept. 3: Oklahoma State at Central Michigan, Mount Pleasant, MI

Sept. 4: Michigan State at Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI

Sept. 5: St. Ambrose at Concordia (MI), Ann Arbor, MI; Old Dominion at Eastern Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI; Findlay at Hillsdale, Hillsdale, MI

Sept. 12: Stephen F. Austin at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas

Sept. 19: Midwestern State vs. Eastern New Mexico; West Texas A&M vs. Tarleton State; Angelo State vs. Bacone (Lone Star Football Festival, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

Oct. 3: Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin, Battle of Piney Woods, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Oct. 10: Oklahoma Baptist at Southern Arkansas, Magnolia, AR

Oct. 17: West Virginia at Baylor, Waco, Texas

Oct. 29: North Carolina at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Oct. 31: Illinois at Penn State, State College, PA

Nov. 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA

Nov. 3: Northern Illinois at Toledo, Toledo, OH

Nov. 4: Ohio at Bowling Green, Bowling Green, OH

Nov. 5: Buffalo at Kent State, Kent, OH

Nov. 7: Baldwin-Wallace at Mount Union, Alliance, OH

Nov. 14: Oklahoma at Baylor, Waco, TX

Nov. 19: East Carolina at UCF, Orlando, FL

Nov. 20: Cincinnati at South Florida, Tampa, FL

Nov. 21: Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

Nov. 22: Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

Nov. 27: Baylor at TCU

Dec. 3: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions, Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Dec. 4: MAC Championship Game, Northern Illinois vs. Bowling Green, Ford Field, Detroit, MI

Dec. 5: Big Ten Championship Game, Iowa vs. Michigan State, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

Dec. 19: Colgate at Sam Houston State (FCS Quarterfinals)

2014

Jan. 1: North Texas vs. UNLV, Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Jan. 4: North Dakota State vs. Towson, FCS National Championship game, Frisco, TX

Aug. 28: Presbyterian at Northern Illinois, DeKalb, IL

Aug. 29: Bowling Green at Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY

Aug. 30: UT Martin at Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Aug. 31: Utah State at Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Sept. 6: Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin, Nacogdoches, Texas

Sept. 11: Louisiana Tech at North Texas, Denton, Texas

Sept. 20: Montana at North Dakota State, Fargo, ND

Oct. 3: Louisville at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY

Oct. 4: Yale at Cornell, Ithaca, NY

Oct. 14: Louisiana at Texas State, San Marcos, TX

Oct. 21: Arkansas State at Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

Oct. 25: Texas Tech at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas

Nov. 1: Indiana at Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Nov. 8: Florida Atlantic at North Texas, Denton, Texas

Nov. 15: Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, Nacogdoches, Texas

Nov. 20: North Carolina at Duke, Durham, NC

Nov. 22: Georgia State at Clemson, Clemson, SC

Nov. 29: Linfield at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Temple Texas, NCAA Division III Second-Round playoff game

Dec. 6: Iowa State at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas

Dec. 31: Boise State vs. Arizona (Vizio Fiesta Bowl), Glendale, AZ

2013

Jan. 1: Purdue vs. Oklahoma State (Heart of Dallas Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Jan. 5: Sam Houston State vs. North Dakota State (FCS National Championship game, Frisco, Texas)

Aug. 29: Utah State at Utah

Aug. 31: Stephen F. Austin at Weber State

Sept. 1: Colorado vs. Colorado State (at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver)

Sept. 7: Southeastern Louisiana at TCU

Sept. 14: UMass at Kansas State

Sept. 15: Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs

Sept. 26: Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech

Sept. 28: LSU at Georgia

Oct. 5: Rutgers at SMU

Oct 12: Kansas at TCU

Oct. 19: Minnesota at Northwestern; Wisconsin at Illinois

Oct. 26: Texas at TCU

Nov. 2: West Virginia at TCU

Dec. 30: Navy vs. Middle Tennessee, Armed Forces Bowl

Dec. 31: Arizona vs. Boston College, Advocare V100 Independence Bowl

2012

Jan. 2: Houston vs. Penn State (TicketCity Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Aug. 30: UCLA at Rice

Sept. 8: Stephen F. Austin at SMU

Oct. 13: TCU at Baylor

Oct. 27: Memphis at SMU

Nov. 10: Southern Miss at SMU

2011

Jan. 1: Northwestern vs. Texas Tech (at TicketCity Bowl, Dallas)

Jan 7: Eastern Washington vs. Delaware (FCS National Championship game, Frisco, Texas)

Sept. 1: McMurry at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 3: Louisiana-Lafayette at Oklahoma State

Sept. 10: BYU at Texas

Sept. 17: SFA at Baylor

Sept. 24: Nevada at Texas Tech

Oct. 8: Colorado at Stanford

Oct. 13: USC at California (at AT&T Park)

Oct. 27: Rice at Houston

Nov. 5: Tulane at SMU

Dec. 3: Middle Tennessee at North Texas

Dec. 26: Missouri vs. North Carolina, Independence Bowl

2010

Sept. 4: Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M

Sept. 18: Baylor at TCU

Oct. 2: Tennessee at LSU

Oct. 3: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

Oct. 15: Cincinnati at Louisville

Oct. 16: Western Michigan at Notre Dame

Oct. 17: Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers

Oct. 23: Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (at Reliant Stadium, Houston)

Oct. 30: Texas State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 31: Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 20: UT-El Paso at Tulsa

Nov. 27: Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Nov. 28: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

Dec. 4: Villanova at Stephen F. Austin (FCS Second-Round playoff game, Nacogdoches, Texas)

Dec. 27: Georgia Tech vs. Air Force (at Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.)

Dec. 29: Baylor vs. Illinois (at Texas Bowl, Houston)

Dec. 30: SMU vs. Army (at Armed Forces Bowl, Dallas)

2009

Sept. 5: Stephen F. Austin at SMU

Sept. 27: South Dakota State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 17: Navy at SMU

Oct. 24: Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 28: Eastern Washington at Stephen F. Austin (FCS Playoffs, first round, Nacogdoches, Texas)

2008

Jan. 6: New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC Wild Card playoff)

Feb. 3: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots (Super Bowl XLII, at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.)

Sept. 6: Stephen F. Austin at TCU

Oct. 25: Texas State at Stephen F. Austin

2007

Feb. 4: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears (Super Bowl XLI, at Dolphins Stadium, Miami)

Aug. 10: New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

Aug. 25: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins (preseason)

Aug. 30: Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

Sept. 16: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sept. 23: St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oct. 14: Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oct. 28: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 4: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 25: Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 16: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 30: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2006

Jan. 1: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jan. 7: Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC Wild Card Playoffs)

Feb. 5: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Super Bowl XL, at Ford Field, Detroit)

August: New York Jets at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

August: Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

Sept. 7: McNeese State at South Florida

Sept. 10: Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sept. 16: South Florida at Central Florida

Sept. 24: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sept. 30: Houston at Miami (FL) at Orange Bowl

Oct. 7: Connecticut at South Florida

Oct. 15: Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oct. 22: Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 4: Pittsburgh at South Florida

Nov. 5: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 11: Syracuse at South Florida

Nov. 19: Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 23: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 10: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 31: Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2005

Feb. 6: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl XXXIX, at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville)

Aug. 20: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

Aug. 27: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins (preseason)

Sept. 1: Houston Texans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (preseason)

Sept. 18: Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oct. 2: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oct. 16: Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 6: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 13: Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 20: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons

Nov. 27: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 24: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2004

Jan. 1: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Nov. 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nov. 21: San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 5: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 19: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Dec. 26: Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneeers

2003

Jan. 1: Texas vs. LSU (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Aug. 28: Miami (FL) vs. Louisiana Tech (at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.)

Oct. 18: Utah State at North Texas

Nov. 15: Arkansas State at North Texas

Nov. 23: Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 16: Memphis vs. New Orleans (New Orleans Bowl)

2002

Jan. 1: Oklahoma vs. Arkansas (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Aug. 10: Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints (Preseason — first Houston Texans preseason game ever)

Sept. 8: Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans (first Texans regular season game)

Sept. 15: Tennessee Titans at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 28: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

2001

Sept. 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys

Sept. 23: San Diego Chargers at Dallas Cowboys

Oct. 15: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

Oct. 28: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 18: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 23: Texas at Texas A&M

Dec. 9: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 30: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys

2000

Jan. 2: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Aug. 24: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys (preseason)

Sept. 24: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys (the Terrell Owens-Star game)

Oct. 7: Texas vs. Oklahoma

Oct. 29: Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 12: Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 10: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos (at Mile High Stadium, Denver)

1999

Jan. 1: Texas vs. Mississippi State (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Sept. 20: Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 14: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 12: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

1998

Jan. 1: UCLA vs. Texas A&M (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Sept. 5: Montana at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 6: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

Nov. 27: Texas A&M at Texas (Ricky Williams breaks Tony Dorsett’s NCAA rushing record)

Dec. 20: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 27: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

1997

Jan. 1: Brigham Young vs. Kansas State (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Nov. 1: Texas at Baylor

1996

Aug. 29: Eastern New Mexico at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 7: Delta State at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 28: Troy at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 12: Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 26: Samford at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 9: Jacksonville State at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 23: Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 27: San Francisco 49ers at Houston Oilers

Nov. 17: Miami Dolphins at Houston Oilers

1995

San Antonio Texans at Shreveport Pirates (CFL)

Aug. 5: Memphis Mad Dogs at San Antonio Texans (CFL)

Aug. 19: San Diego Chargers vs. Houston Oilers (NFL preseason — game canceled due to turf conditions at Astrodome)

Sept. 2: Northern Iowa at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 16: Angelo State at Stephen. F. Austin

Sept. 23: Henderson State at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 30: SMU vs. Texas (at Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

Oct. 7: Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston

Oct. 28: McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin (McNeese was No. 1 in 1-AA; SFA was No. 3)

Nov. 11: Southwest Texas at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 16: Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State

Nov. 23: Eastern Illinois at Stephen F. Austin (Division I-AA first round playoff)

1994

Toronto Argonauts at Shreveport Pirates (first CFL game in Shreveport)

Las Vegas Posse at Shreveport Pirates (CFL)

Sept. 10: Montana State at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 11: Houston Oilers at Dallas Cowboys

Sept. 17: Cal-State Sacramento at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 8: Sam Houston State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 16: Texas at Rice

Oct. 22: Henderson State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 29: Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State

Nov. 5: Texas A&M at Texas

Nov. 19: Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin

Dec. 28: Virginia vs. TCU (Independence Bowl)

1993

Jan. 6: Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys (NFC Divisional Playoff)

Sept. 2: Idaho at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 11: Youngstown State at Stephen F. Austin

Sept. 18: Livingston at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 16: Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin

Oct. 23: Stephen F. Austin at Northeast Louisiana

Oct. 30: McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 6: Stephen F. Austin at North Texas

Nov. 13: Southwest Texas at Stephen F. Austin

Nov. 20: Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State

Nov. 27: Stephen F. Austin at Troy (Division I-AA first round playoff game)

1992

Arkansas-Monticello at Stephen F. Austin

Boise State at Stephen F. Austin

North Texas at Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin

Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin

1991

Arkansas-Monticello at Stephen F. Austin

1990

Angelo State at Stephen F. Austin

1982

Dec. 19: New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys

1981

Sept. 13: St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

1980

Oct. 12: San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys (first NFL game I remember)