College football is back

Clemson, South Carolina Death Valley Stadium

Get your game faces ready. | Photo by Erin Doering

College football starts this Saturday + we’ve got the 411 on how to catch college football games in the Upstate. While none of the local teams are playing during Week Zero, Clemson, Furman, Wofford, North Greenville University, and UofSC all open their seasons on Sept. 4.

Season openers
🏈 Clemson vs. Georgia Bulldogs | Sept. 4 | Charlotte, NC | Tickets
🏈 Furman vs. NC A&T | Sept. 4 | Home | Tickets
🏈 Wofford vs Elon | Sept. 4 | Home | Tickets
🏈 North Greenville University | Sept. 4 | Home | Tickets
🏈 University of South Carolina | Sept. 4 | Home | Tickets

Clemson
🗓️ Home game schedule:
9.11 — Clemson vs SC State
9.18 — Clemson vs Georgia Tech
10.2 — Clemson vs Boston College
10.30 — Clemson vs Florida State
11.13 — Clemson vs UConn
11.20 — Clemson vs Wake Forest
Note: This year’s Football Fan Day has been cancelled.

🎟 Tickets: Clemson is offering 3 ticket options this season — the Flex Package, where you can choose which 3 home games you want to attend, Single Game tickets, and Family Tailgate tickets. Prices range from $45-$140. The ticket office is located at 1 Ave. of Champions, Clemson.

Furman
🗓️ Home game schedule:
9.25 — Furman vs Mercer
10.16 — Furman vs The Citadel
10.23 — Furman vs East Tennessee State
11.13 — Furman vs VMI

🎟 Tickets: You can buy tickets online, with prices starting at $20. The ticket office is located at 3300 Poinsett Highway.

Wofford
🗓️ Home game schedule:
9.18 — Wofford vs Kennesaw State University
10.9 — Wofford vs Furman
10.16 — Wofford vs Samford University
10.30 — Wofford vs Western Carolina University
11.6 — Wofford vs University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

🎟 Tickets: You can buy tickets online, with prices starting at $20. The ticket office is located at 601 Cummings St., Spartanburg.

North Greenville University
🗓️ Home game schedule:
10.2 — NGU vs Mississippi College
10.9 — NGU vs University of West Florida
10.30 — NGU vs University of West Alabama
11.13 — NGU vs Shorter University

🎟 Tickets: You can buy tickets online, with prices starting at $20.

UofSC
🗓️ Home game schedule:
9.25 — UofSC vs Kentucky
10.2 — UofSC vs Troy
10.16 — UofSC vs Vanderbilt
11.6 — UofSC vs Florida
11.20 — UofSC vs Auburn
11.27 — UofSC vs Clemson

🎟 Tickets: You can buy tickets online, with prices starting at $24.

Happy football season, Greenville — don’t forget to tag us in all of your game day photos + videos using @GVLtoday or #GVLtoday. 📸

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