2024 Away Game Tailgates

Clemson is ALL IN for AUSTIN! Join us to bring SOLID orange to Texas!

Our 12th-seeded Clemson Tigers will face the 5th-seeded Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff First Round in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m.

For all Clemson fans headed to Austin for the first-ever meeting between the Tigers and the Longhorns, we are here to help make your trip and tailgating experience as easy and fun as possible! Don’t worry about packing and lugging your tailgate gear as you travel. Let us take care of all your plans!

We will first welcome you to Austin with the Texas Clemson Clubs and then host a game-day tailgate just a short walk from the stadium. Click Here to buy your tailgate tickets now.

Stay tuned to this page, our @ClemsonAlumni social media, Clemson Alumni emails for updates about these events.

Friday, December 20 

As you head into Austin Friday night, don’t miss a chance to meet up with your Clemson Family. Join the ‘Tigers in Texas’ Greater Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio Clemson Clubs along with the Clemson Alumni Association at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sporting Club on Friday from 5:00-7:00pm CST for the Welcome to Austin event.

Welcome to Austin

WHEN: Friday, December 20, 2024
WHERE: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sporting Club (1501 East 7th Street, Austin, TX 78702)
WHAT TIME: 5:00-7:00pm CST
HOSTED BY: The ‘Tigers in Texas’ – Texas Area Clemson Clubs: Greater Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio and the Clemson Alumni Association
WHO: Come one, come all! Free entry, food and beverages available for purchase.
PARKING: Paid parking is available on the street and in nearby parking garages. Ride share/Uber/Lyft is encouraged as well!

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sporting Club

Game Day, December 21, 2024

Tickets are on sale now for the official Clemson Alumni & Family Tailgate in Austin, hosted by the Clemson Alumni Association, from 11:00am – 2:00pm CT at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Lawn (LBJ Library Lawn).

Less than an 8 minute walk (0.4 miles) from Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, this pre-game gathering will offer a DJ and opportunity to preview the SMU vs. Penn State game and unlimited food and drink menu including fare from local favorite Pok-e-Jo’s BBQ. We will also take care of your gameday giveaways, so you are ready for the game in Clemson style!

Clemson Alumni & Family Tailgate in Texas Details

  • WHEN: Saturday, December 21, 2024
  • WHERE: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Lawn (LBJ Library Lawn) – near the corner of E. Dean Keeton Street and Red River Street / Parking Lot 40 (2313 Red River St, Austin, TX 78705)
  • WHAT TIME: 11:00am – 2:00pm CST (ending 1 hour prior to the 3:00pm CST / 4:00pm EST kickoff of the Clemson @ Texas game)
  • TICKET COST:
    • $100 for adults 21 and older
    • $60 for children 6-20
    • Free for children 5 and under
  • MENU: Pok-e-Jo’s BBQ menu will include: Post oak-smoked beef brisket and hand basted turkey breast, along with their signature jalapeno cornbread, mac-n-cheese and cole slaw. There will be assorted soda products, water, brewed iced tea, lemonade, wine, High Noon and beer to drink (ID required).
  • HOSTED BY: Clemson Alumni Association 

Tickets are non-refundable and will be available to purchase until sold out.

Pro-Tip, post-season tailgate tickets historically sell out quickly – secure yours early!

All tickets will be emailed directly to the ticket purchaser’s email provided at checkout. You do NOT need to print your tickets. Please have them handy on your phone upon arrival.

Clemson Alumni & Family Tailgate tickets are only valid for the pre-game event on the LBJ Library Lawn.

The LBJ Library Lawn is located on the University of Texas – Austin campus at the corner of E. Dean Keeton St. and Red River St. / Parking Lot 40 (2313 Red River St, Austin, TX 78705).

Once parked/dropped off on campus, walking access to the tailgate can be made from Robert Dedman Drive, E. Dean Keeton Street or Red River Street (by Lot 40). See map below:

Check out the Clemson Alumni Tailgate at the University of Texas

The tailgate is located 0.4 miles from the stadium and is approximately an 8-minute walk. (Like walking from the lower intramural fields to Memorial Stadium in Clemson!)

How far is the walk to the stadium?

All questions regarding these events can be directed to:

cualumnievents@clemson.edu

For other questions related to the Clemson @ Texas game, be sure to check out the official Clemson Athletics Bowl Central site.

Parking is not included in this event ticket. There are limited spaces available for purchase ($250/ea) in Lot 40 right next to the Clemson Alumni & Family Tailgate location. These spots can be purchased by calling Evan Weber, Executive GM for REVELxp – Texas, at 210-391-1549. Additional gameday parking information for the University of Texas in Austin can be found here as well as  here. The full Texas Longhorns Gameday Guide can be found here.

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