Your Starkville quest
Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium
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Your Starkville quest
Davis Wade Stadium
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Your Starkville quest VPJX-9787
Davis Wade Stadium. Friday, October 23, Time TBA.
2 travellers, 2 nights, Thu, Oct 22 to Sat, Oct 24.
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Finding rooms for your dates
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Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Friday Time TBA, Davis Wade Stadium.
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The bars fans pick on game day, and how each one treats a visiting fan.
The visitor bureau's pick for postgame live music.
Live music spot with local and regional acts, New York and Chicago style pizza and many beers on tap.
Order online or check the site for shows.
Postgame dance floor and concerts.
Starkville's live music club, which has hosted acts from Snoop Dogg to Mustache The Band.
Ticketed shows, mostly 18 and up. (662) 323-7425.
Golden Triangle Regional (GTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights. Jackson (JAN) is the larger option. JAN Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International
SMART Starkville Central route from Walmart, Kroger, downtown (City Hall, Greensboro Center) and College View St.. Free Old Main Academic Center. SMART Starkville South route from Walmart, Kroger, Sportsplex, Wise Center. Free Newell Grissom. Research Park transit from Research Park public pay lots, Research Blvd circle stops. Free Old Main Academic Center. Davis Wade Express from Lampkin St and Jackson St (Starkville Daily News). Free College View St.. Horse Park RV shuttle from Mississippi Horse Park (RV guests only, armband required). 4 armbands per RV; extra $5 cash Newell Grissom.
Free game-day transit runs until 2 hours after the game. Follow the posted North and South Campus egress routes, not your GPS, while game-day traffic patterns are in effect.
Don't drive into center campus late: roads close 4 hours before kickoff (3 hours for an 11 AM kickoff).
Public lots open at 8 AM for kickoffs from 1 PM to 8 PM, and at 7 AM for 11 AM or noon kickoffs. Reserved RV lots 29, 34 and 38 open at 10 AM Friday. The Junction is a grassy park on the south side of the stadium where thousands of fans tailgate under tents with no cars or traffic.
Cotton District and campus edge: 5 to 10 min on foot. Bars and food steps from the stadium. The Courtyard by Marriott Starkville MSU bills itself as the closest hotel to campus. Historic downtown Starkville: 20 min by Free SMART Starkville Central route to Old Main. Hotel Chester, built in 1925, sits downtown with shops and restaurants nearby.
The Cotton District, a walkable strip of local bars and restaurants steps from the stadium. Historic downtown Starkville is a short ride on the free SMART bus.
Two nights: arrive Friday for the Cotton District and the MAFES Cheese Store, play Saturday, leave Sunday.
Finding rooms for your dates
Stay near the stadium.
You walk to the lots and skip the long ride back.
Where visiting fans stay
Cotton District and campus edge
5 to 10 min on foot. Bars and food steps from the stadium. The Courtyard by Marriott Starkville MSU bills itself as the closest hotel to campus.
Historic downtown Starkville
20 min by Free SMART Starkville Central route to Old Main. Hotel Chester, built in 1925, sits downtown with shops and restaurants nearby.
Highway 12 and Highway 182 hotels
15 to 20 min by Free SMART routes or car. Chain hotels including a Microtel; SMART buses stop at Walmart and Kroger on game day.
Columbus
35 min by car. About 25 miles east on US 82, near Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
Oklahoma
2-2
#16Mississippi State
4-0
Mississippi State 16th in the AP poll.
Mississippi State has won 4 of its last 5.
Oklahoma has won 2 of its last 5.
ESPN's model gives Mississippi State a 59 percent chance at home.
Oklahoma
Mississippi State
Win chances come from ESPN's model.
Gates, bags, payment and access at Davis Wade Stadium.
Gates open about 2 hours before kickoff. No re-entry.
All transactions in the stadium are cashless.
One factory-sealed water bottle up to 1 liter or an empty reusable bottle per person. Umbrellas are not allowed; ponchos are.
Away fans sit in Sections 24 and 25; East Gate L is the closest entrance.
Cashless, with a processing fee. Non-conference/conference prices: Bully Grass and Sorority Grass $45/$55; Pace Seed Grass, Zacharias, Sponsored, North Garage and Barr Paved $35/$45; Research Park $25/$35.
Buy public parking ahead at parkwithpmc.com. Grass lots go on sale the Friday before the game at 8:30 AM, weather permitting.
Center-campus roads close 4 hours before kickoff, or 3 hours for an 11 AM kickoff.
Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags up to 12 x 6 x 12 inches, plus a small clutch up to 4.5 x 6.5 inches.
The day before Thu, Oct 22
Arrive in Starkville
Fly into JAN.
Ritual
Cowbells are the Mississippi State tradition, as many as 40,000 ringing at a big game. Grab one downtown before kickoff.
Eat
Cheese and ice cream made right on campus. Try the muscadine ripple, but go Friday, it's weekdays only.
Eat
American restaurant at 406 MS-12, Starkville, MS 39759. Hours: Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM. Found for "local eats".
Game day Fri, Oct 23
Tailgate
A car-free grass park in front of the stadium. Thousands of fans tailgate here under tents.
Ritual
Two hours before kickoff the team, coaches, Famous Maroon Band and Bully walk through the Junction. Cowbells and cheers the whole way in.
Be in your seat
Kickoff, Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Final whistle
The day after Sat, Oct 24
Depart Starkville
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1 from the map for local eats, first in the list.
A car-free grass park in front of the stadium. Thousands of fans tailgate here under tents.
Free
4.6(1,549)
American restaurant at 406 MS-12, Starkville, MS 39759. Hours: Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM. Found for "local eats".
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Two hours before kickoff the team, coaches, Famous Maroon Band and Bully walk through the Junction. Cowbells and cheers the whole way in.
Free
Cheese and ice cream made right on campus. Try the muscadine ripple, but go Friday, it's weekdays only.
$
Cowbells are the Mississippi State tradition, as many as 40,000 ringing at a big game. Grab one downtown before kickoff.
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