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Saturday at TDECU Stadium is Cougar Alley around Schroeder, ICON, and Gate 4, and the grilling happens in the surface lots. The Metro Purple Line drops at Gate 3, you don’t grill in the garage, and you clear out an hour after the game.

Must see / do

Around campus

• TDECU is the Houston campus bowl.
• Cougar Alley is the east and north pregame zone at Schroeder Gate 1, ICON Gate 2, and Gate 4. Shasta’s Kids Zone is in the North Alley and opens 4 hours before kick. CougaRVillage and Brown Lot RV are the donor oversize spots.

Before the game

• The Metro Purple Line stops at Gate 3, and rideshare is at Elgin and Cullen on the north side of campus.
• The gameday guide is the page for Cougar Alley, the kids zone, Metro, and digital parking.

On the lot

• Lots open at 8:00 a.m., one space per vehicle, and you clear an hour after the game. Surface grills up to a 2-foot diameter are ok on propane or charcoal. No grilling in the garage, though a tailgate on the top level of the garage is allowed. Tents are 10 by 10, and glass and kegs are banned.
• The 2026 parking map is linked from the gameday guide. The rest of the matrix is in the overview.

Overview

• Lots open at 8:00 a.m.
• You clear an hour after the game.
• One space per vehicle.
• Tents are 10 by 10.
• Surface grills up to a 2-foot diameter are ok on propane or charcoal.
• No grilling in the garage.
• A garage tailgate is top level only.
• Glass is banned.
• Kegs are banned.
• Cougar Alley is the named pregame zone.
• Shasta’s Kids Zone opens 4 hours before kick.
• The Metro Purple Line stops at Gate 3.
• The 2026 parking map is linked from the gameday guide.

The written rules and what an officer calls that Saturday aren’t always the same. Confirm yours the week of the game.

Map

Official policy

TDECU Stadium Tailgating Policy →

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