Be at the corner by 9:45 a.m.
The Longhorn Band steps off at 10:00 a.m. on Robert Dedman Drive at DeLoss Dodds Way, northeast side of the stadium, right beside Longhorn City Limits.
Navigate to the band march cornerGetting there · 5 people
Lot 26 Park-n-Ride (primary)
701 W 51st St. $10 per space on game day, pay on entry, one car covers all five. Free UT shuttle to campus, dropped at Dean Keeton & Robert Dedman, a 5-minute walk from the march corner. The shuttle starts about 8 a.m. and runs until an hour after the game.
Leave Kyle 8:15 a.m. Park by 9:05, shuttle by 9:10.
Route 10 from Southpark Meadows (fallback)
9500 S IH-35, back of the JC Penney lot. Free parking, $2.50 per person for the whole day, so $12.50 for five. Runs to about midnight, so nothing cuts your evening short.
Leave Kyle 7:55 a.m. Board by 8:35, off campus about 9:35.
The day
| 8:15a | Leave Kyle |
| 9:00a | Stadium gates open |
| 9:05a | Park at Lot 26, board the shuttle |
| 9:45a | Get your spot at Robert Dedman Dr & DeLoss Dodds Way |
| 10:00a | Longhorn Band march steps off |
| 10:30a | Tailgate zones close |
| 11:07a | Kickoff, Texas vs Florida, ABC |
| Halftime | Longhorn Band halftime show |
| ~2:30p | Final whistle |
| Postgame | GROUPLOVE, free on the LBJ Lawn |
Last Lot 26 shuttle leaves about an hour after the game, so you'd catch the start of the concert. On Route 10 you can stay as long as you like.
Lot 26 shuttle begins about 8 a.m., three hours before the 11:07 kickoff, per the Texas Facilities Commission.
Walking it from the drop
The orange line is the walk from the Dean Keeton drop to the march corner. About 0.4 miles, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Get off on Dean Keeton and head east a few paces to the campus walkway.
- Follow the walkway south, Butler School of Music on your right, Joe C. Thompson Conference Center on your left.
- Keep south past the LBJ Presidential Library.
- The walkway meets DeLoss Dodds Way at the northeast corner of the stadium. That's your spot.
Where things are
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Band march corner, Robert Dedman Dr at DeLoss Dodds Way
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Route 10 drop, Dean Keeton & San Jacinto
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Route 10 drop, Dean Keeton & Red River. Also the rideshare zone
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Longhorn City Limits and the postgame concert, LBJ Lawn
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Big Bertha's Bazaar, Moody Center Plaza
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Bevo Blvd fan zone, along San Jacinto Blvd
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Navigate to the stadium
The stadium
Worth knowing
Longhorns Express is unverified. We could not confirm the old $10 Barton Creek Mall shuttle still runs, and UT's 2026 parking page does not list it. Call before planning around it.
Clear bag policy. Clear bag up to 12×6×12, a one-gallon Ziploc, or a small clutch under 4.5×6.5. No backpacks or purses.
Cashless stadium. Kiosks at the Hall of Fame and Gate 7 turn cash into card.
Water. One sealed or empty soft-plastic bottle per person. No other outside food or drink.
Weather. Sunny, high near 70, low 50s in the morning, breezy. Light jacket for the early hours.
Waymo. Max 4 riders per car, so your group of five needs two. Roughly $100 to $140 round trip at UberX rates.