Halloween Attendance Projection

[Matt from A700]

What is your projected attendance for the UTSA game on Halloween?

Good Things to Consider:

• It's Premiere Weekend for prospective students; hopefully the team can give them something to root for and a reason to get loud
• The offense made strides against WKU
• The defense made strides against Marshall

Bad Things to Consider

• We're still 0-7
• The two teams have a combined record of 1-13 (.071 winning percentage)
• It's Halloween; with a losing team, we could lose a large number of families and students who made the trip on Halloween 2013 for a 5-3 team

Matt from A700's projected [announced] attendance: 16,422.

[THOR]

Half as many as anounced...maybe 6001

[UNT90]

Depends on the weather. If rain lingers into the afternoon, I'm thinking 5k live bodies.

maybe 

[NT91]

This should be a 1:30 start and I would go.

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Why isn't this an afternoon game again?

If it rains, it will be very little...well under 10,000 actual people in stands.

[filmerj]

Because of TV. They set the game time. That's why the UTEP game time has yet to be set.

Edited October 28, 2015 by filmerj

[UNT 90 Grad]

Because of TV. They set the game time.

Speaking of which, did 21 decide not to pick the game up from ASN?   From what I can tell, it's not being televised locally.

[MeanGreenDan]

If the weather is as bad as is being predicted: 4,500

[Ben Gooding]

Rain+Halloween+0-7 = 5-6k. 

We can't help the rain and we can't help Halloween falling on Saturday this year, but 0-7 is avoidable. Reverse that 0-7 and still keep the rain and Halloween in the equation then you are looking at 25k, minimum. AT LEAST 12-15K students would come out to see a very good 6-1/7-0 UNT team play. 10K alum would be a given if we had a squad out there. But, no. 

Thanks, RV. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GM1998]

If the weather is as bad as is being predicted: 4,500

My estimate exactly. Tough time slot, depressing season, Halloween...

[EagleMBA]

My attendance prediction is 8,011. That is the same number of people that showed up in Portland to see two top-25 ranked FCS teams in the afternoon in good weather.

[eppy4life]

I predict 5k.  I'd try to be there but can't make it. 

[KingDL1]

This should be a 1:30 start and I would go.

Why isn't this an afternoon game again?

If it rains, it will be very little...well under 10,000 actual people in stands.

Not that it matters this year but our attendance is always better if the game is at 6:00 pm when we  have Saturday games. People get off work, kids sports are finished by that time of day and the list continues  

[MeanGreen13]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if we #Hit10k

[KingDL1]

We will announce  16k and we will actually be around 6k. We are going to be the very last priority for many casual fans, that almost anything is bettter than going to drive all the way to Denton. If it rains it may be much ls less. 

[eulessismore]

I'm planning to bring my neighbor for the first time this year, so maybe 6,001.

[filmerj]

Speaking of which, did 21 decide not to pick the game up from ASN?   From what I can tell, it's not being televised locally.

No, but it's free on their website. Same thing happened with BBall last year. ASN was here but 21 wouldn't carry it.

Edited October 28, 2015 by filmerj

[UNTexas]

I'll be taking to the mean streets with a girl Ninja Turtle and girl Captain America to fill two sacks with loot. So, subtract me. Sadly, it will be the smallest crowd in since Fouts. 

[southsideguy]

6666

[MeanGreenTexan]

I believe we set a record for lowest attendance ever last Thursday, right?  ...Just over 10k?

I expect it to be pretty similar.  Somewhere in the 11-12k range.

[jredallas]

Is it too late to move the game to old Denton ISD Stadium / Bronco Field and have a sellout. . .  maybe?

Edited October 28, 2015 by jredallas

[Withers940]

10,031 if everyone that attends brings a Jack-O-Lantern and you count that as part of the attendance

Edited October 28, 2015 by Withers940

[jredallas]

^ Shouldn't you end up with an even number then?

[Withers940]

^ Shouldn't you end up with an even number then?

Not if people bring the smaller pumpkins, those count as a 1/2 a person. Kind of like midgets

[Mean Green 93-98]

Sadly, it will be the smallest crowd in since Fouts. 

Smaller than the 2011 season finale against MUTS?  If so, it will be primarily because of the weather, as with that game.