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2018 Big Sky Attendance

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WILDCAT

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For those who care, here are the 2018 Big Sky Conference attendance numbers

WEEK ONE

Thursday August 30th

Western Illinois @ Montana State- 18,507

Friday August 31st

Western State @ Idaho State- 5,062

Saturday September 1st

McNeese State @ Northern Colorado- 5,672
Central Washington @ Eastern Washington- 8,658
North Alabama @ Southern Utah- 8,912
St. Francis (IL) @ Sacramento State- 6,944
Northern Iowa @ Montana- 25,018

Rank - Team - Total Attendance - Average - # of Home games

1. Montana - 25,018 - 25,018 - 1
2. Montana State - 18,507 - 18,507 - 1
3. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
4. Eastern Washington - 8,658 - 8,658 - 1
5. Sacramento State - 6,944 - 6,944 - 1
6. Northern Colorado - 5,672 - 5,672 - 1
7. Idaho State - 5,062 - 5,062 - 1
 
Saturday Sept 8th

Weber State @ Cal Poly- 6,020
Drake @ Montana- 23,132
Western New Mexico @ Idaho- 10,566
Eastern Washington @ Northern Arizona- 8,938
San Diego @ UC Davis- 7,305

Rank - Team - Total Attendance - Average - # of Home games

1. Montana - 48,150 - 24,075 - 2
2. Montana State - 18,507 - 18,507 - 1
3. Idaho - 10,566 - 10,566 - 1
4. Northern Arizona - 8,938 - 8,938 - 1
5. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
6. Eastern Washington - 8,658 - 8,658 - 1
7. UC Davis - 7,305 - 7,305 - 1
8. Sacramento State - 6,944 - 6,944 - 1
9. Cal Poly - 6,020 - 6,020 - 1
10. Northern Colorado - 5,672 - 5,672 - 1
11. Idaho State - 5,062 - 5,062 - 1
 
Friday Sept 14th.

Brown @ Cal Poly- 7,725

Saturday Sept 15th.

South Dakota @ Weber State- 8,455
Wagner @ Montana State- 18,037
Sacramento State @ Northern Colorado- 3,768
College of Idaho @ Portland State- 2,354



Rank - Team - Total Attendance - Average - # of Home games (Green means average went up, red means it went down)

1. Montana - 48,150 - 24,075 - 2
2. Montana State - 36,544 - 18,272 - 2
3. Cal Poly - 13,745 - 6,872 - 2
4. Idaho - 10,566 - 10,566 - 1
5. Northern Colorado - 9,440 - 4,720 - 2
6. Northern Arizona - 8,938 - 8,938 - 1
7. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
8. Eastern Washington - 8,658 - 8,658 - 1
9. Weber State - 8,455 - 8,455 - 1
10. UC Davis - 7,305 - 7,305 - 1
11. Sacramento State - 6,944 - 6,944 - 1
12. Idaho State - 5,062 - 5,062 - 1
13. Portland State - 2,354 - 2,354 - 1
 
Not sure if I totally agree with our reported attendance numbers once again. My main reasons are obvious, but when I was going through the North entrance, some of the scanners were not working and there was a lady with piece of carboard doing tally marks when the scanner failed to work. I also heard people saying, “why did we buy tickets, we can just walk right in.” Hey Brett, can we get the “actual” attendance numbers please?
 
WSUfan said:
Not sure if I totally agree with our reported attendance numbers once again. My main reasons are obvious, but when I was going through the North entrance, some of the scanners were not working and there was a lady with piece of carboard doing tally marks when the scanner failed to work. I also heard people saying, “why did we buy tickets, we can just walk right in.” Hey Brett, can we get the “actual” attendance numbers please?
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Scanner only worked on one of my two tickets. They waved us through. Small sample size, but maybe we should double the numbers :stir: .
 
WSUfan said:
Not sure if I totally agree with our reported attendance numbers once again. My main reasons are obvious, but when I was going through the North entrance, some of the scanners were not working and there was a lady with piece of carboard doing tally marks when the scanner failed to work. I also heard people saying, “why did we buy tickets, we can just walk right in.” Hey Brett, can we get the “actual” attendance numbers please?
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The real question here is, Which crowd seemed larger in person?

The 6,876 reported Playoff game? Or the 8,455 reported for our home opener?

To me the Playoff game had more fans, the edges of the east side stands were emptier this last Saturday and I felt the west side was about the same.


Weber really needs to get a system in place to accurately count attendance figures at Weber State, including COUNTING THE STUDENTS. This isn't rocket science Weber.
 
Saturday Sept 22nd

(FYI, ISU @ UND's numbers do not count as North Dakota is no longer a member of the BSC. The same will go with all teams who play @ UND)

Sacramento State @ Montana - 24,060
Cal Poly @ Eastern Washington - 9,156
Montana State @ Portland State - 4,135
Southern Utah @ Northern Arizona - 5,832
Idaho @ UC Davis - 8,179
Northern Colorado @ Weber State - 8,668




Rank - Team - Total Attendance - Average - # of Home games (Green means average went up, red means it went down)

1. Montana - 72,210 - 24,070 - 3
2. Montana State - 36,544 - 18,272 - 2
3. Eastern Washington - 17,814 - 8,907 - 2
4. Weber State - 17,123 - 8,561 - 2
5. UC Davis - 15,484 - 7,742 - 2
6. Northern Arizona - 14,770 - 7,385 - 2
7. Cal Poly - 13,745 - 6,872 - 2
8. Idaho - 10,566 - 10,566 - 1
9. Northern Colorado - 9,440 - 4,720 - 2
10. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
11. Sacramento State - 6,944 - 6,944 - 1
12. Portland State - 6,489 - 3,244 - 2
13. Idaho State - 5,062 - 5,062 - 1
 
Saturday Sept 29th

North Dakota @ Northern Colorado - 4,902
Eastern Washington @ Montana State - 18,667
Northern Arizona @ Idaho State - 9,129
Portland State @ Idaho - 10,566
Montana @ Cal Poly - 7,157

1. Montana - 72,210 - 24,070 - 3
2. Montana State - 55,211 - 18,403 - 3
3. Idaho - 21,132 - 10,566 - 2 (Idaho's 2nd home game attendance was exactly the same as their first :?: )
4. Cal Poly - 20,902 - 6,967 - 3
5. Eastern Washington - 17,814 - 8,907 - 2
6. Weber State - 17,123 - 8,561 - 2
7. UC Davis - 15,484 - 7,742 - 2
8. Northern Arizona - 14,770 - 7,385 - 2
9. Northern Colorado - 14,342 - 4,780 - 3
10. Idaho State - 14,191 - 7,095 - 2
11. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
12. Sacramento State - 6,944 - 6,944 - 1
13. Portland State - 6,489 - 3,244 - 2
 
Saturday Oct 6th

Weber State @ Northern Arizona - 10,000
UC Davis @ Northern Colorado - 4,155
Southern Utah @ Eastern Washington - 8,887
Portland State @ Montana - 25,205
Idaho @ Idaho State - 11,015
Cal Poly @ Sacramento State - 8,930



1. Montana - 97,415 - 24,353 - 4
2. Montana State - 55,211 - 18,403 - 3
3. Eastern Washington - 26,701 - 8,900 - 3
4. Idaho State - 25,206 - 8,402 - 3
5. Northern Arizona - 24,770 - 8,256 - 3
6. Idaho - 21,132 - 10,566 - 2
7. Cal Poly - 20,902 - 6,967 - 3
8. Northern Colorado - 18,497 - 4,624 - 4
9. Weber State - 17,123 - 8,561 - 2
10. Sacramento State - 15,874 - 7,937 - 2
11. UC Davis - 15,484 - 7,742 - 2
12. Southern Utah - 8,912 - 8,912 - 1
13. Portland State - 6,489 - 3,244 - 2
 
October 13th 2018

Eastern Washington @ Weber State - 8,211
Idaho @ Montana State - 19,177
Northern Colorado @ Portland State - 4,375
Idaho State @ UC Davis - 10,849
Sacramento State @ Southern Utah - 10,424


1. Montana - 97,415 - 24,353 - 4
2. Montana State - 74,388 - 18,597 - 4
3. Eastern Washington - 26,701 - 8,900 - 3
4. UC Davis - 26,333 - 8,777 - 3
5. Weber State - 25,334 - 8,444 - 3
6. Idaho State - 25,206 - 8,402 - 3
7. Northern Arizona - 24,770 - 8,256 - 3
8. Idaho - 21,132 - 10,566 - 2
9. Cal Poly - 20,902 - 6,967 - 3
10. Southern Utah - 19,336 - 9,668 - 2
11. Northern Colorado - 18,497 - 4,624 - 4
12. Sacramento State - 15,874 - 7,937 - 2
13. Portland State - 10,864 - 3,621 - 3
 
I was a bit disappointed in our attendance on Saturday. I know that there was a lot of competition for butts in seats that day, and we had laid an egg in Flagstaff, but it may well have been the biggest regular season game. I'm hoping to see more this week. :coffee:
 
oldrunner said:
I was a bit disappointed in our attendance on Saturday. I know that there was a lot of competition for butts in seats that day, and we had laid an egg in Flagstaff, but it may well have been the biggest regular season game. I'm hoping to see more this week. :coffee:
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I've been disappointed in our attendance all season. Coming off our historically best season ever and with all the hype during the offseason and we have yet to manage a crowd over 9,000 this year. This includes our home opener. It bother's the crap out of me when schools like Idaho State and SUU can get crowds of 10,000 + but Weber cannot. We have a 17,500 seat Stadium, and there is no reason we shouldn't be able to average 12,000+ a game.

I, like you Olds hope that more fans show up next Saturday when Weber takes on one of our oldest rivals. It's supposed to be warmer next weekend so aside from the opening Deer season there are no excuses to not show up.
 
oldrunner said:
I was a bit disappointed in our attendance on Saturday. I know that there was a lot of competition for butts in seats that day, and we had laid an egg in Flagstaff, but it may well have been the biggest regular season game. I'm hoping to see more this week. :coffee:
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What competition? Wasn't a holiday or conference weekend, Utah played the night before, and BYU played late.
 
I love defensive football but more fans are attracted to an offensive show and is most certainly not Weber's strength. I wouldn't blame all the lacking interest on that but I'd wager a bet it's a big part of it.

All 3 of my kids have gone to Weber, all 3 have wanted much more social interaction there and have only had a minimal interest in attending games because of the overall lack of student support and energy. After a couple years, one of my boys wanted more out of his college experience and transferred to another in-state school. Even though my daughter has attended her share of Weber games, she would just as soon drive to Utah State and attend a game with friends enrolled there. Student interest and support has improved slightly in recent years but between them and the community there is just not enough excitement to be attractive and contagious.
 
SWWeatherCat said:
I love defensive football but more fans are attracted to an offensive show and is most certainly not Weber's strength. I wouldn't blame all the lacking interest on that but I'd wager a bet it's a big part of it.

All 3 of my kids have gone to Weber, all 3 have wanted much more social interaction there and have only had a minimal interest in attending games because of the overall lack of student support and energy. After a couple years, one of my boys wanted more out of his college experience and transferred to another in-state school. Even though my daughter has attended her share of Weber games, she would just as soon drive to Utah State and attend a game with friends enrolled there. Student interest and support has improved slightly in recent years but between them and the community there is just not enough excitement to be attractive and contagious.
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Which is ironic, considering that in our three home games, our student crowds have actually been quite large and active throughout the whole game. That tells me that student support and energy are actually better this year than in any recent season. I sat on the west side of the stadium for only the 2nd time in my life and I could hear the students quite well, they were loud and jumping up and down all game.
 
WILDCAT said:
SWWeatherCat said:
I love defensive football but more fans are attracted to an offensive show and is most certainly not Weber's strength. I wouldn't blame all the lacking interest on that but I'd wager a bet it's a big part of it.

All 3 of my kids have gone to Weber, all 3 have wanted much more social interaction there and have only had a minimal interest in attending games because of the overall lack of student support and energy. After a couple years, one of my boys wanted more out of his college experience and transferred to another in-state school. Even though my daughter has attended her share of Weber games, she would just as soon drive to Utah State and attend a game with friends enrolled there. Student interest and support has improved slightly in recent years but between them and the community there is just not enough excitement to be attractive and contagious.
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Which is ironic, considering that in our three home games, our student crowds have actually been quite large and active throughout the whole game. That tells me that student support and energy are actually better this year than in any recent season. I sat on the west side of the stadium for only the 2nd time in my life and I could hear the students quite well, they were loud and jumping up and down all game.
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I agree that the student attendance has been better this year, and that is encouraging. However, much, much more needs to be done with student involvement with all on campus activities, athletics among them. It is about the only way to maximise the grooming of future donors. To neglect the Students is to neglect the future of the University.
 
WILDCAT thanks for the cumulative totals through the year. I always stop in get an easy update.
Nice weather and proximity to Bozeman should get you over 9k this week I would think.

However, we do have hunting(rifle) season starting in Montana.
 
KWCAT said:
WILDCAT thanks for the cumulative totals through the year. I always stop in get an easy update.
Nice weather and proximity to Bozeman should get you over 9k this week I would think.

However, we do have hunting(rifle) season starting in Montana.
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Thanks KWCAT.

Like always im sure there will be a good number of Bobcat faithful that will show up. It's the Weber fans im concerned about. Usually when it gets colder, "fair weather" fans stop coming. With the game being on tv and the rifle deer hunt starting this weekend here in Utah as well. I don't expect to see many butts in the seats, but im hopeful I'll be wrong
 
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