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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: UWW2MU on April 04, 2018, 09:59:23 AM

Title: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: UWW2MU on April 04, 2018, 09:59:23 AM
Sorry if this is available somewhere else.  I couldn't find it, so gathered it myself from the box score data.

Below is the 2017-2018 attendance figures.  If this data holds true, the average attendance is up roughly 100 people per game this year. 


What really struck me, although not surprisingly, is how much of a hit the team takes with 8pm weeknight games.   If we use the small sample size from non-conference games, each game that can be played at 6pm vs 8pm would see about a 7.5% increase in attendance, which would be good for bumping conf game average attendance up by 500 average per game on the season.

The worst conference attendance was DePaul (obviously) but it was further hurt by the snowstorm that day.



DateDayTimeOpponentAttendance
11/4/2017Sat1:00:00 PMLindenwood11533*exhibition
11/10/2017Fri8:00:00 PMMount St Mary13324
11/14/2017Tues7:30:00 PMPurdue13307
11/27/2017Mon7:00:00 PMEastern IL11647
11/29/2017Wed8:00:00 PMChicago State11685
12/2/2017Sat1:00:00 PMGeorgia13476
12/5/2017Tues6:00:00 PMVermont12055
12/18/2017Mon6:00:00 PMNIU12532*Winter Break
12/21/2017Thur6:00:00 PMAmerican12683*Winter Break
12/27/2017Wed7:30:00 PMXavier15095*Winter Break
12/30/2017Sat3:30:00 PMGeorgetown14889*Winter Break
1/9/2018Tues8:00:00 PMSeton Hall12901*Winter Break
1/15/2018Sun8:00:00 PMDePaul12278*Snowstorm
1/28/2018Sun12:00:00 PMVillanova17120
1/31/18Wed8:00:00 PMButler12779
2/3/2018Sat1:30:00 PMProvidence18958
2/21/2018Wed7:30:00 PMSt Johns12624
3/3/2018Sat3:30:00 PMCreighton18221


*edited: b/c learning new tricks is fun
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: Nukem2 on April 04, 2018, 10:01:01 AM
8PM weeknight games are real killers for out of town folks.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: Benny B on April 04, 2018, 10:07:36 AM
Quote from: UWW2MU on April 04, 2018, 09:59:23 AM
Sorry if this is available somewhere else.  I couldn't find it, so gathered it myself from the box score data.

Below is the 2017-2018 attendance figures.  If this data holds true, the average attendance is up roughly 100 people per game this year. 


What really struck me, although not surprisingly, is how much of a hit the team takes with 8pm weeknight games.   If we use the small sample size from non-conference games, each game that can be played at 6pm vs 8pm would see about a 7.5% increase in attendance, which would be good for bumping conf game average attendance up by 500 average per game on the season.

The worst conference attendance was DePaul (obviously) but it was further hurt by the snowstorm that day.


Wish tables worked better on message boards!
DateDayTimeOpponentAttendance
11/4/2017Sat1:00:00 PMLindenwood11533*exhibition
11/10/2017Fri   8:00:00 PMMount St Mary13324
11/14/2017Tues7:30:00 PMPurdue13307
11/27/2017Mon7:00:00 PMEastern IL11647
11/29/2017Wed8:00:00 PMChicago State11685
12/2/2017Sat1:00:00 PMGeorgia13476
12/5/2017Tues6:00:00 PMVermont12055
12/18/2017Mon6:00:00 PMNIU12532
12/21/2017Thur6:00:00 PMAmerican12683*Winter Break
12/27/2017Wed7:30:00 PMXavier15095*Winter Break
12/30/2017Sat3:30:00 PMGeorgetown14889*Winter Break
1/9/2018Tues8:00:00 PMSeton Hall12901
1/15/2018Sun8:00:00 PMDePaul12278*Snowstorm
1/28/2018Sun12:00:00 PMVillanova17120
1/31/18Wed8:00:00 PMButler12779
2/3/2018Sat1:30:00 PMProvidence18958
2/21/2018Wed7:30:00 PMSt Johns12624
3/3/2018Sat3:30:00 PMCreighton18221

FIFY.  115 seconds.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: UWW2MU on April 04, 2018, 10:14:07 AM
Quote from: Benny B on April 04, 2018, 10:07:36 AM
FIFY.  115 seconds.

OK fine, true story... I was being lazy.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: mu_hilltopper on April 04, 2018, 10:16:53 AM
So .. 11,533 is the lowest and likely very close to the season ticket holder count for 2018.   The number of walkup ticket sales (plus other giveaways) for Lindenwood had to be very, very small.

My guess is that MU's walk-up ticket sales are very very low for all games.  The games with higher sales are mostly associated with a package.

So .. It's not the Snowstorm on Jan 15th that killed sales.. it's DePaul, and an 8pm time slot. -- Now, butts-in-seats is another matter.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: Golden Avalanche on April 04, 2018, 10:17:28 AM
Quote from: Nukem2 on April 04, 2018, 10:01:01 AM
8PM weeknight games are real killers for out of town folks.

Anecdotally from Scoop, seems they are a killer for in town folks as well.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: Mr. Nielsen on April 04, 2018, 10:19:54 AM
NIU & Seton Hall was also over Winter Break.
Title: Re: 2017-2018 Attendance
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 04, 2018, 10:20:44 AM
Quote from: Benny B on April 04, 2018, 10:07:36 AM
FIFY.  115 seconds.

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