A Presentation of:A Presentation of:

Donald I. Price and Kabir C. Sen’s Donald I. Price and Kabir C. Sen’s Economic Analysis:Economic Analysis:

The Demand for Game Day Attendance in The Demand for Game Day Attendance in College Football: An Analysis of the 1997 College Football: An Analysis of the 1997

Division 1-A SeasonDivision 1-A Season

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The Variables effecting game The Variables effecting game day attendance.day attendance.

Independent VariablesIndependent Variables

Game Specific VariableGame Specific Variable

Team Specific VariablesTeam Specific Variables

University Specific VariablesUniversity Specific Variables

Dependant VariableDependant Variable

AttendanceAttendance

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The Game specific VariablesThe Game specific VariablesPositively CorrelatedPositively Correlated

Quality of GameQuality of Game Quality of Home TeamQuality of Home Team Quality of Visiting TeamQuality of Visiting Team Tradition of GameTradition of Game

Negatively CorrelatedNegatively Correlated Ticket PriceTicket Price Point in season Point in season PrecipitationPrecipitation Degrees Below NormalDegrees Below Normal

Either Negative or Positive CorrelationEither Negative or Positive Correlation

Conference of Visiting teamConference of Visiting teamTelevision BroadcastTelevision Broadcast

Difference in Home and Visiting Teams’ RecordsDifference in Home and Visiting Teams’ RecordsWhen Game is playedWhen Game is played

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Team Specific VariablesTeam Specific Variables

Positive CorrelationPositive Correlation Number of consecutive Number of consecutive

years the college has had years the college has had a football teama football team

Bowl RecordBowl Record

Negative CorrelationNegative Correlation Number of Division 1-A Number of Division 1-A

schools per the home schools per the home state’s populationstate’s population

Either Negative or Positive CorrelationEither Negative or Positive Correlation

Stadium on or off campusStadium on or off campus

Domed or open air stadiumDomed or open air stadium

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University Specific VariablesUniversity Specific Variables

Positive correlationPositive correlation Size of student bodySize of student body Percentage of students Percentage of students

living on campusliving on campus Stadium capacityStadium capacity

Negative CorrelationNegative Correlation Nearby pro team Nearby pro team

(within 30 miles)(within 30 miles)

Either Positive or Negative CorrelationEither Positive or Negative Correlation

Male Female ratioMale Female ratio

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ConclusionConclusion

Game day attendance is affected by a broad Game day attendance is affected by a broad range of factors.range of factors.

Membership in specific conferences influence Membership in specific conferences influence fan support the most.fan support the most.

Campuses with large enrollments and few off Campuses with large enrollments and few off campus students attract more fans.campus students attract more fans.