Fenway Bowl ESPN Viewership: 2,111,600
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Nobody would have watched the Pats even if was the only game on... haha
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That is outstanding. Go Huskies!
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Call me crazy but I think the 11am start time might have helped too. People just getting settled after breakfast and kicking their feet up a bit and boom UConn
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If the Pinstripe wasn't in partial conflict with Fenway, we may have had far more.
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Boost was from all the Big 12 higher ups watching...
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As a diehard Pats fan, yeah, the product they have been putting out this season makes some of UConn’s “dark ages” games look not quite so terrible. It’s actually pathetic.
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That's what matters. 50% increase over 2023 which had local team BCU and had crap for attendance to boot.
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I agree. On a more global basis, if anyone asks why these bowls continue, look at these numbers. What else draws numbers like this?
Also, If you doubt that football “drives the bus” Ohio State-Tennessee drew 14.7 million for a first round game in the CFP. UConn-Purdue drew 14.8 for the National Championship in basketball.
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Also, the close Navy vs OU game kicked off during UConn’s game.
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The TV viewership is driven by a whole host of factors, of which interest in UConn is one of many. The attendance number, however, is a real accomplishment and has the power to grab folks’ attention. However, it has to be followed up with more interest, ticket sales and NIL donations going forward. It’s meaningful as a leading edge of fan interest. If it’s just an anomaly, it’s a fun fact.
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Amazing.
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”Both the attendance and viewership for the 2024 Fenway Bowl were extraordinary given the circumstances, making it a standout event of the bowl season.
The Weather: The game was played on a cold damp late-December day in Boston, a less-than-ideal setting for an outdoor football game.
Team Profiles: UConn and UNC are not powerhouse programs in college football. UConn has only recently re-established itself as a competitive team, and both UConn and UNC are better known for basketball.
Sellout Crowd: Despite these factors, the game drew 28,000 fans who packed Fenway Park. This is highly unusual for two programs without massive national followings, especially in challenging weather conditions. Prior Fenway Bowls had significantly lower attendance and viewership.
Viewership:
Above Expectations: The Fenway Bowl was expected to hover in the 1–1.2 million viewership range due to the matchup and competing bowl games on that day. With 2.11 million viewers, the game significantly exceeded predictions for a bowl featuring two mid-tier teams in a smaller venue. Exceeding 2 million makes it one of the most successful “lower-tier” bowl games.
Why It’s Extraordinary:
Fan Loyalty and Novelty: While both team’s fans turned out, the overwhelming support for UConn indicated an unexpected level of interest in their program. The novelty of a historic baseball stadium hosting a bowl game also likely impacted attendance and TV curiosity.”
The Weather: The game was played on a cold damp late-December day in Boston, a less-than-ideal setting for an outdoor football game.
Team Profiles: UConn and UNC are not powerhouse programs in college football. UConn has only recently re-established itself as a competitive team, and both UConn and UNC are better known for basketball.
Sellout Crowd: Despite these factors, the game drew 28,000 fans who packed Fenway Park. This is highly unusual for two programs without massive national followings, especially in challenging weather conditions. Prior Fenway Bowls had significantly lower attendance and viewership.
Viewership:
Above Expectations: The Fenway Bowl was expected to hover in the 1–1.2 million viewership range due to the matchup and competing bowl games on that day. With 2.11 million viewers, the game significantly exceeded predictions for a bowl featuring two mid-tier teams in a smaller venue. Exceeding 2 million makes it one of the most successful “lower-tier” bowl games.
Why It’s Extraordinary:
Fan Loyalty and Novelty: While both team’s fans turned out, the overwhelming support for UConn indicated an unexpected level of interest in their program. The novelty of a historic baseball stadium hosting a bowl game also likely impacted attendance and TV curiosity.”
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Not to rain on everybody's parade, but it looks like Bowl viewership is way up in general. BC/Nebraska pulled in 4+ million viewers. Syracuse/WSU pulled in almost 3 million.
However, we did outdraw some interesting matchups like Cal/UNLV, Tulane/Florida, and Memphis/WVU.
The week 2 games (around New Years) did a lot better than the Week 1 games.
Overall very respectable, though, given the state of our program, our opponent, etc. Keep winning and I think those numbers definitely go up.
However, we did outdraw some interesting matchups like Cal/UNLV, Tulane/Florida, and Memphis/WVU.
The week 2 games (around New Years) did a lot better than the Week 1 games.
Overall very respectable, though, given the state of our program, our opponent, etc. Keep winning and I think those numbers definitely go up.
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"While both team’s fans turned out" - uhhh I was there and there were MAYBE 1k UNC fans TOTAL. UConn owned that stadium 97/3
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Navy/OU was played on Friday…
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Given that glowing a report, I'll accept a reference to "both teams fans turned out" followed by "the overwhelming support for UConn indicated an unexpected level of interest in their program."
I wouldn't be too critical of that mild an editorial comment. It was all good news and a compliment to UConn. They could have been totally silent.
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buzz kill, anyway vs Nebraska’s typical massive draw and not so much BCU