Football Season Tickets "On Par" With Previous Seasons?

[whaler11]

Maybe that includes the temporary bleachers they can put in. It is also probably part of a new push to change the capacity perception. 42,000 is optically better than 40,000 and puts the rent on an equivalent basis with some of the P5 schools. Wasn't caapcity 38,500 when it opened?

It's still 38,500. They get to 40 by counting the ancillary people in consession stands and stuff like that.

 

[FDNY99]

Maybe that includes the temporary bleachers they can put in. It is also probably part of a new push to change the capacity perception. 42,000 is optically better than 40,000 and puts the rent on an equivalent basis with some of the P5 schools. Wasn't caapcity 38,500 when it opened?

Capacity is 38,500 not counting luxury boxes...maybe now they are counting entire seating (stadium, club level AND luxury box seats) now in seating total..just like should have been done all along.

 

[Waquoit]

Capacity is 38,500 not counting luxury boxes....

Are you sure about that?

 

[gioff23]

I think we need to put season ticket sales in perspective.

From a Street and Smith article
College football attendance stabilized in 2013, but the overall average across FBS schools still was the second lowest since 2003.
All home, neutral-site and bowl games averaged 45,671 fans this past season, an increase of less than 1 percent over the average of 45,440 in 2012. Still, the slight uptick stopped the bleeding for college football, which has seen its attendance steadily decline since a plateau was reached in 2007.

That is sales, not season tix.

FSU has seen a multi-year decline in season tix sales and needed NC plus great home sched to create uptick this year. Kentucky is making their stadium SMALLER, to increase demand. WVU season tix sales are at 29K.

If we allot ~7K to students, we are at ~28K today, not counting individual and mini-plan sales. For a team that has fallen off the radar, having 30K plus every week is a good start. Win again, and we will trend directionally the right way in no time. He l l be entertaining again, and you'll increase demand significantly. We will be fine. And we will make the trend our friend just in time for the next round of realignment!

 

[Bonehead]

Are you sure about that?

Football: 38,066
Source: http://www.rentschlerfield.com/stadium_info.cfm

Book The Building

Connecticut’s newest stadium, Rentschler Field, is the perfect setting for your next concert, corporate function, conference, banquet or special event. With 40,000 seats, the stadium serves as the home field of UConn football, as well as a premier location for other sports and entertainment events. Rentschler Field, named for Pratt & Whitney aircraft founder Frederick Rentschler, is built on a former airfield donated by the company to the State of Connecticut.

The Club Level of the Tower and parking lots are available year-round for special event booking. Our caterer can create a menu for any taste or budget and enhance your event.

Seating Configurations & Capabilities

Football: 38,066
West End Stage: 34,000

Stadium Club

635 seats
325 seat function room with upholstered seats
38 Executive Suites with upholstered seats

 

[FDNY99]

Are you sure about that?

I was told that by people with ties to UCONN. It may be wrong...who knows. I do know that UCONN has never sold out the luxury boxes since the Rent has been open...and that place was sold out numerous times with attendance being announced at 40,000 (Michigan game aside).

 

[gioff23]

For those beating their heads about our number, here's another point of reference

A program-record 30,721 season tickets have been sold by Rutgers – eclipsing the old mark of 30,500 set in 2009

That's right the BIG invite and an incredibly favorable home schedule bumped season tix up awhole 221 from their former high. Im thinking we push our numbers up by more than 221 when we got our invite