Why isn’t the stadium full?

Fair weatherers, I fear.

I have been absolutely DYING to go to a game this year. Military life makes that a bit harder to navigate, with requesting leave and whatnot. Also, had some car problems prevent us from making them. Its been.a rough few years for the utegibby home. Im sad to hear that seats are empty. Go Utes!!!

Last Saturday’s game set the attendance record: “The press box PA announcer said the official attendance for Saturday’s game was 51,922, a new record for Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The capacity listed online for the stadium is 45,807. UCLA still trails 28-10.”

Yeah it’s full in terms of butts and seats. But the Muss moves down closer. 

You make it sound like the stadium was half full. Sure, every seat in the upper sections and corners weren’t packed full, but the stadium felt very full vs ASU and UCLA. The muss was very full by 2nd Q of UCLA. Then some students clearly left at half time with score being 28-10 and there being Halloween night shenanigans to take part in.

Weber was a hard day+time+hurricane hit the stadium during the 1st Q. Wazzu was hotter than hell from kick to finish — tons of people either left early or hid out in the concourses most of the game. I’ve been pleased with the crowds and energy and overall feel of the stadium being full vs ASU and UCLA. The players have, too.

looks pretty full tbh

I think some people were trick or treating Saturday night with their kids, who they for some reason love more than Utah football. 

I know a few older boosters who don’t typically go to late /bad weather but haven’t given their seats away because they have no idea how to do it with the online tickets. Likely small, but still a contributing factor.

Utah’s streak of sold out games had NOT ended.  I believe the streak is now up to 72 consecutive sell-outs.  

And for what it’s worth, not only had Utah sold out every single Home game dating back to 2010, we’d averaged OVER 100% capacity every year.  Our current Home attendance is 51,660, or over 100.4% capacity.

Fans worried about Utah’s attendance can stop wringing their hands.  We have the league’s best attendance in terms of percentage of capacity, and the only one at-or-over 100%.  

They also need to understand that this isn’t the Oscars.  There are no “seat fillers” when somebody gets up to…

1. Go to the restroom

2. Hit the concession stands

3. Crowd down lower to the field

4. Leave their seat during Halftime

And finally, they need to be aware that all those pictures the zoobs take of our “poor attendance”, are almost always taken before the opening kickoff, and NEVER shown after the first 5-min of the 1st-Qtr’s game clock ticked off.  If folks paid close enough attention, they’ll often notice that fans in the stands aren’t the only thing missing from those exaggerated zoob pics.  They’ll also notice that the teams aren’t even on the sidelines either, as they’re still in the locker rooms, and hadn’t even taken the field to stretch yet.