Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2023 season / Week 13

vs

Ole Miss No. 12

Thu, Nov 23, 2023. 6:30 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

60,417 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
60,412 announced attendance
80% range
59,607 to 60,417
Miss
+5 Inside
Get-in price
$63
Model
Price model

Why 60,417

Start from an average game in the training set, 52,603. Each variable then moves the number by its weight times how far this game sits from that average.

  • Get-in price, relative to the season$63, 4.2× the season median +10,470

Adds up to 63,073, above capacity, so the forecast is capped at 60,417. Price model, 80% range 59,607 to 60,417.

The inputs

VariableThis gameTraining averageWeightSeats moved
Get-in price, relative to the seasonThe cheapest resale ticket on ticketdata.com, compared with that season's median price on a log scale. All listed home games contribute to the reference. A doubling relative to that reference has the same effect in any season. $63, 4.2× the season median 0.91× the season reference 6,871 +10,470

Weight is the change in forecast attendance for a one-unit change in the variable. Seats moved is that weight times this game's distance from the training average. How the weights were fitted.