Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2024 season / Week 4

vs

Florida

Sat, Sep 21, 2024. 11 a.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

51,935 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
49,655 announced attendance
80% range
47,185 to 56,684
Miss
+2,280 Inside
Get-in price
none listed
Model
Schedule-only model

Why 51,935

Start from an average game in the training set, 52,214. Each variable then moves the number by its weight times how far this game sits from that average.

  • Opponent ranked in the AP Top 25Unranked -3,179
  • Opponent Elo rating1,485 -87
  • Opponent SP+ rating+13.8 +2,987

Adds up to 51,935. Schedule-only model, 80% range 47,185 to 56,684.

The inputs

VariableThis gameTraining averageWeightSeats moved
Opponent ranked in the AP Top 251 when the opponent was in that week's AP Top 25, otherwise 0. Unranked 41% of games ranked 7,771 -3,179
Opponent Elo ratingCollegeFootballData's Elo rating for the opponent entering the game. Before an opponent has played, last season's final Elo stands in. 1,485 1,477 -11.52 -87
Opponent SP+ ratingBill Connelly's SP+ rating for the opponent that season. Positive is better than average. +13.8 -0.7 206 +2,987

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.