Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2025 season / Week 3

vs

Alcorn State

Sat, Sep 13, 2025. 5 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

49,618 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
49,158 announced attendance
80% range
46,463 to 52,772
Miss
+460 Inside
Get-in price
$26
Model
Price model

Why 49,618

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,265. 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$26, 58% of the season median -3,647

Adds up to 49,618. Price model, 80% range 46,463 to 52,772.

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. $26, 58% of the season median 1.02× the season reference 6,403 -3,647

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.

Data notes