Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2025 season / Week 4

vs

Northern Illinois

Sat, Sep 20, 2025. 3:15 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

43,360 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
45,803 announced attendance
80% range
39,909 to 46,811
Miss
-2,443 Inside
Get-in price
$11
Model
Price model

Why 43,360

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,462. 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$11, 24% of the season median -10,102

Adds up to 43,360. Price model, 80% range 39,909 to 46,811.

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. $11, 24% of the season median 1.07× the season reference 6,824 -10,102

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.