Davis Wade Forecast

2026 outlook / 2025 season / Week 5

vs

Tennessee No. 15

Sat, Sep 27, 2025. 3:15 p.m. CT. Davis Wade Stadium.

58,070 retrospective forecast, attendance held out
60,417 announced attendance, a sellout
80% range
54,002 to 60,417
Miss
-2,347 Inside
Get-in price
$95
Model
Price model

Why 58,070

Start from an average game in the training set, 53,425. 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$95, 2.1× the season median +4,645

Adds up to 58,070. Price model, 80% range 54,002 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. $95, 2.1× the season median 0.99× the season reference 6,145 +4,645

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.