Davis Wade Forecast

Track record

Across 25 tracked home games since 2023, the forecast missed the announced crowd by 1,834 on a typical game, and the real number landed inside the 80% range 22 times out of 25. 3 results were saved before kickoff; earlier games use leave-one-out estimates with each game's attendance held out.

25games scored, 20 of them with a get-in price
1,834typical miss in seats (mean absolute error)
88%of games inside the 80% range, 22 of 25
4games announced at the full 60,417

Forecast against the announced crowd

Dots on the line are perfect calls. Above it, more people came than forecast. Filled dots used the price model; hollow dots had no listed price and used the schedule-only model.

Forecast versus actual attendance for 25 games 40k 40k 45k 45k 50k 50k 55k 55k 60k 60k Sellout 60,417 Forecast Actual 2023 SE Louisiana: forecast 49,528, actual 50,041 (-513) 2023 Arizona: forecast 52,169, actual 51,648 (+521) 2023 LSU: forecast 57,922, actual 60,084 (-2,162) 2023 Alabama: forecast 56,513, actual 60,111 (-3,598) 2023 Western Michigan: forecast 47,860, actual 47,158 (+702) 2023 Kentucky: forecast 50,886, actual 52,329 (-1,443) 2023 Southern Miss: forecast 55,111, actual 53,855 (+1,256) 2023 Ole Miss: forecast 60,417, actual 60,412 (+5) 2024 Eastern Kentucky: forecast 50,056, actual 48,724 (+1,332) 2024 Toledo: forecast 47,837, actual 47,412 (+425) 2024 Florida: forecast 52,205, actual 49,655 (+2,550) 2024 Texas A&M: forecast 54,124, actual 50,127 (+3,997) 2024 Arkansas: forecast 51,350, actual 49,303 (+2,047) 2024 Massachusetts: forecast 49,842, actual 48,617 (+1,225) 2024 Missouri: forecast 53,548, actual 47,824 (+5,724) 2025 Arizona State: forecast 51,480, actual 50,808 (+672) 2025 Alcorn State: forecast 50,214, actual 49,158 (+1,056) 2025 Northern Illinois: forecast 44,291, actual 45,803 (-1,512) 2025 Tennessee: forecast 58,070, actual 60,417 (-2,347) 2025 Texas: forecast 54,068, actual 52,680 (+1,388) 2025 Georgia: forecast 53,621, actual 53,017 (+604) 2025 Ole Miss: forecast 60,417, actual 60,417 (+0) 2026 UL Monroe: forecast 50,749, actual 48,771 (+1,978) 2026 Missouri: forecast 53,105, actual 60,417 (-7,312) 2026 Alabama: forecast 58,944, actual 60,417 (-1,473)

Every game

Game Get-in Forecast 80% range Actual Miss Range
Alabama No. 7Sat, Oct 3, 2026 $119used pregame 58,944recorded pregame 55,820 to 60,417 60,417sellout -1,473 Inside
Missouri No. 19Sat, Sep 26, 2026 $48used pregame 53,105recorded pregame 50,115 to 56,095 60,417sellout -7,312 Outside
UL MonroeSat, Sep 5, 2026 $30used pregame 50,749recorded pregame 47,658 to 53,840 48,771 +1,978 Inside
Ole Miss No. 6Fri, Nov 28, 2025 $133 60,417 56,155 to 60,417 60,417sellout +0 Inside
Georgia No. 5Sat, Nov 8, 2025 $45 53,621 49,605 to 57,637 53,017 +604 Inside
Texas No. 22Sat, Oct 25, 2025 $48 54,068 50,072 to 58,064 52,680 +1,388 Inside
Tennessee No. 15Sat, Sep 27, 2025 $95 58,070 54,002 to 60,417 60,417sellout -2,347 Inside
Northern IllinoisSat, Sep 20, 2025 $11 44,291 39,751 to 48,830 45,803 -1,512 Inside
Alcorn StateSat, Sep 13, 2025 $26 50,214 46,132 to 54,295 49,158 +1,056 Inside
Arizona State No. 12Sat, Sep 6, 2025 $32 51,480 47,434 to 55,525 50,808 +672 Inside
MissouriSat, Nov 23, 2024 $9 53,548 49,977 to 57,119 47,824 +5,724 Outside
MassachusettsSat, Nov 2, 2024 none 49,842schedule-only model 45,407 to 54,277 48,617 +1,225 Inside
ArkansasSat, Oct 26, 2024 none 51,350schedule-only model 46,771 to 55,928 49,303 +2,047 Inside
Texas A&M No. 14Sat, Oct 19, 2024 $10 54,124 50,316 to 57,931 50,127 +3,997 Outside
FloridaSat, Sep 21, 2024 none 52,205schedule-only model 47,506 to 56,905 49,655 +2,550 Inside
ToledoSat, Sep 14, 2024 none 47,837schedule-only model 43,250 to 52,423 47,412 +425 Inside
Eastern KentuckySat, Aug 31, 2024 none 50,056schedule-only model 45,125 to 54,987 48,724 +1,332 Inside
Ole Miss No. 12Thu, Nov 23, 2023 $63 60,417 58,930 to 60,417 60,412 +5 Inside
Southern MissSat, Nov 18, 2023 $19 55,111 51,101 to 59,120 53,855 +1,256 Inside
KentuckySat, Nov 4, 2023 $10 50,886 46,849 to 54,923 52,329 -1,443 Inside
Western MichiganSat, Oct 7, 2023 $6 47,860 43,631 to 52,088 47,158 +702 Inside
Alabama No. 12Sat, Sep 30, 2023 $25 56,513 52,612 to 60,414 60,111 -3,598 Inside
LSU No. 14Sat, Sep 16, 2023 $31 57,922 53,852 to 60,417 60,084 -2,162 Inside
ArizonaSat, Sep 9, 2023 $12 52,169 48,136 to 56,201 51,648 +521 Inside
SE LouisianaSat, Sep 2, 2023 $8 49,528 45,410 to 53,645 50,041 -513 Inside

Miss is forecast minus actual, so a negative number means more fans came than the model expected. “Recorded pregame” marks a forecast archived before kickoff; all other rows are leave-one-out estimates. Get-in shows the price used for that forecast; game pages also show the latest recorded price. The 2024 rows without a price use the schedule-only model.