2022-23 Bradley attendance numbers

[Da Coach]

The attendance for the Bradley-Drake yesterday (2/26/23) game was 10,458.
For a long time, capacity at Carver Arena was over 11,000, but now that all the seats in both end zones have been removed and replaced with the Braves Club area, and the Student & Band area, attendance for Bradley games now has been reduced to around 10,500.

That boosted the average for this season to 4,947 per game, and a total attendance of 79,150 for 16 home games.
That moved Bradley's average ahead of Evansville, and they ended the season 3rd in the MVC-
Murray State- average 5,218
Southern Ill. - average 5,034
Bradley U. - average 4,947

MVC attendance- https://mvc-sports.com/documents/202...Game_Stats.pdf (scroll to page 5)

Historical summary (last 45 seasons)-
Year/rank/Gms..total.....avg....change
2023........16....79,150..4,947 up 596
2022........14....60,912..4,351 down 1,300
2021…....14…....….0...…..0…….....……
2020........17….96,059..5,651 up 222
2019........16….86,871..5,429 down 270
2018 .......15….85,489..5,699 up 212
2017 #96 15 82,318 5,487 down 466 (all games at Carver)
2016 #91 15 89,299 5,953 up 227 (all games at Carver)
2015 #94 16 91,614 5,726 down 882 (Carver average 5827)
2014 #74 17 112,335 6,608 up 51 (Carver average 6,984)
2013 #79 18 118,024 6,557 down 1,083
2012 #68 16 122,245 7,640 down 807
2011 #56 16 135,148 8,447 down 892
2010 #52 15 140,079 9,339 up 229
2009 #55 18 163,981 9,110 down 490
2008 #52 19 183,392 9,600 down 128
2007 #53 17 165,376 9,728 up 508
2006 #54 14 129,086 9,220 down 117
2005 #51 15 140,065 9,337 up 159
2004 #52 15 137,667 9,178 down 173
2003 #47 14 130,907 9,351 up 279
2002 #47 13 117,935 9,072 down 50
2001 #51 15 136,683 9,112 down 1,066
2000 #41 14 142,495 10,178 up 646
1999 #44 15 142,980 9,532 down 237
1998 #41 13 127,001 9,769 up 144
1997 #41 14 134,755 9,625 down 47
1996 #44 13 125,733 9,672 up 151
1995 #47 14 133,288 9,521 up 707
1994 #46 16 140,700 8,794 up 1,523
1993 #67 13 94,523 7,271 up 278
1992 #78 13 90,904 6,993 down 391
1991 #70 13 95,995 7,384 down 357
1990 #65 13 100,632 7,741 down 1,177
1989 #51 13 115,939 8,918 down 1,098
1988 #36 16 160,263 10,016 up 1,307
1987 #41 14 121,922 8,709 down 199
1986 #37 14 124,712 8,908 up 1,366
1985 #60 15 113,124 7,542 up 350
1984 #62 15 107,881 7,192 down 1,821
1983 #38 16 144,209 9,013 up 1,730
1982 #56 17 123,810 7,283 down 33
1981 #55 14 102,430 7,316 up 63
1980 #59 16 116,050 7,253 up 503
1979 #64 14 94,500 6,750 down 113
1978 #56 16 109,800 6,863

[Stryker]

Interesting trend there. I'm surprised it took so many years after moving to the Civic Center to get attendance above 9,000, which didn't really happen until the mid-90s. There really was only about a 15 year stretch where attendance was over 9,000, then the fall off in the 2010's was more similar to the 70s/80s numbers. Of course we had the "dark" period driving it down further. but if we can attendance back close to the 7,000 number that's really more in align with the overall historical baseline than 9,000. Hopefully we can get back to 2020 pre-covid numbers and then improve from there some.

[Tommy]

Of course we had the "dark" period driving it down further.

Stryker, I love this. I will forever refer to the Geno years as the 'dark period' hereafter!