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They need to do a lot more, both on and off the field, to get attendance back to where it needs to be, and next year's schedule means that they're not gonna get much, if any, help from the visitors.
"The Gophers have capped the scholarship seating increase that boosted both season-ticket prices and complaints from fans before last season. They’ve started a Fan Advisory Board for feedback on ways to improve the game-day experience, including more diverse food offerings and the Gopher Garden Pregame Fan Fest on the plaza in front of 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Gophers aren’t the only Big Ten team struggling to fill its football stadium. Wisconsin, which takes a 12-0 record into Saturday’s Big Ten title game, had its lowest homecoming game attendance since 1995. The Badgers announced a crowd of 78,085 for their Oct. 21 game against Maryland at Camp Randall Stadium, where capacity is 80,321.
Six of the Big Ten’s 14 teams averaged fewer fans for home games in 2017 than the year before: Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Illinois and Rutgers.
Coyle acknowledged that announced attendance figures can differ from the real number of fans in the stands. “The challenge is not all those people are coming to the games, so how do we get people to come to the game?” he said."
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/01/gophers-football-attendance-ticks-back-up-but-still-not-enough/
"The Gophers have capped the scholarship seating increase that boosted both season-ticket prices and complaints from fans before last season. They’ve started a Fan Advisory Board for feedback on ways to improve the game-day experience, including more diverse food offerings and the Gopher Garden Pregame Fan Fest on the plaza in front of 3M Arena at Mariucci.
The Gophers aren’t the only Big Ten team struggling to fill its football stadium. Wisconsin, which takes a 12-0 record into Saturday’s Big Ten title game, had its lowest homecoming game attendance since 1995. The Badgers announced a crowd of 78,085 for their Oct. 21 game against Maryland at Camp Randall Stadium, where capacity is 80,321.
Six of the Big Ten’s 14 teams averaged fewer fans for home games in 2017 than the year before: Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Illinois and Rutgers.
Coyle acknowledged that announced attendance figures can differ from the real number of fans in the stands. “The challenge is not all those people are coming to the games, so how do we get people to come to the game?” he said."
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/01/gophers-football-attendance-ticks-back-up-but-still-not-enough/