College football attendance in the long run: The Football Championship Subdivision

Gregory A. Falls; Paul A. Natke; Linlan Xiao

doi:10.1002/mde.3516

College football attendance in the long run: The Football Championship Subdivision

Gregory A. Falls, Paul A. Natke, Linlan Xiao

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A balanced panel (61 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football teams over 38 years) is used to estimate four regression models using time series and panel methods and identify variables that drive per-game season attendance. Variables are either stationary or co-integrated. Most coefficients are consistent across models: season win percentage, lifetime win percentage, undergraduate enrollment, and real gas price per mile driven were positive while real state per capita income exerted a negative impact. Unexpectedly, FCS games are inferior goods and greater travel costs raise attendance. Other coefficients displayed inconsistent results: playoff appearances in the last 10 years, county population, and state unemployment rate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2172-2183
Number of pages	12
Journal	Managerial and Decision Economics
Volume	43
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3516
State	Published - Sep 2022

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