2011-12 YEAR IN REVIEW
ATTENDANCE OVER 150,000 FANS IN 2011-12
The Mocs get excellent fan support across the board, evident by the 150,000 who came to UTC home events over the last year. UTC led the Southern Conference in attendance in women’s basketball, softball and wrestling, and finished third in men’s basketball and fourth in football.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 10-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGES 2,500 2,400 2,300
The Lady Mocs basketball program has always been head and shoulders above the rest of the league when it comes to average attendance. UTC drew 1,883 fans per game in 2011-12, nearly three times as many fans as Georgia Southern (649), the second-place team in the league’s attendance category. Chattanooga finished the year ranked No. 74 in the nation in average attendance.
2,200
2,379 2,276
2,230
2,089
2,100
2,043
2,000 1,900
1,954 1,879
1,800
1,883
1,700
1,636
1,600
1,628
1,500
After setting a school record by averaging 12,699 fans per game in 2010, football continued to top the 10,000 mark in 2011 with 10,435 in 2011. The Mocs ranked fourth in the SoCon in average attendance behind Appalachian State (26,211), Georgia Southern (17,701) and The Citadel (12,793) last year. UTC finished 2011 No. 32 in the nation in average attendance. Despite a down season on the court, the men’s basketball team still finished third in the SoCon with an average attendance of 2,953. USA Today ran a feature on declining attendance in men’s college basketball in March of 2012, outlining a number of reasons why UTC and teams across the country are seeing smaller crowds. The Mocs still worked hard to draw fans, including the very successful “Blackout” game against UNCG on Feb. 11 that drew more than 5,000 fans. The Southern Scuffle was a pleasant surprise from an attendance standpoint in 2012. The two-day tournament in McKenzie Arena drew nearly 5,000 fans, boosting total attendance and ticket revenues numbers for the year. This event should be even better as it grows in the Scenic City.
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The Lady Mocs consistently lead the Southern Conference in average attendance, despite a recent trend of declining crowds.
FOOTBALL 10-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGES 13,000 11 000 11,000
Total
Avg. SoCon Rank
8,000 6,000 5,000
4,500
3,900
Football
4th
3,500
Softball
8,639
392
1st
Volleyball
2,732
195
9th
Wrestling
3227
538
1st
6,123
5,748
MEN’S BASKETBALL 10-YEAR ATTENDANCE AVERAGES
1st 8th
5,648
The football team saw a dramatic increase in average attendance with the arrival of Russ Huesman in the 2009 season.
Women’s Basketball 24,484 1,883 236
6,042
6,264
4 000 4,000
4,300
2,127
7,482
7,005
7,000
3rd
Soccer
10,436
9,000
Men’s Basketball 50,205 2,953 52,182 10,436
10,503
10,000
Mocs Attendance in 2011-12 Sport
12,699
12,000
4 100 4,100 3,700 3,300 3,100 2,900
4,320 4,400
4,233
4,284
4,040 3 649 3,649 3,492
3,384
3 199 3,199 2,953
2 700 2,700
Despite a tough season and declining attendance, the Mocs still managed to draw over 5,000 fans for the Feb. 11 contest against UNCG.
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