WSU Football Donations and Ticket Sales Down - Irish Envy

**BGIF** · 07-05-2009, 05:31 AM

Donations, ticket sales take hit - Top Sports Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington

Bad year for the economy and Cougar football $$$$. Football Donations are down 18% from last year. Individual donors dropped from 6,200 to 5,500. WSU had the smallest pool of donors BEFORE the decrease. WSU is about $1 million short of the funds needed to fund football scholarships. WSU has a 14% increase in tuition this year and the same jump next year.

The WSU AD Budget is $30 million, smallest in the PAC 10. By comparison a recent article placed Florida's AD budget at $89 million in '08.

Season Ticket Sales are down 13%.

Last year the Cougs sold 13,232 season tickets. They sold 11,746 ALL-SPORT Student Season Passes. Doesn't say if those Students Season Passes are inaddition to the 13,232 or made up 89% of the Season Tickets.

WSU sold 12,300 tickets for their "Home" game at Qwest field in Seattle. Seattle is UW's home town. If WSU can only sell 12, 300 tickets "barnstrorming" across the own state, how many will travel to San Antonio to see WSU play ND?

**BGIF** · 07-05-2009, 05:43 AM

Martin Stadium the WSU home field seats 35,117

WSU average attendance 30,710.

WSU Student Body 23,000.

ND Stadium seats 80,795.

ND average attendance 80,795

ND Student Body 11,733 (U.S. News & World Reports)

WSU has twice the Student Body of ND with a stadium that seats less than 40% of ND Stadium and they can't fill it.

**phork** · 07-05-2009, 09:51 AM

Thats what happens when teams are garbage.

**ShaqEvansIsGod** · 07-06-2009, 12:06 AM

That's what happens when your team is nearly winless.

**IrishAlum1997** · 07-06-2009, 12:28 AM

More seats for us Domers in the Alamodome. Should be a fun atmosphere.

07-05-2009, 05:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
BGIF Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 8,256 Cash: 67,120.69 Bank: 1,341,691.86 Total Bankroll: 1,408,812.55 Donate	WSU Football Donations and Ticket Sales Down Donations, ticket sales take hit - Top Sports Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington Bad year for the economy and Cougar football $$$$. Football Donations are down 18% from last year. Individual donors dropped from 6,200 to 5,500. WSU had the smallest pool of donors BEFORE the decrease. WSU is about $1 million short of the funds needed to fund football scholarships. WSU has a 14% increase in tuition this year and the same jump next year. The WSU AD Budget is $30 million, smallest in the PAC 10. By comparison a recent article placed Florida's AD budget at $89 million in '08. Season Ticket Sales are down 13%. Last year the Cougs sold 13,232 season tickets. They sold 11,746 ALL-SPORT Student Season Passes. Doesn't say if those Students Season Passes are inaddition to the 13,232 or made up 89% of the Season Tickets. WSU sold 12,300 tickets for their "Home" game at Qwest field in Seattle. Seattle is UW's home town. If WSU can only sell 12, 300 tickets "barnstrorming" across the own state, how many will travel to San Antonio to see WSU play ND?

07-05-2009, 05:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
BGIF Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 8,256 Cash: 67,120.69 Bank: 1,341,691.86 Total Bankroll: 1,408,812.55 Donate	WSU ND Comparison Martin Stadium the WSU home field seats 35,117 WSU average attendance 30,710. WSU Student Body 23,000. ND Stadium seats 80,795. ND average attendance 80,795 ND Student Body 11,733 (U.S. News & World Reports) WSU has twice the Student Body of ND with a stadium that seats less than 40% of ND Stadium and they can't fill it.

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phork Raining On Your Parade Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,466 Cash: 5,048.61 Bank: 537,040.20 Total Bankroll: 542,088.81 Donate	Thats what happens when teams are garbage.

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ShaqEvansIsGod Senior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,721 Cash: 160,771.92 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 160,771.92 Donate	That's what happens when your team is nearly winless.

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