High School
Why State Championship Attendance Numbers Continue to Drop
Attendance numbers continue to dip for the UIL Football State Championships. Why is that and what can be done to turn the tide?
Now that the dust has settled on another magical Texas high school football season, let’s take a look at one of the hottest topics that comes out of the state championships every year: attendance.
When the event first kicked off at AT&T Stadium in 2011, attendance figures made national news with the large crowd sizes. In 2013, Allen and Pearland set a national record with a crowd of 54,347, while the 2014 event drew a combined crowd of over 250,00 for the 11-man games.
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