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The attendance of 43,000 is about 10,000 better than an average Stanford-Arizona game from the recent past.  Clearly, Stanford\'s success has had a noticeable impact on attendance.  Just not enough to fill the stadium for a critical game.

1998 - 30,169
2000 - 31,165
2002 - 33,800
2006 - 39,317
2008 - 30,689 (this was a Homecoming game too)

Since I\'ve been forever damaged by consulting-style case interview experiences, I\'ll have to ask this. Can anyone confirm that the attendance counting methodology has been consistent (or at least close enough that it makes sense to compare attendance year-to-year) from 1998 to present? For instance, did we move from counting people in seats to counting tickets issued in different years?

[deepred]

The attendance of 43,000 is about 10,000 better than an average Stanford-Arizona game from the recent past.  Clearly, Stanford\'s success has had a noticeable impact on attendance.  Just not enough to fill the stadium for a critical game.

1998 - 30,169
2000 - 31,165
2002 - 33,800
2006 - 39,317
2008 - 30,689 (this was a Homecoming game too)

Since I\'ve been forever damaged by consulting-style case interview experiences, I\'ll have to ask this. Can anyone confirm that the attendance counting methodology has been consistent (or at least close enough that it makes sense to compare attendance year-to-year) from 1998 to present? For instance, did we move from counting people in seats to counting tickets issued in different years?