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[rscl70]

Average attendence at Mount Union this year (5 games) was 5,146.  The largest crowd was for a night contest with Ohio Northern, 7,232.  Attendence on the road (5 games) averaged 3,289, with the largest crowd at Baldwin-Wallace, 7,107.

Home playoff games averaged a disappointing 2,101.  The Stagg Bowl drew 5,344.

All numbers from the Mount Union web site.

[seventiesraider]

Nick Sirianni is now the Offensive Quality Control Coach for the Kansas City Cheifs.  Another D3 checkmark in the professional coaching ranks and one heck of a nice guy. He was in several of my classes when I was back on campus 2000-2002.

[formerd3db]

rsc170:
Those numbers for Mount during the regular season are impressive; home attendance especially but even the away figures.  One aspect, however, which I'd ask your opinion on is why do you think the playoff attendance for Mount at home was somewhat "dismal"?  Aside from the weather factor that I mentioned about Hope's last game, do you think it was some "slight" apathy by Mount's students because the figured that Mount would roll through their opponents on the way to the Stagg Bowl?  I am not intending that in a negative (or mean way) at all towards Mount's fans, but rather just suggesting/asking since most of us knew Mount was most likely going to win those games anyway.  Just curious.  Still, the attendance for the Stagg Bowl wasn't bad either.  IMO, it should get at least 5,000+ yet hopefully more in some years depending on the teams and "the hype" regarding those particular participants.

[seventiesraider]

At least the first game and maybe the second were because of lack of competition. Winning never gets old. Humbling opponents does.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Another of the playoff games was during Thanksgiving break and the Semi-Finals may have been after Final Exams, so many students may have already left campus for that one.

[HScoach]

Plus with Michigan sucking, the OSU game was an early kick-off putting right against MUC.  And as much as we all like Mount, most folks around Stark County will skip an early round playoff game at MUC to watch OSU.  Usually the OSU/Mich game is a 3:30 kickoff making it possible to watch at least the first 3 quarters of MUC before leaving to catch The Game.

Playing the east region also keeps the numbers down.  No history for the home folks to get excited about and fewer opponent fans.

[rscl70]

The previous three posts pretty well summed it up.

The lowest playoff attendence was 1,469 vs Randolph-Macon on Nov. 22nd, opposite Ohio State vs. that school up north.
2,592 attended the weekend following Thanksgiving vs Hobart.  This is usually the lowest attendence day during the playoffs, but this year was the highest.  Hobart seemed to get the most pregame attention this year.

1,869 witnessed the Cortland game.  I think this was the Saturday before finals.  And 2,472 came on 12/13 for Wheaton.  Many students had already gone home for the holidays, and this wasn't too bad a turn out considering the date.  Wheaton always seems to draw some interest, and has a good following.

[HSCTiger74]

Homecoming, rivalry games, and weather all signifigantly effect individual game attendance.

As you are probably are Wabash and Depauw bring in temporary seating for their rivalry game.  I suspect a few others may as well.

I'm with you on capacity being closer to the average crowd with oveflow (or added seating) for the big games.

... although I have always been amazed that Ohio high school football often far outdraws the small colleges and sometimes some of the mid-sized universities (including some occasional Mid-America Conference games )

Not all that surprising, really. High school football is truly local, with folks coming out to watch their own and their neighbors' kids at the school they may have attended themselves. They play against the schools from across town or not far down the road, supported by people they work with, go to church with, or volunteer with. In short, folks are invested.
Even with small colleges much of that is missing, and the games are of great interest primarily to players' families and those with immediate connections to the colleges involved. Add in the factors mentioned by cwru70 and it can make even more of a difference.

[ADL70]

As others have pointed out, I should have included breaks from school as well.

[seventiesraider]

As others have pointed out, I should have included breaks from school as well.

and that one weekend there was a much better game within driving distance at Case Western

[reality check]

If you pray to someone upstairs, please say something for the missing NFL players in the Gulf of Mexico.  One of the players' moms works with my wife and she was at our daughter's birthday party all day yesterday, not knowing anything about her son's situation.  I am praying for the best and still can't believe how close this hit to home.  Keep them in your prayers.

[seventiesraider]

Sad story, hopefully with a happier ending.

[seventiesraider]

School should be wonderfull this week. The dog chewed up my hearing aids. Gotta be some benefit in getting old.

[beenhit2hard]

 

  There is a nice article about Nick Sirianni in last fridays Jamestown, NY newspaper,,just google nick and you can find it,,

[purpled]

Something for those with football withdrawl...
OCF NCAA III All-Ohio Teams
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OhioCollegeFootball.com (OCF) is pleased to announce our NCAA III All-Ohio Teams.  Due to the number of Ohio NCAA III teams, OCF has put together an All-Ohio first and second team. OCF will post the NCAA II All-Ohio Team later in the week.



OCF NCAA III Player of the Year – Nate Kmic – Mount Union

OCF NCAA III Coaches of the Year – Greg Debeljak – Case Western Reserve and Joe Loth - Otterbein








First Team Offense
QB – Greg Micheli – Mount Union (Sr.)
RB – Nate Kmic – Mount Union (Sr.)
RB – Kyle Toot – Kenyon (Jr.)
WR – Cecil Shorts – Mount Union (Jr.)
WR – Dawond Roddy – Heidelberg (Sr.)
WR – Harry von Kann – Kenyon (Jr.)
TE – Chad Reynolds – Mount Union (Sr.)
OL – Yancy Edwards – Kenyon (Sr.)
OL – Andy Fries – Otterbein (Sr.)
OL – James Blankenship – Heidelberg (Sr.)
OL – Anthony Walsh – Mount Saint Joseph (Jr.)
C – Mike Nitz – Mount Union (Jr.)

K – Sam Coffey – Case Western Reserve (So.)

First Team Defense
DL – James Herbert – Mount Union (Jr.)
DL – Dale English – Case Western Reserve (Fr.)
DL – Alex Harbin – Mount Saint Joseph (Jr.)
DL – Jack Fallis – Ohio Northern (Sr.)
LB – Mike Nettling – John Carroll (Sr.)
LB – Matt DeGrand – Wooster (Jr.)
LB – Brad McKinley – Wittenberg (So.)
LB –Jeff Brown – Case Western Reserve (Jr.)
DB – Daryl Ely – Mount Union (Sr.)
DB – Bobby Bott – Case Western Reserve (Jr.)
DB – Keith Snyder – Defiance (Sr.)
DB – Carlo Melaragno – John Carroll (Sr.)

P – Kevin Friedman – Wooster (Sr.)

Second Team Offense
QB – Dan Whalen – Case Western Reserve (Jr.)
RB – Colton Coy – Otterbein (So.)
RB – Jon Berg – Denison (Sr.)
WR – Derick Alexander – Capital (Sr.)
WR – Matt Lepley – Baldwin-Wallace (Sr.)
WR – Ryan Rowley – Otterbein (Jr.)
TE – Wes Anders – Wilmington (Sr.)
OL – Andrew Benchic – Ohio Northern (Jr.)
OL – Luke Summers – Mount Union (Sr.)
OL – Storm Tropea – Wooster (Jr.)
OL – Ryan Breon – Case Western Reserve (Sr.)
C – Dillion Hollin – Wittenberg (Jr.)

K – B.J. Wanninger – Otterbein (Sr.)

Second Team Defense
DL – Matt Williams – Mount Union (Jr.)
DL – Lance Phillips – Wittenberg (Sr.)
DL – Josh Horn – Ohio Northern (Jr.)
DL – Joe Millings – Mount Union (Sr.)
LB – Eric Burnsides – Otterbein (Sr.)
LB – Pete Ankrom – Capital (Sr.)
LB – Chas Yoder – Mount Union (Sr.)
LB – Kyle Lohrman – Wittenberg (Jr.)
DB – Roger Stewart – Mount Union (Jr.)
DB – Chadric Woodfork – Otterbein (Jr.)
DB – Phil Poetter – Mount Saint Joseph (Sr.)
DB – Rylan Mitter-Burke – Ohio Wesleyan (Jr.)

P – Tom Foos – Defiance (So.)