Midwestern College is experiencing increased attendance at their home football games. Attendance prior to 2007 averaged 27,000 per game. The table below lists attendance for the past six years. The second game of each season is the homecoming game. The fourth game of each season is during the locally sponsored Arts & Crafts Festival.
The existing stadium has seating for 54,000. The athletic director is convinced it is time to build a new stadium and has asked you to analyze the data and make a recommendation. Taking into account the seasonality of the games, forecast attendance at each game (1-5) for the next 5 years and make a recommendation regarding when a new stadium should be built (ie, what game in what year will forecasted attendance exceed capacity).
2007 2008
Game Attendance Opponent Game Attendance Opponent
1 34,200 Whitman 1 36,100 ISU
2 39,800 Wayne State 2 40,200 Duke
3 38,200 Reed 3 39,100 Anaheim
4 26,900 Gonzaga 4 25,300 Western
5 35,100 Northeastern 5 36,200 Pendleton
2009 2010
Game Attendance Opponent Game Attendance Opponent
1 35,900 Atlantic 1 41,900 Montreal
2 46,500 Wayne State 2 46,100 Toronto
3 43,100 Reed 3 43,900 St. Clair
4 27,900 Whitman 4 30,100 Pacific
5 39,200 Green Bay 5 40,500 Northeastern
2011 2012
Game Attendance Opponent Game Attendance Opponent
1 42,500 NOVA 1 46,900 Northeastern
2 48,200 Westminster 2 50,100 Whitman
3 44,200 Abercrombie 3 45,900 Reed
4 33,900 Eastern 4 36,300 Gonzaga
5 47,800 Reed 5 49,900 Wayne State