Week one attendance sets four records
Published on February 8, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â Attendance for the first week of the 2004 AFL season was up nine percent vs. the first week of the 2003 season, and up 25 percent vs. the 2003 season average.
The nine Week 1 games averaged 14,242 fans per game, up nine percent from 13,064 in Week 1 in 2003. Week 1's average attendance is up 25 percent vs. the 2003 season-average attendance of 11,397. Last season's average attendance was up 14.4 percent vs. 2002 (9,957). Following is an attendance comparison:
Week 1 Season Average
2004 14,242 14,242*
2003 13,064 11,397
2002 10,389 9,957
2001 9,920 9,155
*Through Week 1
Week 1 of 2004 broke four AFL attendance records â highest Week 1 total, highest Week 1 average, highest total for any week, and highest average for any week.
Following is an attendance-record comparison:
CATEGORY 2004 WEEK 1 PREVIOUS RECORDS
HIGHEST WEEK 1 TOTAL 128,175 104,512 (2003)
HIGHEST WEEK 1 AVERAGE 14,242 13,064 (2003)
HIGHEST-EVER WEEKLY TOTAL 128,175 104,512 (Week 1; 2003)
HIGHEST-EVER WEEKLY AVERAGE 14,242 13,832 (Week 8; 1997)
Other Week 1 highlights include sellouts in Colorado (18,063), Georgia (11,200) and Philadelphia (17,484). Also, Indiana set a franchise attendance record with 14,007 fans Saturday night, the most in their 15-year history. By comparison, the AFL had two sellouts Week 1 in 2003 and only two for the entire 2002 season.
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- Rattlers Drop Opener to Avengers, 51-32 - Arizona Rattlers
- Rush upends Rampage, 50-30 - Chicago Rush
- Cobras Roll Over Desperados, 67-41 - Carolina Cobras
- Defense lifts Destroyers over Firebirds in season opener - Columbus Destroyers
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