With SEC bowl season in the rear view, let’s take a look at how games involving the nation’s most competitive league performed against noteworthy counterparts. h/t to TicketCity for the raw info:
SEC-RELATED BOWLS (ranking overall by combined ticket, attendance, viewer score)
- Sugar (3): Alabama vs. Ohio State — $288 median ticket price; 74,682 attendance; 28.2 million viewers
- Texas (6): Arkansas vs. Texas — $90; 71,115; 5.7 million
- Peach (7): Ole Miss vs. TCU — $111; 65,706; 5 million
- Orange (9): Mississippi St. vs. Ga. Tech — $27; 58,211; 8.9 million
- Music City (10): LSU vs. Notre Dame — $55; 60,419; 5.3 million
- Belk (12): Georgia vs. Louisville — $100; 45,671; 6.4 million
- TaxSlayer (13): Tennessee vs. Iowa — $82; 56,310; 4.1 million
- Outback (14): Auburn vs. Wisconsin — $100; 44,023; 6.4 million
- Wild Wings (16): Mizzou vs. Minnesota — $43; 48,624; 5.9 million
- Liberty (17): Texas A&M vs. West Virginia — $72; 51,282; 3.3 million
- Independence (20): South Carolina vs. Miami — $55; 38,242; 4.1 million
- Birmingham (21): Florida vs. East Carolina — $81; 30,083; 4.5 million
WINNER BY CATEGORY
Median price
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CFP Championship Game ($623) – 116% higher than the next closest game, the Sugar Bowl ($288)
Attendance
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Rose Bowl (91,322) – 106% higher than the average attendance of all games (44,372)
TV Ratings & Viewership
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CFP Championship Game which set the record for highest rating on a cable network with 33,395,000 viewers.
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The average number of viewers for a bowl game was 5,996,579; the CFP Championship game had 457% more viewers than the average.
Additional notes
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Sugar Bowl tickets sold for 47% more than Rose Bowl.
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The Bahamas Bowl had no sales on the secondary market.
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Despite reviving an old rivalry, the Texas Bowl came in 6th behind the Cotton and Fiesta Bowls.
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The Holiday Bowl came in 4th for Median Sale Price with the Pinstripe Bowl closely behind in 5th.
