Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 23:50:46
Major
Sport Studies - Sport Management
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2017
Abstract
In recent years intercollegiate athletics is becoming more of a revenue-driven business. One of the ways that sport organizations can generate or increase their revenue is by using their stadiums as non-sporting event venues. However, not much is known about how collegiate athletic departments strategically utilize their football stadiums as non-sporting event venues. Thus, the purpose of this study sought to answer three questions: 1) how many athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference offer information as to the availability of football stadiums as non-sporting event venues on their websites, and what types of information are available on their websites?, 2) what are the reasons for not offering information as to the availability of football stadiums as non-sporting event venues?, and 3) how do the athletic departments use football stadiums as non-sporting event venues? The results of this study show that only few MAC athletic departments provide any information as to the availability of their football stadiums as non-sporting event venues. The remainder of the athletic departments either prefer to keep that information internal or the athletic departments are in a transitional stage where they are working to provide that information on their athletics website in near future. A majority of the uses of the football stadium as a non-sporting event venue come from local businesses or organizations. Also further discussion was provided.
Research Sponsor
Seungbum Lee
First Reader
Matthew Juravich
Second Reader
Alan Kornspan
Recommended Citation
Hammond, Andrew J., "A Descriptive Analysis of Stadiums as Non-Sporting Event Venues: A Study of the Use of Football Stadiums in an NCAA Division I Athletic Conference" (2017). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 554.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/554