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10.29.2007 | Football
AMES, Iowa ? The Iowa State football team closes the home portion of its schedule with Big 12 North Division battles with Kansas State (Nov. 3) and Colorado (Nov. 10) and Cyclone fans have a chance to help make more school history.
Iowa State can average more than 50,000 fans per home game for the first time in the last quarter century (1982 was the last time the Cyclone averaged more than 50,000), if ... the Cyclones can sell an additional 2,696 tickets to each of the last two football games against the Wildcats and Buffaloes.
To reward fans for coming out and showing their support for Coach Chizik and the football team, Iowa State officials have created a “2-for-1” deal for all fans purchasing hillside tickets for the Kansas State game. All fans, who purchase hillside tickets for the
The Cyclones are currently averaging 51,039 fans per home game this season (including an all-time Jack Trice Stadium record of 56,795 for the UNI game). The school's all-time season attendance record is 51,906 set in 1982. Because ISU has already sold 44,549 for the KSU contest and 44,864 for season finale against CU, selling 2,696 additional hillside tickets for the
| x | KSU | CU |
| Tickets already sold | 44,459 | 44,864 |
| Additional sales needed | 2,696 | 2,696 |
| Total attendance needed | 47,155 | 47,560 |
“It has already been a record-setting year for season ticket sales, donations and number of donors so averaging more than 50,000 fans for our seven home games would be another great milestone for Cyclone athletics,” Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard said of the Iowa State fan base. “Cyclone fans have been incredibly responsive and we look forward to our fans continuing to show their support for our coaching staff, football players and prospective recruits.”