Not even a steady rain could dampen the enthusiasm for this year’s BlueCross Bowl. Despite inclement weather for two of the event’s three days, it still produced a high-water mark since moving to Finley Stadium with a total attendance of 32,177.
That total is the most in the three years since the TSSAA event moved to Chattanooga and also surpassed figures for each of the 12 years it was held at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.
“Our community once again demonstrated how we collectively produced a championship environment as one team,” said Tim Morgan, Chief Sports Officer for Chattanooga Sports.
Having four Chattanooga-area teams playing in state championship games — the most ever — certainly helped the spike in numbers. Also benefitting the event was the fact that three of those teams — Boyd Buchanan, which fell to Christ Presbyterian Academy in Division II-AA, and particularly the DII-AAA showdown where McCallie edged Baylor — were staged on Thursday, which was the best day weather-wise of the event.
