Iowa Wrestling's Attendance Figures Are Staggering!
Iowa Wrestling's Attendance Figures Are Staggering!
Iowa is the gold standard for college wrestling dual attendance — and the Hawkeyes have numbers to prove it.

If numbers are your thing, then the University of Iowa's average dual attendance figures will leave you in awe. The Hawkeyes averaged over 14,000 per home dual for the second year in a row, and have averaged over 10,000 during five of the past seven seasons (not including the 2021 COVID year where fans weren't allowed).
The past two seasons stand high above the rest considering that the 2015-16 season received a bump from the Grapple on the Gridiron, which set a single dual attendance record of 42,287.
These numbers provided by the University of Iowa speak for themselves.
2001-02 – 6,192 — Jim Zalesky
2002-03 – 5,818 — Jim Zalesky
2003-04 – 5,022 — Jim Zalesky
2004-05 – 5,073 — Jim Zalesky
2005-06 – 3,569 — Jim Zalesky
2006-07 – 6,740 — Tom Brands
2007-08 – 7,541 — Tom Brands
2008-09 – 8,008 — Tom Brands
2009-10 – 7,745 — Tom Brands
2010-11 – 8,209 — Tom Brands
2011-12 – 9,014 — Tom Brands
2012-13 – 8,764 — Tom Brands
2013-14 – 8,835 — Tom Brands
2014-15 – 8,358 — Tom Brands
2015-16 – 12,166 — Tom Brands
2016-17 – 10,591 — Tom Brands
2017-18 – 8,996 — Tom Brands
2018-19 – 8,526 — Tom Brands
2019-20 – 12,568 — Tom Brands
2020-21 – NONE (COVID) — Tom Brands
2021-22 – 14,905 — Tom Brands
2022-23 – 14,858 — Tom Brands
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