The new report emphasizes multimillion dollar economic effects of the Michigan University of Michigan's football games

A Michigan football Saturday is not just about the numbers in the box score. It is also about the economic figures for these home games in Ann Arbor.

A new report by the non -profit organization, Ann Arbor, shows how valuable these handful weekends in autumn can be. The report shows that the 2024 football season earned direct expenditure of 226.7 million US dollars for around 28 million dollars per home game.

The income is a big deal for nearby companies that say that football masses have been enormous in autumn in autumn.

“It definitely quadruplates every Saturday.

Some business owners say that there are some games that are considered more valuable than others.

“When it comes to an early game or a later game. A later game, we are much more busy because people are in the city early, hanging around before the game and enjoying the city center even more. So a later game is always better for us,” said Curtis Sullivan, owner of the comic store, Vault of Midnight.

The organization says that a similar study has not been carried out for at least one decade.

With almost 13 million US dollars of tax revenue and 100,496 hotel rooms, the effects of football spending are far beyond the city limits of Ann Arbor.

“This special study also emphasizes football in the structure of our community. It creates jobs. It creates the quality of life of who we are,” said Sarah Miller, President and CEO of Ann Arbor, Destination, Sarah Miller.

Home Football Weekends are among the greatest drivers of tourism all year round. Michigan fans' daily expenses far exceed the tourism revenue at any other point in the calendar.

Destination Ann Arbor will study his second largest attraction next to Ann Arbor Art Fair.