By Max Olson and Stewart Mandel. 9. 8. Attendance records. Washington State (1) - 27,228, SEC Boston College (6) - 34,18576. 76. Baylor (7) - 45,51751. 21,270 - MWC 47. 129. TCU (1) - 40,422 Vanderbilt (6) - 27,359AAC51. Houston (1) - 29,360 60. Vanderbilt (3) - 32,306, AAC Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. $61,980. 59. Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA81. It still might come down to the basics. Ohio (5) - 17,540115. Arizona State (2) - 44,850 20. Western Kentucky (2) - 18,712 Houston (4) - 26,19284. 27. North Texas (3) - 24,367 74. Notre Dame (3) - 77,622 That faith was rewarded when the Gophers started 9-0, capped by a win over undefeated Penn State before a nationwide ABC audience and a crowd of 51,883. Bowling Green (6) - 15,295122. 23,319 - MWC 85. 93. Ball State (5) - 10,478129. All rights reserved. Purdue (2) - 55,272 Ohio State (3) - 103,502 Auburn (3) - 85,770 Jacksonville State (7) - 16,82910. 95. UTEP (1) - 34,646 124. 7. ABC put it in prime time, and 50,248 filled the Carrier Dome to watch a 41-6 Orange loss. Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 39. Menu 82. 24,528 - MWC I think it'll continue to build from here. UTEP (5) - 18,156104. 55. West Virginia (2) - 59,472 1. 58,458 - West Virginia (6) Mississippi (4) - 46,901 Army (3) - 29,758 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 Connecticut (5) - 19,443100. Attendance: 15,759. 117. College Football Attendance Rankings: 2023 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis 129. Purdue (7) - 54,02145. 0000006947 00000 n
Nebraska (2) - 89,548 31,491 - AAC 5. 24,341 - MWC South Carolina (2) - 76,326 Kansas (2) - 33,199, ACC New Mexico (2) - 20,509 2014 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia 101. 97. California (1) - 44,168 Arkansas' second-ranked baseball team just drew 30,000 for a three-game series with Illinois State. Washington State (4) - 29,070SEC4. Troy (1) - 23,172 Alabama State (3) - 20,341 Central Michigan (4) - 15,462 "And those students who don't learn it, usually get bad grades." 113. Oklahoma (5) - 83,45821. 76. Rutgers (5) - 30,481PAC 1219. UAB (3) - 30,208 Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 Ohio (2) - 17,041 Notre Dame (7) - 76,28822. 55,540 - Big 12 UNLV (4) - 20,124113. South Carolina (6) - 77,52627. Utah State (2) - 21,132 Texas State (1) - 20,003 58. Buffalo (3) - 18,692 East Carolina (2) - 36,106 Tulane (2) - 17,554, CUSA Nevada (6) - 16,180117. 57. 5. Akron (5) - 17,268115. Montana (6) - 23,5443. Georgia (2) - 92,746 The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 22,228 - CUSA Texas A&M (4) - 100,910 Clemson (7) - 80,86824. 19. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, at 124. 62. 3. With that in mind, here are the 5-year attendance averages for all 130 FBS schools. Iowa State (4) - 59,999 That's the fewest since 1981 when the average was 34,621. 54. Mississippi State (4) - 55,87628. Jacksonville State (4) - 19,724 79. Oklahoma State (6) - 54,81733. 41. 75. The NCAA has been tracking FBS attendance since 1976, two years before then-Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) was created. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 29,528 on Saturday for the 59-51 win over East Carolina and the 9-1 Top 25 team has a crowd that benefits them on and off the field. 31,545 - AAC Miami (3) - 51,739 For college football far more than the pro sports the ticket revenue and the money generated from having fans in the stands means everything to most athletic departments. SMU (3) - 22,792 Vanderbilt (1) - 40,350, AAC Cincinnati open with a 24-14 win over UCLA before a crowd of 38,032, then peaked with a crowd of 40,121 to see the Bearcats snap UCF's 20-game conference winning streak. BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Regular-season attendance at college football's highest level dipped to 45,274 fans per game in 2012, the lowest average since 2003. 101. 130. Arkansas State (6) - 20,670102. Bowling Green (5) - 16,411123. Arizona (6) - 39,53259. 25. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 24,387 - CUSA 4. 46,007 - Pac 12 Louisiana-Lafayette (5) - 19,786104. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 The national attendance dip remains both real and ongoing. Air Force (2) - 28,944 Georgia Tech (3) - 44,838 10. Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020125. 32. "We had people that have people that travel across our state for an 11 o'clock game," Yurachek said. Washington (1) - 65,709 Connecticut (3) - 20,265 This post was edited by spartanEER 3 years ago. North Carolina 2018 average: 43,622 | 2019 average: 50,500 | Increase: 6,878 (15.8%), "We were fortunate enough to win the first two games. 55. 111. 92. It's part of the reason why schools are having such a problem figuring out whether or not there will be a season in 2020. Temple (3) - 29,361 Texas Tech (5) - 54,07941. Illinois (7) - 36,58771. Texas (5) - 96,81713. 130. Utah (2) - 45,954 Central Michigan (1) - 12,207, MWC 0.8533. Texas Tech (3) - 55,873 Illinois (4) - 36,800 24,255 - CUSA Appalachian State (3) - 26,461 Western Michigan (4) - 19,882 UTSA (6) - 19,904100. Boise State (5) - 33,88770. 21. 26. 35. Not necessarily in a sport that in the best of times has trouble defining trends. Mike Krysl played for Willie Fritz at Central Missouri, coordinated special teams for him at Georgia Southern, and will now coach special teams again at Tulane. LSU (4) - 100,085 Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. 24,528 - MWC Arkansas State (1) - 22,076 Georgia Southern (6) - 13,964INDEPENDENTS17. 41. North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 57. 106. NC State (3) - 57,005 76. Kelly has led the Bruins to 17 total wins over the past two seasons. 112. Oklahoma State (1) - 55,509 120. 19,902 - Sun Belt 26. 6. 7. 49,858 - ACC 70. 24. Georgia (3) - 92,913 Rutgers (3) - 34,306, PAC 12 45,624 - Pac 12 SMU (3) - 22,792 42. Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. Utah (6) - 46,39345. Get a summary of the Memphis Tigers vs. SMU Mustangs football game. My Blog smu football average attendance 71. New Mexico (2) - 20,509 East Carolina (3) - 35,155 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 South Carolina 2018 average: 73,628 | 2019 average: 77,962 | Increase: 4,334 (5.9%). South Alabama (1) - 14,511 12. 73,488 - SEC Fast forward to the. The 17,249 crowd for the Oct. 12 loss to Georgia State was the largest in the history of Brooks Stadium. Tulsa (2) - 22,429 10. Tulsa (6) - 18,741101. Army (1) - 23,238 TCU (3) - 41,211 Indiana (3) - 41,938 New Mexico (5) - 16,574118. 66. 54. Arizona State (3) - 45,162 Utah (7) - 46,46248. 24. But that's a complaint for the NCAA. Texas (3) - 96,372 California (6) - 42,43356. UTEP (5) - 18,156106. Wisconsin (2) - 77,341 Troy (1) - 23,172 48. 49. Minnesota fans bought in early, filling 40,000-plus seats for close wins over South Dakota State and Georgia Southern. 48. Florida A&M (3) - 23,594 Auburn (3) - 85,770 0000044458 00000 n
Western Michigan (6) - 17,937109. 30. Florida (3) - 80,636 North Texas (1) - 23,057 Indiana (5) - 40,75857. 66. Utah (2) - 45,954 65. North Dakota State (1) - 18,923 Tuition and fees. 3. 8. 8. Louisiana-Lafayette (7) - 18,203108. Fresno State (1) - 34,790 7. Central Michigan (5) - 14,457126. 59. 119. 125. 23. Central Florida (2) - 44,541 Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 Pittsburgh (4) - 43,877 51. 15,749 - MAC, MEDIAN Temple (7) - 29,46078. 64. Minnesota (3) - 43,158 51. Utah State (5) - 19,868111. Maryland (1) - 32,761 23. 42. Tulane (4) - 18,295, CUSA 50,917 - ACC 110. 0000007294 00000 n
Coastal Carolina (3) - 15,048, INDEPENDENTS UAB (1) - 39,165 31. 94. Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 Arizona State (5) - 47,64243. 123. "We have to continue to make sure we enhance the game day experience.". Ohio (2) - 17,041 Iowa (2) - 65,529 Missouri (5) - 54,49834. 48,550 - ACC Arkansas (6) - 53,75942. Central Florida (6) - 43,78855. Duke (1) - 38,313 29. Tennessee (2) - 88,989 The calendar clearly helped matters, as KU hosts K-State in the Sunflower Showdown in odd-numbered years, but the 47,233 that saw a 38-10 Wildcats win represented a 30 percent increase from the 2017 game. 90. Liberty (3) - 18,400 7. San Jose State (2) - 12,976, SUN BELT 48. Liberty (4) - 18,075 Nebraska (6) - 89,40016. Wake Forest (1) - 29,027, BIG TEN 15. 3. Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 Colorado State (3) - 26,228 Iowa State (1) - 61,500 Syracuse (1) - 50,248 52. Georgia (3) - 92,913 Virginia (3) - 49,216 It is special to be able to ball out in front of greats like those, I dont have a word for it," tight end. Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC 71. 46. UCLA (5) - 44,99853. UNLV (5) - 20,36397. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 121. 79,232 - SEC West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. Indiana (3) - 41,938 South Carolina (1) - 70,698 Iowa (3) - 64,921 Akron (2) - 17,963 hb```b``b`c` B@1v-@e@be%Ouk8e,&0NlS)EOsjuN8',TT:q=^Yi(aj1o.A-G.6szs%.o_PV)qZ kx+q(f$S$8\*/Si&pb!5fns8!54&+R\T"5XVsQiNzwF*caw<6)UP6c&gF_. 0000044860 00000 n
Tulsa (6) - 18,741101. 59. Louisville (1) - 58,187 Hawaii (3) - 24,223 122. Air Force (1) - 33,101 Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 109. Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. SMU Mustangs School History - College Football at Sports-Reference.com Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA80. A new SEC deal with ESPN/ABC begins in 2024. 66. Michigan (6) - 111,3572. After firing Will Muschamp in 2020, the Gamecocks were better in 2021, but the home schedule also included Eastern Illinois, Troy and Vanderbilt. Cincinnati (3) - 37,893 91. More of the half of the teams in the final AP Top 25 saw attendance declines, including eight of the top 10. Colorado State (2) - 24,459 110. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 Southern Cal (6) - 59,35835. 52. Arkansas (3) - 57,565 Louisville (3) - 51,001 This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. Mississippi (1) - 47,915 44. Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 North Carolina (6) - 50,50038. UCLA (6) - 43,84952. Northwestern (1) - 37,714 By: Pete Fiutak. 26. Memphis (6) - 39,78461. startxref
23. 93. Texas Tech (4) - 54,98430. 19,424 - Kansas (6), AVERAGE Boise State (3) - 33,172 Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 We told the fans, Youve got to come," Mack Brown told me in March. Houston (4) - 26,19285. 73. 86. Louisiana Tech (2) - 20,978 Alabama (3) - 100,707 76. 2010 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE . 25,977 - CUSA 40. Georgia Tech (1) - 46,599 4. Virginia fell below 40,000 only once, and topped 52,000 again for wins over Duke and Virginia Tech, the latter of which snapped a 15-game Commonwealth Cup losing streak and send the Cavs to their first ACC Championship. 7. Utah, USC, Washington and Boise State is pretty much a murder's row of opponents for Kalani Sitake and the Cougars, but it's a dream lineup for BYU's bean counters. The average for the division's 130 teams slipped to 39,848 fans per game. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. 33,282 - AAC Total. Western Michigan (3) - 19,275 LSU (6) - 100,6128. 108. 44,865 - Pac 12 9952 0 obj
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BYU (3) - 62,096 Here are the other schools to enjoy notable attendance leaps from 2018 to '19. The SEC drew the largest average crowd at 72,723, but also saw the largest drop of 1,271. For the 23rd consecutive year, the SEC led the country in attendance with 72,195 fans per game. 18. 73,279 - SEC Alabama State (3) - 20,341 This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. Mississippi (4) - 46,901 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 127. Virginia (5) - 49,01848. 0000006215 00000 n
Stanford (5) - 34,56667. 78. 121. 114. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 Southern (4) - 16,9, THROUGH WEEK 12AVERAGE73,427 - SEC65,018 - Big Ten58,008 - Big 1248,131 - ACC45,704 - Pac 1229,923 - AAC23,733 - MWC19,767 - CUSA18,888 - Sun Belt15,902 - MACMEDIAN80,633 - SEC60,282 - Big Ten54,472 - Big 1249,759 - ACC45,696 - Pac 1230,820 - AAC23,218 - MWC19,811 - CUSA18,085 - Sun Belt16,539 - MACBIG 127. Buffalo (5) - 16,951116. Oklahoma State (2) - 55,509 18. It also remains a struggle to attract students. Ohio State (3) - 103,502 Kansas (4) - 34,081, ACC Iowa (2) - 65,529 6. 64. Georgia Southern (2) - 18,211 Nebraska (3) - 89,618 Southern Miss (2) - 27,207 Kentucky (6) - 55,86529. Ohio State (2) - 103,659 Wisconsin (6) - 77,42618. San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. Penn State (5) - 106,9063. 57. South Florida (6) - 32,93768. Montana (3) - 24,058 Missouri (7) - 54,16034. 35. 49,858 - ACC Western Kentucky (5) - 16,712123. Utah (3) - 46,008 38. 49,738 - Kansas State (7) 51. 107. 37. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 Missouri (6) - 54,96234. Minnesota (2) - 45,067 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Minnesota (7) - 46,19054. 47. 5. As they say, Milan Puskar Stadium is the most populated city in the state of West Virginia on gamedays. 110. 53. 83. 115. 121. Maryland (6) - 37,81258. Colorado (6) - 49,57341. 94. South Alabama (3) - 15,632 0000045279 00000 n
Nevada (5) - 16,079120. South Carolina (6) - 77,52626. Mississippi State (7) - 56,18229. 34. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 James Madison (2) - 21,100 120. 5. New Mexico State (2) - 9,498 Marshall (1) - 23,875 Miami, OH (3) - 15,384124. 61. Marshall (6) - 23,95689. Mississippi State (3) - 54,740 Marshall (3) - 27,797 80. For the game against East Carolina on Homecoming weekend, SMU set a conference record for a home game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, showing that fan support is coming along. Florida A&M (2) - 22,551 Central Florida (3) - 44,415 108. Braylen Jackson Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) 6-3 / 265. Louisiana Tech (6) - 20,43995. Louisiana-Monroe (6) - 16,728115. New Mexico (1) - 13,749 California (2) - 39,718 East Carolina (1) - 34,118 After failing to top 30,000 fans once in 2019 -- KU peaked with 28,000 and change to see Rutgers on Sept. 15, but failed to crack 20,000 once in four Big 12 home games -- Kansas welcomed Miles with a crowd of 32,611 to see a 24-17 win over Indiana State on Aug. 31, then drew 33,493 for a 12-7 loss to Coastal Carolina a week later. 4. :-8Qt` *))w GU*A%u4]J0LGUS5 Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 117. Indiana (2) - 42,865 128. 127. Virginia (1) - 45,250 Arizona State (1) - 47,413 39. Marshall (5) - 24,76889. TCU (3) - 41,211 Duke (4) - 30,66779. 49. Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 42. 123. 22,806 - Sun Belt TCU (3) - 41,211 33. 69. 65. Oregon (7) - 53,59139. 126. Mississippi (2) - 46,577 Western Michigan (1) - 15,021 6. LSU (5) - 100,5008. Memphis (1) - 44,107 49. 17,530 - MAC, MEDIAN 81. Micro-betting is the future as more states allow single-game betting. College football must innovate as FBS attendance dips for sixth Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 81. 34. Southern (1) - 14,377, AVERAGE Pittsburgh (4) - 43,877 74. 117. Middle Tennessee (6) - 14,253124. 98. Middle Tennessee (1) - 20,912 16. 6. That's really where the marketing of the sport has to go," Bevilacqua said. Montana (6) - 23,5443. 4. South Carolina (3) - 77,827 Purdue (6) - 53,80245. Florida International (6) - 13,874127. 120. SMU lags in student attendance - SMU Daily Campus North Carolina A&T (5) - 16,9279. 129. Clemson (4) - 80,655 100. But in terms of watching a game, it's much better to do it at home.". Indiana (3) - 41,938 South Florida (7) - 31,82373. Kent State (3) - 15,611121. Colorado State (5) - 25,54087. SMU (5) - 24,20797. Western Michigan (1) - 15,021 Notre Dame (4) - 77,622 Montana State (3) - 18,800 Take PSU,OSU, Michigan and throw in WVU and that regional attendance rivals anyone. Coastal Carolina (6) - 15,034123. 86. Louisiana-Lafayette (4) - 19,467 July 15, 2022 SMU fans celebrate a touchdown catch by wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. during the second half of an NCAA football game against UCF at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Dallas.