Wyoming (2) - 27,426 74. Kentucky (1) - 54,610 43. Air Force (2) - 28,944 george kovach cilka. Southern Miss (3) - 26,546 68. 0.8578. 85. 87. 63. 75. Central Michigan (6) - 13,564126. Michigan (6) - 111,3572. Tennessee (2) - 88,989 51. 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. 34. 71. 70. Florida International (6) - 13,874127. 10. 5. Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020126. Miami (6) - 52,82938. New Mexico (4) - 17,257119. Rutgers (1) - 40,515 9952 51 Utah (3) - 46,008 Mississippi State (7) - 56,18229. May 18, 2020 12:48 pm, By CollegeFootballNews.com | 67. Kansas State (6) - 48,78947. 1. Alabama State (2) - 21,858 After firing Will Muschamp in 2020, the Gamecocks were better in 2021, but the home schedule also included Eastern Illinois, Troy and Vanderbilt. 42,868 - TCU (6) California (2) - 39,718 New Mexico (2) - 20,509 0000000016 00000 n Welcome to College Football News's European Union Experience. Stanford (2) - 38,214 18,849 - Sun Belt 114. Around the country, Michigan once again won the attendance title with a 111,459 average, while LSU played in front of the most cumulative fans -- 1.28 million -- across its 15 games. 121. 69. Temple (1) - 26,378 109. Illinois (2) - 32,707, PAC 12 82. New Mexico State (3) - 14,045 16. North Dakota State (6) - 18,1777. View the 2023 SMU Football Schedule at FBSchedules.com. 22,836 - CUSA Memphis (3) - 37,501 75. UTEP (1) - 34,646 Charlotte (3) - 13,755 51. Ohio (1) - 16,665 2. Vanderbilt (6) - 27,359AAC51. East Carolina (2) - 36,106 Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 Nevada (3) - 16,485 Arkansas State (5) - 21,14098. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. James . Colorado State (5) - 25,54087. San Diego State (1) - 40,222 Michigan (2) - 111,279 82. 102. Tennessee (3) - 88,062 18,637 - Sun Belt 2. Florida International (3) - 12,604, MAC Armed with that hype and promise, the 2022 home schedule could be its own Netflix documentary; Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU come to town with Bobby Petrino returning alongside his Missouri State team. Iowa (7) - 65,55730. Florida International (2) - 12,534, MAC UTSA (2) - 28,753 Connecticut (3) - 20,265 San Jose State (1) - 13,480, SUN BELT New Mexico State (2) - 9,498 19h; Central Michigan (5) - 14,457126. 57. Oregon State (2) - 32,633 Colorado (2) - 51,056 0000173307 00000 n 48. Pittsburgh (3) - 43,789 Hawaii (6) - 23,05795. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Northwestern (2) - 38,914 125. Wake Forest (1) - 29,027, BIG TEN Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. 91. 11. Nebraska (2) - 89,548 53. UNLV (2) - 18,082 Utah (3) - 46,008 Mississippi State (4) - 55,87628. Michigan State (2) - 72,559 Northwestern (5) - 40,89155. Texas State (5) - 17,444117. Alabama (6) - 100,9996. 25,026 - MWC 92. 49. Utah (6) - 46,39346. The 2023 Charlotte 49ers football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. 41. 95. Navy (3) - 32,398 8. Kansas (4) - 34,081, ACC 22. 2010 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE . South Florida (6) - 32,93768. 124. A closer look at the data shows that the true attendance was closer to an . 24. 41. BYU (1) - 61,626 Massachusetts (3) - 8,788, TOP 10 FCS 0000002596 00000 n Old Dominion (6) - 18,234107. California (3) - 42,323 3. Buffalo (1) - 18,412 That's where the fun comes in, being engaged in the sports sphere for three hours by being able to bet events in the game. 22,228 - CUSA This was the highest average attendance for SMU home games since 1950. UT4Big12 said (original post) It is not surprising that UH needs a P5 home game (played at NRG stadium of course) in order to boost attendance. Western Kentucky (3) - 17,844 Arizona State (5) - 47,64244. 45. NC State (6) - 56,47530. Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 Alabama (3) - 100,707 Virginia Tech (6) - 58,68626. 127. Temple (7) - 29,46078. 27. Clemson (1) - 79,118 Marshall (3) - 27,797 102. 44. Attendance; August 31: 6:30 p.m. at No. Tennessee (5) - 88,471 Tulane (5) - 20,11999. Cincinnati (1) - 38,032 Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 New Mexico State (3) - 14,045130. Jadarius Thursby Duncanville (Duncanville, TX) 5-10 / 186. 29. North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 And, yes, winning fills seats. Virginia Tech (1) - 57,282 49. Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 "There's a big difference between betting on a college football game and betting on the Super Bowl," White said. On the field, the arrival of Les Miles produced no difference for Kansas. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Virginia (5) - 49,01848. 29,360 - AAC Iowa State (4) - 59,999 Charlotte (2) - 14,466 Wyoming (6) - 23,00796. 26. Does FSU or any ACC power actually have options? Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA81. Akron (1) - 18,972 San Diego State (2) - 33,795 39. UNLV (6) - 19,86497. 95. 5. San Diego State (2) - 33,795 Oklahoma State (1) - 55,509 The Rebels went from an 18-year low attendance mark in 2019 (48,233) to more than 56,000 in 2021. Clemson (7) - 80,86824. 94. Duh, right? 22. 7. Western Kentucky (5) - 16,712116. Only Rutgers, up 14,458 fans per game, had a higher average increase in 2021. 98. Boise State (1) - 31,951 The NCAA has been tracking FBS attendance since 1976, two years before then-Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) was created. 56,034 - Texas Tech (6) 1. 38. The official 2022 Football cumulative statistics for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. 111. 119. 21. 80. Auburn (1) - 85,317 41. xref Missouri (7) - 54,16034. Wake Forest (7) - 26,99979. Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. Georgia State (4) - 18,177106. Army (3) - 29,758 They just so happened to be there this week and Im happy to perform for my team.. Eastern Michigan (2) - 17,569 3. Washington (6) - 67,79024. Norfolk State (1) - 15,538. Central Michigan (5) - 14,457128. UTEP (3) - 19,672 Sin Miedo said (original post) But that's a complaint for the NCAA. 0000004077 00000 n UAB (1) - 39,165 73,636 - SEC 25,196 - MWC Tulane (1) - 16,361, CUSA Georgia State (2) - 18,230 UNLV (4) - 20,124113. Tulsa (2) - 22,429 66,384 - Big Ten 12. I think it's been a fun atmosphere that'll help us win some football games.". Maryland (3) - 39,827 South Florida (3) - 35,641 Central Florida (2) - 44,541 0000004379 00000 n Hawaii (3) - 24,223 Northwestern (2) - 38,914 49,439 - ACC Stanford (1) - 37,179 30. 72. Projected 2022 season tickets (45,000) are up more than 10,000 from two years ago, a disastrous 2-10 season. 83. Nationally, the average attendance in 2021 was down 15%, more than 7,000 per game, from a record mark of 46,971 in 2008. 58. Georgia Tech (3) - 44,838 School Games Attendance Average 1. West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. UCLA (6) - 43,84952. Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. Auburn (3) - 85,770 Houston (4) - 26,19285. 47. Even the best teams and conferences across college football saw attendance drops this season. Notre Dame (2) - 77,622 Auburn (2) - 84,930 Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA 92. 0000004681 00000 n Army (5) - 32,038103. New Mexico (4) - 17,257118. 77. It is special to be able to ball out in front of greats like those, I dont have a word for it," tight end Kylen Granson said after the game. Mississippi State (6) - 55,95829. Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 118. 54. 77. 8. Minnesota (2) - 45,067 49 % Capacity: 32,000. . Troy (5) - 24,40192. LSU (2) - 98,877 Boston College (4) - 34,381 122. When Texas plays TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, the attendance often goes well above the stadium's maximum of 45k. TCU (3) - 41,211 Kansas (2) - 33,199, ACC You're not going to get that for most college games. 23. 3. Arizona State (2) - 44,850 BYU drew 62,117 for a 45-19 loss to Washington the following week, then hosted 58,930 for a 28-25 defeat of Boise State in their next home game on Oct. 19. 57. 129. 130. South Alabama (2) - 13,442, INDEPENDENTS 113. 50. Memphis football has highest average attendance since 2015 season 7. Indiana (4) - 40,717 35. 2019 National College Football Attendance 2 FBS 3 FCS 4 Division II 4 Division III 5 Team-By-Team Home Attendance 6 2019 FOOTBALL . 88. Connecticut (2) - 21,378 Ohio State (1) - 103,228 Utah State (2) - 21,132 Utah (3) - 46,008 0000003775 00000 n Duke (3) - 27,555 42. $61,980. 87. Tulsa (5) - 19,265CUSA78. Hawaii (2) - 24,602 Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits. I think really has a big impact on everything. Not necessarily in a sport that in the best of times has trouble defining trends. Marshall (1) - 23,875 Middle Tennessee (3) - 18,596 Eastern Michigan (5) - 17,025113. Connecticut (5) - 19,443100. Hawaii (3) - 24,223 Vanderbilt (1) - 40,350, AAC Army (6) - 30,98999. Students are waiting 3-4,000 deep because they cant get in, and the players are just overwhelmed.". Tulane (6) - 20,27198. Western Kentucky (2) - 18,712 That makes it more difficult for fans to plan in advance. Stanford (5) - 34,56667. Michigan (6) - 111,3572. Penn State (7) - 105,6783. 48. That's an all-day commitment.". 10. 17,597 - MAC, MEDIAN 111. Duke (1) - 38,313 "I've even caught myself sometimes during a season [where] I don't want to go to a game because I like to watch three or four games that are on television," said Todd Berry, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association. Sonny Dykes appreciates attendance boost, benefits to recruiting Ohio (6) - 16,566120. 45. That game represented KU's first sellout since a 31-17 loss to Nebraska on Nov. 14, 2009, and the first Jayhawk home game to crack 40,000 since 2013. 36. Louisiana-Lafayette (5) - 19,786104. 73,283 - SEC 97. North Texas (2) - 21,490 Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 Arkansas' second-ranked baseball team just drew 30,000 for a three-game series with Illinois State. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 Louisville (1) - 58,187 Colorado (3) - 51,560 29,490 - AAC Middle Tennessee (5) - 15,142124. Northwestern (6) - 38,98458. B,2@Z}zdXyX/`C-=@{32*H$0`X0!m9CeCKF>@|x'aZP n46$ m`a P`o_ G0b`hmb08 JZ;@T$4;. South Carolina (1) - 70,698 San Jose State (6) - 15,396SUN BELT82. "We really are competing against the 70-inch TV and the beer that is cold in your refrigerator and no lines at the restroom," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. Tulsa (2) - 22,429 In general, colleges can't easily build a new stadium to replace an antiquated one given their constrained campus footprints. 43. 98. Michigan (7) - 111,4592. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 (Smiley N. Pool / The Dallas Morning News Staff Photographer) The Dallas Morning News op-ed By Eric Johnson 1:30 AM on Jul 15, 2022 Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN Georgia (1) - 92,746 That's the fewest since 1981 when the average was 34,621. Kansas (6) - 35,765ACC14. 9. Iowa State (4) - 59,999 Hawaii (2) - 24,602 Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 108. Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 108. UTSA (2) - 28,753 Michigan State (4) - 72,424 * Since inception of the American (2013), Mountain West (1999), Conference USA (1996). "You're talking about driving across states 3-4-5 hours. 68. Clemson (3) - 80,706 85. 104. North Carolina (2) - 50,500 12. UNLV (1) - 17,421 Baylor (3) - 41,882 Memphis (2) - 39,297 Oregon State (6) - 32,42474. Utah State (2) - 21,132 Pittsburgh (7) - 43,37253. 65. Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC Central Michigan (2) - 15,424 0000035398 00000 n Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 Kansas (1) - 32,611, ACC NC State (2) - 56,657 Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 128. In a championship year, Georgia lost attendance, though it was microscopic drop of 71 fans per game. 44. Rice (7) - 22,21291. 25. Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. 65. 8. Indiana (2) - 42,865 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 Clemson (7) - 80,86823. Rutgers (3) - 34,306, PAC 12 63. Michigan (4) - 111,185 BYU (2) - 62,086 Boise State (3) - 33,172 Missouri (1) - 51,215 Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. UTSA (1) - 26,787 55. 34. South Florida (7) - 31,82373. Miami (4) - 52,439 Attendance is based on the average per game over the last five years, followed up by % capacity, followed by the average home attendance for every school last season. Connecticut (2) - 21,378 73,179 - SEC 2023 SMU Athletics. 28. North Texas (3) - 24,367 Army (2) - 25,628 THROUGH WEEK 13AVERAGE73,075 - SEC64,703 - Big Ten57,756 - Big 1247,818 - ACC45,791 - Pac 1229,628 - AAC23,617 - MWC19,384 - CUSA18,473 - Sun Belt15,637 - MACMEDIAN80,633 - SEC59,680 - Big Ten54,142 - Big 1248,492 - ACC45,696 - Pac 1230,923 - AAC23,165 - MWC19,256 - CUSA17,163 - Sun Belt16,759 - MACBIG 127. 5. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC 4. 71. NC State (1) - 57,633 8. 62. UTSA (6) - 19,904100. For an aging fan base facing rising ticket, parking and concession prices, it's easy to go to a default setting on game day. 110. 65,208 - Big Ten Texas State (3) - 18,322 The 2014 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 9. Buy or Sell Tickets, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 North Carolina (6) - 50,50038. Eric Musselman's basketball team just saw 19,000 attend a Saturday win against Tennessee. Nationally, the average attendance in 2021 was down 15%, more than 7,000 per game, from a record . Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. 66. 20,661 - Sun Belt Wisconsin (4) - 76,517 Illinois (7) - 36,58771. 116. Marshall (2) - 25,599 107. 3. Florida A&M (6) - 16,53710. Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. $79,730. Auburn (3) - 85,770 Virginia (5) - 49,01846. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 There are only a handful of schools that fit that profile. 99. South Florida (3) - 35,641 Louisiana-Monroe (3) - 20,564 West Virginia (1) - 61,891 Fresno State (6) - 31,55272. 89. 56,010 - Iowa State (7) SMU 6 23,633 19,383 4,250 12. 58. For its seven home games in the 2019 season, Memphis averaged 38,816 announced fans. 41. Braylen Jackson Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) 6-3 / 265. 24,387 - CUSA South Carolina (3) - 77,827 Texas Tech (6) - 53,41841. Central Michigan (1) - 12,207 Louisiana Tech (5) - 21,57095. Dykes added that the university will see an impact on the applications to the school from the program being successful as well as the added selling point the coaching staff can stress on the recruiting trail. hb```b``b`c` B@1v-@e@be%Ouk8e,&0NlS)EOsjuN8',TT:q=^Yi(aj1o.A-G.6szs%.o_PV)qZ kx+q(f$S$8\*/Si&pb!5fns8!54&+R\T"5XVsQiNzwF*caw<6)UP6c&gF_. Nevada (3) - 16,485 There is a reason, in the next three years, the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 are expected to hit it big in media rights negotiations. Washington (1) - 65,709 126. 37. Mississippi (7) - 48,23378. 10. 40. Syracuse (6) - 42,16462. Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. Alabama (7) - 101,1176. 91. 69. Boston College (6) - 34,18576. 63. 22. Florida State (7) - 54,01936. Take PSU,OSU, Michigan and throw in WVU and that regional attendance rivals anyone. Louisiana-Monroe (2) - 22,275 24. Florida State (4) - 52,692 SMU (3) - 22,792 126. South Florida (1) - 46,704 Central Florida (6) - 43,78855. South Alabama (5) - 16,323122. Kent State (5) - 12,822128. 99. Troy (1) - 23,172 Florida A&M (2) - 22,551 Toledo (1) - 25,361 Washington State (6) - 28,541SEC4. Notre Dame (1) - 77,622 New Mexico (3) - 18,804 21,326 - CUSA 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 63. For instance, UH's claimed home stadium is TDECU (Houston). Michigan State (4) - 72,424 East Carolina (3) - 35,155 Stanford (7) - 37,01866. 24,255 - CUSA Mississippi (4) - 46,901 100. 65. Iowa (5) - 66,61033. 91. These programs saw the biggest attendance jumps in 2019 Louisville (3) - 51,001 44. 59. Toledo (6) - 20,399103. Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC 92. 15; it was the College Football Playoff semifinal between Clemson and Ohio State. 22. UCLA (1) - 36,951 Alabama (6) - 100,9996. Minnesota 2018 average: 37,915 | 2019 average: 46,190 | Increase: 8,275 (23%). 68. South Florida (1) - 46,704 upenn summer research program for high school students. Jackson State (2) - 33,639 The per-game national decline of 1,629 fans in 2021 is the steepest ever, a 3.93% drop from 2019. 112. 0000007669 00000 n FBS attendance last season hit its lowest point in those same four decades years, according to annual figures compiled by the NCAA. 103. Every year their attendance stats are screwed up by bean counters and, therefore, bogus stat for not including their games played in NRG stadium. Vanderbilt (3) - 32,306, AAC 6. San Diego State (4) - 31,08076. Navy (2) - 29,619 Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 106. 67. 105. 76. 21,745 - CUSA Liberty (1) - 21,671, AVERAGE Nine of the league's 14 teams experienced attendance declines ranging to the curious to the profound. Buffalo (2) - 18,017 Arizona State (7) - 49,16644. Louisiana-Monroe (6) - 16,728115. Florida State (7) - 54,01935. Jacksonville State (4) - 19,724 0000004913 00000 n 125. 2. Boston College (1) - 35,213 Football Attendance Report (2019) - 247sports.com Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. I think it just speaks to the potential of this program. Montana (1) - 24,033 Virginia (1) - 45,250 Kentucky (7) - 53,81233. (The opponent, Norfolk State, surely had a lot to do with that.) Army (3) - 29,758 UCLA (2) - 44,765 Bowling Green (1) - 17,620 28. UTSA (5) - 21,014101. 29. Florida (5) - 83,73915. Baylor (2) - 41,644 54. Louisiana-Lafayette (4) - 19,467 It is not surprising that UH needs a P5 home game (played at NRG stadium of course) in order to boost attendance. 28. Minnesota fans bought in early, filling 40,000-plus seats for close wins over South Dakota State and Georgia Southern. Buffalo (2) - 18,017 Vanderbilt (4) - 29,241, AAC 23. 109. 6. 129. 119. 115. Central Florida (3) - 44,415 Washington (4) - 66,650 Temple (4) - 30,584 0000002056 00000 n 71. Wisconsin (5) - 77,307 Kent State (2) - 19,190 Florida State (4) - 52,692 Hawaii (7) - 23,32288. Texas (2) - 96,091 Liberty (4) - 18,075 Cincinnati (5) - 37,16164. 57,525 - Big 12 Oklahoma State (4) - 54,73539. 73,535 - SEC 101. Washington (3) - 66,542 Louisville (6) - 49,91343. Kansas (2) - 33,052, ACC 109. 120. Kansas State (2) - 48,632 Oklahoma State (2) - 55,509 Virginia Tech (3) - 56,378 0000004530 00000 n Penn State (3) - 105,774 93. LSU (6) - 100,6128. This post was edited by SoldierHorn 3 years ago. Virginia Tech (4) - 55,212 84. 34. "It's a fun experience being at a game with 50,000 of your closest friends cheering for a team. 122. Kentucky (8) - 53,12836. 126. West Virginia (2) - 59,472 Penn State (1) - 104,527 South Florida (2) - 39,036 Arkansas (3) - 57,565 Minnesota (4) - 43,244 Texas Tech (3) - 55,873 Missouri (6) - 54,96234. 51.