NC State (6) - 56,47530. 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. Washington State (5) - 29,846SEC4. 30. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 0000007407 00000 n Colorado (2) - 51,056 TCU (3) - 41,211 104. UNLV (3) - 20,281 Missouri (5) - 54,498 Central Florida (2) - 44,541 7. Penn State (3) - 105,774 21. Navy (2) - 29,619 Maryland 6 37,812 33,594 4,218 13. Average Per Attempt AVG/ATT: 4.1: 4.9: Avg. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Vanderbilt (3) - 32,306, AAC Pittsburgh 43786 where is pitt hiding 40000 of that total?????? Arkansas (3) - 57,565 South Florida (1) - 46,704 99. Baylor (1) - 43,013 Tennessee (8) - 87,86411. Montana State (2) - 18,572 New Mexico State (4) - 16,985130. Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 As they say, Milan Puskar Stadium is the most populated city in the state of West Virginia on gamedays. Utah (2) - 45,954 San Diego State (1) - 40,222 No other college game appeared in the top 100. 19. 5. 41. 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. 0000002596 00000 n 0000044659 00000 n Colorado (3) - 51,560 At Arkansas, there isn't much worry about attendance in the moment. The Miles hire produced a 74 percent spike in attendance at KU's seven home games, a jump from 19,424 fans per game in 2018 to 33,875 last fall -- good enough to Kansas the biggest gainer according to the NCAA's 2019 attendance figures. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Hawaii (3) - 24,223 0000044793 00000 n 25,194 - CUSA Texas State (3) - 18,322 2. 60. 17. Colorado (6) - 49,57340. Michigan State (4) - 72,424 121. 55. 28. Air Force (1) - 33,101 Notre Dame (2) - 77,622 50. Championships: 10 Bowl Record: 18 Bowls, 7-10-1, .417 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 180 Weeks (Total) Heisman Winners: Doak Walker (1948) Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (cap. 3. Florida International (1) - 13,311, MAC 57,525 - Big 12 Charlotte (6) - 12,319MAC93. 41. Florida (5) - 83,73916. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 Boston College (1) - 35,213 72,826 - SEC 127. Alabama (7) - 101,1176. Memphis (1) - 44,107 Charlotte (5) - 12,678MAC94. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 Oregon State (6) - 32,42474. Central Florida (3) - 44,415 73,488 - SEC Florida International (4) - 13,662, MAC 108. 130. Tennessee (2) - 88,989 36. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. Texas (6) - 96,30613. South Carolina (3) - 77,827 Army (5) - 32,038103. NC State (3) - 57,005 1. 54. 91. Mississippi State (3) - 54,740 North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 UCLA (2) - 44,765 104. 23. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. 0000008208 00000 n 2. 67. 72. 92. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 Kansas State (2) - 48,632 69. 27. 67. The 17,249 crowd for the Oct. 12 loss to Georgia State was the largest in the history of Brooks Stadium. 65,242 - Big Ten Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Louisiana-Lafayette (3) - 18,951 123. Clemson (3) - 80,706 94. California (6) - 42,43356. 105. Miami (4) - 52,439 33. James Madison (2) - 21,100 Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC Duke (1) - 38,313 Clemson (1) - 79,118 UTEP (5) - 18,156106. Clemson (7) - 80,86823. Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 South Carolina (6) - 77,52626. 46. Tulane (5) - 20,11999. 44,964 - Pac 12 Baylor (6) - 44,91952. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 67. 87. Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State and Alabama are all at 100,000 or more. SMU (5) - 24,20796. 52. James Madison (6) - 22,1444. Florida A&M (5) - 18,0499. North Carolina A&T (4) - 16,195. 32. NC State (3) - 57,005 Tulane (6) - 20,27199. Ohio State (3) - 103,502 49 % Capacity: 32,000. . 61. Texas (5) - 96,81713. Washington (3) - 66,542 Minnesota (1) - 49,112 83. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937106. Washington (6) - 67,79024. In the end, those rightsholders are paying millions of dollars so they can dictate those kickoff times. Fresno State (6) - 31,55271. 90. 3. 96. 15,843 - MAC, BIG 12 UCLA (6) - 43,84952. "In some ways, the game doesn't cater to the fan who chooses to attend the game in-person," said Chris Bevilacqua, one of the most respected sports media consultants in the industry. 0000004379 00000 n 25. Kansas State (1) - 51,189 24. Nevada (5) - 16,079120. Nebraska (1) - 89,502 Iowa State (1) - 61,500 116. California (2) - 39,718 NC State (6) - 56,47532. 25,092 - MWC 0000002559 00000 n ", "It's such a hassle to park and pay for [games]," he added. I would like to watch KU's attendance this year and see if it improves measurably from last year. South Florida (6) - 32,93768. 0000004862 00000 n 113. 46,007 - Pac 12 106. 50. Not a bad showing for WVU; especially in a rebuilding year. SoldierHorn said (original post) ok. pretty meaningless comment since almost ALL non-P5 teams are in the same boat; they need the money including additional attendance. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. Iowa (2) - 65,529 45. 109. Central Michigan (3) - 15,361 Massachusetts (3) - 8,788, TOP 10 FCS UAB (1) - 39,165 Braylen Jackson Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) 6-3 / 265. Last season marked the seventh straight year and ninth year in the last 10 that FBS attendance has declined. 65,027 - Big Ten 24,805 - MWC Akron (2) - 17,963 North Dakota State (6) - 18,1777. 65. South Florida (7) - 31,82373. Army (6) - 30,989102. 80. After firing Will Muschamp in 2020, the Gamecocks were better in 2021, but the home schedule also included Eastern Illinois, Troy and Vanderbilt. In alignment with the educational mission of the University, we engage the community in meaningful ways and develop the resources necessary to graduate Student-Leaders and pursue championships. 6. 9. UH doesn't count it. 31. San Diego State (2) - 33,795 23,319 - MWC A new SEC deal with ESPN/ABC begins in 2024. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Middle Tennessee (2) - 20,382 60. $17,750. Florida A&M (3) - 23,594 Florida State (7) - 54,01935. 88. South Alabama (5) - 16,323121. Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC Colorado (6) - 49,57341. Miami (6) - 52,82938. UNLV (3) - 20,281 117. Rutgers (7) - 30,082PAC 1219. 51. 51. 30,118 - AAC Temple (2) - 28,494 Western Kentucky (5) - 16,712121. Air Force (1) - 33,101 Florida A&M (3) - 23,594 123. 67. 79. The decrease spared no part of the country. Montana State (3) - 18,800 Fresno State (2) - 32,912 Cincinnati (1) - 38,032 Jacksonville State (7) - 16,82910. 110. Kansas State (3) - 49,237 Clemson (4) - 80,655 "There's plenty of, if you will, negativity around the collegiate sports world," he said. 127. Eastern Michigan (1) - 17,286 Iowa State (2) - 61,500 That's really where the marketing of the sport has to go," Bevilacqua said. Maryland (1) - 32,761 26. 60. 58. 63. "You're talking about driving across states 3-4-5 hours. 45. Mississippi (6) - 47,30677. Having former SMU legends like Eric Dickerson, Harvey Armstrong, Courtland Sutton and many others there is a big deal to the players as well, who just try to keep performing at a high-level each week. South Florida (7) - 31,82373. 25,005 - MWC 125. 13. Arkansas State (6) - 20,67098. Rutgers (5) - 30,481PAC 1219. 20,638 - Sun Belt 33. According to the SMU Ticket Office, the average student attendance at home football games is between 1,500 and 2,500 students. Oregon (3) - 51,595 More of the half of the teams in the final AP Top 25 saw attendance declines, including eight of the top 10. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 57,782 - Big 12 Kent State (2) - 19,190 Bowling Green (1) - 17,620 66. 41. South Carolina (3) - 77,827 Charlotte (3) - 13,755 Texas A&M (4) - 100,910 Colorado State (3) - 26,228 UAB (2) - 33,549 San Diego State (2) - 33,795 They aren't quite inclined to commit to six Saturdays in the fall.". 72. 115. 61. Hawaii (8) - 23,68986. Marshall (5) - 24,76889. 31,491 - AAC Indiana (4) - 40,717 69. Connecticut (2) - 21,378 Virginia (1) - 45,250 119. No. Jackson State (3) - 31,2062. Texas A&M (2) - 97,606 35. 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. Kent State (5) - 12,822128. 108. Louisiana Tech (5) - 21,570102. 3. Kansas State (3) - 49,237 74. 10. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 35. 16. Kansas State (2) - 48,632 North Texas (1) - 23,057 Last season's CFP National Championship, Alabama vs. Ohio State, finished No. Buffalo (4) - 17,731111. Buffalo (3) - 18,692 The Mustangs held on and stopped the comeback attempt, winning 41-38. Jackson State (5) - 33,7622. Indiana (3) - 41,938 127. 62. Georgia State (1) - 20,351 Indiana (6) - 41,24457. 71. New Mexico (2) - 20,509 109. "Learning to take responsibility for your actions is something undergrads need to learn," Cogley said. 2023 SMU Athletics. 30,279 - AAC BYU (6) - 59,54770. 123. 31,545 - AAC 54. Western Michigan (3) - 19,275 68. 23,116 - CUSA 82. 27. San Diego State (3) - 32,116 Texas (3) - 96,372 84. UAB (2) - 33,549 UAB (6) - 24,72687. Per Game AVG/G: 156.2: 203.6: Touchdowns TDS: 26: 30: Total TOT . Virginia (6) - 47,07048. 106. 65. Massachusetts (5) - 9,757TOP 10 FCS1. This post was edited by SoldierHorn 3 years ago. Florida State (4) - 52,692 Navy (1) - 28,531 16. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 0000045279 00000 n Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. Wake Forest (7) - 26,99979. Hawaii (6) - 23,05795. 31. 117. Alabama (3) - 100,707 Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 Washington (6) - 67,79024. Louisiana-Lafayette (5) - 19,786104. Ohio (1) - 16,665 Missouri (3) - 53,282 128. North Carolina A&T (5) - 16,9279. Central Michigan (6) - 13,564126. 25. Toledo (3) - 24,130 Texas Tech (6) - 53,41840. AVERAGE 48. 107. 105. Middle Tennessee (4) - 16,325126. Students are waiting 3-4,000 deep because they cant get in, and the players are just overwhelmed.". 120. 1. 82. 126. 5. Ohio (2) - 17,041 Arizona State (3) - 45,162 Alabama (7) - 101,1176. 68. Administrators have long been concerned about retaining students. 69. Arkansas' second-ranked baseball team just drew 30,000 for a three-game series with Illinois State. 45. 80. 84. 78. Maryland (2) - 33,127, PAC 12 45. 23. Attendance fell by an average of 379 fans per game at the FBS level, 23 fans in FCS, two in Division II, and increased by 57 fans a game in Division III. New Mexico State (1) - 10,123 2019 National College Football Attendance 2 FBS 3 FCS 4 Division II 4 Division III 5 Team-By-Team Home Attendance 6 2019 FOOTBALL . (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 48. North Dakota State (2) - 18,674 UTEP (6) - 17,093120. Colorado (5) - 50,56341. Connecticut (2) - 21,378 Toledo (5) - 21,357101. Arizona State (2) - 44,850 Nationally, the average attendance in 2021 was down 15%, more than 7,000 per game, from a record . 93. Oklahoma State (1) - 55,509 18,849 - Sun Belt Charlotte (3) - 13,755 2. Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 Alabama State (4) - 18,4365. But that's a complaint for the NCAA. 13. Since 1988, FBS has grown by 25% from 104 to 130 schools. Utah State (1) - 22,247 Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 54,183 - Big 12 65,497 - Big Ten Kent State (2) - 19,190 73. 11. The year closed with back-to-back home games against Cincinnati, which saw crowds of 36,472 and 33,008. Indiana (1) - 37,784 91. Ole Miss posted its first 10-win regular season. Texas (2) - 96,091 Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA80. Alabama State (2) - 21,858 Minnesota 2018 average: 37,915 | 2019 average: 46,190 | Increase: 8,275 (23%). 31. Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 26. Clemson (7) - 80,86824. 64. 19. 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. Pittsburgh (6) - 43,78663. NC State (4) - 56,719 Auburn (3) - 85,770 84. 61. 14. Boston College (4) - 34,381 82. Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 section: | slug: college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981 | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | Miami (2) - 51,017 39. 12. 0000004077 00000 n 73,535 - SEC Oklahoma (6) - 83,25621. Washington State (6) - 28,541SEC4. 12. Menu Texas (5) - 96,81713. 20. 133 Sam Houston. Southern Cal (5) - 58,39935. Hawaii (7) - 23,32288. 2. 114. 117. Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 Does FSU or any ACC power actually have options? Arizona State (6) - 48,34844. Old Dominion (5) - 18,607105. Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 38. 48. Houston (3) - 26,54086. 124. 10. Texas Tech (5) - 54,07941. Montana (2) - 23,576 Western Michigan (6) - 17,937108. North Carolina (2) - 50,500 Mississippi State (5) - 56,22228. 10. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67085. FBS attendance last season hit its lowest point in those same four decades years, according to annual figures compiled by the NCAA. Florida State (1) - 50,917 Miami (3) - 51,739 0000007294 00000 n 43. 79. 32. South Carolina (2) - 76,326 Arkansas (2) - 58,319 55. Central Michigan (1) - 12,207, MWC Toledo (6) - 20,399103. Memphis (3) - 37,501 Duke (5) - 27,79177. SMU Mustangs School History. Notre Dame (5) - 77,62222. Tulsa (5) - 19,265CUSA78. 95. Utah State (5) - 19,868111. San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. Kent State (5) - 12,822128. Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 129. Football remains healthy on television. 32. The SEC suffered an attendance decline for a fifth consecutive year since an all-time high of 78,630 in 2015. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 28. UH, the largest commuter school in the state and it can't even fill a 40K stadium on game day. North Dakota State (3) - 18,509 Ohio (2) - 17,041 Temple (7) - 29,46078. 1. I think it'll continue to build from here. 44,865 - Pac 12 15. Duke (3) - 27,555 85. 18. 106. Liberty (4) - 18,075 90. 99. Akron (2) - 17,963 126. Montana (1) - 24,033 Arizona (6) - 39,53259. 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. You want to include its attendance at NRG as if one game played there against a P5 opponent is suppose to make a big difference overall. 32. Duke (4) - 30,66779. 15. James Madison (6) - 22,1444. The Mustangs football schedule includes opponents, date, time, and TV. Old Dominion (5) - 18,607103. Northwestern (6) - 38,98458. LSU (2) - 98,877 Purdue (3) - 53,724 27. 63. Hawaii (2) - 24,602 68. Kentucky (3) - 57,642 However, whenever they play a P5 team (esp a regional P5 team) the venue generally gets moved to the larger NRG stadium (also in Houston). 119. East Carolina (5) - 34,16566. Akron (5) - 17,268115. While a large majority of stadiums were open to 100% capacity coming out of the 2020 pandemic year, there was surely a segment of fans who had concerns about being in large crowds. 102. Fresno State (5) - 31,40171. 90. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 South Carolina (6) - 77,52627. 17,466 - MAC, MEDIAN 15. 52. Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 10. 0000006355 00000 n Kent State (2) - 19,190 Illinois (7) - 36,58771. 120. Stanford (2) - 38,214 43. 75. Utah State (2) - 21,132 East Carolina (1) - 34,118 South Carolina (2) - 76,326 New Mexico (6) - 15,747118. 18. 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. Memphis (5) - 40,44659. Purdue (7) - 54,02145. 20,066 - Sun Belt 119. trailer Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. Mississippi (3) - 46,668 Florida A&M (2) - 22,551 Montana (6) - 23,5443. "We had people that have people that travel across our state for an 11 o'clock game," Yurachek said. 75. 59,659 - Big Ten Notre Dame (7) - 76,28822. 93. Arkansas (3) - 57,565 However, it's bigger than that for a trend that continues to define the sport in the 21st century, according to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. 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. "It just all kind of fell into place this year," Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said. Utah (5) - 46,21044. Michigan (2) - 111,279 It also doesn't necessarily enhance the in-stadium experience. West Virginia (2) - 59,472 Maryland (3) - 39,827 97. Tulane (1) - 16,361, CUSA In conference championship seasons, Michigan, Cincinnati and Baylor all lost attendance. . 99. Florida State (3) - 50,139 48,199 - ACC 67. Boise State (4) - 34,105 Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 Western Kentucky (6) - 15,191122. Michigan State (1) - 72,005 89. 2010 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE . Iowa (3) - 64,921 29,360 - AAC Bowling Green (1) - 17,620 17,597 - MAC, MEDIAN East Carolina (3) - 35,155 19h; UNLV (6) - 19,86497. Buffalo (2) - 18,017 Western Michigan (6) - 17,937109. 29. Much like the vast majority of college football, SMU had its moments of struggles with attendance inside Gerald J. Ford Stadium when the program wasn't doing well. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407. :-8Qt` *))w GU*A%u4]J0LGUS5 "Everybody wants to feel supported and the more people in the stands, the more the players feel supported and more coaches feel supported," Dykes said on the American Athletic Coaches teleconference. 86. 47,868 - ACC "We have to continue to make sure we enhance the game day experience.". 32,979 - AAC Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. Ohio (3) - 17,367 Arkansas (6) - 53,75942. LSU (5) - 100,5008. Jackson State (4) - 33,4262. %PDF-1.4 % Ohio (2) - 17,041 Nevada (5) - 16,079119. Penn State (4) - 105,965 Nevada (2) - 17,159 98. UNLV (1) - 17,421 Louisiana Tech (1) - 23,174 22. Tennessee (3) - 88,062 Ohio (6) - 16,566120. 55. Alabama State (3) - 20,341 Oklahoma (3) - 83,710 There are exacerbating factors. 101. 73. Nevada (5) - 16,079119. 89. 40. 90. 98. Credit to our fans for coming out this year in record numbers.". It's part of the reason why schools are. New Mexico State (1) - 10,123, TOP 10 FCS Bevilacqua is one of the leading voices in that area as well. 68. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 Minnesota (4) - 43,244 41. Virginia Tech (4) - 55,212 Memphis (5) - 40,44661. Last month's CFP National Championship between Alabama and Georgia saw ratings rise from the prior year, which was the least-watched championship game of the BCS era (since 1998), according to Sports Media Watch. 111. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Nebraska (4) - 89,560 100. Boise State (3) - 33,172 6. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 Colorado (2) - 51,056 120. Coastal Carolina (1) - 14,237, INDEPENDENTS Tennessee (3) - 88,062 Duke (1) - 38,313 Penn State (5) - 106,9063. SMU (5) - 24,20794. "You've got to market a whole new fan base that isn't watching their televisions.". California (3) - 42,323 86. Old Dominion (6) - 18,234107. Oklahoma (2) - 83,358 San Diego State (1) - 40,222 Jacksonville State (7) - 16,82910. Ohio State (2) - 103,659 Attendance: Average: Best: 2023: 0: 0: 0-0 (-) References Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 Indiana (6) - 41,24457. San Diego State (5) - 30,23975. As an example, their game against Wash St had 40,523 in attendance at NRG, which is a respectful amount and would bring their average attendance up to about 35k.
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