Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. Pittsburgh (3) - 43,789 Pittsburgh (1) - 47,144 15,749 - MAC, MEDIAN James . Northwestern (5) - 40,89155. Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 Miami (6) - 52,82937. 58,085 - Big 12 Air Force (1) - 33,101 2023 SMU Athletics. 88. Nationally, the average attendance in 2021 was down 15%, more than 7,000 per game, from a record . Florida (1) - 80,007 Wyoming (3) - 25,960 104. 7. 75. AVERAGE 1. Southern (1) - 14,377, AVERAGE 121. BYU (3) - 62,096 UTSA (4) - 22,72391. 16. Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. 9. Next year's season ticket push will be a big one and that's a product of "everyone getting on board," Dykes said. South Florida (7) - 31,82373. %PDF-1.4
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3. 59,323 - Big Ten Texas State (6) - 17,140118. 124. 49,678 - ACC North Carolina (3) - 50,500 Illinois (6) - 36,70373. Central Florida (3) - 44,415 Arkansas is also an extreme outlier. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. 21,745 - CUSA Miami (6) - 44,86247. Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. 70,628 - Big Ten North Carolina (1) - 50,500 Troy (3) - 25,572 12. UCLA (2) - 44,765 115. 3. 67. 96. Home Attendance, Division I-FBS 120 755 34,663,732 45,912 185,868 367 . 4. Virginia (3) - 49,216 The average capacity of those stadiums is slightly more than 30,000 or less than a Midnight Yell at Texas A&M. Michigan led the country in attendance for the fifth year in a row and for the 21st time in the last 22 seasons. 15,829 - MAC, MEDIAN Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN Indiana (3) - 41,938 Navy (1) - 28,531 Maryland (2) - 33,127 67. That's almost a Captain Obvious moment.". 20,066 - Sun Belt Miami, OH (2) - 17,221 45. Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN South Florida (4) - 35,574 Miami (3) - 51,739 Kentucky (2) - 54,925 Navy (6) - 31,97068. Fresno State (6) - 31,55271. "We had people that have people that travel across our state for an 11 o'clock game," Yurachek said. San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. Texas Tech (6) - 53,41841. 102. 24,399 - MWC Kansas (6) - 35,765ACC14. Mississippi (6) - 47,30677. 52. Utah (6) - 46,39345. 25. 59. Western Kentucky (6) - 15,191122. 91. Pittsburgh (6) - 43,78652. 102. Charlotte (1) - 16,119, MAC Stanford (3) - 36,551 38. 4. 15. 46. Hawaii (3) - 24,223 This post was edited by spartanEER 3 years ago. 59. 118. Boise State (3) - 33,172 Coastal Carolina (6) - 15,034123. Florida Atlantic (1) - 30,811 Jacksonville State (3) - 20,768 Kentucky (6) - 55,86529. Oregon (3) - 51,595 Boise State (6) - 33,48869. 2. 28. Toledo (5) - 21,357101. The Jayhawks went 3-9 under Miles in 2019, just as they did under David Beaty in 2018. 74. 103. 11. Memphis (1) - 44,107 67. 30. Buffalo (4) - 17,731110. South Alabama (2) - 13,442, INDEPENDENTS 106. "There's a big difference between betting on a college football game and betting on the Super Bowl," White said. Troy (5) - 24,40192. 36. 6. 8. Since 1988, FBS has grown by 25% from 104 to 130 schools. Texas Tech (1) - 54,183 Last July, weeks after USC and UCLA 's stunning Big Ten . 11. 117. The complex is expected to be completed in time for the start of 2024 football season. North Carolina A&T (5) - 16,9279. Boise State (3) - 33,172 122. DL. 48,891 - ACC Vanderbilt (4) - 29,241, AAC FUCK ME NOW. Nevada (2) - 17,159 Indiana (6) - 41,24457. Indiana (3) - 41,938 Attendance declines for seventh straight season, Report: Big 12 in recent contact with Pac-12 schools, Rules committee proposes change to speed up games, Saban unhappy over proposed permanent rivals, USC coach Lincoln Riley builds the perfect QB. Florida (1) - 80,007 7. 85. 76. Rutgers (1) - 40,515 Liberty (4) - 18,075 44,808 - Pac 12 Undergraduate costs for 2022-2023. SMU (5) - 24,20797. I think it's been a fun atmosphere that'll help us win some football games.". In the 1978 offseason, the university launched a media campaign which caused its average home attendance to double from 26,000 in 1977 to 52,000 in 1978. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegefootball | pageType: stories | 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). 63. BYU (2) - 62,086 * Since inception of the American (2013), Mountain West (1999), Conference USA (1996). 117. Utah (6) - 46,39346. Georgia (6) - 92,82910. 28. 15. Colorado State (2) - 24,459 94. section: | slug: college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981 | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | 3. Memphis (3) - 37,501 Indianapolis is making MAJOR moves, set to hire FootballScoop's reigning top special teams coordinator. 39. Boise State (6) - 33,48869. 25,194 - CUSA 99. San Diego State (1) - 40,222 North Texas (5) - 22,34993. 111. Duke (5) - 27,79177. Texas Tech (6) - 53,41840. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Auburn (1) - 85,317 SMU (1) - 22,766 19. :-8Qt` *))w GU*A%u4]J0LGUS5 38. North Carolina (1) - 50,500 Minnesota remained in the Big Ten and national title hunts until their finale against Wisconsin, a 38-17 loss that drew 53,756, the fourth-largest crowd in the (admittedly short) history of TCF Bank Stadium and the largest since the capacity dropped to 50,805. 91. Rice (6) - 22,83590. Colorado State (3) - 26,228 115. SMU (5) - 24,20794. 126. 44,865 - Pac 12 Troy (5) - 24,40192. Above all else, we prepare Students for life. Boston College (6) - 34,18576. Wisconsin (1) - 74,437 The SEC drew the largest average crowd at 72,723, but also saw the largest drop of 1,271. Alabama AD Greg Byrne and Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione have complained about 11 a.m. CT starts impacting attendance. 14. Hawaii (2) - 24,602 Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Troy (3) - 25,572 Oklahoma State (2) - 55,509 Louisiana-Monroe (2) - 22,275 Fresno State (5) - 31,40172. Stanford (5) - 34,56667. 121. Kansas fell below 30,000 only once in seven home dates -- 22,531 came to see Baylor club the Jayhawks 61-6 on Nov. 30 -- but nearly 36,000 came to see a 29-24 loss to West Virginia, and 34,402 witnessed a 45-20 loss to Oklahoma on Oct. 5. Kansas (2) - 33,199, ACC Massachusetts (5) - 9,757TOP 10 FCS1. Toledo (6) - 20,399107. 133 Sam Houston. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 SMU 0 - 0 0 - 0 . 77. 34. 66. Florida State (2) - 51,943 Still, success does not always bring out the fans. 124. Jackson State (4) - 33,4262. Appalachian State (2) - 27,165 5. 112. Buffalo (1) - 18,412 Alabama (3) - 100,707 17,597 - MAC, MEDIAN 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. Memphis (5) - 40,44661. Michigan State (3) - 72,883 Florida State (1) - 50,917 Oklahoma (3) - 83,710 Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 Nevada (1) - 20,144 60. 56,034 - Texas Tech (6) Houston (3) - 26,54086. 56. 20,177 - Sun Belt BYU (5) - 59,98068. 119. 10. For instance, UH's claimed home stadium is TDECU (Houston). Tulane (2) - 17,554, CUSA 43. Virginia (6) - 47,07048. 51. Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 Central Florida (3) - 44,415 UTEP (3) - 19,672 58. 53. 27. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 Baylor (2) - 41,644 I would like to watch KU's attendance this year and see if it improves measurably from last year. 88. Arizona State (6) - 48,34844. 100. Jacksonville State (4) - 19,724 30,118 - AAC 66,384 - Big Ten 18. San Diego State (1) - 40,222 The box office, though, told a different story. Oregon State (3) - 32,531 Missouri (5) - 54,498 24,341 - MWC They just so happened to be there this week and Im happy to perform for my team.. 41. Professor Cogley has been teaching at SMU since 1987 and has never enforced a strict attendance policy. Texas (6) - 96,30613. 30. 2. Kansas (2) - 33,052, ACC 0
Iowa (1) - 69,250 48. Wyoming (6) - 23,00796. 30,494 - AAC Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Florida A&M (3) - 23,594 North Texas (3) - 24,367 Auburn (5) - 86,44412. Missouri (2) - 53,918 Missouri (1) - 51,215 Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 67. Louisville (3) - 51,001 Purdue (6) - 53,80245. Montana State (2) - 18,572 Louisville (5) - 50,54138. Michigan (4) - 111,185 Ohio (6) - 16,566114. Nevada (4) - 16,192 "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. Texas Tech (5) - 54,07941. TCU (3) - 41,211 78. 56. Iowa State (1) - 61,500 55,540 - Big 12 In general, colleges can't easily build a new stadium to replace an antiquated one given their constrained campus footprints. 8. Rice (7) - 22,21291. The official Football page for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs Arizona (2) - 39,024 65,227 - Big Ten 35. 49,858 - ACC UNLV (2) - 18,082 Miami, OH (2) - 17,221 24. Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA Old Dominion (2) - 20,294 Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA81. Central Michigan (5) - 14,457128. UCLA (5) - 44,99853. 21. SMU 6 23,633 19,383 4,250 12. North Dakota State (2) - 18,674 Virginia (2) - 51,538 NC State (3) - 57,005 63. 28. Georgia State (6) - 17,186109. Michigan (2) - 111,279 Air Force (2) - 28,944 Well, something certainly is. 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. Virginia Tech (3) - 56,378 UAB (2) - 33,549 Memphis (2) - 39,297 Georgia Southern (4) - 14,586INDEPENDENTS15. East Carolina (6) - 33,13467. 13. 98. 0000004862 00000 n
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Fresno State (2) - 32,912 17. 105. 122. 57. 32. Miami (1) - 52,036 Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 5. Texas A&M (4) - 100,910 LSU (1) - 97,420 Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 95. Jackson State (1) - 32,265 Memphis (5) - 40,44659. Norfolk State (1) - 15,538. 48. Kentucky (3) - 57,642 Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 84. Wake Forest (4) - 27,221, BIG TEN Memphis (3) - 37,501 Missouri (5) - 54,49834. 76. A new SEC deal with ESPN/ABC begins in 2024. If students don't go to games, they have less of an emotional attachment when it comes to giving back to their alma mater in their peak earning years. UNLV (6) - 19,86497. 60. 2. Virginia (1) - 45,250 Purdue (4) - 53,367 Navy (3) - 32,398 Ohio (6) - 16,566120. 10. 119. 23. 1. Attendance: 15,759. 
Buy or Sell Tickets, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. There's only so many times you can watch college students roll around in some big blow-up ball [on the field during those breaks] before it starts losing its entertainment value.". Oklahoma (2) - 83,358 60. Illinois (7) - 36,58771. Texas State (5) - 17,444117. Alabama (6) - 100,9996. 46. The Rebels went from an 18-year low attendance mark in 2019 (48,233) to more than 56,000 in 2021. Wake Forest (2) - 30,186, BIG TEN Some of COVID-19's impact continued in 2021, but that can only be measured psychologically. 36. 968 117 138. North Dakota State (6) - 18,1776. 3:57 pm ET, Charges dropped against Georgia WR Rara Thomas, UCLA, Kelly agree to extension through 2027, Four Pac-12 programs renew contact with Big 12, NCAA committee approves new college football rules, Saban sounds off on proposed permanent opponents. 54,183 - Big 12 130. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. Ohio State (2) - 103,659 31. Alabama State (5) - 17,7997. 19. Maryland (2) - 33,127 San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. Rice (4) - 24,814 Temple (2) - 28,494 Fast forward to the. 78,859 - SEC Illinois (3) - 36,642 California (3) - 42,323 New Mexico (5) - 16,574118. 65. Oregon (7) - 53,59139. New Mexico State (4) - 16,985130. 96. 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. 5. 19,424 - Kansas (6), AVERAGE 48,879 - ACC 0000172182 00000 n
70. UTEP (5) - 18,156106. Tennessee (4) - 89,224 San Jose State (3) - 14,023, SUN BELT 116. Mississippi (4) - 46,901 72. Syracuse (6) - 42,16462. 0000004379 00000 n
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18,637 - Sun Belt 87. Arizona (5) - 40,24162. Out of 12 schools in the AAC, through week 6, UH is ranked 8th in football attendance. Louisville (2) - 53,498 BYU 2018 average: 52,476 | 2019 average: 59,547 | Increase: 7,071 (13.5%). 25,005 - MWC 34. Florida (3) - 80,636 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 84. That makes it more difficult for fans to plan in advance. 109. Tennessee (3) - 88,062 Regardless, it gives an inaccurate attendance report. UCLA (6) - 43,84952. Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 1. San Diego State (1) - 40,222 Wyoming (1) - 26,037 Southern Miss (2) - 27,207 Boise State (1) - 31,951 Florida (4) - 83,123 Utah (2) - 45,954 Central Michigan (5) - 14,457126. Appalachian State (3) - 26,461 90. Georgia Tech (6) - 42,86663. Norfolk State (1) - 15,538, AVERAGE 0000044793 00000 n
112. Wake Forest (1) - 29,027, BIG TEN Stanford (1) - 37,179 58. Washington (2) - 66,018 It's not just TV. Jacksonville State (6) - 17,22110. 124. Navy (6) - 31,97068. 75. 46,007 - Pac 12 7. Average Per Attempt AVG/ATT: 4.1: 4.9: Avg. 66. Florida (2) - 81,392 Nebraska (6) - 89,40016. Boise State (6) - 33,48869. Houston (4) - 26,19285. Wake Forest (7) - 26,99979. Arkansas (6) - 53,75942. Liberty (4) - 18,075 Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. SMU lead 31-17 at halftime, but the Horned Frogs rallied in the 2nd half to trail by 3 points late in the 4th. 75,353 - SEC West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. LSU (2) - 98,877 Stanford (5) - 34,56667. Oklahoma (3) - 83,710 Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. Virginia (5) - 49,01846. Tennessee (7) - 87,93511. Alabama (1) - 100,710 Oklahoma State (2) - 55,509 Appalachian State (3) - 26,461 40. Rutgers (2) - 36,366 Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. 77. 32,000) 47. Oregon State (6) - 32,42474. The SEC drew the largest average crowd at 72,723, but also saw the largest drop of 1,271. Miami, OH (2) - 17,221 Credit to our fans for coming out this year in record numbers.". UAB (1) - 39,165 57,821 - Big 12 In this age of name image and likeness rights, the transfer portal and court battles, this serves as a reminder that the game is not too big to fail. North Carolina A&T (2) - 16,463 Indiana (4) - 40,717 Miami (6) - 52,82938. UAB (3) - 30,208 Temple (3) - 29,361 88. North Texas (1) - 23,057 Kansas State (2) - 48,632 UNLV (5) - 20,36397. Liberty (3) - 18,400 102. Buffalo (5) - 16,951116. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937108. Alabama (3) - 100,707 20,177 - Sun Belt My Blog smu football average attendance New Mexico State (5) - 17,905130. 92. Clemson (6) - 80,86723. Montana (2) - 23,576 63. California (1) - 44,168 Razorback Nation has wrapped its heart around coach Sam Pittman to the point Arkansas had the second-highest attendance gain among FBS teams in 2021, a whopping 14,353 fans per game, compared to the last full season in 2019. 29. 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. 23,319 - MWC South Florida (2) - 39,036 Syracuse (3) - 43,841 Southern Miss (4) - 25,86486. Navy (1) - 28,531 83. Texas (3) - 96,372 36. Attendance records. Wyoming (3) - 25,960 With that in mind, here are the 5-year attendance averages for all 130 FBS schools. Tulsa (5) - 19,265CUSA80. Illinois (3) - 36,642 Buffalo (4) - 17,731111. Arizona State (3) - 45,162 6. 0000007669 00000 n
North Texas (5) - 22,34991. Penn State (6) - 106,8093. 52. SMU Mustangs School History. 22,567 - Sun Belt This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. 50. 4. 43. Middle Tennessee (4) - 16,325126. 62. The national attendance dip remains both real and ongoing. Oklahoma (6) - 83,25621. Minnesota (2) - 45,067 49. Michigan State (1) - 72,005 23,116 - CUSA South Florida (5) - 33,70269. Virginia (3) - 49,216 BYU (1) - 61,626 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. Connecticut (3) - 20,265 23. South Alabama (1) - 14,511 24,528 - MWC Purdue (6) - 53,80246. 78. Mississippi State (2) - 54,833 Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020126. 101. Virginia Tech (7) - 58,29325. 104. 29. May 18, 2020 12:48 pm, By CollegeFootballNews.com | 0000044458 00000 n
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Georgia (3) - 92,913 San Jose State (3) - 14,023, SUN BELT Northwestern (2) - 38,914 Penn State (3) - 105,775 Miami, OH (4) - 16,512117. 130 Ball State 9067.80 40.30% 127 129 Coastal Carolina 10306.60 68.71% 130 128 Northern Illinois 12043.80 51.04% 114 127 Massachusetts 12562.80 73.90% 122 126 Kent State 12661.20 50.01% 119 122. Louisiana Tech (3) - 20,546 127. Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 3. Washington (6) - 67,79024. 52. Central Michigan (6) - 13,564126. Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 3. 121. Total. Toledo (3) - 24,130 Illinois (6) - 36,70371. 84. 49. 79. Arkansas (1) - 61,055 33. 67. The official 2022 Football cumulative statistics for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. ACC attendance overall is down almost a quarter (23.5%) since an all-time high in in 2004 (55,735 per game). Louisiana Tech (2) - 20,978 Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 "It is just like any other week though. SMU (3) - 22,792 Louisville (2) - 53,498 71. All rights reserved. Louisville (1) - 58,187 77. 12. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Alabama State (4) - 18,4365. Bowling Green (3) - 18,280 Middle Tennessee (5) - 15,142124. (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 East Carolina (1) - 34,118 83. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948, INDEPENDENTS 83. BYU (6) - 59,54770. Fresno State (6) - 31,55272. Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 Utah State (5) - 19,868111. UTSA (5) - 21,014101. Florida International (4) - 13,662, MAC 68. Florida State (4) - 52,692 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 104. By Max Olson and Stewart Mandel. 19,902 - Sun Belt Memphis (2) - 39,297 117. East Carolina (1) - 34,118 49. 98. 47. Wisconsin (1) - 74,437 47. Arizona (4) - 41,066 76. 120. Buffalo (3) - 18,692 89. 29,490 - AAC UNLV (2) - 18,082 Tulsa (2) - 22,429 21. Of the in-game experience, Berry had a similar complaint as the average fan: "It's going to end up being 30 snaps and this long commercial break. 21. Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 Minnesota (1) - 49,112 5. Massachusetts (6) - 9,498TOP 10 FCS1. 32. Arizona (6) - 39,53259. North Texas (3) - 24,367 111. 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. The 2021 numbers include attendance at home, neutral-site and bowl games. San Jose State (1) - 13,480, SUN BELT 24,255 - CUSA Jacksonville State (7) - 16,82910. 0000005028 00000 n
Kansas (3) - 33,973, ACC UAB (6) - 24,72687. 69. South Carolina (1) - 70,698 11. Texas A&M (6) - 101,0505. Arkansas (3) - 57,565 Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 3. Appalachian State (5) - 25,17985. TCU (3) - 41,211 22. The per-game national decline of 1,629 fans in 2021 is the steepest ever, a 3.93% drop from 2019. 65,529 - Big Ten 111. Louisville (5) - 50,54139. Get a summary of the Memphis Tigers vs. SMU Mustangs football game. Mississippi (7) - 48,23378. Arkansas (6) - 53,75942. UH doesn't count it. Temple (5) - 30,45780. 10. Texas State (1) - 20,003 Baylor (2) - 41,644 123. Tulsa (2) - 22,429 Rutgers (2) - 36,366, PAC 12 62. 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. Georgia State (2) - 18,230 NC State (1) - 57,633 Louisville (2) - 53,498 75. East Carolina (3) - 35,155 17,390 - MAC, MEDIAN Tulane (1) - 16,361, CUSA Hawaii (3) - 24,223 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 26. 22. Indiana (5) - 40,75858. Clemson (3) - 80,706 Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 Illinois (2) - 32,707, PAC 12 0000001347 00000 n
Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020123. It also remains a struggle to attract students. 95. 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. Oklahoma State (2) - 55,509 Nebraska (3) - 89,618 13. Tennessee (2) - 88,989 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. 1. 127. Northwestern (6) - 38,98458. UNLV (6) - 19,86497. Texas State (3) - 18,322 That's the fewest since 1981 when the average was 34,621. Virginia Tech (2) - 54,798 40. 52. Still, the nation's most football crazy league was not immune from the trend. The SEC suffered an attendance decline for a fifth consecutive year since an all-time high of 78,630 in 2015. Cincinnati (1) - 38,032 "The generation of fans that aren't really watching TV anymore, they're on mobile devices. Last season marked the seventh straight year and ninth year in the last 10 that FBS attendance has declined. 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. Tulsa (1) - 28,612 9. TCU (1) - 40,422 Kansas (7) - 33,875ACC14. 29. Arizona (6) - 39,53259. Nebraska (4) - 89,560 9. Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. North Texas (5) - 22,34990. Oregon (2) - 50,009 74. Jacksonville State (3) - 20,768 Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC The UConn football team announced an average attendance of 21,000 people for its home games during the 2018 season. James Madison (2) - 21,100 90. 18. 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. Welcome to College Football News's European Union Experience. 105. Kent State (2) - 19,190 69. 0000045279 00000 n
Nevada (3) - 16,485 33. Auburn (3) - 85,770 Georgia State (5) - 18,123105. 69. 8. 69. Maryland (3) - 39,827 29,490 - AAC Hawaii (6) - 23,05795. 2014 SMU Mustangs football; Conference: American Athletic Conference: Record: 1-11 (1-7 The American) . Liberty (5) - 18,191107. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. By CollegeFootballNews.com San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. 118. Virginia Tech (4) - 55,212 Texas State (2) - 17,903 15,843 - MAC, BIG 12 12. Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. Florida Atlantic (3) - 19,043 125. 65,208 - Big Ten College football relies on fans in the stands far, far more than the NFL does, and it's a major factor in the discussion happening right now. Michigan, Penn State, Ohio State and Alabama are all at 100,000 or more. Nebraska (2) - 89,548 96. Vanderbilt (3) - 32,306, AAC 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. 65,027 - Big Ten 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 0000002596 00000 n
North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 Hawaii (3) - 24,223 65,497 - Big Ten Ohio State (7) - 103,3839. Vanderbilt (5) - 28,173AAC51. . 14. 70. In 2019, college football attendance hit a 24-year low according to the NCAA's official numbers. Oklahoma State (4) - 54,73539. For younger fans with shorter attention spans, it's about keeping their attention, period. Boston College (4) - 34,381 Nevada (6) - 16,180117. UTEP (1) - 34,646 Virginia Tech (6) - 58,68626. Louisiana-Lafayette (5) - 19,786104.