The UConn football team announced an average attendance of 21,000 people for its home games during the 2018 season. 121. Buffalo (2) - 18,017 North Texas (3) - 24,367 South Alabama (2) - 13,442, INDEPENDENTS 27. Every year their attendance stats are screwed up by bean counters and, therefore, bogus stat for not including their games played in NRG stadium. Wyoming (5) - 23,37888. 79. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 The year closed with back-to-back home games against Cincinnati, which saw crowds of 36,472 and 33,008. Wyoming (3) - 25,960 California (3) - 42,323 Nevada (1) - 20,144 Ohio (1) - 16,665 Utah State (5) - 19,868111. 100. 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. 64. UCLA (3) - 46,020 Texas A&M (6) - 101,0505. 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. Clemson (2) - 80,309 Memphis 2018 average: 30,178 | 2019 average: 38,816 | Increase: 8,638 (28.6%). That's also the fourth-lowest . Houston (4) - 26,19285. Indiana (5) - 40,75857. 20,066 - Sun Belt Army (2) - 25,628 32,979 - AAC Houston (1) - 29,360 Eastern Michigan (1) - 17,286 Tulsa (6) - 18,741101. 49. SMU football superfan Paul Layne fights to keep his 48-year attendance streak alive amid 2020s challenges Layne will attend his 528th consecutive SMU football game Saturday. Arizona State (1) - 47,413 Vanderbilt (4) - 29,241, AAC BYU (1) - 61,626 Akron (1) - 18,972 Tennessee (5) - 88,471 Temple (2) - 28,494 Ohio (2) - 17,041 Georgia (7) - 92,81710. East Carolina (2) - 36,106 46. Charlotte (6) - 12,319MAC93. Indiana (1) - 37,784 Western Kentucky (5) - 16,712121. West Virginia (5) - 57,88430. James Madison (3) - 22,425 Iowa (2) - 65,529 18,637 - Sun Belt There are exacerbating factors. "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. 37. Boston College (6) - 34,18576. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937108. 0000172367 00000 n 29. Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 Tulsa (5) - 19,265CUSA80. Clemson (3) - 80,706 6. 58. Alabama State (4) - 18,4365. Florida International (3) - 12,604, MAC 58. george kovach cilka. Akron (1) - 18,972 123. 39. 71. 19. 24,341 - MWC 78. 42. Army (3) - 29,758 Texas (5) - 96,81713. Central Michigan (2) - 15,424 Wisconsin (1) - 74,437 North Carolina (5) - 50,50040. Duke (1) - 38,313 UTSA (2) - 28,753 South Carolina (3) - 77,827 81. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. 51. Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. Tennessee (4) - 89,224 Georgia Southern (6) - 13,964INDEPENDENTS17. Vanderbilt (7) - 26,288AAC49. 18. Eric Musselman's basketball team just saw 19,000 attend a Saturday win against Tennessee. 87. Iowa State (7) - 59,79427. Mississippi State (4) - 55,87628. Rice (7) - 22,21290. Rice (3) - 26,727 In general, colleges can't easily build a new stadium to replace an antiquated one given their constrained campus footprints. UTEP (2) - 22,570 46. 72. LSU (3) - 99,340 128. Colorado (3) - 51,560 TCU (3) - 41,211 Utah (1) - 45,919 UH doesn't count it. None of those schools are in a Power Five league nor have any been to a major bowl. Arizona State (2) - 44,850 0 Jackson State (3) - 31,2062. Vanderbilt (5) - 28,173AAC51. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67085. 112. Cincinnati (3) - 37,893 116. Jacksonville State (3) - 20,768 South Carolina (3) - 77,827 111. Mississippi (2) - 46,577 79. Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 Northwestern (2) - 38,914 57. Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN 39. Navy (2) - 29,619 Utah State (6) - 19,609115. Kansas State (5) - 49,28149. 72. Wyoming (1) - 26,037 Utah (3) - 46,008 Wake Forest (7) - 26,99979. Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 Minnesota (1) - 49,112 Minnesota (1) - 49,112 9. South Florida (7) - 31,82373. Western Kentucky (6) - 15,191122. Well, something certainly is. 50,917 - ACC 91. 12. Northern Illinois (2) - 12,467 We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Utah State (2) - 21,132 Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 121. 21. 111. 45,624 - Pac 12 55,540 - Big 12 16. 8. Oklahoma State (5) - 54,86534. Texas Tech (3) - 55,873 Alabama (2) - 101,266 College football regular-season attendance dips to lowest average since 108. 968 117 138. UAB (4) - 27,53481. Football Bowl Subdivision crowds . Western Kentucky (2) - 18,712 2. Ball State (6) - 9,924130. Florida International (2) - 12,534, MAC NC State (2) - 56,657 Oklahoma (5) - 83,45821. 80. 7. Wyoming (2) - 27,426 53. 57,826 showed up on Sept. 14 to see the Cavaliers stab a wounded Florida State team with their own spear, UVa's largest crowd since 2015. Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. 94. Take PSU,OSU, Michigan and throw in WVU and that regional attendance rivals anyone. 10. Oregon State (6) - 32,42474. North Carolina (6) - 50,50038. ", "It's such a hassle to park and pay for [games]," he added. 0000177875 00000 n 125. New Mexico State (3) - 14,045130. Nebraska (3) - 89,618 Utah (7) - 46,46248. Massachusetts (6) - 9,498TOP 10 FCS1. 24,255 - CUSA 71. As such, renovations rule the day, but not everyone can spend $500 million, like Texas A&M did, on a stadium expansion. Arkansas (3) - 57,565 This speaks volumes about their ok. pretty meaningless comment since almost ALL non-P5 teams are in the same boat; they need the money including additional attendance. Louisville (3) - 51,001 18. Total. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 Navy (6) - 31,97068. SMU (2) - 20,118 North Dakota State (2) - 18,674 Syracuse 2018 average: 37,043 | 2019 average: 42,164 | Increase: 5,121 (13.8%). 52. "It is just like any other week though. After years of knocking on the door, Mike Norvell's Tigers finally broke through and won the American title in 2019. UTEP (1) - 34,646 Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 The complex is expected to be completed in time for the start of 2024 football season. 113. 49. 2014 SMU Mustangs football; Conference: American Athletic Conference: Record: 1-11 (1-7 The American) . 114. Eastern Michigan (4) - 17,921110. 76. Florida State (7) - 54,01936. 3. Kansas (3) - 33,973, ACC 81. Memphis (3) - 37,501 Nine of the league's 14 teams experienced attendance declines ranging to the curious to the profound. 26. 0000008208 00000 n 6. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Georgia Tech (7) - 44,59950. 15. 57. It is special to be able to ball out in front of greats like those, I dont have a word for it," tight end. Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. The average for the division's 130 teams slipped to 39,848 fans per game. 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. 22. 93. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) - 22,440 Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 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. 15. Wake Forest (7) - 26,999BIG TEN1. 38. 1. 30. 17,821 - MAC, BIG 12 Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 20,556 - Sun Belt 1. 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 Kent State (2) - 19,190 SMU Mustangs Football - Mustangs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN FBS attendance last season hit its lowest point in those same four decades years, according to annual figures compiled by the NCAA. 33. Purdue (6) - 53,80246. Tulane (2) - 17,554, CUSA BYU (3) - 62,096 70. San Diego State (1) - 40,222 23,319 - MWC Illinois (6) - 36,70373. There are only a handful of schools that fit that profile. 49,678 - ACC Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. Miami (4) - 52,439 129. 42. 93. Buffalo (6) - 16,417119. 18. 2021 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia UNLV (3) - 20,281 Kent State (1) - 18,679 80. 4. 0000002056 00000 n UNLV (6) - 19,86497. Florida (5) - 83,73916. 113. West Virginia (1) - 61,891 39. Ole Miss posted its first 10-win regular season. 62. Georgia Southern (4) - 14,586INDEPENDENTS15. 5. 94. Southern (4) - 16,9578. Ball State (5) - 10,478MWC65. 21,745 - CUSA 29. Army (1) - 23,238 2010 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE . 5. Hawaii (8) - 23,68986. LSU (2) - 98,877 Penn State (5) - 106,9063. 5. That's really where the marketing of the sport has to go," Bevilacqua said. 43. 100. 110. Seasons: 105 (1916 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 523-558-54 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 519-552-54 Conferences: American, CUSA, WAC, SWC, Ind Conf. South Florida (1) - 46,704 Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. 125. LSU (4) - 100,085 Troy (2) - 25,140 Missouri (4) - 52,468 31,545 - AAC Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. Massachusetts (3) - 8,788, TOP 10 FCS 111. Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC Kenan Stadium lists a capacity of 50,500, and UNC reported exactly 50,500 spectators for all six Tar Heels home games. Montana (1) - 24,033 Washington (7) - 68,23823. Georgia State (2) - 18,230 75. 18. 128. 111. Penn State (3) - 105,775 Ball State (1) - 10,123, MWC It also remains a struggle to attract students. 0000007407 00000 n Missouri (1) - 51,215 SMU lead 31-17 at halftime, but the Horned Frogs rallied in the 2nd half to trail by 3 points late in the 4th. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Texas State (6) - 17,140118. Memphis (5) - 40,44661. 62. Clemson (2) - 80,309 46. "Look at the 25-40 age range," Bowlsby added. Colorado (6) - 49,57341. Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits. 129. Notre Dame (5) - 77,62222. Akron (2) - 17,963 43. Arkansas State (5) - 21,14098. North Carolina A&T (5) - 16,9279. UTEP (5) - 18,156107. All rights reserved. 67. 2. By Max Olson and Stewart Mandel. Arizona (3) - 38,777 29. They aren't quite inclined to commit to six Saturdays in the fall.". 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. "Quite honestly, this has to do with our fan base being the only Power Five team in the state with no other professional team in the state.". 82. Connecticut (5) - 19,443100. Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC James . 73,279 - SEC 6. Kentucky (1) - 54,610 60. Auburn (3) - 85,770 Connecticut (3) - 20,265 Toledo (1) - 25,361 West Virginia (2) - 59,472 Lamar Cardinals at SMU Mustangs - Game summary at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas Date: September 10 Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Sunny, 88 F (31 C) Game attendance: 26,509 Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers ( ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Stanford Routt and Morgan Uber Box score, Recap Game information First quarter 124. 28. Houston (4) - 26,19284. Michigan (2) - 111,279 Middle Tennessee (2) - 20,382 Boise State (5) - 33,88770. 83. UCLA (2) - 44,765 "Obviously, it helps our current players to get more of a home field advantage. Northern Illinois (3) - 11,320129. 127. Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. Arizona (5) - 40,24162. 38. Texas A&M (4) - 100,910 Sin Miedo said (original post) But that's a complaint for the NCAA. Kent State (2) - 19,190 52. West Virginia (5) - 57,88429. Charlotte (1) - 16,119 Iowa State (5) - 60,29925. 27. Attendance: Average: Best: 2023: 0: 0: 0-0 (-) References Utah (3) - 46,008 Kansas (2) - 33,052, ACC 54. 108. Jeremy, I could look it up myself but I'm getting old-er, but would post last LAST YEARS BIG 12 ATTENDANCE 8. South Alabama (2) - 13,442, INDEPENDENTS On the field, the arrival of Les Miles produced no difference for Kansas. SMU class attendance policies vary across campus Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC Louisiana-Lafayette (3) - 18,951 103. Houston (4) - 26,19285. Kansas (3) - 33,973, ACC 18. 42. Iowa (3) - 64,921 Central Florida (6) - 43,78855. 28. UTEP (1) - 34,646 68. Michigan (5) - 111,3302. 48. 119. 0000177036 00000 n Louisiana Tech (2) - 20,978 Middle Tennessee (3) - 18,596 View the 2023 SMU Football Schedule at FBSchedules.com. 6. 49. 116. 38. After their upset win in 2017 and the close call in 2018, many people pointed to Syracuse's Sept. 14 home date with Clemson as a de facto ACC title game. Mississippi State (6) - 55,95829. Miami, OH (5) - 17,794109. 25. 73,179 - SEC Troy (2) - 25,140 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. Alabama (7) - 101,1176. 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_. North Carolina (1) - 50,500 Arkansas (6) - 53,75942. Purdue (3) - 53,724 45. Wake Forest (3) - 28,150, BIG TEN New Mexico State (5) - 17,905130. 59,323 - Big Ten Florida International (6) - 13,874127. South Florida (5) - 33,70269. Alabama State (4) - 18,4366. Toledo (6) - 20,399103. Georgia Southern (2) - 18,211 Rice (4) - 24,814 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. Appalachian State (5) - 25,17984. Massachusetts (1) - 10,524, jeremy, please check yourt math Big 12 week 2 total y-t-d is 58,519.375, not 57,782, AVERAGE Washington (6) - 67,79023. 6. 70. Memphis (5) - 40,44659. 119. Colorado (5) - 50,56343. 53. Wyoming (3) - 25,960 New Mexico (1) - 13,749 Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 133 Sam Houston. Texas (2) - 96,091 45. TCU (6) - 42,88163. Memphis (5) - 40,44659. NC State (5) - 56,95232. Michigan (3) - 111,073 48,891 - ACC 62. Indiana (5) - 40,75858. 81. Texas (3) - 96,372 17. 52. 100. Troy (3) - 25,572 23. 90. Tulane (4) - 18,295, CUSA 13. North Texas (3) - 24,367 24. 3-Year Attendance Average: 15078.40 - Filled Stadium Capacity 20.94% (Note: UAB didn't play in 2015 and 2016) more Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports 118 FIU 5-Year Attendance Average: 15203.00 - Filled Stadium Capacity 76.02% Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports 117 New Mexico State 5-Year Attendance Average: 15376.20 LSU (2) - 98,877 Buy or Sell Tickets, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. 59,659 - Big Ten 12. SMU (2) - 20,118 0000003701 00000 n Louisiana Tech (2) - 20,978 Maryland (2) - 33,127 Air Force (1) - 33,101 Boston College (3) - 32,724 114. Alabama (6) - 100,9996. Tulsa (2) - 22,429 Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 49,858 - ACC 69. UTSA (5) - 21,014101. Texas State (6) - 17,140113. Southern Miss (5) - 24,76582. 113. East Carolina (1) - 34,118 Georgia Tech (3) - 44,838 San Jose State (1) - 13,480, SUN BELT Kentucky (3) - 57,642 6. 14. Kent State (5) - 12,822128. 42. 0.8578. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 Nevada (3) - 16,485 The 17,249 crowd for the Oct. 12 loss to Georgia State was the largest in the history of Brooks Stadium. Rutgers (1) - 40,515 29. Oregon (6) - 53,14937. Southern (4) - 16,9579. %%EOF Southern Miss (5) - 24,76581. 44,964 - Pac 12 0000034688 00000 n 0000044458 00000 n TCU (3) - 41,211 UNLV (4) - 20,124113. 28. Fresno State (1) - 34,790 The FBS average of 41,477 per game is the game's lowest since 1996. 8. 97. You also have the fact that the interest in gaming is on the rise.". 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. But that's a complaint for the NCAA. 116. 105. 18,849 - Sun Belt TCU (5) - 43,43261. 83. Penn State (6) - 106,8093. 4. 85. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 5. 34. 19. 124. 0000004681 00000 n 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. 32. 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. UAB (1) - 39,165 Temple (1) - 26,378 Louisville (2) - 53,498 Temple (6) - 30,02279. Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Braylen Jackson Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) 6-3 / 265. All rights reserved. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937106. Colorado State (4) - 25,69787. 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 | The 2022 CFP semifinals were the lowest rated since 2014, the year the playoff debuted. 126. South Carolina (6) - 77,52627. 23. 8. Mississippi (6) - 47,30677. 15. Louisiana Tech (5) - 21,57093. Coastal Carolina (1) - 14,237, INDEPENDENTS Army (6) - 30,989102. Michigan State (3) - 72,883 LSU (1) - 97,420 Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 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. Notre Dame (7) - 76,28822. 44. 123. Iowa (1) - 69,250 Liberty (5) - 18,191113. 39. 101. Boston College (4) - 34,381 Undergraduate costs | World Changers Shaped Here - SMU Florida State (3) - 50,139 41. Baylor (7) - 45,51751. 50. Illinois (3) - 36,642 72. Big 12 looking west, Pac-12 looking for a TV deal: What we're hearing on realignment. 7. Clemson (4) - 80,655 74. The 2023 Charlotte 49ers football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 99. 25,026 - MWC Get a summary of the Memphis Tigers vs. SMU Mustangs football game.