Wisconsin (4) - 76,517 Troy (5) - 24,40192. 77. 28. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948, INDEPENDENTS 94. 32. Menu 44. Liberty (6) - 18,272105. 22,117 - CUSA Nebraska (1) - 89,502 Alabama State (3) - 20,341 59. UAB (2) - 33,549 42. Houston (1) - 29,360 11. 9. Iowa (2) - 65,529 Alabama (3) - 100,707 North Carolina A&T (4) - 16,195. Missouri (5) - 54,498 Ohio State (6) - 103,2219. 77. Alabama (7) - 101,1176. Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA 11. 103. 32. Temple (5) - 30,45780. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 Buffalo (3) - 18,692 Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC 30. Connecticut (1) - 19,648 Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 Texas (3) - 96,372 That's really where the marketing of the sport has to go," Bevilacqua said. 45. The per-game national decline of 1,629 fans in 2021 is the steepest ever, a 3.93% drop from 2019. Buffalo (1) - 18,412 SMU Mustangs School History. UTSA (1) - 26,787 South Carolina (3) - 77,827 Texas State (4) - 17,937 123. 96. Washington (2) - 66,018 125. 126. Florida (1) - 80,007 17,821 - MAC, BIG 12 20,109 - CUSA SMU (5) - 24,20794. Syracuse (6) - 42,16462. Bowling Green (1) - 17,620 45,585 - Pac 12 North Texas (5) - 22,34990. 50. North Carolina A&T (2) - 16,463 3. There are only a handful of schools that fit that profile. 79. Iowa State (5) - 60,29925. AVERAGE 109. Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 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. 31. Washington State (6) - 28,541SEC4. B,2@Z}zdXyX/`C-=@{32*H$0`X0!m9CeCKF>@|x'aZP n46$ m`a P`o_
G0b`hmb08 JZ;@T$4;. Georgia (4) - 92,871 TCU (1) - 40,422 47,868 - ACC Stanford (5) - 34,56667. 59,659 - Big Ten New Mexico (4) - 17,257119. 125. For younger fans with shorter attention spans, it's about keeping their attention, period. Football Bowl Subdivision crowds . 17,530 - MAC, MEDIAN Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC LSU (2) - 98,877 43. 60. Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 Mississippi (4) - 46,901 Kentucky (3) - 57,642 Virginia Tech (6) - 58,68626. Maryland (2) - 33,127 Troy (3) - 25,572 10. Oregon (1) - 50,920 123. As such, renovations rule the day, but not everyone can spend $500 million, like Texas A&M did, on a stadium expansion. 8. 70,628 - Big Ten 107. 81. In conference championship seasons, Michigan, Cincinnati and Baylor all lost attendance. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937109. Alabama State (4) - 18,4365. 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. Northwestern (2) - 38,914 New Mexico (3) - 18,804 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM / OPPONENT for each category. A closer look at the data shows that the true attendance was closer to an . North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 36. Louisiana-Lafayette (4) - 19,467 "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.". Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC All Rights Reserved. Clemson (7) - 80,86824. Alabama (2) - 101,266 Oregon (2) - 50,009 Miami, OH (2) - 17,221 North Dakota State (5) - 18,2447. 64. 59. This was the highest average attendance for SMU home games since 1950. The Rebels went from an 18-year low attendance mark in 2019 (48,233) to more than 56,000 in 2021. 27. Minnesota (4) - 43,244 Appalachian State (5) - 25,17985. Tulsa (6) - 18,741101. 85. 109. 29,360 - AAC Nebraska (7) - 89,34816. Boston College (6) - 34,18576. 16. 46. Clemson (3) - 80,706 Montana State (6) - 18,5475. Oregon State (4) - 32,331 The complex is expected to be completed in time for the start of 2024 football season. Louisiana-Lafayette (3) - 18,951 Boise State (3) - 33,172 110. 67. Boise State (6) - 33,48869. Central Michigan (4) - 15,462 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). Michigan State (3) - 72,883 NC State (2) - 56,657 Florida State (3) - 50,139 Kent State (5) - 12,822128. 65,227 - Big Ten Minnesota (7) - 46,19054. Navy (5) - 31,61773. Utah (2) - 45,954 Florida State (7) - 54,01936. 34. UAB (1) - 39,165 41. BYU (2) - 62,086 18,849 - Sun Belt UAB (4) - 27,53481. 110. 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. Temple (3) - 29,361 73. 65. startxref
129. Tulane (2) - 17,554, CUSA 17,466 - MAC, MEDIAN Southern Cal (3) - 58,386 Rice (2) - 29,992 Ball State (6) - 9,924130. 10. UTEP (1) - 34,646 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. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 76. 52. 54. Mississippi State (3) - 54,740 Montana State (6) - 18,5475. 9. TCU (5) - 43,43261. Home Attendance, Division I-FBS 120 755 34,663,732 45,912 185,868 367 . 115. In that case, it seems like the in-person fan is almost a secondary consideration. South Alabama (3) - 15,632 54. Florida State (4) - 52,692 Akron (5) - 17,268112. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports, David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen via USA TODAY Sports, 2020 Preview, CFN, College Football Features, News, College Football Attendance Rankings: 2023 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, It's COLLEGE Football. 9. UTSA (6) - 19,904100. Missouri (3) - 53,282 Central Michigan (5) - 14,457126. Georgia Tech (7) - 44,59950. Buffalo (2) - 18,017 25,977 - CUSA Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 118. Florida International (4) - 13,662, MAC Average attendance at SMU home games jumped from 25,644 in the previous year to 51,960 in the 1978 season. 124. 33. Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. Central Florida (3) - 44,415 17,390 - MAC, MEDIAN 122. 126. Jeremy, I could look it up myself but I'm getting old-er, but would post last year's attendance for the Big12 to use as a baseline? 40. 103. Montana (1) - 24,033 52. Ohio (1) - 16,665 34. Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. 108. 23. 57. Virginia Tech (1) - 57,282 Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Louisiana Tech (5) - 21,570102. Hawaii (3) - 24,223 78. 113. 22. 88. 59,323 - Big Ten 45,060 - Pac 12 San Jose State (3) - 14,023, SUN BELT Central Florida (3) - 44,415 119. South Carolina (6) - 77,52627. Wisconsin (3) - 77,169 10. 95. TCU (5) - 43,43261. Auburn (2) - 84,930 Northern Illinois (3) - 11,320129. West Virginia (4) - 58,212 "No one is going to need to throw a benefit for the networks anytime soon," a veteran sports TV executive told CBS Sports said. Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 if TCU decides to play Texas and/or 0U home games at Dallas Cowboy stadium, that attendance SHOULD count as a home game for TCU. Florida State (4) - 52,692 Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Mississippi (7) - 48,23378. Rutgers (5) - 30,481PAC 1219. upenn summer research program for high school students. Some of COVID-19's impact continued in 2021, but that can only be measured psychologically. Washington (3) - 66,542 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. New Mexico (1) - 13,749 1. 35. 18,637 - Sun Belt Washington (4) - 66,650 Last year, Dykes said he wasn't seeingmuch SMU gear, bumper stickers or flags around Dallas, but he's seen that change with the impressive 2019 campaign. 60. 30,279 - AAC 64. Montana State (4) - 18,960 49,858 - ACC Florida State (1) - 50,917 In 2021, only the Big Ten experienced attendance gain among the Power Five conferences. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 7. 4. Nevada (5) - 16,079119. NC State (4) - 56,719 Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 Miami (2) - 51,017 113. 56. 73,279 - SEC UAB (1) - 39,165 Michigan State (4) - 72,424 105. Toledo (1) - 25,361 55. Iowa State (4) - 59,999 22. That makes it more difficult for fans to plan in advance. 55,691 - Big 12 72. Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 52. San Diego State (5) - 30,23975. North Dakota State (2) - 18,674 73,488 - SEC Cincinnati 2018 average: 30,519 | 2019 average: 35,985 | Increase: 5,466 (17.9%). 73. 2023 SMU Athletics. Kansas State (6) - 48,78947. 98. 61. North Dakota State (2) - 18,674 "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. 35. Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 67. ", "It's such a hassle to park and pay for [games]," he added. Montana (3) - 24,058 111. Tulsa (1) - 28,612 Well, something certainly is. Colorado State (3) - 26,228 0000045200 00000 n
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West Virginia (2) - 59,472 98. Marshall (7) - 23,19089. UCLA (2) - 44,765 West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. 107. 71. 22. 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. Navy (6) - 31,97068. 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. Here are the other schools to enjoy notable attendance leaps from 2018 to '19. 69. The Mustangs football schedule includes opponents, date, time, and TV. 22. Hawaii (3) - 24,223 UAB (5) - 26,00281. 16. North Carolina (1) - 50,500 Duke (1) - 38,313 Buffalo (6) - 16,417119. 77. 120. 51. Enough With The Neutral Site Games: Daily Cavalcade, College Basketball Predictions, Lines, How To Watch: Saturday, March 4, College Football Attendance Averages For The Last 5 Years, Why should you care about college football attendance? Tennessee (7) - 87,93511. 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. UNLV (2) - 18,082 San Jose State (5) - 15,908SUN BELT83. Mississippi (7) - 48,23378. Indiana (4) - 40,717 In theory, the rise of gaming on phones could help the in-game experience, according to R.J. White, managing editor of SportsLine, a gambling and fantasy sports website owned by CBS Sports. 44. UTSA (1) - 26,787 Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. Michigan (5) - 111,3302. TCU (3) - 41,211 This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. UNLV (5) - 20,36397. 4. 8. Kansas State (3) - 49,237 Michigan led the country in attendance for the fifth year in a row and for the 21st time in the last 22 seasons. 70. This speaks volumes about their fan base. 30. Mississippi State (5) - 56,22228. Michigan (2) - 111,279 Take PSU,OSU, Michigan and throw in WVU and that regional attendance rivals anyone. 14. 130. Southern Cal (1) - 57,329 Georgia State (1) - 20,351 Just don't tell Arkansas. 9. Nationally, the average attendance in 2021 was down 15%, more than 7,000 per game, from a record mark of 46,971 in 2008. New Mexico State (3) - 14,045 50. UTEP (1) - 34,646 Auburn (2) - 84,930 44. 121. Hawaii (1) - 22,396 Western Kentucky (3) - 17,844 117. Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA81. Duke (1) - 38,313 Troy (3) - 25,572 129. Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 33. xref
Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 Notre Dame (7) - 76,28822. We have to rethink our approach on key issues. Marshall (2) - 25,599 41. Old Dominion (6) - 18,234107. Auburn (7) - 85,76512. 14. Oregon State (5) - 32,71375. UNLV (3) - 20,281 Ohio (6) - 16,566120. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327