Bowling Green (1) - 17,620 108. 118. 27. Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 Florida Atlantic (6) - 17,214110. Nine of the league's 14 teams experienced attendance declines ranging to the curious to the profound. South Florida (3) - 35,641 Duke (1) - 38,313 68. Mississippi (1) - 47,915 Baylor (7) - 45,51751. Missouri (7) - 54,16034. 35. 6. Michigan (5) - 111,3302. 110. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 56. Notre Dame (3) - 77,622 Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC 76. 29,490 - AAC Ball State (5) - 10,478MWC65. Syracuse 2018 average: 37,043 | 2019 average: 42,164 | Increase: 5,121 (13.8%). After years of knocking on the door, Mike Norvell's Tigers finally broke through and won the American title in 2019. San Diego State (2) - 33,795 82. Bowling Green (6) - 15,295122. That's almost a Captain Obvious moment.". In general, colleges can't easily build a new stadium to replace an antiquated one given their constrained campus footprints. Arizona State (2) - 44,850 124. The 49ers play their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, . 30. 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. Rice (1) - 17,567 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. 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. 107. Michigan (1) - 110,811 Montana State (3) - 18,800 83. 14. Georgia Southern (6) - 13,964INDEPENDENTS17. South Alabama (2) - 13,442, INDEPENDENTS Nebraska (6) - 89,40016. 26. 54,183 - Big 12 Illinois (3) - 36,642 54. Northern Illinois (5) - 8,518MWC64. Northern Illinois (2) - 12,467 22. Nebraska (1) - 89,502 The decrease spared no part of the country. North Carolina (5) - 50,50040. Texas State (1) - 20,003 Vanderbilt (1) - 40,350, AAC 9. 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. 100. Projected 2022 season tickets (45,000) are up more than 10,000 from two years ago, a disastrous 2-10 season. Out of 12 schools in the AAC, through week 6, UH is ranked 8th in football attendance. The official 2022 Football cumulative statistics for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. Georgia (4) - 92,871 5. South Alabama (3) - 15,632 112. 14. 10002 0 obj <>stream Houston (3) - 26,54086. Massachusetts (3) - 8,788, TOP 10 FCS Auburn (6) - 85,48412. 60,401 - Big Ten 109. The per-game national decline of 1,629 fans in 2021 is the steepest ever, a 3.93% drop from 2019. 86,735 - Oklahoma (7) West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. UCLA (2) - 44,765 66. 15. 53,542 - Oklahoma State (7) Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 Nevada (4) - 16,192 No. New Mexico (5) - 16,574118. Rutgers (1) - 40,515 Still, the nation's most football crazy league was not immune from the trend. 2. 104. 25. Oklahoma State (4) - 54,73539. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 48,550 - ACC 107. 58. 4. 16. 2019 National College Football Attendance 2 FBS 3 FCS 4 Division II 4 Division III 5 Team-By-Team Home Attendance 6 2019 FOOTBALL . Texas A&M (7) - 101,6085. Connecticut (3) - 20,265 Miami (6) - 52,82937. East Carolina (3) - 35,155 113. 77. Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA Mississippi (7) - 48,23378. Iowa (7) - 65,55730. 0 Despite a down 2019, South Carolina had a home schedule that included Auburn, Clemson and Florida. Texas Tech (6) - 53,41841. 1. 50. Indiana (3) - 41,938 Eastern Michigan (4) - 17,921109. 93. SMU (3) - 22,792 North Texas (2) - 21,490 3. 43. Rutgers (1) - 40,515 They just so happened to be there this week and Im happy to perform for my team.. Penn State (4) - 105,965 UTEP (2) - 22,570 Rice (4) - 24,814 During that time, the league grew its footprint in realignment and averaged more than one New Year's Six bowl per year while Clemson became a national power. 29. Ohio (6) - 16,566120. Georgia (6) - 92,82910. Wake Forest (7) - 26,999BIG TEN1. Iowa (2) - 65,529 New Mexico St. 5 17,905 13,706 4,199 . 74. Appalachian State (3) - 26,461 TCU (1) - 40,422 11. Bowling Green (5) - 16,411120. Ole Miss posted its first 10-win regular season. Minnesota (1) - 49,112 Texas Tech (6) - 53,41840. 48,891 - ACC 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. Middle Tennessee (4) - 16,325126. Kelly has led the Bruins to 17 total wins over the past two seasons. Bowling Green (5) - 16,411123. 18. 94. 56. 25. Texas (5) - 96,81713. 51,019 - ACC By: Pete Fiutak. 19. Kentucky (3) - 57,642 Hawaii (6) - 23,05795. 44,964 - Pac 12 Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 4. West Virginia (4) - 58,212 Indiana (1) - 37,784 Oklahoma (6) - 83,25621. 21. 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.". $79,730. Florida State (3) - 50,139 Kentucky (1) - 54,610 37. 64. Kansas State (3) - 49,237 32. UTEP (2) - 22,570 Temple (3) - 29,361 10. Louisiana Tech (2) - 20,978 61. Northern Illinois (3) - 11,320129. Alabama State (4) - 18,4365. 36. 73. hb```b``b`c` B@1v-@e@be%Ouk8e,&0NlS)EOsjuN8',TT:q=^Yi(aj1o.A-G.6szs%.o_PV)qZ kx+q(f$S$8\*/Si&pb!5fns8!54&+R\T"5XVsQiNzwF*caw<6)UP6c&gF_. Clemson (2) - 80,309 New Mexico State (1) - 10,123, TOP 10 FCS 0000000016 00000 n Boston College (3) - 32,724 41. New Mexico (4) - 17,257118. Houston (1) - 29,360 22,730 - CUSA Missouri (7) - 54,16031. Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 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? 2. 10. 5. Navy (1) - 28,531 20. 5. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67085. Utah (5) - 46,21044. Montana (6) - 23,5443. 44,964 - Pac 12 Why should you care about college football attendance? 5. 127. Southern Cal (5) - 58,39935. Massachusetts (6) - 9,498TOP 10 FCS1. Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 33. UTSA (1) - 26,787 10. Charlotte (6) - 12,319MAC93. Eastern Michigan (4) - 17,921110. Memphis (5) - 40,44659. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 Houston (1) - 29,360 Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. 55. Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 128. Texas A&M (2) - 97,606 Washington State (5) - 29,846SEC4. "It is just like any other week though. 0000044860 00000 n 63. 11. Central Michigan (5) - 14,457126. 62. All Rights Reserved. Wisconsin (7) - 76,47218. 76. 4. 55. College football has not reached the "glut" stage where this is too much content on the airwaves, according to industry sources. 99. Kansas (3) - 33,973, ACC 39. 40. 49 % Capacity: 32,000. . TCU (1) - 40,422 Oregon State (6) - 32,42474. 91. Last July, weeks after USC and UCLA 's stunning Big Ten . North Carolina A&T (5) - 16,9279. 43. 0000003926 00000 n New Mexico State (4) - 16,985130. Students are waiting 3-4,000 deep because they cant get in, and the players are just overwhelmed.". 50. "There's plenty of, if you will, negativity around the collegiate sports world," he said. 0000045075 00000 n 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. This site is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these schools or teams. San Diego State (5) - 30,23975. Minnesota (4) - 43,244 76. James Madison (6) - 22,1444. Wyoming (3) - 25,960 Southern Miss (2) - 27,207 21,270 - MWC 72. West Virginia (5) - 57,88429. * Since inception of the American (2013), Mountain West (1999), Conference USA (1996). Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Kansas (2) - 33,052, ACC 48. Temple (4) - 30,584 Texas State (3) - 18,322 Visit ESPN to view the latest SMU Mustangs news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more . East Carolina (3) - 35,155 Louisville (6) - 49,91343. 69. 45. B,2@Z}zdXyX/`C-=@{32*H$0`X0!m9CeCKF>@|x'aZP n46$ m`a P`o_ G0b`hmb08 JZ;@T$4;. This post was edited by spartanEER 3 years ago. TV continues to be a prohibitive favorite over butts in seats on some game days. Iowa (1) - 69,250 Boston College (2) - 32,662 North Carolina (3) - 50,500 Arkansas (1) - 61,055 Oregon State (1) - 31,681 23,116 - CUSA 27. Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 UTSA (6) - 19,904100. Liberty (4) - 18,075 47. Even the best teams and conferences across college football saw attendance drops this season. Missouri (1) - 51,215 25. 3. 17,821 - MAC, BIG 12 Baylor (3) - 41,882 Florida (5) - 83,73915. Rutgers (3) - 34,306, PAC 12 8. Ohio (1) - 16,665 Nevada (3) - 16,485 Stanford (1) - 37,179 sports SMU Mustangs. 80. Western Kentucky (2) - 18,712 Florida A&M (2) - 22,551 BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Regular-season attendance at college football's highest level dipped to 45,274 fans per game in 2012, the lowest average since 2003. Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020126. California (3) - 42,323 Louisiana Tech (1) - 23,174 North Texas (5) - 22,34990. 66. 126. Air Force (6) - 27,08483. Louisiana-Monroe (6) - 16,728117. 57,648 - Big 12 UAB (3) - 30,208 Clemson (7) - 80,86824. Ohio State (6) - 103,2219. In 2019, college football attendance hit a 24-year low according to the NCAA's official numbers. 0000006384 00000 n Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 South Carolina (1) - 70,698 Central Florida (2) - 44,541 South Carolina (2) - 76,326 18. 61. 101. 3. 106. Georgia Southern (4) - 14,586INDEPENDENTS15. UCLA (5) - 44,99853. Maryland (3) - 39,827 The UConn football team announced an average attendance of 21,000 people for its home games during the 2018 season. North Carolina (5) - 50,50040. UTSA (3) - 24,411 5. 10. 22,117 - CUSA 22,567 - Sun Belt 86. Virginia 2018 average: 39,705 | 2019 average: 47,863 | Increase: 8,158 (20.5%). 65. New Mexico (6) - 15,747118. 52. 127. Utah (2) - 45,954 16. Washington State (1) - 27,228, SEC 120. 43. Army (6) - 30,989102. Army (2) - 25,628 Kentucky (6) - 55,86531. 115. 4. Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA80. 42. Middle Tennessee (6) - 14,253124. 63. It still might come down to the basics. 6. 85. There shouldn't be any surprise that the combination of success and the colorful Lane Kiffin led to 8,239 more fans in the stands per game (third-highest increase nationally). 90. Southern (1) - 14,377, AVERAGE The box office, though, told a different story. New Mexico State (3) - 14,045 39. 119. "There's a big difference between betting on a college football game and betting on the Super Bowl," White said. UTSA (4) - 22,72391. 95. 24,341 - MWC Arizona State (3) - 45,162 North Carolina A&T (4) - 16,195. 64. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 Alabama (1) - 100,710 Arizona State (2) - 44,850 Iowa (2) - 65,529 AVERAGE 25,977 - CUSA Iowa (3) - 64,921 Ohio (1) - 16,665 Texas State (6) - 17,140113. TCU (5) - 43,43261. San Diego State (3) - 32,116 startxref 0000006215 00000 n Oklahoma State (5) - 54,86534. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 35. West Virginia (2) - 59,472 8. 3. 2. 11. 98. "You've got to market a whole new fan base that isn't watching their televisions.". The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 58. 117. Arkansas State (5) - 21,14098. 5. UNLV (6) - 19,86497. The numbers proved the Mack Effect real. 2. 17. Indiana (4) - 40,717 35. 51. Deal with it.). For its seven home games in the 2019 season, Memphis averaged 38,816 announced fans. California (6) - 42,43356. 71. UTEP (5) - 18,156107. 123. Stanford (2) - 38,214 Virginia Tech (4) - 55,212 43. 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 New Mexico (3) - 18,804 19,902 - Sun Belt 31,545 - AAC Tennessee (7) - 87,93511. BYU (6) - 59,54770. Some schools are still building out stadium bandwidth so fans can use their mobile phones in the stands. Oklahoma (2) - 83,358 Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 108. The year closed with back-to-back home games against Cincinnati, which saw crowds of 36,472 and 33,008. 6. 44. Louisiana-Lafayette (5) - 19,786104. Miami, OH (2) - 17,221 115. 27. Wisconsin (4) - 76,517 Miami, OH (5) - 17,794111. Liberty (5) - 18,191125. It is special to be able to ball out in front of greats like those, I dont have a word for it," tight end. 8. Well, something certainly is. 17,466 - MAC, MEDIAN