Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 Montana State (5) - 18,2916. Colorado (2) - 51,056 54. Army (2) - 25,628 Baylor (2) - 41,644 East Carolina (5) - 34,16566. I think really has a big impact on everything. 38. UNLV (2) - 18,082 Texas (5) - 96,81713. It's part of the reason why schools are. Pittsburgh (3) - 43,789 Oregon State (3) - 32,531 112. 50. 6. Last season marked the seventh straight year and ninth year in the last 10 that FBS attendance has declined. 55. 52. Indiana (3) - 41,938 22. 0000045279 00000 n SMU Mustangs School History - College Football at Sports-Reference.com Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 Why should you care about college football attendance? 31,545 - AAC California (3) - 42,323 Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 Iowa State (1) - 61,500 In the end, those rightsholders are paying millions of dollars so they can dictate those kickoff times. 49. North Texas (5) - 22,34991. 78. Kentucky (7) - 53,81233. Arizona (2) - 39,024 Arizona State (5) - 47,64244. Bowling Green (5) - 16,411123. UNLV (4) - 20,124113. Michigan (2) - 111,279 Notre Dame (1) - 77,622 Fresno State (5) - 31,40172. Florida (4) - 83,123 16. Ohio State (3) - 103,502 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. Maryland (1) - 32,761 San Jose State (3) - 14,023, SUN BELT 38. Central Florida (3) - 44,415 0000000016 00000 n Houston (4) - 26,19285. Michigan (4) - 111,185 93. Central Michigan (1) - 12,207 Tulsa (2) - 22,429 Marshall (6) - 23,95689. Alabama AD Greg Byrne and Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione have complained about 11 a.m. CT starts impacting attendance. South Alabama (5) - 16,323121. SMU Mustangs School History. SMU (6) - 23,63394. The NCAA has been tracking FBS attendance since 1976, two years before then-Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) was created. Fresno State (6) - 31,55272. Minnesota (7) - 46,19054. 11. 40. Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. 33. 45. 64. 39. 43. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Southern (2) - 15,313, THROUGH WEEK 11AVERAGE73,303 - SEC65,121 - Big Ten58,051 - Big 1247,889 - ACC45,564 - Pac 1230,052 - AAC23.902 - MWC20,141 - CUSA19,055 - Sun Belt16,320 - MACMEDIAN80,633 - SEC60,206 - Big Ten54,860 - Big 1246,940 - ACC45,604 - Pac 1231,037 - AAC23,218 - MWC20,089 - CUSA18,112 - Sun Belt16,976 - MACBIG 127. "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. 78. "It just shows that football is important at SMU. Colorado (5) - 50,56341. Florida (6) - 84,68415. Jackson State (4) - 33,4262. 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. 58. 64. Navy (3) - 32,398 Montana (2) - 23,576 Indiana (6) - 41,24457. What we're hearing on the Big 12/Pac-12 power struggle 24,387 - MWC Kansas (7) - 33,875ACC14. Georgia Tech (3) - 44,838 25. July 15, 2022 SMU fans celebrate a touchdown catch by wide receiver Reggie Roberson Jr. during the second half of an NCAA football game against UCF at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Dallas. Nebraska (7) - 89,34816. UTEP (5) - 18,156104. Michigan (6) - 111,3572. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 57. Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 26. 7. Montana (6) - 23,5443. 44. Minnesota 2018 average: 37,915 | 2019 average: 46,190 | Increase: 8,275 (23%). Marshall (1) - 23,875 PDF 2019 Football Attendance - Ncaa North Carolina (1) - 50,500 [2] [3] Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Team players in the NFL 4 References Schedule [ edit] Roster [ edit] Team players in the NFL [ edit] References [ edit] Jeremy, I agree that truly neutral games such as the RRR would be difficult to include in the attendance averages, however, there has to be a way to account for neutral games that are hosted in the same town as the home team rather than ONLY the attendance reports from the team's registered stadium. 4. Total. California (2) - 39,718 Some schools are still building out stadium bandwidth so fans can use their mobile phones in the stands. UNLV (6) - 19,86497. Hawaii (2) - 24,602 Navy (6) - 31,97068. Troy (2) - 25,140 0000002381 00000 n Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 California (5) - 41,64057. 84. 49,439 - ACC Tulane (1) - 16,361, CUSA Charlotte (3) - 13,755 It's not just COVID. 72. Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 The Jayhawks went 3-9 under Miles in 2019, just as they did under David Beaty in 2018. 103. 126. 23. AVERAGE "I'm just really appreciative and I know our players are appreciative of our fans for the support we've gotten this year," head coach Sonny Dykes said Monday. Football remains healthy on television. 112. sports SMU Mustangs. Florida International (2) - 12,534, MAC Iowa State (3) - 60,147 85. Hawaii (8) - 23,68986. Montana (2) - 23,576 30. Middle Tennessee (4) - 16,325126. Missouri (4) - 52,468 That contributed to a drop of 8,228 per game at Williams-Brice Stadium, fifth-largest decrease in the country and biggest in the SEC. BYU (1) - 61,626 Wake Forest (1) - 29,027, BIG TEN NC State (2) - 56,657 118. UCLA (3) - 46,020 TCU (1) - 40,422 Central Florida (5) - 43,50256. Southern Cal (5) - 58,39935. They just so happened to be there this week and Im happy to perform for my team.. Louisville (1) - 58,187 Army (1) - 23,238 5. South Alabama (3) - 15,632 62. And, yes, winning fills seats. Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA 15,749 - MAC, MEDIAN Memphis (6) - 39,78461. 72,826 - SEC Florida State (4) - 52,692 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. Michigan State (4) - 72,424 Average Per Attempt AVG/ATT: 4.1: 4.9: Avg. 21. West Virginia (6) - 55,90728. Marshall (4) - 25,435 45,402 - Pac 12 Michigan (5) - 111,3302. 91. 20. SMU Mustangs Football - Mustangs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN San Jose State (2) - 12,976, SUN BELT North Texas (1) - 23,057 Iowa (7) - 65,55732. 42,868 - TCU (6) 49,738 - Kansas State (7) 44,168 - Pac 12 "And those students who don't learn it, usually get bad grades." That's really where the marketing of the sport has to go," Bevilacqua said. Cincinnati (2) - 36,779 San Jose State (2) - 12,976, SUN BELT 95. Wake Forest (7) - 26,999BIG TEN1. 104. Troy (5) - 24,40192. PDF 2010 National College Football Attendance - Ncaa Minnesota (1) - 49,112 32,979 - AAC 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. 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). BYU (6) - 59,54770. 26. 104. Nebraska (1) - 89,502 Duke (3) - 27,555 13. 50,917 - ACC 62. 72. Texas Tech (1) - 54,183 80. 117. Kentucky (6) - 55,86531. 27. 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.". Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. UAB (1) - 39,165 0000004530 00000 n It also doesn't necessarily enhance the in-stadium experience. 120. Massachusetts (5) - 9,757TOP 10 FCS1. Oklahoma (6) - 83,25621. Nevada (1) - 20,144 Kentucky (6) - 55,86529. 11. Toledo (6) - 20,399103. North Texas (6) - 21,35892. Rutgers (7) - 30,082PAC 1218. 72. UNLV (2) - 18,082 Georgia State (1) - 20,351 52. 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. 18. 23. Minnesota (6) - 44,92954. 5. 41,336 - Baylor (6) Rutgers (3) - 34,306, PAC 12 65,227 - Big Ten Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 78,167 - SEC 28. San Diego State (2) - 33,795 37. Army (5) - 32,038103. 0000044860 00000 n 75. Wyoming (3) - 25,960 UTSA (1) - 26,787 James Madison (2) - 21,100 Memphis 2018 average: 30,178 | 2019 average: 38,816 | Increase: 8,638 (28.6%). Duke (1) - 38,313 North Texas (5) - 22,34993. 31. 64. "The generation of fans that aren't really watching TV anymore, they're on mobile devices. Temple (1) - 26,378 Arizona (4) - 41,066 Ohio State (4) - 103,826 On the field, the arrival of Les Miles produced no difference for Kansas. Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 Montana State (6) - 18,5475. South Florida (3) - 35,641 67. 45. Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 73. The top-rated college football game came in at No. TCU (3) - 41,211 section: | slug: college-football-attendance-declines-for-seventh-straight-season-to-lowest-average-since-1981 | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | Tulane (4) - 18,295, CUSA 119. 100. Georgia Tech (2) - 44,735 Middle Tennessee (3) - 18,596 Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Alabama (2) - 101,266 Louisiana-Lafayette (2) - 19,336 Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 62. Memphis (3) - 37,501 4. Liberty (1) - 21,671 Colorado (3) - 51,560 Purdue (2) - 55,272 Purdue (3) - 53,724 Arizona State (1) - 47,413 Arkansas State (6) - 20,670102. 2. College football regular-season attendance dips to lowest average since Jacksonville State (7) - 16,82910. 0000044726 00000 n Louisiana Tech (5) - 21,570102. 2014 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia 45. Cincinnati (3) - 37,893 Wisconsin (1) - 74,437 Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA "It's amazing how fast that's changed. 73,636 - SEC The official 2022 Football cumulative statistics for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. Central Michigan (4) - 15,462 Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. 0000006384 00000 n Florida A&M (3) - 23,594 East Carolina (2) - 36,106 Arizona State (3) - 45,162 124. 115. Kent State (2) - 19,190 8. 56. New Mexico (1) - 13,749 Montana 7 157,812 22,545 3. 12. Syracuse (2) - 45,474 Wyoming (2) - 27,426 Clemson (2) - 80,309 North Texas (1) - 23,057 102. Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 82. LSU (1) - 97,420 38. 27. Southern Miss (4) - 25,86486. Bowling Green (6) - 15,295122. 121. 99. 86. Central Florida (5) - 43,50255. 6. Alabama State (5) - 17,7997. Washington (7) - 68,23823. Gerald J. Ford Stadium - Wikipedia No other college game appeared in the top 100. Miami (2) - 51,017 Miami, OH (5) - 17,794111. 122. 41. Penn State (3) - 105,774 Oklahoma State (1) - 55,509 Georgia State (1) - 20,351 Oregon (5) - 52,93536. Central Florida (6) - 43,78855. Georgia Tech (6) - 42,86663. 96. 111. 74. New Mexico State (5) - 17,905129. 15,829 - MAC, MEDIAN 94. Students are waiting 3-4,000 deep because they cant get in, and the players are just overwhelmed.". LSU (2) - 98,877 Clemson (7) - 80,86824. 96. Florida International (6) - 13,874127. Oklahoma State (5) - 54,86534. Football Bowl Subdivision crowds . 110. Louisville (2) - 53,498 Football - SMU Athletics Attendance records. The 2023 Charlotte 49ers football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. UAB (5) - 26,00281. 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. 69. Even the best teams and conferences across college football saw attendance drops this season. Tennessee (3) - 88,062 Boise State (1) - 31,951 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. 101. 112. Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. Oklahoma (5) - 83,45821. Oregon (3) - 51,595 51. Oregon (2) - 50,009 127. 32,000) As such, renovations rule the day, but not everyone can spend $500 million, like Texas A&M did, on a stadium expansion. 20. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC 17. "They're more inclined to give their donation dollars to someplace other than athletics. Massachusetts (5) - 9,757TOP 10 FCS1. Auburn (3) - 85,770 76. 0.8578. "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. 64. 0000008088 00000 n Arizona (6) - 39,53259. The per-game national decline of 1,629 fans in 2021 is the steepest ever, a 3.93% drop from 2019. 120. 31. Michigan (3) - 111,073 19. Oklahoma (2) - 83,358 Cincinnati 2018 average: 30,519 | 2019 average: 35,985 | Increase: 5,466 (17.9%). Troy (5) - 24,40192. 67. All Rights Reserved. This speaks volumes about their fan base. Utah State (6) - 19,609115. Michigan State (4) - 72,424 41. Minnesota (2) - 45,067 109. UTSA (6) - 19,904100. Undergraduate costs for 2022-2023. B,2@Z}zdXyX/`C-=@{32*H$0`X0!m9CeCKF>@|x'aZP n46$ m`a P`o_ G0b`hmb08 JZ;@T$4;. 0000002596 00000 n 66. For instance, UH's claimed home stadium is TDECU (Houston). North Texas (2) - 21,490 42. 91. 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. South Alabama (5) - 16,323122. 71. Duke (6) - 25,811BIG TEN1. BYU (3) - 62,096 49. Houston (1) - 29,360 The average capacity of those stadiums is slightly more than 30,000 or less than a Midnight Yell at Texas A&M. 92. Utah State (1) - 22,247 California (3) - 42,323 Wake Forest (4) - 27,221, BIG TEN California (3) - 42,323 Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. Rice (4) - 24,814 50. 71. Virginia (3) - 49,216 Montana State (3) - 18,800 119. Professor Cogley has been teaching at SMU since 1987 and has never enforced a strict attendance policy. Army (6) - 30,989102. 17. Duke (2) - 30,462 Georgia State (6) - 17,186111. UCLA (5) - 44,99853. 30,118 - AAC Iowa (3) - 64,921 LSU (5) - 100,5008. Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 125. 3. Big 12 looking west, Pac-12 looking for a TV deal: What we're hearing on realignment. Out of 12 schools in the AAC, through week 6, UH is ranked 8th in football attendance. Kent State (1) - 18,679 Purdue (6) - 53,80245. 97. 51. Average attendance at SMU home games jumped from 25,644 in the previous year to 51,960 in the 1978 season. Southern Cal (2) - 59,719 45. 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. Kentucky (2) - 54,925 For the 23rd consecutive year, the SEC led the country in attendance with 72,195 fans per game. Georgia Southern (2) - 18,211 Cincinnati (3) - 37,893 Northwestern (2) - 38,914 Iowa State (5) - 60,29925. Arizona State (5) - 47,64243. Memphis vs. SMU - College Football Game Summary - ESPN Texas A&M (3) - 98,964 Akron (5) - 17,268115. Georgia Southern (4) - 14,586INDEPENDENTS15. Middle Tennessee (3) - 18,596 129. Ohio (1) - 16,665 Tulane (6) - 20,27199. Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. 91. 110. Liberty (5) - 18,191107. Memphis (3) - 37,501 29,490 - AAC 3. Georgia Tech (7) - 44,59950. 36. Ohio State (7) - 103,3839. Louisiana-Monroe (5) - 18,046112. 35. 19,424 - Kansas (6), AVERAGE 60,401 - Big Ten Iowa (5) - 66,61033. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Cincinnati (5) - 37,16164. Arizona State (4) - 46,005 Rutgers (2) - 36,366, PAC 12 Stanford (1) - 37,179 Auburn (6) - 85,48412. Texas (3) - 96,372 23. Arkansas State (1) - 22,076 NC State (6) - 56,47530. Old Dominion (3) - 19,664 25. Mississippi (6) - 47,30677. 47. 94. Kansas (4) - 34,081, ACC 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 108. ACC attendance overall is down almost a quarter (23.5%) since an all-time high in in 2004 (55,735 per game). 52. 7. 117. 58. "It is just like any other week though. Razorback Stadium was raucous again in 2021, filled with an average of 65,284 fans, a record at least since the venue was expanded in 2018. Florida Atlantic (1) - 30,811 4. Temple (3) - 29,361 57,821 - Big 12 Game attendance: 37,978 Game weather: Temperature: 49 F (9 C) Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers ( ESPN ): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline) See also: 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Tulsa [ edit] SMU in action against Tulsa Fresno State (5) - 31,40171. 74. Syracuse (1) - 50,248 New Mexico State (2) - 9,498 Old Dominion (1) - 21,944 1. 49. Virginia Tech (2) - 54,798 Northwestern (6) - 38,98458. 42. Washington (6) - 67,79024. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) - 22,440 Oregon (6) - 53,14937. 14. Middle Tennessee (2) - 20,382 UTEP (2) - 22,570 73. Colorado (1) - 52,829 (Full disclosure: These numbers have been out for a while, but I just came across them while writing this earlier in the week. 110. 123. Houston (1) - 29,360 14. Since 1988, FBS has grown by 25% from 104 to 130 schools. Alabama (6) - 100,9996. 9952 51 Utah State (6) - 19,609116. Texas Tech (2) - 55,570 Oklahoma (2) - 83,358 Ohio (2) - 17,041 Tulsa (2) - 22,429 Texas State (1) - 20,003 Southern Cal (6) - 59,35832. Western Michigan (2) - 18,675 115. Stanford (5) - 34,56667. 63. 117. South Carolina (6) - 77,52626. 32. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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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. Georgia (4) - 92,871 60. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407. 2019 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia 67. Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC Rutgers (7) - 30,082PAC 1219. Oregon State (5) - 32,71375. Boston College (4) - 34,381 Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. San Diego State (5) - 30,23975. 52. 69. 70. Boston College (6) - 34,18572. 117. 66,384 - Big Ten 83. Braylen Jackson Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) 6-3 / 265. North Dakota State (3) - 18,509 In 2019, college football attendance hit a 24-year low according to the NCAA's official numbers. Central Florida (2) - 44,541 Georgia (2) - 92,746 South Florida (1) - 46,704 968 117 138. 90. 28. 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