NCAA Football 2017 Attendance, Week Five!

Time again to take a look at NCAA Football attendance for the last week.  Average attendance was down to 25,514 this week, with a lot of high attendance programs on the bye. Let’s take a look, shall we?

Worst overall Division 1 attendance week 5: 1,456- Charleston Southern vs Miss Valley State.  With the 0-2 Delta Devils in town, there was little to motivate the Charleston Southern fans to show up, coupled with the third smallest stadium hosting a game this week. The matchup played out as expected as Charleston Southern dominated Mississippi Valley State 58-7.

Worst overall FBS attendance week 5: 7,696 – UMass vs Ohio. While only just over 7,500 fans showed up to this one, they got to see a barnburner. Ohio sent the Minutemen faithful home disappointed after a back and forth game that ended 58-50 in the Bobcats favor.

Worst overall Power Five attendance week 5: 27,036 – Boston College vs Central Michigan. Massachusetts makes the list again with BC’s P5 lowest attendance of the week, with only 61% of Alumni Stadium filled up on a miserably rainy day in Chestnut Hill. Those who weathered the storm were rewarded with a 28-8 victory, but judging from the picture, the announced 27,036 seems a bit high:

 

Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 5: Georgetown (7.1% full, 3,256 in attendance)

Bonus RFK empty seats shot:

 

Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 5: UL-Monroe (34% full, 30,427 in attendance)

 

Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 5: Pitt (49.5% full, 33,051 in attendance)

 

And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 5.

 

Enjoy!

Week 5:

DateDivisionConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% Full
9/30/2017FCSBig SouthCharleston So58Miss Valley St71456Buccaneer Field400036.4%
9/30/2017FCSPatriot LeagueBucknell13Monmouth351942Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium1310014.8%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerJacksonville56Guilford212014D.B. Milne Field500040.3%
9/30/2017FCSNortheastWagner37Lehigh202073Wagner College Stadium350059.2%
9/30/2017FCSNortheastDuquesne38WV Wesleyan132144Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field220097.5%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerButler16Drake272387Butler Bowl750031.8%
9/29/2017FCSSWACTexas Southern17Alcorn State242785BBVA Compass Stadium2203912.6%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerDavidson9Marist312814Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC)600046.9%
9/30/2017FCSBig SouthPresbyterian7Wofford312862Bailey Memorial Stadium650044.0%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerDayton7San Diego233032Welcome Stadium1100027.6%
9/30/2017FCSNortheastSacred Heart15Cent Conn St263063Campus Field1050029.2%
9/30/2017FCSIvy LeagueBrown24URI213191Brown Stadium2000016.0%
9/30/2017FCSPatriot LeagueGeorgetown2Harvard413256RFK Stadium455937.1%
9/30/2017FCSIvy LeagueCornell7Colgate213325Schoellkopf Field2559713.0%
9/30/2017FCSPatriot LeagueFordham10Yale413988Coffey Field700057.0%
9/29/2017FCSIvy LeaguePenn13Dartmouth164023Franklin Field529587.6%
9/30/2017FCSOhio ValleySE Missouri St29E Kentucky104375Houck Stadium1101539.7%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerValparaiso27Stetson244492Brown Field500089.8%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyPortland State33Montana455012Hillsboro Stadium760065.9%
9/30/2017FCSColonial AthleticTowson9Villanova245017Johnny Unitas Stadium1119844.8%
9/30/2017FCSColonial AthleticElon6Albany05024Rhodes Stadium1125044.7%
9/30/2017FCSIvy LeaguePrinceton24Columbia285073Princeton Stadium2777318.3%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyN Arizona48N Colorado205107J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome1123045.5%
9/30/2017FCSSouthlandIncarnate Word20Abil Christian455323Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium600088.7%
9/30/2017FCSMissouri ValleyW Illinois33South Dakota385631Hanson Field1636834.4%
9/30/2017FCSBig SouthKennesaw St38N Greenville346161Fifth Third Bank Stadium831874.1%
9/30/2017FCSSouthlandLamar14Nicholls416167Provost Umphrey Stadium1600038.5%
9/30/2017FCSPioneerCampbell38Morehead State06387Barker-Lane Stadium5000127.7%
9/30/2017FCSSWACPV A&M38Jackson State96601Panther Stadium (TX)1500044.0%
9/30/2017FCSMEACBethune-Cookman24Savannah State126945Municipal Stadium (FL)960172.3%
9/30/2017FCSSouthernFurman56ETSU357104Paladin Stadium1600044.4%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyIdaho State38Cal Poly347105Holt Arena1200059.2%
9/30/2017FBSIndependentUMass50Ohio587696Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium1700045.3%
9/30/2017FCSPatriot LeagueHoly Cross7Lafayette107764Fitton Field2350033.0%
9/30/2017FCSColonial AthleticUNH45Bryant177951Cowell Stadium1101572.2%
9/30/2017FCSColonial AthleticWilliam & Mary18Stony Brook218082Zable Stadium1168669.2%
9/30/2017FCSOhio ValleyTenn Tech7Jacksonville St348327Tucker Stadium1650050.5%
9/30/2017FCSOhio ValleyAustin Peay7UT Martin08812Governors Stadium1000088.1%
9/30/2017FCSSouthlandNorthwestern St20SE Louisiana499073Turpin Stadium1597156.8%
9/30/2017FCSMissouri ValleyS Illinois17Northern Iowa249112Saluki Stadium1500060.7%
9/30/2017FCSSouthernSamford35The Citadel149233Seibert Stadium6700137.8%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyUC Davis48North Dakota249508Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)1074388.5%
9/30/2017FCSSouthernChattanooga7W Carolina4510101Finley Stadium2066848.9%
9/30/2017FCSSouthernMercer49VMI1410207Moye Complex10200100.1%
9/30/2017FBSSun BeltUL Monroe51C. Carolina4310359Malone Stadium3042734.0%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyE Washington52Sacramento St3110917Roos Field8600126.9%
9/30/2017FCSOhio ValleyTennessee St16E Illinois1911013Nissan Stadium6770016.3%
9/30/2017FCSSouthlandCent Arkansas41Sam Houston3011347Estes Stadium9000126.1%
9/30/2017FBSMACKent State13Buffalo2712355Dix Stadium2500049.4%
9/30/2017FCSSouthlandSF Austin0McNeese3512812Homer Bryce Stadium1457587.9%
9/30/2017FBSConference USAFAU38Mid Tennessee2012913FAU Football Stadium3000043.0%
9/30/2017FCSSWACSouthern31Fort Valley St1412958A.W. Mumford Stadium2850045.5%
9/30/2017FCSMissouri ValleyIllinois State24Indiana State1313391Hancock Stadium13391100.0%
9/24/2017FBSBig EastUConn38East Carolina4114036Rentschler Field4000035.1%
9/30/2017FCSMEACS Carolina St7NC A&T2114789Oliver C. Dawson Stadium2200067.2%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestUNLV41San José State1315009Sam Boyd Stadium4109136.5%
9/30/2017FBSMACBowling Green23Akron3415111Doyt Perry Stadium3352745.1%
9/30/2017FBSConference USAFIU30Charlotte2915348FIU Stadium2350065.3%
9/30/2017FCSSWACAlabama A&M27AR-Pine Bluff1415685Louis Crews Stadium2100074.7%
9/30/2017FCSBig SouthLiberty7St Francis (PA)1315886Williams Stadium (VA)1920082.7%
9/30/2017FCSColonial AthleticDelaware10JMU2016372Delaware Stadium2200074.4%
9/30/2017D-IISIACClark Atlanta20Grambling3116429Soldier Field6150026.7%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanSMU49UConn2817237Gerald J. Ford Stadium3548148.6%
9/30/2017FCSMissouri ValleyYoungstown St19South Dakota St717450Stambaugh Stadium2063084.6%
9/30/2017FBSMACW Michigan55Ball State318216Waldo Stadium3636150.1%
9/28/2017FCSMEACFlorida A&M14NC Central2118488Bragg Memorial Stadium2550072.5%
9/30/2017FCSMissouri ValleyNorth Dakota St38Missouri State1118892Fargodome1900099.4%
9/30/2017FCSBig SkyMontana State17Weber State2519557Bobcat Stadium (MT)2076794.2%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanTulsa21Navy3121354Chapman Stadium3000071.2%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestWyoming45Texas State1021784War Memorial Stadium (WY)3474562.7%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestNew Mexico56Air Force3821864Dreamstyle Stadium4407449.6%
9/30/2017FBSConference USASouthern Miss28North Texas4321907M. M. Roberts Stadium3600060.9%
9/30/2017FBSConference USALA Tech34South Alabama1622013Joe Aillet Stadium3060071.9%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanTemple13Houston2024024Lincoln Financial Field6902934.8%
9/29/2017FBSMountain WestUtah State40BYU2424112Romney Stadium3311972.8%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestHawai’i21Colorado State5125687Aloha Stadium5000051.4%
9/30/2017FBSACCBoston College28Cent Michigan827036Alumni Stadium (MA)4450060.8%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestFresno State41Nevada2127434Bulldog Stadium (CA)4288164.0%
9/30/2017FBSIndependentArmy35UTEP2131133Michie Stadium3800081.9%
9/30/2017FBSACCWake Forest19Florida State2631588BB&T Field3248397.2%
9/30/2017FBSACCPitt42Rice1033051Heinz Field6673149.5%
9/29/2017FBSPac 12Washington St30USC2733773Martin Stadium4030683.8%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanUCF40Memphis1334022Spectrum Stadium4845370.2%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanEast Carolina31USF6134883Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium5041069.2%
9/30/2017FBSMountain WestSan Diego State34N Illinois2835717Qualcomm Stadium7056150.6%
9/30/2017FBSThe AmericanCincinnati21Marshall3835736Nippert Stadium35105101.8%
9/29/2017FBSACCDuke6Miami3136314Wallace Wade Stadium5750063.2%
9/30/2017FBSPac 12Oregon State7Washington4237821Reser Stadium4646981.4%
9/30/2017FBSACCGeorgia Tech33North Carolina742805Bobby Dodd Stadium5668075.5%
9/29/2017FBSBig TenIllinois6Nebraska2843058Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)6067071.0%
9/30/2017FBSBig TenMinnesota24Maryland3143511TCF Bank Stadium5080585.6%
9/30/2017FBSPac 12Stanford34Arizona State2444422Stanford Stadium5160786.1%
9/30/2017FBSBig TenRutgers0Ohio State5646328High Point Solutions Stadium5245488.3%
9/30/2017FBSACCLouisville55Murray State1047826Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium5532786.4%
9/30/2017FBSSECKentucky24E Michigan2050593Commonwealth Stadium7102471.2%
9/28/2017FBSBig 12Iowa State7Texas1751234Jack Trice Stadium5679590.2%
9/30/2017FBSBig 12Kansas State33Baylor2052293Bill Snyder Family Stadium5300098.7%
9/30/2017FBSPac 12Oregon45Cal2455707Autzen Stadium5959793.5%
9/30/2017FBSACCNC State33Syracuse2556197Carter-Finley Stadium5758397.6%
9/30/2017FBSBig 12Texas Tech34Oklahoma State4160901Jones AT&T Stadium60454100.7%
9/30/2017FBSPac 12UCLA27Colorado2361338Rose Bowl9254266.3%
9/30/2017FBSACCVirginia Tech17Clemson3165632Lane Stadium6623399.1%
9/30/2017FBSSECArkansas42New Mexico St2470727Razorback Stadium7200098.2%
9/30/2017FBSBig TenMichigan State17Iowa1073331Spartan Stadium (MI)7500597.8%
9/30/2017FBSIndependentNotre Dame52Miami (OH)1777622Notre Dame Stadium8079596.1%
9/30/2017FBSBig TenWisconsin33Northwestern2480584Camp Randall Stadium80321100.3%
9/30/2017FBSSECFlorida38Vanderbilt2484478Ben Hill Griffin Stadium8854895.4%
9/30/2017FBSSECAuburn49Miss St1086901Jordan-Hare Stadium8745199.4%
9/30/2017FBSSECTexas A&M24South Carolina1796430Kyle Field10273393.9%
9/30/2017FBSSECLSU21Troy2499879Tiger Stadium (LA)10232197.6%
9/30/2017FBSSECAlabama66Ole Miss3101821Bryant-Denny Stadium101821100.0%
9/30/2017FBSSECTennessee0Georgia41102455Neyland Stadium102455100.0%