Time again for your week in review on NCAA Division I Football attendance. Average attendance was up to 24,713 this week, around average on the season. Let’s take a look, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance week 11: 1,191 – Robert Morris vs Bryant. For the second straight week, the Bryant Bulldogs appear on the lowest attended list, though this time it’s on the road at Robert Morris. Only 1,191 showed up in Pittsburgh to see the Colonials get stomped by Bryant 42-17.
Worst overall FBS attendance week 11: 6,603 – Northern Illinois vs Ball State. With only 6,600 fans in attendance, Northern Illinois set the gold standard in the MAC this week, the conference that has been at the bottom of the list for three straight weeks now. The crowd was thin despite the fact that the Huskies have an opportunity to play in the MAC Championship game, sitting tied for first in the MAC West with a 5-1 conference record.
Worst overall Power Five attendance week 11: 27,346 – Vanderbilt vs Kentucky. There were a lot of headlining SEC matchups this week: Georgia vs Auburn, Alabama vs Mississippi State. This, clearly, was not one of them. Only 27,345 showed up to see UK stomp the Commodores 44-21 and boy does that seem generous:
"@markcstory: 27,345 the announced crowd here at Vanderbilt Stadium @[me]" #SEC #TicketsDistributed (last pic: https://t.co/EYCda4LqxY) pic.twitter.com/ZCeIPPxZAN
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) November 11, 2017
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 11: Tennessee State (12.8% full, 8,693 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 11: Northern Illinois (14.4% full, 6,603 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 11: Baylor (43.1% full, 34,482 in attendance)
And since it’s unique, here’s a gratuitous shot of Fenway Park in football configuration, having hosted UMass and Brown this past weekend:
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 11.
Enjoy!
Week 11:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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11/11/2017 | FCS | Northeast | Robert Morris | 17 | Bryant | 42 | 1191 | Joe Walton Stadium | 3000 | 39.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Northeast | St Francis (PA) | 7 | Sacred Heart | 16 | 1262 | DeGol Field | 3450 | 36.6% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Delaware State | 33 | Morgan State | 30 | 1334 | Alumni Stadium (DE) | 7193 | 18.5% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Marist | 38 | Morehead State | 31 | 1356 | Tenney Stadium | 5000 | 27.1% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Northeast | Duquesne | 27 | Cent Conn St | 28 | 1423 | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field | 2200 | 64.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Howard | 28 | Norfolk State | 24 | 1678 | William H. Greene Stadium | 7086 | 23.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Bucknell | 12 | Georgetown | 0 | 1794 | Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | 13100 | 13.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 13 | Stetson | 10 | 1855 | D.B. Milne Field | 5000 | 37.1% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big South | Monmouth | 41 | Gardner-Webb | 14 | 2278 | Monmouth Stadium | 3200 | 71.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southland | Houston Baptist | 16 | Lamar | 23 | 2311 | Husky Stadium | 5000 | 46.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 31 | Tenn Tech | 21 | 2427 | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16800 | 14.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | UT Martin | 7 | Jacksonville St | 14 | 2493 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium | 7500 | 33.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Davidson | 7 | San Diego | 63 | 2705 | Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC) | 6000 | 45.1% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | URI | 20 | Villanova | 6 | 2877 | Meade Stadium | 6555 | 43.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | S Illinois | 20 | Youngstown St | 28 | 3147 | Saluki Stadium | 15000 | 21.0% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Indiana State | 0 | W Illinois | 45 | 3173 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) | 12764 | 24.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Butler | 28 | Valparaiso | 36 | 3661 | Butler Bowl | 7500 | 48.8% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Portland State | 17 | Weber State | 63 | 3792 | PROVIDENCE PARK | 21144 | 17.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southern | VMI | 14 | Wofford | 45 | 4229 | Alumni Memorial Field | 10000 | 42.3% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Campbell | 10 | Drake | 45 | 4261 | Barker-Lane Stadium | 5000 | 85.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southland | Incarnate Word | 10 | Cent Arkansas | 56 | 4652 | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 6000 | 77.5% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | E Kentucky | 24 | Austin Peay | 31 | 5100 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 25.5% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southern | Samford | 42 | ETSU | 7 | 5178 | Seibert Stadium | 6700 | 77.3% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Stony Brook | 38 | Wagner | 10 | 5471 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12000 | 45.6% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Lafayette | 0 | Colgate | 27 | 5612 | Fisher Stadium | 13132 | 42.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 7 | Jackson State | 10 | 5755 | Louis Crews Stadium | 21000 | 27.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | MEAC | NC Central | 10 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 5769 | O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium | 10000 | 57.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southland | Abil Christian | 35 | Sam Houston | 44 | 5995 | Wildcat Stadium | 12000 | 50.0% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Missouri State | 10 | Northern Iowa | 25 | 6157 | Plaster Sports Complex | 17500 | 35.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | N Arizona | 37 | Montana State | 36 | 6187 | J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome | 11230 | 55.1% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big South | Kennesaw St | 38 | Charleston So | 0 | 6224 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8318 | 74.8% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | William & Mary | 14 | Towson | 26 | 6234 | Zable Stadium | 11686 | 53.3% |
11/9/2017 | FBS | MAC | N Illinois | 63 | Ball State | 17 | 6603 | Huskie Stadium | 45995 | 14.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | UC Davis | 27 | Southern Utah | 47 | 6715 | Aggie Stadium (UC Davis) | 10743 | 62.5% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Cal Poly | 14 | Sacramento St | 49 | 6729 | Alex G. Spanos Stadium | 11075 | 60.8% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Alcorn State | 59 | Miss Valley St | 0 | 6957 | Jack Spinks Stadium | 22500 | 30.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Lehigh | 34 | Holy Cross | 21 | 7247 | Goodman Stadium | 16000 | 45.3% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | UNH | 16 | Elon | 6 | 7294 | Cowell Stadium | 11015 | 66.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | SWAC | PV A&M | 35 | AR-Pine Bluff | 12 | 8092 | Panther Stadium (TX) | 15000 | 53.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | North Dakota | 14 | E Washington | 21 | 8247 | Alerus Center | 12283 | 67.1% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southland | SF Austin | 13 | Nicholls | 34 | 8348 | Homer Bryce Stadium | 14575 | 57.3% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | MEAC | S Carolina St | 33 | Hampton | 15 | 8491 | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium | 22000 | 38.6% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee St | 23 | SE Missouri St | 20 | 8693 | Nissan Stadium | 67700 | 12.8% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | South Dakota St | 27 | Illinois State | 24 | 9458 | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | 19340 | 48.9% |
11/8/2017 | FBS | MAC | W Michigan | 48 | Kent State | 20 | 9584 | Waldo Stadium | 36361 | 26.4% |
11/8/2017 | FBS | MAC | Cent Michigan | 42 | E Michigan | 30 | 9700 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | 30302 | 32.0% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama State | 7 | Grambling | 24 | 9872 | New ASU Stadium | 26500 | 37.3% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southern | Furman | 56 | The Citadel | 20 | 10105 | Paladin Stadium | 16000 | 63.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Harvard | 6 | Penn | 23 | 10122 | Harvard Stadium | 30323 | 33.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southland | McNeese | 44 | Northwestern St | 24 | 10132 | Cowboy Stadium (LA) | 17610 | 57.5% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Southern | W Carolina | 33 | Mercer | 35 | 10681 | E.J. Whitmire Stadium | 13742 | 77.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | Charlotte | 21 | Mid Tennessee | 35 | 10937 | McColl-Richardson Field | 15314 | 71.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Princeton | 31 | Yale | 35 | 11229 | Princeton Stadium | 27773 | 40.4% |
11/7/2017 | FBS | MAC | Buffalo | 38 | Bowling Green | 28 | 12205 | UB Stadium | 29795 | 41.0% |
11/10/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Brown | 10 | Dartmouth | 33 | 12297 | Fenway Park | 37731 | 32.6% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Texas Southern | 7 | Southern | 33 | 12427 | BBVA Compass Stadium | 22039 | 56.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Independent | UMass | 44 | Maine | 31 | 12794 | Fenway Park | 37731 | 33.9% |
11/7/2017 | FBS | MAC | Miami (OH) | 24 | Akron | 14 | 12813 | Yager Stadium | 30087 | 42.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Texas State | 30 | Georgia State | 33 | 14017 | Bobcat Stadium (TX) | 30000 | 46.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Nevada | 59 | San Jose State | 14 | 14604 | Mackay Stadium | 33391 | 43.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | C. Carolina | 17 | Troy | 42 | 15545 | Brooks Stadium | 15000 | 103.6% |
11/8/2017 | FBS | MAC | Ohio | 38 | Toledo | 10 | 15562 | Peden Stadium | 24617 | 63.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Delaware | 22 | Albany | 3 | 16333 | Delaware Stadium | 22000 | 74.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | LA Tech | 23 | FAU | 48 | 16511 | Joe Aillet Stadium | 30600 | 54.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | FIU | 30 | Old Dominion | 37 | 17127 | FIU Stadium | 23500 | 72.9% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 24 | Arkansas State | 19 | 17640 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | 40646 | 43.4% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big South | Liberty | 47 | Presbyterian | 28 | 18001 | Williams Stadium (VA) | 19200 | 93.8% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | Rice | 34 | Southern Miss | 43 | 18124 | Rice Stadium | 70000 | 25.9% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | North Dakota St | 49 | South Dakota | 14 | 18623 | Fargodome | 19000 | 98.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | Marshall | 30 | W Kentucky | 23 | 19516 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 41382 | 47.2% |
11/10/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | UNLV | 21 | BYU | 31 | 19811 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 41091 | 48.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | UTSA | 19 | UAB | 24 | 20076 | Alamodome | 65000 | 30.9% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Hawai’i | 21 | Fresno State | 31 | 21357 | Aloha Stadium | 50000 | 42.7% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana | 44 | N Colorado | 14 | 22048 | Washington Grizzly | 25217 | 87.4% |
11/10/2017 | FBS | The American | Cincinnati | 24 | Temple | 35 | 22773 | Nippert Stadium | 35105 | 64.9% |
11/9/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Appalachian St | 27 | Ga Southern | 6 | 23110 | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 24050 | 96.1% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 14 | Wyoming | 28 | 24257 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 43.2% |
11/11/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | JMU | 20 | Richmond | 13 | 24586 | Bridgeforth Stadium | 25000 | 98.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 45 | UTEP | 10 | 26108 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 84.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Vanderbilt | 21 | Kentucky | 44 | 27346 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 41448 | 66.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | The American | UCF | 49 | UConn | 24 | 29384 | Spectrum Stadium | 48453 | 60.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Colorado State | 52 | Boise State | 59 | 32166 | CSU Stadium | 41200 | 78.1% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 14 | NC State | 17 | 33242 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 74.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Northwestern | 23 | Purdue | 13 | 33765 | Ryan Field | 47130 | 71.6% |
11/9/2017 | FBS | ACC | Pitt | 31 | North Carolina | 34 | 34056 | Heinz Field | 66731 | 51.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Baylor | 24 | Texas Tech | 38 | 34482 | AT&T Stadium | 80000 | 43.1% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | The American | Navy | 43 | SMU | 40 | 36157 | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 34000 | 106.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | The American | East Carolina | 24 | Tulane | 31 | 36178 | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium | 50410 | 71.8% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Syracuse | 43 | Wake Forest | 64 | 38539 | Carrier Dome | 50564 | 76.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Independent | Army | 21 | Duke | 16 | 38851 | Michie Stadium | 38000 | 102.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Minnesota | 54 | Nebraska | 21 | 39933 | TCF Bank Stadium | 50805 | 78.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Illinois | 14 | Indiana | 24 | 40195 | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) | 60670 | 66.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona | 49 | Oregon State | 28 | 40984 | Arizona Stadium | 59920 | 68.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Maryland | 10 | Michigan | 35 | 44325 | Maryland Stadium | 51802 | 85.6% |
11/10/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Stanford | 30 | Washington | 22 | 44589 | Stanford Stadium | 51607 | 86.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Utah | 25 | Washington St | 33 | 45826 | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 46768 | 98.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Louisville | 38 | Virginia | 21 | 46787 | Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium | 55327 | 84.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Georgia Tech | 28 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 47909 | Bobby Dodd Stadium | 56680 | 84.5% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Colorado | 24 | USC | 38 | 49337 | Folsom Field | 54972 | 89.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Missouri | 50 | Tennessee | 17 | 50637 | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field | 71168 | 71.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas State | 23 | West Virginia | 28 | 51233 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53000 | 96.7% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Ole Miss | 50 | Louisiana | 22 | 51618 | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium | 62657 | 82.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | UCLA | 44 | Arizona State | 37 | 53847 | Rose Bowl | 92542 | 58.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Miss St | 24 | Alabama | 31 | 61344 | Davis Wade Stadium | 58103 | 105.6% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Iowa State | 42 | Oklahoma State | 49 | 61500 | Jack Trice Stadium | 56795 | 108.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Miami | 41 | Notre Dame | 8 | 65303 | Hard Rock Stadium | 65326 | 100.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | South Carolina | 28 | Florida | 20 | 79727 | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80250 | 99.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Wisconsin | 38 | Iowa | 14 | 80462 | Camp Randall Stadium | 80321 | 100.2% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | ACC | Clemson | 31 | Florida State | 14 | 81436 | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | 81500 | 99.9% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Auburn | 40 | Georgia | 17 | 87451 | Jordan-Hare Stadium | 87451 | 100.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 38 | TCU | 20 | 88308 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 105.1% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas | 42 | Kansas | 27 | 96557 | Royal Texas Memorial Stadium | 100119 | 96.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | LSU | 33 | Arkansas | 10 | 98546 | Tiger Stadium (LA) | 102321 | 96.3% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | SEC | Texas A&M | 55 | New Mexico | 14 | 99051 | Kyle Field | 102733 | 96.4% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Ohio State | 48 | Michigan State | 3 | 107011 | Ohio Stadium | 104944 | 102.0% |
11/11/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Penn State | 35 | Rutgers | 6 | 107531 | Beaver Stadium | 106572 | 100.9% |
Comments
2 responses to “NCAA Football Attendance, 2017 Week 11: SEC Highs and Lows”
Tennessee State played SE Missouri St on their on-campus stadium ( Hale Stadium . . . aka “The Hole” ). That stadium was renovated back in 2012 and now holds 15,000 people.
So if the SEMO game had roughly 8,700 in attendance, the capacity % for that game was 58% . . . and not the 11% that you posted ( because you used Nissan Stadium’s capacity )
http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/2017/11/11/tsu-staves-off-semo-23-20-clark-field-goal-senior-day-win/837088001/
http://www.tsutigers.com/facilities/hale-stadium/
Hi there,
Sorry about that! Our source for attendance data is typically the ESPN Box Score, which had been using Nissan Stadium (probably after they played one neutral site game there?)
I’ll keep an eye on it going forward!
-Chris