NCAA Football Attendance, 2017 Week 11: SEC Highs and Lows

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:

 

 

 

 

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:

DateDivisionConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% Full
11/11/2017FCSNortheastRobert Morris17Bryant421191Joe Walton Stadium300039.7%
11/11/2017FCSNortheastSt Francis (PA)7Sacred Heart161262DeGol Field345036.6%
11/11/2017FCSMEACDelaware State33Morgan State301334Alumni Stadium (DE)719318.5%
11/11/2017FCSPioneerMarist38Morehead State311356Tenney Stadium500027.1%
11/11/2017FCSNortheastDuquesne27Cent Conn St281423Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field220064.7%
11/11/2017FCSMEACHoward28Norfolk State241678William H. Greene Stadium708623.7%
11/11/2017FCSPatriot LeagueBucknell12Georgetown01794Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium1310013.7%
11/11/2017FCSPioneerJacksonville13Stetson101855D.B. Milne Field500037.1%
11/11/2017FCSBig SouthMonmouth41Gardner-Webb142278Monmouth Stadium320071.2%
11/11/2017FCSSouthlandHouston Baptist16Lamar232311Husky Stadium500046.2%
11/11/2017FCSOhio ValleyMurray State31Tenn Tech212427Roy Stewart Stadium1680014.4%
11/11/2017FCSOhio ValleyUT Martin7Jacksonville St142493Hardy M. Graham Stadium750033.2%
11/11/2017FCSPioneerDavidson7San Diego632705Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC)600045.1%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticURI20Villanova62877Meade Stadium655543.9%
11/11/2017FCSMissouri ValleyS Illinois20Youngstown St283147Saluki Stadium1500021.0%
11/11/2017FCSMissouri ValleyIndiana State0W Illinois453173Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN)1276424.9%
11/11/2017FCSPioneerButler28Valparaiso363661Butler Bowl750048.8%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyPortland State17Weber State633792PROVIDENCE PARK2114417.9%
11/11/2017FCSSouthernVMI14Wofford454229Alumni Memorial Field1000042.3%
11/11/2017FCSPioneerCampbell10Drake454261Barker-Lane Stadium500085.2%
11/11/2017FCSSouthlandIncarnate Word10Cent Arkansas564652Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium600077.5%
11/11/2017FCSOhio ValleyE Kentucky24Austin Peay315100Roy Kidd Stadium2000025.5%
11/11/2017FCSSouthernSamford42ETSU75178Seibert Stadium670077.3%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticStony Brook38Wagner105471Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium1200045.6%
11/11/2017FCSPatriot LeagueLafayette0Colgate275612Fisher Stadium1313242.7%
11/11/2017FCSSWACAlabama A&M7Jackson State105755Louis Crews Stadium2100027.4%
11/11/2017FCSMEACNC Central10Bethune-Cookman135769O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium1000057.7%
11/11/2017FCSSouthlandAbil Christian35Sam Houston445995Wildcat Stadium1200050.0%
11/11/2017FCSMissouri ValleyMissouri State10Northern Iowa256157Plaster Sports Complex1750035.2%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyN Arizona37Montana State366187J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome1123055.1%
11/11/2017FCSBig SouthKennesaw St38Charleston So06224Fifth Third Bank Stadium831874.8%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticWilliam & Mary14Towson266234Zable Stadium1168653.3%
11/9/2017FBSMACN Illinois63Ball State176603Huskie Stadium4599514.4%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyUC Davis27Southern Utah476715Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)1074362.5%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyCal Poly14Sacramento St496729Alex G. Spanos Stadium1107560.8%
11/11/2017FCSSWACAlcorn State59Miss Valley St06957Jack Spinks Stadium2250030.9%
11/11/2017FCSPatriot LeagueLehigh34Holy Cross217247Goodman Stadium1600045.3%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticUNH16Elon67294Cowell Stadium1101566.2%
11/11/2017FCSSWACPV A&M35AR-Pine Bluff128092Panther Stadium (TX)1500053.9%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyNorth Dakota14E Washington218247Alerus Center1228367.1%
11/11/2017FCSSouthlandSF Austin13Nicholls348348Homer Bryce Stadium1457557.3%
11/11/2017FCSMEACS Carolina St33Hampton158491Oliver C. Dawson Stadium2200038.6%
11/11/2017FCSOhio ValleyTennessee St23SE Missouri St208693Nissan Stadium6770012.8%
11/11/2017FCSMissouri ValleySouth Dakota St27Illinois State249458Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium1934048.9%
11/8/2017FBSMACW Michigan48Kent State209584Waldo Stadium3636126.4%
11/8/2017FBSMACCent Michigan42E Michigan309700Kelly/Shorts Stadium3030232.0%
11/11/2017FCSSWACAlabama State7Grambling249872New ASU Stadium2650037.3%
11/11/2017FCSSouthernFurman56The Citadel2010105Paladin Stadium1600063.2%
11/11/2017FCSIvy LeagueHarvard6Penn2310122Harvard Stadium3032333.4%
11/11/2017FCSSouthlandMcNeese44Northwestern St2410132Cowboy Stadium (LA)1761057.5%
11/11/2017FCSSouthernW Carolina33Mercer3510681E.J. Whitmire Stadium1374277.7%
11/11/2017FBSConference USACharlotte21Mid Tennessee3510937McColl-Richardson Field1531471.4%
11/11/2017FCSIvy LeaguePrinceton31Yale3511229Princeton Stadium2777340.4%
11/7/2017FBSMACBuffalo38Bowling Green2812205UB Stadium2979541.0%
11/10/2017FCSIvy LeagueBrown10Dartmouth3312297Fenway Park3773132.6%
11/11/2017FCSSWACTexas Southern7Southern3312427BBVA Compass Stadium2203956.4%
11/11/2017FBSIndependentUMass44Maine3112794Fenway Park3773133.9%
11/7/2017FBSMACMiami (OH)24Akron1412813Yager Stadium3008742.6%
11/11/2017FBSSun BeltTexas State30Georgia State3314017Bobcat Stadium (TX)3000046.7%
11/11/2017FBSMountain WestNevada59San Jose State1414604Mackay Stadium3339143.7%
11/11/2017FBSSun BeltC. Carolina17Troy4215545Brooks Stadium15000103.6%
11/8/2017FBSMACOhio38Toledo1015562Peden Stadium2461763.2%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticDelaware22Albany316333Delaware Stadium2200074.2%
11/11/2017FBSConference USALA Tech23FAU4816511Joe Aillet Stadium3060054.0%
11/11/2017FBSConference USAFIU30Old Dominion3717127FIU Stadium2350072.9%
11/11/2017FBSSun BeltSouth Alabama24Arkansas State1917640Ladd-Peebles Stadium4064643.4%
11/11/2017FCSBig SouthLiberty47Presbyterian2818001Williams Stadium (VA)1920093.8%
11/11/2017FBSConference USARice34Southern Miss4318124Rice Stadium7000025.9%
11/11/2017FCSMissouri ValleyNorth Dakota St49South Dakota1418623Fargodome1900098.0%
11/11/2017FBSConference USAMarshall30W Kentucky2319516Joan C. Edwards Stadium4138247.2%
11/10/2017FBSMountain WestUNLV21BYU3119811Sam Boyd Stadium4109148.2%
11/11/2017FBSConference USAUTSA19UAB2420076Alamodome6500030.9%
11/11/2017FBSMountain WestHawai’i21Fresno State3121357Aloha Stadium5000042.7%
11/11/2017FCSBig SkyMontana44N Colorado1422048Washington Grizzly2521787.4%
11/10/2017FBSThe AmericanCincinnati24Temple3522773Nippert Stadium3510564.9%
11/9/2017FBSSun BeltAppalachian St27Ga Southern623110Kidd Brewer Stadium2405096.1%
11/11/2017FBSMountain WestAir Force14Wyoming2824257Falcon Stadium5616243.2%
11/11/2017FCSColonial AthleticJMU20Richmond1324586Bridgeforth Stadium2500098.3%
11/11/2017FBSConference USANorth Texas45UTEP1026108Apogee Stadium3085084.6%
11/11/2017FBSSECVanderbilt21Kentucky4427346Vanderbilt Stadium4144866.0%
11/11/2017FBSThe AmericanUCF49UConn2429384Spectrum Stadium4845360.6%
11/11/2017FBSMountain WestColorado State52Boise State5932166CSU Stadium4120078.1%
11/11/2017FBSACCBoston College14NC State1733242Alumni Stadium (MA)4450074.7%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenNorthwestern23Purdue1333765Ryan Field4713071.6%
11/9/2017FBSACCPitt31North Carolina3434056Heinz Field6673151.0%
11/11/2017FBSBig 12Baylor24Texas Tech3834482AT&T Stadium8000043.1%
11/11/2017FBSThe AmericanNavy43SMU4036157Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium34000106.3%
11/11/2017FBSThe AmericanEast Carolina24Tulane3136178Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium5041071.8%
11/11/2017FBSACCSyracuse43Wake Forest6438539Carrier Dome5056476.2%
11/11/2017FBSIndependentArmy21Duke1638851Michie Stadium38000102.2%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenMinnesota54Nebraska2139933TCF Bank Stadium5080578.6%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenIllinois14Indiana2440195Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)6067066.3%
11/11/2017FBSPac 12Arizona49Oregon State2840984Arizona Stadium5992068.4%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenMaryland10Michigan3544325Maryland Stadium5180285.6%
11/10/2017FBSPac 12Stanford30Washington2244589Stanford Stadium5160786.4%
11/11/2017FBSPac 12Utah25Washington St3345826Rice-Eccles Stadium4676898.0%
11/11/2017FBSACCLouisville38Virginia2146787Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium5532784.6%
11/11/2017FBSACCGeorgia Tech28Virginia Tech2247909Bobby Dodd Stadium5668084.5%
11/11/2017FBSPac 12Colorado24USC3849337Folsom Field5497289.7%
11/11/2017FBSSECMissouri50Tennessee1750637Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field7116871.2%
11/11/2017FBSBig 12Kansas State23West Virginia2851233Bill Snyder Family Stadium5300096.7%
11/11/2017FBSSECOle Miss50Louisiana2251618Vaught-Hemingway Stadium6265782.4%
11/11/2017FBSPac 12UCLA44Arizona State3753847Rose Bowl9254258.2%
11/11/2017FBSSECMiss St24Alabama3161344Davis Wade Stadium58103105.6%
11/11/2017FBSBig 12Iowa State42Oklahoma State4961500Jack Trice Stadium56795108.3%
11/11/2017FBSACCMiami41Notre Dame865303Hard Rock Stadium65326100.0%
11/11/2017FBSSECSouth Carolina28Florida2079727Williams-Brice Stadium8025099.3%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenWisconsin38Iowa1480462Camp Randall Stadium80321100.2%
11/11/2017FBSACCClemson31Florida State1481436Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)8150099.9%
11/11/2017FBSSECAuburn40Georgia1787451Jordan-Hare Stadium87451100.0%
11/11/2017FBSBig 12Oklahoma38TCU2088308Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)84000105.1%
11/11/2017FBSBig 12Texas42Kansas2796557Royal Texas Memorial Stadium10011996.4%
11/11/2017FBSSECLSU33Arkansas1098546Tiger Stadium (LA)10232196.3%
11/11/2017FBSSECTexas A&M55New Mexico1499051Kyle Field10273396.4%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenOhio State48Michigan State3107011Ohio Stadium104944102.0%
11/11/2017FBSBig TenPenn State35Rutgers6107531Beaver Stadium106572100.9%

 


Comments

2 responses to “NCAA Football Attendance, 2017 Week 11: SEC Highs and Lows”

  1. WhoDey in TN Avatar
    WhoDey in TN

    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/

    1. Chris Ford Avatar
      Chris Ford

      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