Time again for your week in review on NCAA Division I Football attendance. Average attendance was up to 26,460 this week, one of the highest levels of the season. Despite that, three of the lowest attended games of the year happened last week: two of them in the SWAC. Let’s take a look, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance week 12: 789 – Alabama A&M vs Kentucky State. Copying the SEC model, it seems that SWAC teams play lower division teams this week, with Alabama A&M hosting D-II Kentucky State. With only 789 in attendance, it might not have been the best revenue decision.
Bonus sub-1000 attendance: 936 – Mississippi Valley State vs Alabama State. The 936 announced was generous, as you can see in the below shot. Alabama State sent home the dozens of Delta Devils fans disappointed with a 16-10 win.
Worst overall FBS attendance week 12: 5,248 – Ball State vs Buffalo. Ball State’s season is miserable both on the field and in the stands as only 5,248 people showed up to watch a 40-24 Buffalo Bulls victory, sending the Cardinals to 0-7 in the MAC and their 8th straight loss. The good news? Fans still get one more home game, as the Cardinals host Miami of Ohio on Tuesday.
Worst overall Power Five attendance week 12: 20,141 – Duke vs Georgia Tech. Despite Duke’s success early this year, it hasn’t been enough to routinely draw crowds to see the Blue Devils. This week, they played in front of a season low 20,141 fans, only filling up 35% of Wallace Wade Stadium. Those that showed up were at least rewarded with a Duke win, keeping them in the hunt for a bowl berth. Action shots:
1st half shots from #GTvsDUKE this afternoon. #ACC (https://t.co/U8fwr1ftpg + https://t.co/NYPGR6elY7) pic.twitter.com/Z6A7zMogsa
— Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) November 18, 2017
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 12: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2.3% full, 1,220 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 12: Northern Illinois (16.8% full, 7,732 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity, week 12: Duke (35.0% full, 20,141 in attendance)
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 12.
Enjoy!
Week 12:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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11/18/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 21 | Kentucky St | 13 | 789 | Louis Crews Stadium | 21000 | 3.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | SWAC | Miss Valley St | 10 | Alabama State | 16 | 936 | Rice-Totten Stadium | 10000 | 9.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Northeast | Bryant | 38 | Duquesne | 29 | 983 | Bulldog Stadium (RI) | 4400 | 22.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | SE Missouri St | 21 | Murray State | 10 | 1120 | Houck Stadium | 11015 | 10.2% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | SWAC | AR-Pine Bluff | 10 | Texas Southern | 24 | 1220 | War Memorial Stadium (AR) | 54120 | 2.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 8 | Dayton | 7 | 1238 | Brown Field | 5000 | 24.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Morgan State | 32 | Norfolk State | 45 | 1276 | Hughes Stadium (MD) | 10000 | 12.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Drake | 52 | Jacksonville | 7 | 1487 | Drake Stadium (IA) | 14557 | 10.2% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Northeast | Sacred Heart | 15 | Wagner | 28 | 1848 | Campus Field | 10500 | 17.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | San Diego | 35 | Marist | 7 | 2119 | Torero Stadium | 6000 | 35.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tenn Tech | 0 | UT Martin | 24 | 2159 | Tucker Stadium | 16500 | 13.1% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Georgetown | 10 | Colgate | 35 | 2211 | Multi-Sport Field | 2500 | 88.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Northeast | Cent Conn St | 42 | Robert Morris | 14 | 2214 | Arute Field | 5500 | 40.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big South | Presbyterian | 31 | Gardner-Webb | 21 | 2717 | Bailey Memorial Stadium | 6500 | 41.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | W Illinois | 28 | S Illinois | 14 | 2812 | Hanson Field | 16368 | 17.2% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Fordham | 20 | Bucknell | 9 | 2961 | Coffey Field | 7000 | 42.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Savannah State | 34 | S Carolina St | 10 | 3015 | T.A. Wright Stadium | 8500 | 35.5% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Dartmouth | 54 | Princeton | 44 | 3081 | Memorial Field (Dartmouth) | 11000 | 28.0% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Towson | 29 | URI | 10 | 3134 | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11198 | 28.0% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big South | Charleston So | 20 | Liberty | 19 | 3345 | Buccaneer Field | 4000 | 83.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Albany | 15 | UNH | 0 | 3459 | Bob Ford Field | 8500 | 40.7% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | N Colorado | 42 | Cal Poly | 0 | 3650 | Nottingham Field | 8533 | 42.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | E Kentucky | 14 | St Francis (PA) | 10 | 3720 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 18.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Pioneer | Morehead State | 21 | Davidson | 14 | 3831 | Jayne Stadium | 10000 | 38.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Penn | 29 | Cornell | 22 | 3861 | Franklin Field | 52958 | 7.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southland | Northwestern St | 38 | SF Austin | 21 | 4257 | Turpin Stadium | 15971 | 26.7% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southland | Cent Arkansas | 34 | Abil Christian | 0 | 4325 | Estes Stadium | 9000 | 48.1% |
11/16/2017 | FCS | Southland | Incarnate Word | 28 | PV A&M | 42 | 4430 | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 6000 | 73.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southern | Samford | 26 | Furman | 20 | 4673 | Seibert Stadium | 6700 | 69.7% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Maine | 19 | Stony Brook | 20 | 4983 | Alfond Stadium (ME) | 10000 | 49.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Villanova | 28 | Delaware | 7 | 5109 | Villanova Stadium | 12500 | 40.9% |
11/16/2017 | FBS | MAC | Ball State | 24 | Buffalo | 40 | 5248 | Scheumann Stadium | 23861 | 22.0% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Columbia | 24 | Brown | 6 | 5341 | Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | 17000 | 31.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southland | Lamar | 3 | McNeese | 13 | 5378 | Provost Umphrey Stadium | 16000 | 33.6% |
11/14/2017 | FBS | MAC | Kent State | 23 | Cent Michigan | 42 | 5580 | Dix Stadium | 25000 | 22.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southland | Sam Houston | 53 | Houston Baptist | 33 | 6515 | Bowers Stadium | 12593 | 51.7% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big South | Kennesaw St | 52 | Monmouth | 21 | 6808 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8318 | 81.8% |
11/16/2017 | FCS | Southland | SE Louisiana | 21 | Nicholls | 17 | 6866 | Strawberry Stadium | 7408 | 92.7% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Idaho | 7 | C. Carolina | 13 | 7444 | Kibbie Dome | 17600 | 42.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Illinois State | 7 | North Dakota St | 20 | 7664 | Hancock Stadium | 13391 | 57.2% |
11/15/2017 | FBS | MAC | N Illinois | 35 | W Michigan | 31 | 7732 | Huskie Stadium | 45995 | 16.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Richmond | 27 | William & Mary | 20 | 8057 | Robins Stadium | 8700 | 92.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Hampton | 20 | Howard | 17 | 8142 | Armstrong Stadium | 17000 | 47.9% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 28 | E Illinois | 13 | 8214 | Governors Stadium | 10000 | 82.1% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa | 41 | Indiana State | 3 | 8232 | UNI-Dome | 16324 | 50.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Southern | Chattanooga | 10 | ETSU | 3 | 8434 | Finley Stadium | 20668 | 40.8% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Elon | 3 | JMU | 31 | 8662 | Rhodes Stadium | 11250 | 77.0% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | E Washington | 59 | Portland State | 33 | 8717 | Roos Field | 8600 | 101.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Youngstown St | 38 | Missouri State | 10 | 9362 | Stambaugh Stadium | 20630 | 45.4% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Weber State | 35 | Idaho State | 7 | 9539 | Stewart Stadium | 17312 | 55.1% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Missouri Valley | South Dakota | 28 | South Dakota St | 31 | 10147 | DakotaDome | 10000 | 101.5% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Southern Utah | 48 | N Arizona | 20 | 10842 | Eccles Coliseum | 8500 | 127.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Sacramento St | 52 | UC Davis | 47 | 11828 | Hornet Stadium | 21195 | 55.8% |
11/15/2017 | FBS | MAC | Miami (OH) | 24 | E Michigan | 27 | 11851 | Yager Stadium | 30087 | 39.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Ga Southern | 52 | South Alabama | 0 | 12250 | Allen E. Paulson Stadium | 25000 | 49.0% |
11/17/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | W Kentucky | 41 | Mid Tennessee | 38 | 12612 | L.T. Smith Stadium | 22000 | 57.3% |
11/17/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | New Mexico | 35 | UNLV | 38 | 14744 | Dreamstyle Stadium | 44074 | 33.5% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Patriot League | Lehigh | 38 | Lafayette | 31 | 15270 | Goodman Stadium | 16000 | 95.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Wyoming | 7 | Fresno State | 13 | 15440 | War Memorial Stadium (WY) | 34745 | 44.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Louisiana | 47 | New Mexico St | 34 | 16048 | Cajun Field | 41357 | 38.8% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | UTEP | 21 | LA Tech | 42 | 16597 | Sun Bowl | 53415 | 31.1% |
11/15/2017 | FBS | MAC | Bowling Green | 37 | Toledo | 66 | 16649 | Doyt Perry Stadium | 33527 | 49.7% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Utah State | 38 | Hawai’i | 0 | 17650 | Romney Stadium | 33119 | 53.3% |
11/14/2017 | FBS | MAC | Akron | 37 | Ohio | 34 | 17832 | InfoCision Stadium | 30000 | 59.4% |
11/16/2017 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Jacksonville St | 36 | Tennessee St | 6 | 18782 | Burgess-Snow Field | 24000 | 78.3% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | The American | Tulane | 20 | Houston | 17 | 19026 | Yulman Stadium | 30000 | 63.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Sun Belt | Arkansas State | 30 | Texas State | 12 | 19846 | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30964 | 64.1% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana State | 31 | Montana | 23 | 19907 | Bobcat Stadium (MT) | 20767 | 95.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 24 | Rice | 21 | 20118 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 20118 | 100.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big East | UConn | 16 | Boston College | 39 | 20133 | Fenway Park | 37731 | 53.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Duke | 43 | Georgia Tech | 20 | 20141 | Wallace Wade Stadium | 57500 | 35.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | UTSA | 9 | Marshall | 7 | 20148 | Alamodome | 65000 | 31.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | Southern Miss | 66 | Charlotte | 21 | 20189 | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36000 | 56.1% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | MEAC | NC A&T | 24 | NC Central | 10 | 21500 | Aggie Stadium (NC) | 21500 | 100.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas | 3 | Oklahoma | 41 | 22854 | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS) | 50071 | 45.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Vanderbilt | 17 | Missouri | 45 | 22910 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 41448 | 55.3% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | FAU | 52 | FIU | 24 | 24116 | FAU Football Stadium | 30000 | 80.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Colorado State | 42 | San Jose State | 14 | 25743 | CSU Stadium | 41200 | 62.5% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | The American | Temple | 19 | UCF | 45 | 25877 | Lincoln Financial Field | 69029 | 37.5% |
11/16/2017 | FBS | Big East | USF | 27 | Tulsa | 20 | 26195 | Raymond James Stadium | 71921 | 36.4% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 52 | Army | 49 | 26392 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 85.5% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | San Diego State | 42 | Nevada | 23 | 29265 | SDCCU Stadium | 70561 | 41.5% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Northwestern | 39 | Minnesota | 0 | 30014 | Ryan Field | 47130 | 63.7% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Wake Forest | 30 | NC State | 24 | 31803 | BB&T Field | 32483 | 97.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | The American | East Carolina | 48 | Cincinnati | 20 | 31923 | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium | 50410 | 63.3% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Mountain West | Boise State | 44 | Air Force | 19 | 33030 | Albertsons Stadium | 36387 | 90.8% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Louisville | 56 | Syracuse | 10 | 34265 | Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium | 55327 | 61.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | The American | Memphis | 66 | SMU | 45 | 35329 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 65885 | 53.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Indiana | 41 | Rutgers | 0 | 35949 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) | 52929 | 67.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Oregon State | 24 | Arizona State | 40 | 36063 | Reser Stadium | 46469 | 77.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Baylor | 13 | Iowa State | 23 | 40653 | McLane Stadium | 45140 | 90.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina | 65 | W Carolina | 10 | 43000 | Kenan Stadium | 63000 | 68.3% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | MEAC | Bethune-Cookman | 29 | Florida A&M | 24 | 47819 | Camping World Stadium | 65000 | 73.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 3 | TCU | 27 | 51278 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60454 | 84.8% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Independent | BYU | 10 | UMass | 16 | 51355 | LaVell Edwards Stadium | 66247 | 77.5% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Stanford | 17 | Cal | 14 | 51424 | Stanford Stadium | 51607 | 99.6% |
11/18/2017 | FCS | Ivy League | Yale | 24 | Harvard | 3 | 51426 | Yale Bowl | 61446 | 83.7% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Oregon | 48 | Arizona | 28 | 51799 | Autzen Stadium | 59597 | 86.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | West Virginia | 14 | Texas | 28 | 53133 | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60000 | 88.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Ole Miss | 24 | Texas A&M | 31 | 55880 | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium | 62657 | 89.2% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | 40 | Kansas State | 45 | 56790 | Boone Pickens Stadium | 60218 | 94.3% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Virginia Tech | 20 | Pitt | 14 | 58948 | Lane Stadium | 66233 | 89.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Iowa | 15 | Purdue | 24 | 60554 | Kinnick Stadium | 70585 | 85.8% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Miami | 44 | Virginia | 28 | 63415 | Hard Rock Stadium | 65326 | 97.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Arkansas | 21 | Miss St | 28 | 64153 | Razorback Stadium | 72000 | 89.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington | 33 | Utah | 30 | 65767 | Husky Stadium | 70083 | 93.8% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 17 | Maryland | 7 | 70216 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 93.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Florida State | 77 | Delaware State | 6 | 70599 | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79560 | 88.7% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | South Carolina | 31 | Wofford | 10 | 74742 | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80250 | 93.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Independent | Notre Dame | 24 | Navy | 17 | 77622 | Notre Dame Stadium | 80795 | 96.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | ACC | Clemson | 61 | The Citadel | 3 | 80618 | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | 81500 | 98.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Wisconsin | 24 | Michigan | 10 | 81216 | Camp Randall Stadium | 80321 | 101.1% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Auburn | 42 | UL Monroe | 14 | 82133 | Jordan-Hare Stadium | 87451 | 93.9% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Pac 12 | USC | 28 | UCLA | 23 | 82407 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93607 | 88.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Florida | 36 | UAB | 7 | 84649 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88548 | 95.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Georgia | 42 | Kentucky | 13 | 92746 | Sanford Stadium | 92746 | 100.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Tennessee | 10 | LSU | 30 | 96888 | Neyland Stadium | 102455 | 94.6% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | SEC | Alabama | 56 | Mercer | 0 | 101821 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 101821 | 100.0% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Ohio State | 52 | Illinois | 14 | 105282 | Ohio Stadium | 104944 | 100.3% |
11/18/2017 | FBS | Big Ten | Penn State | 56 | Nebraska | 44 | 106722 | Beaver Stadium | 106572 | 100.1% |