NCAA Football 2018 Attendance, Week 4: Duke Only Fills Cameron

Week four of the NCAA Football season finally felt like things were in full swing, as no games were cancelled due to hurricanes, and plenty of conference play started up.  Average attendance was 28,193 for the week, a decrease of 1,374 over last week and the lowest attended week of the season thus far. Let’s take a look, shall we?

Worst overall Division I attendance: 840 – Valparaiso vs Truman State.  The Crusaders took on the Division II Bulldogs of Truman State, and that matchup wasn’t enough to stir a thousand folks out of their beds to head on down to Valpo’s campus.  Insult to injury? Truman State walked away with a 34-20 victory. An action shot that gives the impression of a lot fuller house:

Worst overall FBS attendance: 10,086 – UMass vs Charlotte. UMass splits their time on campus and at Gillette Stadium, and this week they were in Amherst.  A beautiful campus but not the best drawing opponent in the land, the hapless 49ers of Charlotte.  A mid-game shot for you:

UMass takes on Charlotte in Alumni Stadium.

 

Worst overall Power Five attendance: 25,132 – Duke vs North Carolina-Central. Duke rolled to a 4-0 start on the season with this 55-13 stomping of NC-Central, but they only managed to draw a shade over 25,000 on Saturday. With one of the better starts in team history, Blue Devils fans have to be asking themselves what it’ll take to fill up the stadium, because even the announced 25,132 seemed generous:

 

Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Penn (8.4% full, 4,445 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Temple (35.1% full, 24,217 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Virginia (53% full, 34,446 in attendance)

 

 

And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 4.

 

Enjoy!

 

Week 4:

DateDivisionConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% Full
9/22/2018FCSPioneerValparaiso20Truman State34840Brown Field500016.8%
9/22/2018FCSOhio ValleyTennessee-Martin37Austin Peay71497Hardy M. Graham Stadium750020.0%
9/22/2018FCSPioneerStetson19Marist141567Spec Martin Stadium600026.1%
9/22/2018FCSPatriot LeagueGeorgetown15Columbia231865Cooper Field250074.6%
9/22/2018FCSBig SouthPresbyterian41Bluefield102064Bailey Memorial Stadium650031.8%
9/22/2018FCSBig SouthCharleston Southern22Elon312465Buccaneer Field400061.6%
9/22/2018FCSSWACArkansas-Pine Bluff13Prairie View A&M622675Simmons Bank Field1600016.7%
9/22/2018FCSNortheastWagner14Sacred Heart413178Hameline Field350090.8%
9/22/2018FCSNortheastBryant49Robert Morris463792Bulldog Stadium (RI)440086.2%
9/22/2018FCSColonial AthleticAlbany35St. Francis (PA)283840Bob Ford Field850045.2%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyPortland State23Montana State434135Hillsboro Stadium760054.4%
9/22/2018FCSIvy LeaguePenn30Lehigh104445Franklin Field529588.4%
9/22/2018FCSPioneerDayton42Davidson214700Welcome Stadium1100042.7%
9/22/2018FCSBig SouthCampbell42Shaw04857Barker-Lane Stadium500097.1%
9/22/2018FCSSouthlandNicholls State27Sam Houston State75025John L. Guidry Stadium1050047.9%
9/22/2018FCSIndependentNorth Alabama37Azusa Pacific355314Braly Municipal Stadium1421537.4%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyNorthern Arizona31Southern Utah235832J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome1123051.9%
9/22/2018FCSBig SouthKennesaw State70Clark Atlanta136009Fifth Third Bank Stadium831872.2%
9/22/2018FCSColonial AthleticStony Brook36Richmond106272Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium1200052.3%
9/22/2018FCSSouthlandStephen F. Austin24Abilene Christian216281Homer Bryce Stadium1457543.1%
9/22/2018FCSPatriot LeagueFordham13Central Connecticut State247134Coffey Field7000101.9%
9/22/2018FCSPatriot LeagueHoly Cross14Dartmouth347175Fitton Field2350030.5%
9/22/2018FCSSWACGrambling34Alabama State07359Robinson Stadium1960037.5%
9/22/2018FCSOhio ValleyEastern Illinois40Tennessee State417670O’Brien Stadium1000076.7%
9/22/2018FCSOhio ValleyEastern Kentucky23Southeast Missouri State147720Roy Kidd Stadium2000038.6%
9/22/2018FCSPatriot LeagueColgate45Lafayette07753Andy Kerr Stadium1022175.9%
9/22/2018FCSMEACSouth Carolina State7Norfolk State177820Oliver C. Dawson Stadium2200035.5%
9/22/2018FCSSouthlandLamar24Southeastern Louisiana308017Provost Umphrey Stadium1600050.1%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyUC-Davis44Idaho218179Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)1074376.1%
9/22/2018FCSSouthernEast Tennessee State29Furman278453William B. Greene Jr. Stadium7694109.9%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyWeber State45Northern Colorado288668Stewart Stadium1731250.1%
9/22/2018FCSMissouri ValleyNorthern Iowa44Hampton09116UNI-Dome1632455.8%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyEastern Washington70Cal Poly179156Roos Field8600106.5%
9/21/2018FCSIvy LeagueBrown17Harvard319309Brown Stadium2000046.5%
9/22/2018FCSColonial AthleticVillanova49Bucknell79341Villanova Stadium1250074.7%
9/22/2018FBSIndependentMassachusetts49Charlotte3110086Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium1700059.3%
9/22/2018FCSSouthernChattanooga27Samford2010469Finley Stadium2066850.7%
9/22/2018FCSIvy LeaguePrinceton51Monmouth911068Princeton Stadium2777339.9%
9/22/2018FCSIndependentNorth Dakota21Idaho State2511157Alerus Center1228390.8%
9/22/2018FCSSouthernMercer31The Citadel3811772Five Star Stadium10200115.4%
9/22/2018FCSSouthernWestern Carolina52Virginia Military5012759E.J. Whitmire Stadium1374292.8%
9/22/2018FCSIvy LeagueCornell24Yale3012801Schoellkopf Field2559750.0%
9/22/2018FBSIndependentLiberty7North Texas4714112Williams Stadium (VA)1920073.5%
9/22/2018FBSMACBowling Green23Miami (OH)3814380Doyt Perry Stadium3352742.9%
9/22/2018FBSSun BeltGeorgia State15Western Michigan3415264Georgia State Stadium2433362.7%
9/22/2018FBSMACBall State20Western Kentucky2815873Scheumann Stadium2386166.5%
9/22/2018FCSMEACNorth Carolina A&T13Morgan State1615909Aggie Stadium (NC)2150074.0%
9/22/2018FBSMACCentral Michigan17Maine516474Kelly/Shorts Stadium3030254.4%
9/22/2018FCSMEACFlorida A&M31Savannah State1316644Bragg Memorial Stadium2550065.3%
9/22/2018FBSSun BeltLouisiana28Coastal Carolina3017125Cajun Field4135741.4%
9/22/2018FCSOhio ValleyJacksonville State48Tennessee Tech2017403Burgess-Snow Field2400072.5%
9/22/2018FBSThe AmericanSMU31Navy3017531Gerald J. Ford Stadium3548149.4%
9/22/2018FBSSun BeltArkansas State27UNLV2018537Centennial Bank Stadium3096459.9%
9/22/2018FCSMissouri ValleyNorth Dakota State38Delaware1018883Fargodome1900099.4%
9/22/2018FBSConference USAUTEP20New Mexico State2719412Sun Bowl5341536.3%
9/22/2018FCSMEACBethune-Cookman35Howard4119712Lucas Oil Stadium6242131.6%
9/22/2018FCSSWACAlabama A&M27Southern2920000A.W. Mumford Stadium2850070.2%
9/22/2018FBSConference USASouthern Miss40Rice2220159M. M. Roberts Stadium3600056.0%
9/22/2018FBSConference USAOld Dominion49Virginia Tech3520532S.B. Ballard Stadium20118102.1%
9/22/2018FBSSun BeltAppalachian State72Gardner-Webb721084Kidd Brewer Stadium2405087.7%
9/22/2018FBSMountain WestUtah State42Air Force3222720Romney Stadium3311968.6%
9/22/2018FBSMACToledo63Nevada4423675Glass Bowl3685264.2%
9/22/2018FCSBig SkyMontana41Sacramento State3424060Washington Grizzly2521795.4%
9/20/2018FBSThe AmericanTemple31Tulsa1724217Lincoln Financial Field6902935.1%
9/22/2018FCSColonial AthleticJames Madison51William & Mary025130Bridgeforth Stadium25000100.5%
9/22/2018FBSACCDuke55North Carolina Central1325132Wallace Wade Stadium4000462.8%
9/22/2018FBSSECVanderbilt14South Carolina3726078Vanderbilt Stadium4144862.9%
9/22/2018FBSMountain WestHawaii42Duquesne2126175Aloha Stadium5000052.4%
9/22/2018FBSMountain WestColorado State19Illinois State3526259Canvas Stadium4100064.0%
9/22/2018FBSThe AmericanMemphis52South Alabama3527765Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium6588542.1%
9/22/2018FBSConference USAUTSA25Texas State2129205Alamodome6500044.9%
9/22/2018FBSThe AmericanHouston70Texas Southern1429970TDECU Stadium4000074.9%
9/22/2018FBSMountain WestSan Diego State23Eastern Michigan2030898SDCCU Stadium7056143.8%
9/22/2018FBSACCWake Forest27Notre Dame5631092BB&T Field3248395.7%
9/22/2018FBSConference USAMarshall20North Carolina State3732349Joan C. Edwards Stadium4138278.2%
9/22/2018FBSPac 12Oregon State14Arizona3533022Reser Stadium4646971.1%
9/22/2018FBSACCVirginia27Louisville334446Scott Stadium6494753.0%
9/22/2018FBSBig EastSouth Florida20East Carolina1334562Raymond James Stadium7192148.1%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenRutgers13Buffalo4234574HighPoint.com Stadium5245465.9%
9/21/2018FBSBig TenIllinois24Penn State6334704Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)6067057.2%
9/22/2018FBSThe AmericanCincinnati34Ohio3035220Nippert Stadium35105100.3%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenMaryland42Minnesota1336211Maryland Stadium5180269.9%
9/22/2018FBSACCSyracuse51Connecticut2136632Carrier Dome5056472.4%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12Baylor26Kansas736725McLane Stadium4514081.4%
9/22/2018FBSACCNorth Carolina38Pittsburgh3544168Kenan Stadium6300070.1%
9/21/2018FBSThe AmericanCentral Florida56Florida Atlantic3644257Spectrum Stadium4845391.3%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenIndiana21Michigan State3545445Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)5292985.9%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenPurdue30Boston College1347119Ross-Ade Stadium5723682.3%
9/22/2018FBSSECOle Miss38Kent State1750417Vaught-Hemingway Stadium6265780.5%
9/22/2018FBSACCGeorgia Tech21Clemson4950595Bobby Dodd Stadium5668089.3%
9/21/2018FBSPac 12USC39Washington State3652421Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum9360756.0%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12Oklahoma State17Texas Tech4153166Boone Pickens Stadium6021888.3%
9/22/2018FBSIndependentBYU30McNeese State353223LaVell Edwards Stadium6624780.3%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12Iowa State26Akron1354028Jack Trice Stadium5679595.1%
9/22/2018FBSSECMissouri29Georgia4358284Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field7116881.9%
9/22/2018FBSPac 12Oregon31Stanford3858453Autzen Stadium5959798.1%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12West Virginia35Kansas State659245Milan Puskar Stadium6000098.7%
9/22/2018FBSACCMiami31Florida International1759814Hard Rock Stadium6532691.6%
9/22/2018FBSSECKentucky28Mississippi State760037Kroger Field6100098.4%
9/22/2018FBSACCFlorida State37Northern Illinois1965633Doak Campbell Stadium7956082.5%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenIowa17Wisconsin2869250Kinnick Stadium7058598.1%
9/22/2018FBSPac 12Washington27Arizona State2071200Husky Stadium70083101.6%
9/22/2018FBSSECAuburn34Arkansas384188Jordan-Hare Stadium8745196.3%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12Oklahoma28Army2187177Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)84000103.8%
9/22/2018FBSBig 12Texas31TCU1695124Royal Texas Memorial Stadium10011995.0%
9/22/2018FBSSECTennessee21Florida47100027Neyland Stadium10245597.6%
9/22/2018FBSSECAlabama45Texas A&M23101821Bryant-Denny Stadium101821100.0%
9/22/2018FBSSECLSU38Louisiana Tech21102321Tiger Stadium (LA)102321100.0%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenOhio State49Tulane6103336Ohio Stadium10494498.5%
9/22/2018FBSBig TenMichigan56Nebraska10111037Michigan Stadium107601103.2%