We’re into the swing of things here through week five, with plenty of good games on the slate. Even with that, average attendance was 26,365 for the week, a decrease of 1,828 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: 1,243 – Presbyterian vs Lindsey Wilson. The Blue Hose hosted the Blue Raiders and everyone was too blue to go to the game. The NAIA level Blue Raiders played a tough matchup, losing to Presbyterian by a mere 10-0 score. Your prerequisite action shot:
Football: Football loses defensive battle at Presbyterian 10-0
— LWC Athletics (@LWCAthletics) September 28, 2018
– https://t.co/UXJeBPOtdn pic.twitter.com/23Pn7RkuSc
Worst overall FBS attendance: 9,367 – Ball State vs Kent State. It’s hard to get fans out for Ball State football after a 1-3 start, even if they hung in there against Notre Dame in week two. With that, fewer than 10,000 were in the stands to see the Cardinals trounce Kent State by a score of 52-24. On top of all this, Ball State maintains the best hashtag in all of college football. #Chirpchirp, motherfuckers. The crowd:
Worst overall Power Five attendance: 18,364 – Kansas vs Oklahoma State. Despite going into this game with a 2-2 record, their best in a while, Jayhawks fans couldn’t get excited to see Jayhawk football. Even worse? It was homecoming weekend! Only 18,364 made the journey back to campus to see KU put up a fight and hang 28 on Oklahoma State, who walked away with the 48-28 victory. A little pre-game action:
@TiffanyKSNT and I are back in Lawrence for homecoming and @ku_football! pic.twitter.com/455YCQf28T
— McKenzi Davis (@McKenziKSNT) September 29, 2018
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Yale (12.8% full, 7,889 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: UTSA (31% full, 20,176 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Kansas (36.7% full, 18,364 in attendance)
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 5.
Enjoy!
Week 5:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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9/27/2018 | FCS | Big South | Presbyterian | 10 | Lindsey Wilson | 0 | 1243 | Bailey Memorial Stadium | 6500 | 19.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | San Diego | 49 | Stetson | 10 | 1471 | Torero Stadium | 6000 | 24.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Northeast | St. Francis (PA) | 59 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | 1563 | DeGol Field | 3450 | 45.3% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 9 | Drake | 41 | 1738 | D.B. Milne Field | 5000 | 34.8% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Marist | 28 | Dayton | 17 | 2830 | Tenney Stadium | 5000 | 56.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big South | Gardner-Webb | 14 | Wofford | 45 | 2850 | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium | 9000 | 31.7% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southern | Virginia Military | 38 | Mercer | 48 | 3251 | Alumni Memorial Field | 10000 | 32.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Cornell | 43 | Sacred Heart | 24 | 3620 | Schoellkopf Field | 25597 | 14.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Dartmouth | 37 | Penn | 14 | 3692 | Memorial Field (Dartmouth) | 11000 | 33.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Brown | 35 | Georgetown | 7 | 3926 | Brown Stadium | 20000 | 19.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big South | Monmouth | 54 | Wagner | 47 | 3971 | Kessler Stadium | 4200 | 94.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Butler | 24 | Morehead State | 21 | 4062 | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 7500 | 54.2% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big South | Kennesaw State | 24 | Samford | 10 | 4396 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8318 | 52.8% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Western Illinois | 45 | Youngstown State | 38 | 4532 | Hanson Field | 16368 | 27.7% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 35 | Davidson | 40 | 4605 | Brown Field | 5000 | 92.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Northern Colorado | 13 | North Dakota | 38 | 4902 | Nottingham Field | 8533 | 57.4% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Savannah State | 20 | Bethune-Cookman | 35 | 5018 | T.A. Wright Stadium | 8500 | 59.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southland | Southeastern Louisiana | 24 | Northwestern State | 17 | 5118 | Strawberry Stadium | 7408 | 69.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Independent | Hampton | 14 | Charleston Southern | 48 | 5124 | Armstrong Stadium | 17000 | 30.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Lafayette | 31 | Central Connecticut State | 24 | 5295 | Fisher Stadium | 13132 | 40.3% |
9/28/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Columbia | 10 | Princeton | 45 | 5327 | Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | 17000 | 31.3% |
9/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Indiana State | 0 | Northern Iowa | 33 | 5487 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) | 12764 | 43.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big South | Campbell | 30 | North Alabama | 7 | 6352 | Barker-Lane Stadium | 5000 | 127.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Norfolk State | 54 | Delaware State | 28 | 7103 | William Price Stadium | 30000 | 23.7% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Cal Poly | 28 | Montana | 48 | 7157 | Alex G. Spanos Stadium | 11075 | 64.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech | 38 | Eastern Illinois | 52 | 7184 | Tucker Stadium | 16500 | 43.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southern | Furman | 44 | Western Carolina | 38 | 7201 | Paladin Stadium | 16000 | 45.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Towson | 44 | The Citadel | 27 | 7323 | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11198 | 65.4% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southland | Sam Houston State | 34 | Central Arkansas | 31 | 7598 | Bowers Stadium | 12593 | 60.3% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Stony Brook | 29 | Villanova | 27 | 7720 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12000 | 64.3% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Yale | 35 | Maine | 14 | 7889 | Yale Bowl | 61446 | 12.8% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southland | Nicholls State | 50 | Lamar | 27 | 8044 | John L. Guidry Stadium | 10500 | 76.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Richmond | 10 | James Madison | 63 | 8217 | Robins Stadium | 8700 | 94.4% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Holy Cross | 16 | Bucknell | 19 | 8275 | Fitton Field | 23500 | 35.2% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | MEAC | North Carolina Central | 14 | Florida A&M | 55 | 8451 | O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium | 10000 | 84.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Southern Illinois | 24 | South Dakota | 31 | 8546 | Saluki Stadium | 15000 | 57.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southland | McNeese State | 17 | Stephen F. Austin | 10 | 8933 | Cowboy Stadium (LA) | 17610 | 50.7% |
9/28/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Harvard | 16 | Rhode Island | 23 | 9123 | Harvard Stadium | 30323 | 30.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Idaho State | 56 | Northern Arizona | 42 | 9129 | Holt Arena | 12000 | 76.1% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | William & Mary | 0 | Colgate | 23 | 9191 | Zable Stadium | 11686 | 78.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southern | East Tennessee State | 17 | Chattanooga | 14 | 9277 | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium | 7694 | 120.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | MAC | Ball State | 52 | Kent State | 24 | 9367 | Scheumann Stadium | 23861 | 39.3% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Southland | Abilene Christian | 34 | Incarnate Word | 44 | 9751 | Wildcat Stadium (TX) | 12000 | 81.3% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Idaho | 20 | Portland State | 7 | 10566 | Kibbie Dome | 17600 | 60.0% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Elon | 30 | New Hampshire | 9 | 10856 | Rhodes Stadium | 11250 | 96.5% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 45 | Tennessee-Martin | 38 | 11137 | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16800 | 66.3% |
9/27/2018 | FCS | MEAC | North Carolina A&T | 31 | South Carolina State | 16 | 11530 | Aggie Stadium (NC) | 21500 | 53.6% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Missouri State | 24 | Illinois State | 21 | 12224 | Plaster Stadium | 17500 | 69.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Georgia State | 46 | Louisiana-Monroe | 14 | 14368 | Georgia State Stadium | 24333 | 59.0% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | MAC | Eastern Michigan | 23 | Northern Illinois | 26 | 14779 | Rynearson Stadium | 30200 | 48.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Florida International | 55 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 9 | 14937 | FIU Stadium | 23500 | 63.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | MAC | Miami (OH) | 39 | Western Michigan | 40 | 15012 | Yager Stadium | 30087 | 49.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | San Jose State | 41 | Hawaii | 44 | 16363 | CEFCU Stadium – Home of the Spartans | 30456 | 53.7% |
9/28/2018 | FBS | The American | Tulane | 40 | Memphis | 24 | 16631 | Yulman Stadium | 30000 | 55.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Middle Tennessee | 25 | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 17299 | Floyd Stadium | 30788 | 56.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas | 28 | Oklahoma State | 48 | 18364 | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS) | 50071 | 36.7% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana State | 17 | Eastern Washington | 34 | 18667 | Bobcat Stadium (MT) | 20767 | 89.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | New Mexico | 43 | Liberty | 52 | 18804 | Dreamstyle Stadium | 44074 | 42.7% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | North Dakota State | 21 | South Dakota State | 17 | 18846 | Fargodome | 19000 | 99.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | The American | SMU | 63 | Houston Baptist | 27 | 18983 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 35481 | 53.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | MAC | Ohio | 58 | Massachusetts | 42 | 19056 | Peden Stadium | 24617 | 77.4% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Jacksonville State | 48 | Austin Peay | 32 | 19388 | Burgess-Snow Field | 24000 | 80.8% |
9/29/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Southern | 3 | Alcorn State | 20 | 19412 | A.W. Mumford Stadium | 28500 | 68.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UTSA | 30 | UTEP | 21 | 20176 | Alamodome | 65000 | 31.0% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big East | Connecticut | 7 | Cincinnati | 49 | 20322 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field | 40000 | 50.8% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Western Kentucky | 17 | Marshall | 20 | 20811 | L.T. Smith Stadium | 22000 | 94.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Wyoming | 14 | Boise State | 34 | 22271 | War Memorial Stadium (WY) | 34745 | 64.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | MAC | Buffalo | 13 | Army | 42 | 23671 | UB Stadium | 29795 | 79.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 25 | Nevada | 28 | 23707 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 42.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Troy | 45 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | 23810 | Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) | 30000 | 79.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Wake Forest | 56 | Rice | 24 | 24519 | BB&T Field | 32483 | 75.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UAB | 28 | Charlotte | 7 | 25395 | Legion Field (AL) | 71594 | 35.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | 52 | South Alabama | 7 | 25862 | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 24050 | 107.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Vanderbilt | 31 | Tennessee State | 27 | 27340 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 41448 | 66.0% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington State | 28 | Utah | 24 | 30088 | Martin Stadium | 40306 | 74.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 29 | 30105 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 97.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Rutgers | 17 | Indiana | 24 | 32056 | HighPoint.com Stadium | 52454 | 61.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Duke | 14 | Virginia Tech | 31 | 32177 | Wallace Wade Stadium | 40004 | 80.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Fresno State | 49 | Toledo | 27 | 33401 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) | 42881 | 77.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | The American | East Carolina | 37 | Old Dominion | 35 | 35047 | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium | 50410 | 69.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 45 | Temple | 35 | 40111 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 90.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Georgia Tech | 63 | Bowling Green | 17 | 40740 | Bobby Dodd Stadium | 56680 | 71.9% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | TCU | 17 | Iowa State | 14 | 42664 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 50307 | 84.8% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | California | 24 | Oregon | 42 | 43448 | Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA) | 62467 | 69.6% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona | 20 | USC | 24 | 43573 | Arizona Stadium | 59920 | 72.7% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | The American | Central Florida | 45 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 44904 | Spectrum Stadium | 48453 | 92.7% |
9/28/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Colorado | 38 | UCLA | 16 | 46814 | Folsom Field | 54972 | 85.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Northwestern | 17 | Michigan | 20 | 47330 | Ryan Field | 47130 | 100.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas State | 14 | Texas | 19 | 49916 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53000 | 94.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona State | 52 | Oregon State | 24 | 51447 | Sun Devil Stadium | 56232 | 91.5% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Louisville | 24 | Florida State | 28 | 52798 | Cardinal Stadium | 55327 | 95.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 34 | West Virginia | 42 | 55283 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60454 | 91.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Texas A&M | 24 | Arkansas | 17 | 55383 | AT&T Stadium | 80000 | 69.2% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina State | 35 | Virginia | 21 | 57600 | Carter-Finley Stadium | 57583 | 100.0% |
9/27/2018 | FBS | ACC | Miami | 47 | North Carolina | 10 | 60843 | Hard Rock Stadium | 65326 | 93.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Mississippi State | 6 | Florida | 13 | 61406 | Davis Wade Stadium | 58103 | 105.7% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Kentucky | 24 | South Carolina | 10 | 63081 | Kroger Field | 61000 | 103.4% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington | 35 | BYU | 7 | 70155 | Husky Stadium | 70083 | 100.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 31 | Central Michigan | 20 | 73752 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 98.3% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Independent | Notre Dame | 38 | Stanford | 17 | 77622 | Notre Dame Stadium | 80795 | 96.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | ACC | Clemson | 27 | Syracuse | 23 | 80122 | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | 81500 | 98.3% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Auburn | 24 | Southern Miss | 13 | 83792 | Jordan-Hare Stadium | 87451 | 95.8% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 66 | Baylor | 33 | 86642 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 103.1% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Nebraska | 28 | Purdue | 42 | 88911 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | 86047 | 103.3% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Georgia | 38 | Tennessee | 12 | 92746 | Sanford Stadium | 92746 | 100.0% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | LSU | 45 | Ole Miss | 16 | 100224 | Tiger Stadium (LA) | 102321 | 98.0% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | SEC | Alabama | 56 | Louisiana | 14 | 101471 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 101821 | 99.7% |
9/29/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Penn State | 26 | Ohio State | 27 | 110889 | Beaver Stadium | 106572 | 104.1% |