Weeks seven and eight have passed, and it’s time for another attendance update.1 With cooler weather across the nation, plenty of fans were willing to go to football games, except at Miami of Ohio, who recorded the lowest attended FBS game of the year with merely 5,003 in attendance. For the rest of D1 Football, average attendance was 23,140 in week eight, down 562 over week seven. Week seven came in at 23,702, which was down almost 2,000 from week six. Let’s take a look at the whole shebang, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance: 852 – Central Connecticut State vs Wagner. This game actually had a Division I record set at it after CCSU’s Aaron Dawson ran for 308 yards in the first half, but fewer than 1,000 were in the seats to see history. The small crowd was largely on account of heavy rain. Here’s the action shot:
Worst overall FBS attendance: 8,687 – Charlotte vs Southern Miss. The 49ers of Charlotte have one of the least interesting athletic programs to offer their students, many of whom see their college education as simply a “business transaction.” So it was no surprise that fewer than 10,000 showed up for UN-CC backing into a 20-17 win over Southern Miss. The sparse crowd in action:
The Point After: A collection of stats and notes from Saturday's 20-17 C-USA home win over Southern Miss.
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Worst overall Power Five attendance: 15,069 – Kansas vs TCU. Despite the fact that KANSAS FOOTBALL IS BACK, they could’ve hosted TCU in Allen Fieldhouse and had a thousand seats to spare. But the meek inherited the earth as the Jayhawks got their first conference win since beating Texas in 2016, and the small crowd made its way down to celebrate with the players:
You can Rock Chalk it up, the Jayhawks win it! KU edges TCU 27-26! Bender has his best game, #PookaMagic has two receiving TDs and Joe Dineen sets the new school record for TFLs! #kufball pic.twitter.com/LFJVZNJRej
— Brian Hanni (@BHanni) October 27, 2018
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Brown (6.6% full, 1,324 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: UTEP (20.2% full, 10,787 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Kansas (30.1% full, 15,069 in attendance)
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 9.
Enjoy!
Week 9:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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10/27/2018 | FCS | Northeast | Central Connecticut State | 49 | Wagner | 24 | 852 | Arute Field | 5500 | 15.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | San Diego | 59 | Jacksonville | 35 | 1047 | Torero Stadium | 6000 | 17.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Brown | 7 | Penn | 13 | 1324 | Brown Stadium | 20000 | 6.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Morehead State | 21 | Marist | 48 | 1345 | Jayne Stadium | 10000 | 13.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Northeast | Robert Morris | 7 | St. Francis (PA) | 20 | 1359 | Joe Walton Stadium | 3000 | 45.3% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Delaware State | 28 | North Carolina Central | 13 | 1466 | Alumni Stadium (DE) | 7193 | 20.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Northeast | Sacred Heart | 49 | Bryant | 26 | 1678 | Campus Field | 10500 | 16.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Rhode Island | 21 | William & Mary | 10 | 1688 | Meade Stadium | 6555 | 25.8% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Holy Cross | 56 | Lehigh | 0 | 1779 | Fitton Field | 23500 | 7.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Colgate | 38 | Georgetown | 0 | 1827 | Andy Kerr Stadium | 10221 | 17.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 25 | Drake | 42 | 1945 | Brown Field | 5000 | 38.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Butler | 28 | Dayton | 38 | 1992 | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 7500 | 26.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Columbia | 17 | Yale | 10 | 2555 | Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | 17000 | 15.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big South | Presbyterian | 14 | Monmouth | 24 | 2638 | Bailey Memorial Stadium | 6500 | 40.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Western Illinois | 37 | Northern Iowa | 17 | 2832 | Hanson Field | 16368 | 17.3% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Sacramento State | 14 | Portland State | 41 | 3267 | Hornet Stadium | 21195 | 15.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Fordham | 13 | Lafayette | 21 | 3616 | Coffey Field | 7000 | 51.7% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Villanova | 0 | New Hampshire | 34 | 3919 | Villanova Stadium | 12500 | 31.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Davidson | 53 | Stetson | 56 | 3992 | Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC) | 6000 | 66.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 33 | Southeast Missouri State | 56 | 4014 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium | 7500 | 53.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Princeton | 66 | Cornell | 0 | 4200 | Princeton Stadium | 27773 | 15.1% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 31 | Eastern Illinois | 23 | 4400 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 22.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Dartmouth | 24 | Harvard | 17 | 5814 | Memorial Field (Dartmouth) | 11000 | 52.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Grambling | 45 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 38 | 5834 | Robinson Stadium | 19600 | 29.8% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Northern Arizona | 28 | Cal Poly | 38 | 6102 | J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome | 11230 | 54.3% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | Stephen F. Austin | 17 | Lamar | 24 | 6321 | Homer Bryce Stadium | 14575 | 43.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Missouri State | 35 | Southern Illinois | 49 | 6374 | Plaster Stadium | 17500 | 36.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southern | Wofford | 42 | Mercer | 21 | 6374 | Gibbs Stadium | 13000 | 49.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big South | Campbell | 7 | Gardner-Webb | 35 | 6712 | Barker-Lane Stadium | 5000 | 134.2% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | Northwestern State | 31 | Houston Baptist | 28 | 7098 | Turpin Stadium | 15971 | 44.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Southern Utah | 39 | Northern Colorado | 42 | 7106 | Eccles Coliseum | 8500 | 83.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southern | East Tennessee State | 45 | Western Carolina | 43 | 7121 | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium | 7694 | 92.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 41 | Tennessee Tech | 10 | 7236 | Fortera Stadium | 10000 | 72.4% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Savannah State | 32 | Norfolk State | 3 | 7812 | T.A. Wright Stadium | 8500 | 91.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 15 | Jacksonville State | 42 | 8053 | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16800 | 47.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | Nicholls State | 48 | Incarnate Word | 21 | 8061 | John L. Guidry Stadium | 10500 | 76.8% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southern | Chattanooga | 34 | Virginia Military | 27 | 8201 | Finley Stadium | 20668 | 39.7% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southern | The Citadel | 17 | Furman | 28 | 8574 | Johnson Hagood Stadium | 21000 | 40.8% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Independent | North Dakota | 30 | Weber State | 35 | 8650 | Alerus Center | 12283 | 70.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Charlotte | 20 | Southern Miss | 17 | 8687 | McColl-Richardson Field | 15314 | 56.7% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Independent | Hampton | 51 | VU of Lynchburg | 28 | 8750 | Armstrong Stadium | 17000 | 51.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Idaho State | 24 | Montana State | 17 | 8851 | Holt Arena | 12000 | 73.8% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Youngstown State | 17 | Indiana State | 43 | 9090 | Stambaugh Stadium | 20630 | 44.1% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Maine | 28 | Albany | 9 | 9248 | Morse Field At Harold Alfond Stadium | 10000 | 92.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | South Dakota | 14 | North Dakota State | 59 | 9589 | DakotaDome | 10000 | 95.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Howard | 21 | South Carolina State | 27 | 9995 | William H. Greene Stadium | 7086 | 141.1% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 38 | Idaho | 14 | 10023 | Roos Field | 8600 | 116.5% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | Sam Houston State | 28 | Southeastern Louisiana | 25 | 10098 | Bowers Stadium | 12593 | 80.2% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | Sam Houston State | 28 | Southeastern Louisiana | 25 | 10098 | Bowers Stadium | 12593 | 80.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UTEP | 0 | UAB | 19 | 10787 | Sun Bowl | 53415 | 20.2% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Southland | McNeese State | 23 | Central Arkansas | 21 | 11208 | Cowboy Stadium (LA) | 17610 | 63.6% |
10/25/2018 | FBS | MAC | Western Michigan | 24 | Toledo | 51 | 11389 | Waldo Stadium | 36361 | 31.3% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Illinois State | 28 | South Dakota State | 38 | 12144 | Hancock Stadium | 13391 | 90.7% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Illinois State | 28 | South Dakota State | 38 | 12144 | Hancock Stadium | 13391 | 90.7% |
10/25/2018 | FBS | MAC | Ohio | 52 | Ball State | 14 | 13774 | Peden Stadium | 24617 | 56.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Florida A&M | 38 | Morgan State | 3 | 14037 | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25500 | 55.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Prairie View A&M | 13 | Alcorn State | 27 | 14250 | Panther Stadium (TX) | 15000 | 95.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Nevada | 28 | San Diego State | 24 | 14545 | Mackay Stadium | 33391 | 43.6% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Delaware | 40 | Towson | 36 | 14593 | Delaware Stadium | 22000 | 66.3% |
10/26/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Florida Atlantic | 13 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 14948 | FAU Football Stadium | 30000 | 49.8% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Texas State | 27 | New Mexico State | 20 | 15045 | Bobcat Stadium (TX) | 30000 | 50.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas | 27 | TCU | 26 | 15069 | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS) | 50071 | 30.1% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Western Kentucky | 17 | Florida International | 38 | 15138 | L.T. Smith Stadium | 22000 | 68.8% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Georgia State | 34 | Coastal Carolina | 37 | 15648 | Georgia State Stadium | 24333 | 64.3% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Utah State | 61 | New Mexico | 19 | 16119 | Romney Stadium | 33119 | 48.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | The American | SMU | 20 | Cincinnati | 26 | 16121 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 35481 | 45.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | The American | Tulsa | 17 | Tulane | 24 | 16133 | Chapman Stadium | 30000 | 53.8% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | San Jose State | 50 | UNLV | 37 | 16165 | CEFCU Stadium – Home of the Spartans | 30456 | 53.1% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | MAC | Akron | 17 | Central Michigan | 10 | 17582 | InfoCision Stadium | 30000 | 58.6% |
10/25/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | 34 | Appalachian State | 14 | 19252 | Allen E. Paulson Stadium | 25000 | 77.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 17 | Middle Tennessee | 51 | 19725 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 20118 | 98.0% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Southern | 41 | Jackson State | 7 | 20575 | A.W. Mumford Stadium | 28500 | 72.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | MAC | Eastern Michigan | 22 | Army | 37 | 22627 | Rynearson Stadium | 30200 | 74.9% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana | 21 | UC-Davis | 49 | 24141 | Washington Grizzly | 25217 | 95.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big East | Connecticut | 17 | Massachusetts | 22 | 24150 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field | 40000 | 60.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 41 | Rice | 17 | 25379 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 82.3% |
10/23/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 17 | Troy | 38 | 25878 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | 40646 | 63.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 38 | Boise State | 48 | 27753 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 49.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Maryland | 63 | Illinois | 33 | 30387 | Maryland Stadium | 51802 | 58.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | The American | Houston | 57 | South Florida | 36 | 31631 | TDECU Stadium | 40000 | 79.1% |
10/26/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Colorado State | 21 | Wyoming | 34 | 32125 | Canvas Stadium | 41000 | 78.4% |
10/26/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Minnesota | 38 | Indiana | 31 | 33273 | TCF Bank Stadium | 50805 | 65.5% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Fresno State | 50 | Hawaii | 20 | 33659 | Bulldog Stadium (CA) | 42881 | 78.5% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | California | 12 | Washington | 10 | 39138 | Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA) | 62467 | 62.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Stanford | 38 | Washington State | 41 | 39596 | Stanford Stadium | 51607 | 76.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | ACC | Syracuse | 51 | North Carolina State | 41 | 40769 | Carrier Dome | 50564 | 80.6% |
10/26/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | UCLA | 10 | Utah | 41 | 41848 | Rose Bowl | 92542 | 45.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona | 44 | Oregon | 15 | 42845 | Arizona Stadium | 59920 | 71.5% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | ACC | Virginia | 31 | North Carolina | 21 | 43128 | Scott Stadium | 64947 | 66.4% |
10/26/2018 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 27 | Miami | 14 | 44514 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 100.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Northwestern | 31 | Wisconsin | 17 | 47330 | Ryan Field | 47130 | 100.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | USC | 35 | Arizona State | 38 | 47406 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93607 | 50.6% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Colorado | 34 | Oregon State | 41 | 48050 | Folsom Field | 54972 | 87.4% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | ACC | Louisville | 35 | Wake Forest | 56 | 49603 | Cardinal Stadium | 55327 | 89.7% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Independent | BYU | 6 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 51084 | LaVell Edwards Stadium | 66247 | 77.1% |
10/25/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | West Virginia | 58 | Baylor | 14 | 53117 | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60000 | 88.5% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | SEC | Missouri | 14 | Kentucky | 15 | 53397 | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field | 71168 | 75.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | SEC | Arkansas | 31 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 56251 | Razorback Stadium | 72000 | 78.1% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | 38 | Texas | 35 | 56790 | Boone Pickens Stadium | 60218 | 94.3% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | SEC | Mississippi State | 28 | Texas A&M | 13 | 57085 | Davis Wade Stadium | 58103 | 98.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Iowa State | 40 | Texas Tech | 31 | 57908 | Jack Trice Stadium | 56795 | 102.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | The American | Navy | 22 | Notre Dame | 44 | 63626 | SDCCU Stadium | 70561 | 90.2% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | The American | Navy | 22 | Notre Dame | 44 | 63626 | SDCCU Stadium | 70561 | 90.2% |
10/25/2018 | FBS | ACC | Virginia Tech | 28 | Georgia Tech | 49 | 65632 | Lane Stadium | 66233 | 99.1% |
10/27/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 27 | Alabama State | 10 | 65906 | Legion Field (AL) | 71594 | 92.1% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | ACC | Florida State | 10 | Clemson | 59 | 68403 | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79560 | 86.0% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 23 | Purdue | 13 | 72657 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 96.9% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | SEC | South Carolina | 27 | Tennessee | 24 | 80614 | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80250 | 100.5% |
10/27/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 51 | Kansas State | 14 | 86436 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 102.9% |