Week eleven was marked by cold weather nationwide, but with it attendance found a way to rise 355 fans to an average of 24,350 last week. Even still, it was a story of “haves” and “have nots” with an FCS game below a thousand fans, a FBS game with fewer than 6,000. And best of all? Both involved teams fighting for a chance to win their conference. Let’s take a look, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance: 912 – St. Francis (PA) vs Central Connecticut State. Fewer than 1,000 showed up to see a conference game with major implications in clinching a postseason berth as Central Connecticut went to 4-1 with a 30-14 win over fellow NEC member St. Francis (PA is the only St. Francis with football, but we’ll repeat the state for clarity). Not much for game action shots, but a postgame celebration by the Blue Devils shows some empty stands, which is likely how they looked during the game too:
Worst overall FBS attendance: 5,887 Northern Illinois vs Toledo. It was a cold Wednesday night with many more alternatives in the bustling metropolis of Dekalb, so there’s no surprise that fewer than 6,000 showed up for what would be the 3rd smallest FBS attendance (and 2nd smallest non-hurricane displaced game) of the season. Added bonus? The first place Huskies took the win in convincing fashion, but that prevented a lot of people from staying until the end of the 38-15 game:
Worst overall Power Five attendance: 31,068 – Minnesota vs Purdue. As a Purdue fan, I don’t even want to talk about this one. If not a lot of people saw it, we can pretend it didn’t happen, right? RIGHT? Minnesota stomped Purdue in freezing weather and it looked a little something like this”
Even in the cold, game atmosphere was excellent as Minnesota DOMINATED Purdue pic.twitter.com/yLBOIbYEgy
— Jaylen Pate (@JaylenPate52) November 11, 2018
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Drake (9.3% full, 1,348 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Northern Illinois (12.8% full, 5,887 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: USC (60.6% full, 56,721 in attendance)
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 11.
Enjoy!
Week 11:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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11/10/2018 | FCS | Northeast | St. Francis (PA) | 14 | Central Connecticut State | 30 | 912 | DeGol Field | 3450 | 26.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Morgan State | 9 | Delaware State | 0 | 1008 | Hughes Stadium (MD) | 10000 | 10.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 48 | Jacksonville | 30 | 1150 | Brown Field | 5000 | 23.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Northeast | Duquesne | 28 | Sacred Heart | 24 | 1304 | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field | 2200 | 59.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Drake | 13 | Marist | 10 | 1348 | Drake Stadium (IA) | 14557 | 9.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Mississippi Valley State | 39 | Hampton | 54 | 1408 | Rice-Totten Stadium | 10000 | 14.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big South | Charleston Southern | 16 | Gardner-Webb | 0 | 1640 | Buccaneer Field | 4000 | 41.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 40 | Southeast Missouri State | 38 | 2087 | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16800 | 12.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Brown | 20 | Columbia | 42 | 2118 | Brown Stadium | 20000 | 10.6% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | 52 | Austin Peay | 21 | 2149 | O’Brien Stadium | 10000 | 21.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big South | Presbyterian | 6 | Campbell | 34 | 2234 | Bailey Memorial Stadium | 6500 | 34.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Dayton | 63 | Morehead State | 20 | 2325 | Welcome Stadium | 11000 | 21.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big South | Monmouth | 14 | Kennesaw State | 51 | 2332 | Kessler Stadium | 4200 | 55.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | Butler | 28 | Stetson | 23 | 2345 | Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 7500 | 31.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 38 | Tennessee Tech | 13 | 2736 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium | 7500 | 36.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Holy Cross | 17 | Fordham | 13 | 2988 | Fitton Field | 23500 | 12.7% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Pioneer | San Diego | 56 | Davidson | 52 | 3115 | Torero Stadium | 6000 | 51.9% |
11/8/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Bethune-Cookman | 28 | North Carolina Central | 25 | 3145 | Municipal Stadium (FL) | 9601 | 32.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Cornell | 24 | Dartmouth | 35 | 3604 | Schoellkopf Field | 25597 | 14.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southern | Virginia Military | 13 | Furman | 49 | 3922 | Alumni Memorial Field | 10000 | 39.2% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 16 | Grambling | 29 | 3960 | Louis Crews Stadium | 21000 | 18.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Indiana State | 28 | Illinois State | 23 | 4016 | Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN) | 12764 | 31.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Villanova | 17 | William & Mary | 24 | 4105 | Villanova Stadium | 12500 | 32.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 40 | Robert Morris | 39 | 4165 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 20.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Southern Illinois | 38 | South Dakota State | 57 | 4433 | Saluki Stadium | 15000 | 29.6% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southland | Central Arkansas | 27 | Incarnate Word | 40 | 4457 | Estes Stadium | 9000 | 49.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Savannah State | 12 | North Carolina A&T | 28 | 4788 | T.A. Wright Stadium | 8500 | 56.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Missouri State | 7 | North Dakota State | 48 | 5224 | Plaster Stadium | 17500 | 29.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Cal Poly | 37 | Idaho State | 14 | 5250 | Alex G. Spanos Stadium | 11075 | 47.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | New Hampshire | 24 | Albany | 10 | 5571 | Wildcat Stadium (NH) | 11015 | 50.6% |
11/7/2018 | FBS | MAC | Northern Illinois | 38 | Toledo | 15 | 5887 | Huskie Stadium | 45995 | 12.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Elon | 10 | Towson | 41 | 5927 | Rhodes Stadium | 11250 | 52.7% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Norfolk State | 29 | Howard | 17 | 6004 | William Price Stadium | 30000 | 20.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southland | Northwestern State | 37 | McNeese State | 34 | 6111 | Turpin Stadium | 15971 | 38.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Independent | North Alabama | 31 | North Greenville | 28 | 6130 | Braly Municipal Stadium | 14215 | 43.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Patriot League | Lehigh | 6 | Colgate | 48 | 6633 | Goodman Stadium | 16000 | 41.5% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Stony Brook | 17 | Delaware | 3 | 6667 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12000 | 55.6% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee State | 14 | Jacksonville State | 41 | 6718 | Nissan Stadium | 67700 | 9.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southland | Sam Houston State | 10 | Abilene Christian | 17 | 6914 | Bowers Stadium | 12593 | 54.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southland | Nicholls State | 47 | Stephen F. Austin | 14 | 7025 | John L. Guidry Stadium | 10500 | 66.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Southern Utah | 18 | Weber State | 31 | 7415 | Eccles Coliseum | 8500 | 87.2% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Independent | North Dakota | 17 | Portland State | 10 | 7494 | Alerus Center | 12283 | 61.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Richmond | 9 | Maine | 28 | 7820 | Robins Stadium | 8700 | 89.9% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southern | Chattanooga | 9 | Mercer | 13 | 8014 | Finley Stadium | 20668 | 38.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southland | Lamar | 38 | Houston Baptist | 9 | 8028 | Provost Umphrey Stadium | 16000 | 50.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | MAC | Central Michigan | 13 | Bowling Green | 24 | 8041 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | 30302 | 26.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | 16 | Arkansas State | 44 | 8141 | Brooks Stadium (SC) | 15000 | 54.3% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Youngstown State | 31 | Northern Iowa | 10 | 8407 | Stambaugh Stadium | 20630 | 40.8% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Missouri Valley | South Dakota | 17 | Western Illinois | 12 | 8761 | DakotaDome | 10000 | 87.6% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 59 | UC-Davis | 20 | 8789 | Roos Field | 8600 | 102.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UTEP | 32 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 9690 | Sun Bowl | 53415 | 18.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southern | Western Carolina | 23 | Wofford | 38 | 10169 | E.J. Whitmire Stadium | 13742 | 74.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Southern | The Citadel | 42 | Samford | 27 | 11145 | Johnson Hagood Stadium | 21000 | 53.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Texas State | 7 | Appalachian State | 38 | 11482 | Bobcat Stadium (TX) | 30000 | 38.3% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | MAC | Eastern Michigan | 27 | Akron | 7 | 12403 | Rynearson Stadium | 30200 | 41.1% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | MEAC | Florida A&M | 21 | South Carolina State | 44 | 12608 | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25500 | 49.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Yale | 43 | Princeton | 59 | 12882 | Yale Bowl | 61446 | 21.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Ivy League | Penn | 7 | Harvard | 29 | 13224 | Franklin Field | 52958 | 25.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Nevada | 49 | Colorado State | 10 | 13755 | Mackay Stadium | 33391 | 41.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Independent | Massachusetts | 16 | BYU | 35 | 14082 | Gillette Stadium | 68756 | 20.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 38 | 14096 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | 40646 | 34.7% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana State | 35 | Northern Colorado | 7 | 14147 | Bobcat Stadium (MT) | 20767 | 68.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Florida Atlantic | 34 | Western Kentucky | 15 | 14400 | FAU Football Stadium | 30000 | 48.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama State | 2 | Jackson State | 20 | 14428 | ASU Football Stadium | 26500 | 54.4% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Big Sky | Idaho | 27 | Montana | 46 | 14571 | Kibbie Dome | 17600 | 82.8% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Louisiana | 36 | Georgia State | 22 | 14945 | Cajun Field | 41357 | 36.1% |
11/6/2018 | FBS | MAC | Buffalo | 48 | Kent State | 14 | 15078 | UB Stadium | 29795 | 50.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Louisiana Tech | 28 | Rice | 13 | 15283 | Joe Aillet Stadium | 30600 | 49.9% |
11/7/2018 | FBS | MAC | Miami (OH) | 30 | Ohio | 28 | 15975 | Yager Stadium | 30087 | 53.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | 21 | Troy | 35 | 16289 | Allen E. Paulson Stadium | 25000 | 65.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UTSA | 7 | Florida International | 45 | 16874 | Alamodome | 65000 | 26.0% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | SWAC | Southern | 56 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 24 | 18060 | A.W. Mumford Stadium | 28500 | 63.4% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 34 | North Texas | 31 | 18062 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 20118 | 89.8% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Utah State | 62 | San Jose State | 24 | 19017 | Romney Stadium | 33119 | 57.4% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big East | Connecticut | 50 | SMU | 62 | 19096 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field | 40000 | 47.7% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | Marshall | 30 | Charlotte | 13 | 19418 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 41382 | 46.9% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | The American | Tulane | 24 | East Carolina | 18 | 20860 | Yulman Stadium | 30000 | 69.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 42 | New Mexico | 24 | 23723 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 42.2% |
11/10/2018 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | James Madison | 48 | Rhode Island | 31 | 24199 | Bridgeforth Stadium | 25000 | 96.8% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | San Diego State | 24 | UNLV | 27 | 24986 | SDCCU Stadium | 70561 | 35.4% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Conference USA | UAB | 26 | Southern Miss | 23 | 25618 | Legion Field (AL) | 71594 | 35.8% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | The American | Memphis | 47 | Tulsa | 21 | 27905 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 65885 | 42.4% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | The American | Cincinnati | 35 | South Florida | 23 | 29310 | Nippert Stadium | 35105 | 83.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | The American | Houston | 49 | Temple | 59 | 30862 | TDECU Stadium | 40000 | 77.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Minnesota | 41 | Purdue | 10 | 31068 | TCF Bank Stadium | 50805 | 61.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Independent | Army | 31 | Lafayette | 13 | 31286 | Michie Stadium | 38000 | 82.3% |
11/9/2018 | FBS | Mountain West | Boise State | 24 | Fresno State | 17 | 33118 | Albertsons Stadium | 36387 | 91.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Stanford | 48 | Oregon State | 17 | 34671 | Stanford Stadium | 51607 | 67.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Indiana | 34 | Maryland | 32 | 35264 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) | 52929 | 66.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | ACC | Duke | 42 | North Carolina | 35 | 35493 | Wallace Wade Stadium | 40004 | 88.7% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | ACC | Virginia | 45 | Liberty | 24 | 41485 | Scott Stadium | 64947 | 63.9% |
11/9/2018 | FBS | ACC | Syracuse | 54 | Louisville | 23 | 42797 | Carrier Dome | 50564 | 84.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Rutgers | 7 | Michigan | 42 | 43786 | HighPoint.com Stadium | 52454 | 83.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | ACC | Pittsburgh | 52 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 44398 | Heinz Field | 66731 | 66.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 7 | Clemson | 27 | 44500 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 100.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | The American | Central Florida | 35 | Navy | 24 | 44738 | Spectrum Stadium | 48453 | 92.3% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Colorado | 7 | Washington State | 31 | 45587 | Folsom Field | 54972 | 82.9% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Utah | 32 | Oregon | 25 | 46275 | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 46768 | 98.9% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona State | 31 | UCLA | 28 | 46466 | Sun Devil Stadium | 56232 | 82.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | ACC | Georgia Tech | 27 | Miami | 21 | 48217 | Bobby Dodd Stadium | 56680 | 85.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Missouri | 33 | Vanderbilt | 28 | 48342 | Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field | 71168 | 67.9% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas State | 21 | Kansas | 17 | 50062 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53000 | 94.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Iowa State | 28 | Baylor | 14 | 53860 | Jack Trice Stadium | 56795 | 94.8% |
11/8/2018 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina State | 23 | Wake Forest | 27 | 56228 | Carter-Finley Stadium | 57583 | 97.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Pac 12 | USC | 14 | California | 15 | 56721 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93607 | 60.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | West Virginia | 47 | TCU | 10 | 60007 | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60000 | 100.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 34 | Texas | 41 | 60454 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60454 | 100.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Arkansas | 17 | LSU | 24 | 64135 | Razorback Stadium | 72000 | 89.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Iowa | 10 | Northwestern | 14 | 66493 | Kinnick Stadium | 70585 | 94.2% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 6 | Ohio State | 26 | 74633 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 99.5% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Independent | Notre Dame | 42 | Florida State | 13 | 77622 | Notre Dame Stadium | 80795 | 96.1% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Florida | 35 | South Carolina | 31 | 82696 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88548 | 93.4% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 48 | Oklahoma State | 47 | 87635 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 104.3% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Nebraska | 54 | Illinois | 35 | 88316 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | 86047 | 102.6% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Georgia | 27 | Auburn | 10 | 92746 | Sanford Stadium | 92746 | 100.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Tennessee | 24 | Kentucky | 7 | 95258 | Neyland Stadium | 102455 | 93.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Alabama | 24 | Mississippi State | 0 | 101821 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 101821 | 100.0% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | SEC | Texas A&M | 38 | Ole Miss | 24 | 102618 | Kyle Field | 102733 | 99.9% |
11/10/2018 | FBS | Big Ten | Penn State | 22 | Wisconsin | 10 | 105396 | Beaver Stadium | 106572 | 98.9% |