Week one couldn’t have asked for better crowds. A Labor Day weekend with big crowds from coast to coast, with only one game moved (unnecessarily, mind you, Florida State) due to weather, down from the last two years. The season has begun, what are we waiting for, let’s take a look, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance: 2,988 – Fordham vs Central Connecticut State. Perhaps it was the new FCS team down the road at Long Island, the former LIU-Post merged with LIU-Brooklyn to become the Sharks, or maybe it was the lack of a big-name draw in CCSU, but Fordham was the only school to draw fewer than 3,000 fans in Week One. But at least they were passionate:
A sneak peek of tomorrow's first #NCAAF attendance article https://t.co/0gUNTAccXo
— AllMySportsTeamsSuck (@AMSTS) September 3, 2019
Worst overall FBS attendance: 12,207 Central Michigan vs Albany. It’s early, but the MAC wants to hold it’s crown as the conference with the most individual schools making the AMSTS lowest-attended game list of the season. This time it’s Central Michigan’s turn, on the back of severe weather in the area that is sure to have kept people away. Which probably doesn’t affect #TicketsSold numbers, but who knows how they report. Here’s the action shot:
Q2 | Let’s revisit Juwan Green’s 27-yard grab.
— UAlbany Football (@UAlbanyFootball) August 30, 2019
CMU 17, UAlbany 7#GreatnessLivesHere | #CAAFB pic.twitter.com/j3FnvnjCDp
Worst overall Power Five attendance: 27,228 – Washington State vs New Mexico State. Two thirds full to see an opposing team that does an annual home-and-home with Liberty. Sure, I get it. But it’s Pullman, what else were you doing? The action shot is before kickoff and so it doesn’t count, but given we’re kicking off the season, felt appropriate:
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Tennessee State (19.9% full, 13,458 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity (neutral site): Louisiana (30.7% full, 22,440 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: New Mexico (31.2% full, 13,749 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Illinois (50.5% full, 30,654 in attendance)
And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 1.
Enjoy!
Week 1:
Date | Division | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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8/31/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Fordham | 23 | Central Connecticut State | 26 | 2988 | Coffey Field | 7000 | 42.7% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 42 | Northwestern State | 20 | 3008 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium | 7500 | 40.1% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Northeast | Merrimack | 45 | VU of Lynchburg | 14 | 4047 | Merrimack Stadium | 4000 | 101.2% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Lehigh | 13 | St. Francis (PA) | 14 | 4161 | Goodman Stadium | 16000 | 26.0% |
8/24/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Colgate | 14 | Villanova | 34 | 4519 | Andy Kerr Stadium | 10221 | 44.2% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Missouri Valley | South Dakota | 17 | Montana | 31 | 5193 | DakotaDome | 10000 | 51.9% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Davidson | 27 | Georgetown | 20 | 5367 | Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC) | 6000 | 89.5% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Cal Poly | 52 | San Diego | 34 | 5779 | Alex G. Spanos Stadium | 11075 | 52.2% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Southern | Furman | 46 | Charleston Southern | 13 | 6146 | Paladin Stadium | 16000 | 38.4% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Morehead State | 44 | Union (KY) | 7 | 6156 | Jayne Stadium | 10000 | 61.6% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Big South | Kennesaw State | 59 | Point University | 0 | 6621 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8318 | 79.6% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 59 | Pikeville | 20 | 6829 | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16800 | 40.6% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Northern Arizona | 37 | Missouri State | 23 | 6891 | J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome | 11230 | 61.4% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Southland | Southeastern Louisiana | 35 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 7116 | Strawberry Stadium | 7408 | 96.1% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Southland | Lamar | 65 | Bethel (TN) | 16 | 7165 | Provost Umphrey Stadium | 16000 | 44.8% |
8/30/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Maine | 42 | Sacred Heart | 14 | 7478 | Morse Field At Harold Alfond Stadium | 10000 | 74.8% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 41 | North Carolina Central | 10 | 7512 | Fortera Stadium | 10000 | 75.1% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Richmond | 38 | Jacksonville | 19 | 7702 | Robins Stadium | 8700 | 88.5% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech | 59 | Samford | 58 | 7806 | Tucker Stadium | 16500 | 47.3% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Southern | The Citadel | 21 | Towson | 28 | 8008 | Johnson Hagood Stadium | 21000 | 38.1% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Big South | Hampton | 65 | Elizabeth City State | 7 | 8234 | Armstrong Stadium | 17000 | 48.4% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Southern | Chattanooga | 24 | Eastern Illinois | 10 | 8254 | Finley Stadium | 20668 | 39.9% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Southeast Missouri State | 44 | Southern Illinois | 26 | 8312 | Houck Stadium | 11015 | 75.5% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Independent | North Dakota | 47 | Drake | 7 | 8545 | Alerus Center | 12283 | 69.6% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Sacramento State | 77 | Southern Oregon | 19 | 8843 | Hornet Stadium | 21195 | 41.7% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Stony Brook | 35 | Bryant | 10 | 9652 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12000 | 80.4% |
9/1/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 35 | Morehouse | 30 | 9776 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | 23000 | 42.5% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | William & Mary | 30 | Lafayette | 17 | 10167 | Zable Stadium | 11686 | 87.0% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Southern | Western Carolina | 27 | Mercer | 49 | 10542 | E.J. Whitmire Stadium | 13742 | 76.7% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Big South | North Alabama | 26 | Western Illinois | 17 | 10567 | Braly Municipal Stadium | 14215 | 74.3% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 53 | Valparaiso | 7 | 11130 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 55.7% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | MAC | Central Michigan | 38 | Albany | 21 | 12207 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium | 30302 | 40.3% |
8/24/2019 | FCS | Southern | Samford | 22 | Youngstown State | 45 | 12560 | Cramton Bowl | 21000 | 59.8% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee State | 26 | Mississippi Valley State | 20 | 13458 | Nissan Stadium | 67700 | 19.9% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | San Jose State | 35 | Northern Colorado | 18 | 13480 | CEFCU Stadium – Home of the Spartans | 30456 | 44.3% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | New Mexico | 39 | Sam Houston State | 31 | 13749 | Dreamstyle Stadium | 44074 | 31.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 30 | 14237 | Brooks Stadium (SC) | 15000 | 94.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | MAC | Northern Illinois | 24 | Illinois State | 10 | 14568 | Huskie Stadium | 45995 | 31.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | MAC | Western Michigan | 48 | Monmouth | 13 | 15021 | Waldo Stadium | 36361 | 41.3% |
8/29/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Delaware | 31 | Delaware State | 13 | 15894 | Delaware Stadium | 22000 | 72.2% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Charlotte | 49 | Gardner-Webb | 28 | 16119 | McColl-Richardson Field | 15314 | 105.3% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | MEAC | North Carolina A&T | 24 | Elon | 21 | 16358 | BB&T Stadium | 21500 | 76.1% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | The American | Tulane | 42 | Florida International | 14 | 16361 | Yulman Stadium | 30000 | 54.5% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Texas Southern | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 44 | 16407 | BBVA Compass Stadium | 22039 | 74.4% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | MAC | Ohio | 41 | Rhode Island | 20 | 16665 | Peden Stadium | 24617 | 67.7% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Western Kentucky | 28 | Central Arkansas | 35 | 17120 | L.T. Smith Stadium | 22000 | 77.8% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | UNLV | 56 | Southern Utah | 23 | 17421 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 41091 | 42.4% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | MAC | Bowling Green | 46 | Morgan State | 3 | 17620 | Doyt Perry Stadium | 33527 | 52.6% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | MAC | Buffalo | 38 | Robert Morris | 10 | 18412 | UB Stadium | 29795 | 61.8% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Big East | Connecticut | 24 | Wagner | 21 | 19648 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field | 40000 | 49.1% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Nevada | 34 | Purdue | 31 | 20144 | Mackay Stadium | 33391 | 60.3% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Southland | McNeese State | 34 | Southern | 28 | 20437 | Cowboy Stadium (LA) | 17610 | 116.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | MAC | Ball State | 24 | Indiana | 34 | 21437 | Lucas Oil Stadium | 62421 | 34.3% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Independent | Liberty | 0 | Syracuse | 24 | 21671 | Williams Stadium (VA) | 25000 | 86.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 24 | Norfolk State | 21 | 21944 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 22480 | 97.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Arkansas State | 30 | SMU | 37 | 22076 | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30964 | 71.3% |
8/24/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Hawaii | 45 | Arizona | 38 | 22396 | Aloha Stadium | 50000 | 44.8% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Louisiana | 28 | Mississippi State | 38 | 22440 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 73208 | 30.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 51 | Abilene Christian | 31 | 23057 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 74.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Troy | 43 | Campbell | 14 | 23172 | Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) | 30000 | 77.2% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Independent | Army | 14 | Rice | 7 | 23238 | Michie Stadium | 38000 | 61.2% |
9/1/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Jackson State | 15 | Bethune-Cookman | 36 | 23333 | Georgia State Stadium | 24333 | 95.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Marshall | 56 | Virginia Military | 17 | 23875 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 41382 | 57.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | 42 | East Tennessee State | 7 | 25147 | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30000 | 83.8% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Wyoming | 37 | Missouri | 31 | 26037 | War Memorial Stadium (WY) | 34745 | 74.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | The American | Temple | 56 | Bucknell | 12 | 26378 | Lincoln Financial Field | 69029 | 38.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | UTSA | 35 | Incarnate Word | 7 | 26787 | Alamodome | 65000 | 41.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington State | 58 | New Mexico State | 7 | 27228 | Martin Stadium | 40306 | 67.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Louisiana-Monroe | 31 | Grambling | 9 | 28327 | Malone Stadium | 30427 | 93.1% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | ACC | Wake Forest | 38 | Utah State | 35 | 29027 | BB&T Field | 32483 | 89.4% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Illinois | 42 | Akron | 3 | 30654 | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) | 60670 | 50.5% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Southern Miss | 38 | Alcorn State | 10 | 31076 | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36000 | 86.3% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Oregon State | 36 | Oklahoma State | 52 | 31681 | Reser Stadium | 46469 | 68.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas | 24 | Indiana State | 17 | 32611 | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, KS) | 50071 | 65.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Maryland | 79 | Howard | 0 | 32761 | Maryland Stadium | 51802 | 63.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 48 | Colgate | 7 | 33101 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 58.9% |
8/31/2019 | FCS | Missouri Valley | North Dakota State | 57 | Butler | 10 | 34544 | Target Field | 38554 | 89.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | UTEP | 36 | Houston Baptist | 34 | 34646 | Sun Bowl | 53415 | 64.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 35 | Virginia Tech | 28 | 35213 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 79.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Stanford | 17 | Northwestern | 7 | 37179 | Stanford Stadium | 51607 | 72.0% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | The American | Cincinnati | 24 | UCLA | 14 | 38032 | Nippert Stadium | 40000 | 95.1% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | UAB | 24 | Alabama State | 19 | 39165 | Legion Field (AL) | 71594 | 54.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | San Diego State | 6 | Weber State | 0 | 40222 | SDCCU Stadium | 70561 | 57.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | SEC | Vanderbilt | 6 | Georgia | 30 | 40350 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 41448 | 97.4% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | TCU | 39 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7 | 40422 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 50307 | 80.4% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Rutgers | 48 | Massachusetts | 21 | 40515 | HighPoint.com Stadium | 52454 | 77.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Baylor | 56 | Stephen F. Austin | 17 | 43013 | McLane Stadium | 45140 | 95.3% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | The American | Central Florida | 62 | Florida A&M | 0 | 44073 | Spectrum Stadium | 48453 | 91.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | The American | Memphis | 15 | Ole Miss | 10 | 44107 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 65885 | 66.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | California | 27 | UC-Davis | 13 | 44168 | Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA) | 62467 | 70.7% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Big East | South Florida | 0 | Wisconsin | 49 | 46704 | Raymond James Stadium | 71921 | 64.9% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | ACC | Pittsburgh | 14 | Virginia | 30 | 47144 | Heinz Field | 66731 | 70.6% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona State | 30 | Kent State | 7 | 47413 | Sun Devil Stadium | 56232 | 84.3% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Minnesota | 28 | South Dakota State | 21 | 49112 | TCF Bank Stadium | 50805 | 96.7% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | ACC | Florida State | 31 | Boise State | 36 | 50917 | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79560 | 64.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Kansas State | 49 | Nicholls State | 14 | 51189 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53000 | 96.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina | 24 | South Carolina | 20 | 52183 | Bank of America Stadium | 75525 | 69.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 45 | Montana State | 10 | 54183 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60454 | 89.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | SEC | Kentucky | 38 | Toledo | 24 | 54610 | Kroger Field | 61000 | 89.5% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | USC | 31 | Fresno State | 23 | 57329 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93607 | 61.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina State | 34 | East Carolina | 6 | 57633 | Carter-Finley Stadium | 57583 | 100.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | SEC | Arkansas | 20 | Portland State | 13 | 61055 | Razorback Stadium | 72000 | 84.8% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Iowa State | 29 | Northern Iowa | 26 | 61500 | Jack Trice Stadium | 61500 | 100.0% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | Independent | BYU | 12 | Utah | 30 | 61626 | LaVell Edwards Stadium | 66247 | 93.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | West Virginia | 20 | James Madison | 13 | 61891 | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60000 | 103.2% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington | 47 | Eastern Washington | 14 | 65709 | Husky Stadium | 70083 | 93.8% |
8/24/2019 | FBS | SEC | Florida | 24 | Miami | 20 | 66543 | Camping World Stadium | 65000 | 102.4% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Colorado | 52 | Colorado State | 31 | 66997 | Sports Authority Field | 76125 | 88.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Iowa | 38 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 69250 | Kinnick Stadium | 70585 | 98.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | SEC | Alabama | 42 | Duke | 3 | 71916 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 83000 | 86.6% |
8/30/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 28 | Tulsa | 7 | 72005 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 96.0% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | ACC | Clemson | 52 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 79118 | Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) | 81500 | 97.1% |
9/1/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 49 | Houston | 31 | 84534 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 100.6% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | SEC | Tennessee | 30 | Georgia State | 38 | 85503 | Neyland Stadium | 102455 | 83.5% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Nebraska | 35 | South Alabama | 21 | 89502 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | 86047 | 104.0% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Texas | 45 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 93418 | Royal Texas Memorial Stadium | 100119 | 93.3% |
8/29/2019 | FBS | SEC | Texas A&M | 41 | Texas State | 7 | 98016 | Kyle Field | 102733 | 95.4% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Ohio State | 45 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 103228 | Ohio Stadium | 104944 | 98.4% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Penn State | 79 | Idaho | 7 | 104527 | Beaver Stadium | 106572 | 98.1% |
8/31/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan | 40 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 110811 | Michigan Stadium | 107601 | 103.0% |