NCAA Football 2019 Attendance, Week 3: Packed Houses

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Week three saw average attendance drop from 31,002 to 28,896 across all of Division I, another step down from the first week of the season as one would expect, but on a percentage basis, there were very few empty stadiums. But let’s take a look, shall we?

Worst overall Division I attendance: 1,362 – Bryant vs Fordham. Bryant athletics aren’t doing so great, often appearing at the bottom of our weekly basketball attendance charts. The Bulldogs made their first appearance this athletic year, but in a twist it’s in football! A rainy, dreary day left the stands quite open:

Worst overall FBS attendance: 10,123 New Mexico State vs San Diego State.  The MAC’s perfect season is destroyed by independent New Mexico State, who drew the exact same this week as Ball State did last week. The Aggies Here’s the action shot:

Worst overall Power Five attendance: 31,345 – Wake Forest vs UNC. This one is almost unfair, because BB&T Field was 96.5% full, but it just so happens to be the smallest Power Five stadium around, so they’ll naturally tend to be at the bottom of the list. What’s even more interesting about this game is that it was a scheduled out of conference game, despite both teams being in the ACC. With the win, Wake is still 0-0 in ACC play, technically. Neat! A shot of the actually full stadium:

Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Wofford (26.6% full, 3,463 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: South Alabama (30.4% full, 12,373 in attendance)

Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Cal (56.5% full, 35,268 in attendance)

And now, for your browsing pleasure, every game and the corresponding attendance for week 3.

Enjoy!

Week 3:

DateDivisionConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% Full
9/14/2019FCSNortheastBryant14Fordham291362Bulldog Stadium (RI)440031.0%
9/14/2019FCSNortheastSt. Francis (PA)42Merrimack141455DeGol Field345042.2%
9/14/2019FCSPioneerMarist26Stetson231456Tenney Stadium500029.1%
9/14/2019FCSPatriot LeagueGeorgetown69Catholic University01969Cooper Field500039.4%
9/14/2019FCSMEACDelaware State58Lincoln (PA)122078Alumni Stadium (DE)719328.9%
9/14/2019FCSPioneerValparaiso13Central Connecticut State422110Brown Field500042.2%
9/14/2019FCSBig SouthPresbyterian20Jacksonville302208Bailey Memorial Stadium650034.0%
9/14/2019FCSBig SouthMonmouth38Albany352329Kessler Field420055.5%
9/14/2019FCSNortheastRobert Morris31Dayton342533Joe Walton Stadium300084.4%
9/14/2019FCSPioneerButler14Taylor173267Butler Bowl750043.6%
9/14/2019FCSSouthernWofford14Samford213463Gibbs Stadium1300026.6%
9/14/2019FCSPatriot LeagueBucknell10Villanova453649Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium1310027.9%
9/14/2019FCSPioneerDavidson41West Virginia Wesleyan04311Richardson Stadium (Davidson, NC)600071.9%
9/14/2019FCSBig SouthGardner-Webb21North Carolina Central124315Ernest W. Spangler Stadium900047.9%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleyIndiana State19Eastern Kentucky74416Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute, IN)1276434.6%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleyWestern Illinois14Montana State234728Hanson Field1636828.9%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleySouth Dakota52Houston Baptist535077DakotaDome1000050.8%
9/14/2019FCSBig SouthCharleston Southern21North Carolina A&T275112Buccaneer Field4000127.8%
9/14/2019FCSPatriot LeagueLafayette40Sacred Heart565119Fisher Stadium1313239.0%
9/14/2019FCSBig SkySouthern Utah45Stephen F. Austin385568Eccles Coliseum850065.5%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticStony Brook26Wagner105742Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium1200047.9%
9/14/2019FCSBig SkyNorthern Arizona55Western New Mexico215823J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome1123051.9%
9/14/2019FCSOhio ValleyEastern Illinois3Illinois State216119O’Brien Stadium1000061.2%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticMaine23Towson456256Alfond Stadium841974.3%
9/14/2019FCSBig SkySacramento State50Northern Colorado06753Hornet Stadium2119531.9%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticWilliam & Mary38Colgate106777Zable Stadium1168658.0%
9/14/2019FCSPioneerMorehead State73Kentucky Christian347133Jayne Stadium1000071.3%
9/14/2019FCSSouthernWestern Carolina20North Greenville177216E.J. Whitmire Stadium1374252.5%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticRichmond20Elon427703Robins Stadium870088.5%
9/14/2019FCSIndependentNorth Dakota27Sam Houston State238697Alerus Center1228370.8%
9/14/2019FCSSWACPrairie View A&M35Nicholls State428756Panther Stadium1500058.4%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleySouthern Illinois28Tennessee-Martin148983Saluki Stadium1500059.9%
9/14/2019FCSSouthernEast Tennessee State24Virginia Military319150William B. Greene Jr. Stadium7694118.9%
9/14/2019FCSSWACArkansas-Pine Bluff53Langston159613Golden Lion Stadium1600060.1%
9/14/2019FCSBig SkyUC-Davis41Lehigh139908Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)1074392.2%
9/14/2019FCSSouthlandCentral Arkansas31Abilene Christian3010123Estes Stadium9000112.5%
9/14/2019FBSIndependentNew Mexico State10San Diego State3110123Aggie Memorial Stadium3299330.7%
9/14/2019FCSSouthlandMcNeese State17Alcorn State1410127Cowboy Stadium (LA)1761057.5%
9/14/2019FCSOhio ValleyTennessee Tech31UVA-Wise1410436Tucker Stadium1650063.2%
9/14/2019FCSSouthernMercer34Austin Peay4811478Five Star Stadium10200112.5%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleySouth Dakota State38Drake1011565Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium1934059.8%
9/14/2019FBSConference USAFlorida International30New Hampshire1711756FIU Stadium2350050.0%
9/14/2019FBSSun BeltSouth Alabama6Memphis4212373Ladd-Peebles Stadium4064630.4%
9/14/2019FCSBig SouthNorth Alabama24Alabama A&M3112767Braly Municipal Stadium1421589.8%
9/14/2019FBSConference USACharlotte52Massachusetts1712812McColl-Richardson Field1531483.7%
9/14/2019FBSSun BeltCoastal Carolina46Norfolk State713659Brooks Stadium1500091.1%
9/14/2019FBSMountain WestNevada19Weber State1314174Mackay Stadium3339142.4%
9/14/2019FBSMACBall State31Florida Atlantic4114333Scheumann Stadium2386160.1%
9/14/2019FCSSWACSouthern61Edward Waters014377A.W. Mumford Stadium2850050.4%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticDelaware22North Dakota State4714489Delaware Stadium2200065.9%
9/14/2019FBSIndependentLiberty35Buffalo1714584Williams Stadium (VA)2500058.3%
9/14/2019FCSSWACAlabama State7Kennesaw State4215887ASU Football Stadium2650060.0%
9/14/2019FCSMissouri ValleyYoungstown State34Duquesne1415991Stambaugh Stadium2063077.5%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanSMU47Texas State1717469Gerald J. Ford Stadium3548149.2%
9/14/2019FCSMEACFlorida A&M57Fort Valley State2017911Bragg Memorial Stadium2550070.2%
9/14/2019FBSMACBowling Green7Louisiana Tech3518021Doyt Perry Stadium3352753.8%
9/14/2019FBSSun BeltLouisiana77Texas Southern618183Cajun Field4135744.0%
9/14/2019FBSMACCentral Michigan45Akron2418641Kelly/Shorts Stadium3030261.5%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanTulane58Missouri State618746Yulman Stadium3000062.5%
9/14/2019FCSMEACHoward20Hampton4119425Soldier Field6150031.6%
9/14/2019FCSColonial AthleticJames Madison63Morgan State1219777Bridgeforth Stadium2500079.1%
9/14/2019FBSConference USAMiddle Tennessee18Duke4119852Floyd Stadium3078864.5%
9/14/2019FCSOhio ValleyJacksonville State49Eastern Washington4520901JSU Stadium2400087.1%
9/14/2019FBSMACWestern Michigan57Georgia State1022328Waldo Stadium3636161.4%
9/14/2019FBSConference USAWestern Kentucky21Louisville3822665Nissan Stadium6770033.5%
9/14/2019FBSMACToledo45Murray State025361Glass Bowl3685268.8%
9/14/2019FBSSun BeltTroy42Southern Miss4727108Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)3000090.4%
9/14/2019FBSConference USAMarshall33Ohio3127323Joan C. Edwards Stadium4138266.0%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanTulsa21Oklahoma State4028612Chapman Stadium3000095.4%
9/14/2019FBSMountain WestWyoming21Idaho1628814War Memorial Stadium (WY)3474582.9%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanTemple20Maryland1730610Lincoln Financial Field6902944.3%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanNavy42East Carolina1030707Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium3400090.3%
9/14/2019FBSConference USAUTSA13Army3130718Alamodome6500047.3%
9/14/2019FBSMountain WestBoise State45Portland State1031068Albertsons Stadium3638785.4%
9/13/2019FBSACCWake Forest24North Carolina1831345BB&T Field3248396.5%
9/14/2019FBSBig EastSouth Florida55South Carolina State1631368Raymond James Stadium7192143.6%
9/13/2019FBSACCBoston College24Kansas4832848Alumni Stadium (MA)4450073.8%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Oregon State45Cal Poly733585Reser Stadium4646972.3%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenIllinois31Eastern Michigan3434759Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)6067057.3%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12California23North Texas1735268Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA)6246756.5%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanCincinnati35Miami (OH)1335526Nippert Stadium4000088.8%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Arizona28Texas Tech1437307Arizona Stadium5992062.3%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenNorthwestern30UNLV1437714Ryan Field4713080.0%
9/13/2019FBSThe AmericanHouston24Washington State3140523NRG Stadium7179556.4%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenMinnesota35Georgia Southern3241021TCF Bank Stadium5080580.7%
9/14/2019FBSConference USARice13Texas4842417NRG Stadium7179559.1%
9/14/2019FBSACCGeorgia Tech24The Citadel2742871Bobby Dodd Stadium5668075.6%
9/14/2019FBSThe AmericanCentral Florida45Stanford2745008Spectrum Stadium4845392.9%
9/14/2019FBSSECOle Miss40Southeastern Louisiana2945238Vaught-Hemingway Stadium6265772.2%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Utah31Idaho State045989Rice-Eccles Stadium4676898.3%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenIndiana10Ohio State5147945Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)5292990.6%
9/14/2019FCSSWACJackson State49Tennessee State4448347Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium6588573.4%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Oregon35Montana349098Autzen Stadium5959782.4%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Colorado23Air Force3049282Folsom Field5497289.6%
9/14/2019FBSACCSyracuse6Clemson4150248Carrier Dome5056499.4%
9/14/2019FBSACCMiami63Bethune-Cookman052036Hard Rock Stadium6532679.7%
9/14/2019FBSACCVirginia Tech24Furman1752314Lane Stadium6623379.0%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12UCLA14Oklahoma4852578Rose Bowl9254256.8%
9/14/2019FBSSECMississippi State24Kansas State3154522Davis Wade Stadium5810393.8%
9/14/2019FBSSECArkansas55Colorado State3455583Razorback Stadium7200077.2%
9/14/2019FBSSECMissouri50Southeast Missouri State056620Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field7116879.6%
9/14/2019FBSBig 12West Virginia44North Carolina State2757052Milan Puskar Stadium6000095.1%
9/14/2019FBSACCVirginia31Florida State2457826Scott Stadium6494789.0%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenPurdue13TCU3460037Ross-Ade Stadium57236104.9%
9/14/2019FBSBig 12Iowa State17Iowa1861500Jack Trice Stadium61500100.0%
9/14/2019FBSIndependentBYU30USC2762546LaVell Edwards Stadium6624794.4%
9/14/2019FBSSECKentucky21Florida2963076Kroger Field61000103.4%
9/14/2019FBSPac 12Washington52Hawaii2067589Husky Stadium7008396.4%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenMichigan State7Arizona State1073531Spartan Stadium (MI)7500598.0%
9/14/2019FBSIndependentNotre Dame66New Mexico1477622Notre Dame Stadium8079596.1%
9/14/2019FBSSECSouth Carolina23Alabama4781954Williams-Brice Stadium80250102.1%
9/14/2019FBSSECAuburn55Kent State1684542Jordan-Hare Stadium8745196.7%
9/14/2019FBSSECTennessee45Chattanooga086208Neyland Stadium10245584.1%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenNebraska44Northern Illinois889593Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)86047104.1%
9/14/2019FBSSECGeorgia55Arkansas State092746Sanford Stadium92746100.0%
9/14/2019FBSSECTexas A&M62Lamar397195Kyle Field10273394.6%
9/14/2019FBSSECLSU65Northwestern State14100334Tiger Stadium (LA)10232198.1%
9/14/2019FBSBig TenPenn State17Pittsburgh10108661Beaver Stadium106572102.0%