Week five saw average attendance rise from 25,909 from 24,173 across all of Division I, as it seems we’ve finally found the bottom of attendance now that conference play has started for many teams. Let’s take a look at how everyone else fared, shall we?
Worst overall Division I attendance: 1,300 – Stetson vs NC Wesleyan. Thirty fewer fans showed up this week at Stetson than last week as the Hatters defended their lowest-attendance title without a problem this week. Stetson hosted North Carolina Wesleyan College, a D-III school, and the fans couldn’t have cared much less, even if the Hatters got the 55-21 victory:
Gaven DeFilippo gets the Hatters on the board with a 13-yard TD run. North Carolina Wesleyan leads 14-7. #GoHatters pic.twitter.com/rqbJIfRypb
— Stetson Football (@StetsonFootball) September 28, 2019
Worst overall FBS attendance: 7,284 Massachusetts vs Akron. Another repeat offender as about 1,300 fewer fans showed up this week than last week’s FBS-leader for the Minutemen, with only 7,284 seeing the Minutemen beat the Zips in what may be the worst FBS matchup this season:
Worst overall Power Five attendance: 24,519 – Vanderbilt vs Northern Illinois. The Commodores aren’t great this year, and the fans seem to be #FedUp. A shade below 60% full at Vanderbilt Stadium to see the Huskies of Northern Illinois. The ‘dores ended up taking home a 24-18 victory over the MAC powerhouse. The action shot shows how generous that 60% number is:
The kick is good. ??
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) September 29, 2019
First collegiate field goal as a Commodore for Javan Rice.#RTI | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/F7iL6dcAof
Emptiest FCS stadium as a percentage of capacity: Yale (9.3% full, 5,723 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS stadium as a percentage of capacity: New Mexico State (26.9% full, 8,872 in attendance)
Emptiest FBS Power Five stadium as a percentage of capacity: Vanderbilt (59.2% full, 24,519 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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9/28/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Stetson | 55 | NC Wesleyan | 21 | 1300 | Spec Martin Stadium | 6000 | 21.7% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Jacksonville | 42 | Ave Maria | 28 | 1643 | D.B. Milne Field | 5000 | 32.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Northeast | Wagner | 24 | Long Island | 14 | 2077 | Wagner College Stadium | 3500 | 59.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Northeast | Bryant | 6 | St. Francis (PA) | 16 | 2894 | Bulldog Stadium (RI) | 4400 | 65.8% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southland | Incarnate Word | 31 | Abilene Christian | 24 | 2989 | Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 6000 | 49.8% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southland | Houston Baptist | 68 | Texas Southern | 31 | 3215 | Husky Stadium | 5000 | 64.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southern | Virginia Military | 36 | Wofford | 51 | 3300 | Alumni Memorial Field | 10000 | 33.0% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Albany | 39 | William & Mary | 31 | 3329 | Bob Ford Field | 8500 | 39.2% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southern | Samford | 61 | The Citadel | 55 | 3524 | Seibert Stadium | 6700 | 52.6% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Bucknell | 23 | Princeton | 56 | 3795 | Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium | 13100 | 29.0% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Marist | 17 | Drake | 41 | 3918 | Tenney Stadium | 5000 | 78.4% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ivy League | Columbia | 10 | Georgetown | 24 | 4311 | Lawrence A. Wien Stadium | 17000 | 25.4% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Pioneer | Valparaiso | 13 | Charleston (WV) | 19 | 4399 | Brown Field | 5000 | 88.0% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Lehigh | 10 | Merrimack | 3 | 4511 | Goodman Stadium | 16000 | 28.2% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin | 40 | Murray State | 7 | 4612 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium | 7500 | 61.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Lafayette | 24 | Penn | 28 | 4911 | Fisher Stadium | 13132 | 37.4% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southern | Furman | 17 | East Tennessee State | 10 | 5031 | Paladin Stadium | 16000 | 31.4% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Northern Colorado | 27 | Idaho | 24 | 5373 | Nottingham Field | 8533 | 63.0% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Patriot League | Fordham | 23 | Richmond | 16 | 5578 | Coffey Field | 7000 | 79.7% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | MEAC | Howard | 29 | Bethune-Cookman | 37 | 5700 | William H. Greene Stadium | 7086 | 80.4% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ivy League | Yale | 27 | Cornell | 16 | 5723 | Yale Bowl | 61446 | 9.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Rhode Island | 27 | Stony Brook | 31 | 6104 | Meade Stadium | 6555 | 93.1% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ivy League | Dartmouth | 38 | Colgate | 3 | 6122 | Memorial Field (Dartmouth) | 11000 | 55.7% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Idaho State | 51 | Portland State | 24 | 6398 | Holt Arena | 12000 | 53.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Weber State | 29 | Northern Iowa | 17 | 6582 | Stewart Stadium | 17312 | 38.0% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 7 | Southern | 31 | 6863 | Golden Lion Stadium | 16000 | 42.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big South | Kennesaw State | 31 | Reinhardt | 7 | 6978 | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8318 | 83.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 52 | Jacksonville State | 33 | 7027 | Fortera Stadium | 10000 | 70.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Illinois | 29 | Tennessee Tech | 40 | 7055 | O’Brien Stadium | 10000 | 70.6% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Independent | Massachusetts | 37 | Akron | 29 | 7284 | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium | 17000 | 42.8% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southland | Northwestern State | 27 | Southeastern Louisiana | 44 | 7584 | Turpin Stadium | 15971 | 47.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Alcorn State | 45 | Mississippi Valley State | 19 | 7593 | Jack Spinks Stadium | 22500 | 33.7% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | MEAC | Morgan State | 17 | North Carolina Central | 27 | 7609 | Hughes Stadium (MD) | 10000 | 76.1% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southern | Chattanooga | 60 | Western Carolina | 36 | 7636 | Finley Stadium | 20668 | 36.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Southern Utah | 21 | Cal Poly | 24 | 7741 | Eccles Coliseum | 8500 | 91.1% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | New Hampshire | 23 | Duquesne | 6 | 7920 | Wildcat Stadium (NH) | 11015 | 71.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | MEAC | Norfolk State | 28 | Florida A&M | 30 | 8249 | William Price Stadium | 30000 | 27.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big South | North Alabama | 41 | Presbyterian | 21 | 8573 | Braly Municipal Stadium | 14215 | 60.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 35 | North Dakota | 20 | 8726 | Roos Field | 8600 | 101.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Ohio Valley | Eastern Kentucky | 42 | Tennessee State | 16 | 8861 | Roy Kidd Stadium | 20000 | 44.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Independent | New Mexico State | 17 | Fresno State | 30 | 8872 | Aggie Memorial Stadium | 32993 | 26.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southland | McNeese State | 17 | Sam Houston State | 28 | 9107 | Cowboy Stadium (LA) | 17610 | 51.7% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southland | Lamar | 17 | Stephen F. Austin | 24 | 9218 | Provost Umphrey Stadium | 16000 | 57.6% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | UC-Davis | 20 | Montana | 45 | 10011 | Aggie Stadium (UC Davis) | 10743 | 93.2% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Villanova | 33 | Maine | 17 | 10071 | Villanova Stadium | 12500 | 80.6% |
9/27/2019 | FCS | Ivy League | Harvard | 42 | Brown | 7 | 10088 | Harvard Stadium | 30323 | 33.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Southern | Mercer | 27 | Campbell | 34 | 11272 | Five Star Stadium | 10200 | 110.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Alabama A&M | 63 | Central State | 20 | 11590 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | 40646 | 28.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Colonial Athletic | Elon | 10 | James Madison | 45 | 11926 | Rhodes Stadium | 11250 | 106.0% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Charlotte | 27 | Florida Atlantic | 45 | 12334 | McColl-Richardson Field | 15314 | 80.5% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Missouri Valley | Youngstown State | 45 | Robert Morris | 10 | 12659 | Stambaugh Stadium | 20630 | 61.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Nevada | 3 | Hawaii | 54 | 15137 | Mackay Stadium | 33391 | 45.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Louisiana-Monroe | 30 | South Alabama | 17 | 16222 | Malone Stadium | 30427 | 53.3% |
9/26/2019 | FCS | MEAC | North Carolina A&T | 37 | Delaware State | 0 | 16567 | BB&T Stadium | 21500 | 77.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Independent | Liberty | 17 | New Mexico | 10 | 17101 | Williams Stadium (VA) | 25000 | 68.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | MAC | Miami (OH) | 34 | Buffalo | 20 | 18419 | Yager Stadium | 30087 | 61.2% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 21 | East Carolina | 24 | 18643 | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 22480 | 82.9% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Rice | 20 | Louisiana Tech | 23 | 19075 | Rice Stadium | 70000 | 27.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Texas State | 24 | Nicholls State | 3 | 19159 | Bobcat Stadium (TX) | 30000 | 63.9% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | 24 | Louisiana | 37 | 19220 | Allen E. Paulson Stadium | 25000 | 76.9% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | Big Sky | Montana State | 49 | Northern Arizona | 31 | 19257 | Bobcat Stadium (MT) | 20767 | 92.7% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Utah State | 34 | Colorado State | 24 | 20017 | Romney Stadium | 33119 | 60.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Western Kentucky | 20 | UAB | 13 | 20304 | L.T. Smith Stadium | 22000 | 92.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | MAC | Western Michigan | 31 | Central Michigan | 15 | 20476 | Waldo Stadium | 36361 | 56.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Wyoming | 53 | UNLV | 17 | 23029 | War Memorial Stadium (WY) | 34745 | 66.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Southern Miss | 31 | UTEP | 13 | 23337 | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36000 | 64.8% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | Vanderbilt | 24 | Northern Illinois | 18 | 24519 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 41448 | 59.2% |
9/27/2019 | FBS | Mountain West | Air Force | 41 | San Jose State | 24 | 24786 | Falcon Stadium | 56162 | 44.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | MAC | Toledo | 28 | BYU | 21 | 24889 | Glass Bowl | 36852 | 67.5% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | 56 | Coastal Carolina | 37 | 25055 | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30000 | 83.5% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Sun Belt | Troy | 43 | Arkansas State | 50 | 26437 | Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) | 30000 | 88.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big East | South Florida | 21 | SMU | 48 | 28850 | Raymond James Stadium | 71921 | 40.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | North Texas | 25 | Houston | 46 | 30123 | Apogee Stadium | 30850 | 97.6% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | The American | Temple | 24 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 31094 | Lincoln Financial Field | 69029 | 45.0% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Conference USA | Marshall | 14 | Cincinnati | 52 | 32192 | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 41382 | 77.8% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Oregon State | 28 | Stanford | 31 | 32326 | Reser Stadium | 46469 | 69.6% |
9/26/2019 | FBS | The American | Memphis | 35 | Navy | 23 | 33909 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 65885 | 51.5% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Arizona | 20 | UCLA | 17 | 38283 | Arizona Stadium | 59920 | 63.9% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | ACC | Boston College | 24 | Wake Forest | 27 | 39352 | Alumni Stadium (MA) | 44500 | 88.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | ACC | Syracuse | 41 | Holy Cross | 3 | 40575 | Carrier Dome | 50564 | 80.2% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | TCU | 51 | Kansas | 14 | 41960 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 50307 | 83.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Baylor | 23 | Iowa State | 21 | 42359 | McLane Stadium | 45140 | 93.8% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | ACC | Pittsburgh | 17 | Delaware | 14 | 44141 | Heinz Field | 66731 | 66.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | The American | Central Florida | 56 | Connecticut | 21 | 44164 | Spectrum Stadium | 48453 | 91.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Utah | 38 | Washington State | 13 | 46115 | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 46768 | 98.6% |
9/27/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | California | 17 | Arizona State | 24 | 47532 | Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, CA) | 62467 | 76.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | ACC | North Carolina | 20 | Clemson | 21 | 50500 | Kenan Stadium | 63000 | 80.2% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Purdue | 31 | Minnesota | 38 | 50629 | Ross-Ade Stadium | 57236 | 88.5% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | Arkansas | 27 | Texas A&M | 31 | 51441 | AT&T Stadium | 80000 | 64.3% |
9/28/2019 | FCS | SWAC | Prairie View A&M | 42 | Grambling | 36 | 52315 | Cotton Bowl | 92100 | 56.8% |
9/27/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Maryland | 0 | Penn State | 59 | 53228 | Maryland Stadium | 51802 | 102.8% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | 26 | Kansas State | 13 | 55509 | Boone Pickens Stadium | 60218 | 92.2% |
9/27/2019 | FBS | ACC | Virginia Tech | 10 | Duke | 45 | 59537 | Lane Stadium | 66233 | 89.9% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | ACC | Florida State | 31 | North Carolina State | 13 | 60351 | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79560 | 75.9% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Iowa | 48 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 63706 | Kinnick Stadium | 70585 | 90.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Pac 12 | Washington | 28 | USC | 14 | 66975 | Husky Stadium | 70083 | 95.6% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan State | 40 | Indiana | 31 | 71048 | Spartan Stadium (MI) | 75005 | 94.7% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Wisconsin | 24 | Northwestern | 15 | 76825 | Camp Randall Stadium | 80321 | 95.6% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Independent | Notre Dame | 35 | Virginia | 20 | 77622 | Notre Dame Stadium | 80795 | 96.1% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | Florida | 38 | Towson | 0 | 79126 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88548 | 89.4% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | South Carolina | 24 | Kentucky | 7 | 80828 | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80250 | 100.7% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 55 | Texas Tech | 16 | 84416 | Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) | 84000 | 100.5% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | Auburn | 56 | Mississippi State | 23 | 87451 | Jordan-Hare Stadium | 87451 | 100.0% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Nebraska | 7 | Ohio State | 48 | 89759 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) | 86047 | 104.3% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | SEC | Alabama | 59 | Ole Miss | 31 | 99590 | Bryant-Denny Stadium | 101821 | 97.8% |
9/28/2019 | FBS | Big Ten | Michigan | 52 | Rutgers | 0 | 110662 | Michigan Stadium | 107601 | 102.8% |