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SBD/Issue 27/The Back of the Book
Bull Market: South Florida Football Attendance Up 69%
Published October 18, 2007
Through the midpoint of the NCAA football season, Michigan, despite a slow start on the field, continues to pack the Michigan Stadium to 102.4% capacity, even in average attendance compared to last year's final numbers. South Florida has seen the biggest jump in average attendance, up 69.0% from '06, while North Carolina, despite a 2-5 record, has seen a 21.0% hike in average attendance under new coach Butch Davis. The following presents the top 50 NCAA FBS schools with the largest average attendance through October 14, compared to their averages at the end of the '06 season (NCAA).
|
NCAA FBS ATTENDANCE THROUGH OCTOBER 14
|
|||||||
|
RK
|
SCHOOL
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
% CAP.
|
AVG.
|
'06 FINAL AVG.
|
% +/-
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Michigan
|
6
|
660,742
|
102.4%
|
110,124
|
110,126
|
0.0%
|
|
2
|
Penn State
|
5
|
543,967
|
101.4%
|
108,793
|
107,567
|
1.1%
|
|
3
|
Tennessee
|
3
|
315,731
|
103.1%
|
105,244
|
105,789
|
-0.5%
|
|
4
|
Ohio State
|
4
|
419,584
|
102.5%
|
104,896
|
105,096
|
-0.2%
|
|
5
|
Georgia |
4
|
370,984
|
100.0%
|
92,746
|
92,746
|
0.0%
|
|
6
|
LSU |
4
|
370,586
|
101.1%
|
92,647
|
92,212
|
0.5%
|
|
7
|
Alabama^ |
4
|
368,552
|
100.0%
|
92,138
|
92,138
|
0.0%
|
|
8
|
Florida |
4
|
361,722
|
102.1%
|
90,431
|
90,409
|
0.0%
|
|
9
|
USC |
4
|
347,589
|
94.5%
|
86,897
|
91,480
|
-5.0%
|
|
10
|
Oklahoma^^ |
4
|
339,273
|
103.3%
|
84,818
|
84,561
|
0.3%
|
|
11
|
Texas^^ |
4
|
338,496
|
99.4%
|
84,624
|
88,505
|
-4.4%
|
|
12
|
Nebraska |
5
|
422,368
|
104.2%
|
84,474
|
85,044
|
-0.7%
|
|
13
|
Auburn |
5
|
416,854
|
95.3%
|
83,371
|
85,063
|
-2.0%
|
|
14
|
Wisconsin |
4
|
326,668
|
101.7%
|
81,667
|
81,368
|
0.4%
|
|
15
|
Notre Dame |
3
|
242,385
|
100.0%
|
80,795
|
80,795
|
0.0%
|
|
16
|
Florida St.^ |
2
|
160,887
|
100.6%
|
80,444
|
80,532
|
-0.1%
|
|
17
|
Texas A&M |
5
|
401,856
|
97.3%
|
80,371
|
75,985
|
5.8%
|
|
18
|
Clemson |
4
|
321,215
|
98.6%
|
80,304
|
82,992
|
-3.2%
|
|
19
|
South Carolina |
4
|
306,432
|
95.5%
|
76,608
|
75,630
|
1.3%
|
|
20
|
UCLA |
3
|
223,653
|
78.5%
|
74,551
|
64,955
|
14.8%
|
|
21
|
Arkansas^^^ |
4
|
286,747
|
99.6%
|
71,687
|
73,895
|
-3.0%
|
|
22
|
Washington |
3
|
213,626
|
98.2%
|
71,209
|
57,483
|
23.9%
|
|
23
|
Iowa |
3
|
211,755
|
100.0%
|
70,585
|
70,585
|
0.0%
|
|
24
|
Michigan State |
5
|
344,519
|
95.7%
|
68,904
|
70,819
|
-2.7%
|
|
25
|
Kentucky |
5
|
341,578
|
101.1%
|
68,316
|
57,330
|
19.2%
|
|
26
|
Virginia Tech |
4
|
264,932
|
101.7%
|
66,233
|
66,233
|
0.0%
|
|
27
|
BYU |
2
|
129,027
|
100.7%
|
64,514
|
60,524
|
6.6%
|
|
28
|
California |
4
|
250,589
|
92.8%
|
62,647
|
64,318
|
-2.6%
|
|
29
|
Purdue |
4
|
243,289
|
97.3%
|
60,822
|
55,457
|
9.7%
|
|
30
|
West Virginia |
2
|
120,584
|
100.5%
|
60,292
|
58,773
|
2.6%
|
|
31
|
Missouri* |
3
|
179,666
|
87.6%
|
59,889
|
55,918
|
7.1%
|
|
32
|
Virginia |
4
|
237,127
|
96.4%
|
59,282
|
57,732
|
2.7%
|
|
33
|
North Carolina |
4
|
236,500
|
98.5%
|
59,125
|
48,857
|
21.0%
|
|
34
|
Oregon |
4
|
234,209
|
108.4%
|
58,552
|
58,378
|
0.3%
|
|
35
|
Arizona State |
5
|
287,885
|
78.2%
|
57,577
|
54,562
|
5.5%
|
|
36
|
N.C. State |
4
|
226,712
|
105.4%
|
56,678
|
56,540
|
0.2%
|
|
37
|
Illinois* |
3
|
162,457
|
78.2%
|
54,152
|
43,445
|
24.6%
|
|
38
|
Mississippi |
4
|
210,858
|
87.0%
|
52,715
|
53,801
|
-2.0%
|
|
39
|
Arizona |
3
|
155,579
|
89.7%
|
51,860
|
55,798
|
-7.1%
|
|
40
|
Texas Tech |
4
|
207,345
|
98.0%
|
51,836
|
50,874
|
1.9%
|
|
41
|
Iowa State |
4
|
205,684
|
93.5%
|
51,421
|
46,171
|
11.4%
|
|
42
|
South Florida |
4
|
204,352
|
77.8%
|
51,088
|
30,222
|
69.0%
|
|
43
|
Maryland |
3
|
151,023
|
97.8%
|
50,341
|
49,393
|
1.9%
|
|
44
|
Georgia Tech |
3
|
149,035
|
90.3%
|
49,678
|
50,617
|
-1.9%
|
|
45
|
Colorado** |
3
|
148,225
|
97.0%
|
49,408
|
46,048
|
7.3%
|
|
46
|
Minnesota |
4
|
193,730
|
76.1%
|
48,433
|
52,207
|
-7.2%
|
|
47
|
Kansas State |
4
|
189,931
|
93.1%
|
47,483
|
46,693
|
1.7%
|
|
48
|
Mississippi State |
4
|
187,860
|
85.3%
|
46,965
|
41,527
|
13.1%
|
|
49
|
Kansas |
5
|
224,531
|
89.4%
|
44,906
|
44,137
|
1.7%
|
|
50
|
Rutgers |
5
|
217,888
|
103.8%
|
43,578
|
41,113
|
6.0%
|
NOTES: Attendance for neutral site games are not included. ^ = Alabama-Florida State was played in Jacksonville as an FSU home game. The game attracted 85,412 fans (110.6% capacity). ^^ = Oklahoma-Texas was played in Dallas as a UT home game. The game attracted 80,000 fans (117.2% capacity). ^^^ = Tennessee Chattanooga-Arkansas was played in Little Rock as a UA home game. The game attracted 54,836 fans (102.1% capacity). * = Missouri-Illinois was played in St. Louis as a UI home game. The game attracted 62,352 fans (94.5% capacity). ** = Colorado-Colorado State was played in Denver as a CU home game. The game attracted 68,133 fans (89.5% capacity).
