70. Appalachian State (6) - 24,67084. Air Force (3) - 26,810 Utah (2) - 45,954 AVERAGE 96. 17. Missouri (2) - 53,918 Texas State (1) - 20,003 South Florida (2) - 39,036 70. 10. 85. South Florida (4) - 35,574 Iowa (2) - 65,529 Maryland (3) - 39,827 Championships: 10 Bowl Record: 18 Bowls, 7-10-1, .417 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 180 Weeks (Total) Heisman Winners: Doak Walker (1948) Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (cap. 70. West Virginia (5) - 57,88429. 32. Michigan (7) - 111,4592. Coastal Carolina (1) - 14,237, INDEPENDENTS 8. UAB (1) - 39,165 45. BYU (6) - 59,54770. LSU (5) - 100,5008. Virginia 2018 average: 39,705 | 2019 average: 47,863 | Increase: 8,158 (20.5%). Tulsa (2) - 22,429 Minnesota (4) - 43,244 Louisville (2) - 53,498 11. The NCAA has been tracking FBS attendance since 1976, two years before then-Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision) was created. Kansas State (2) - 48,632 Air Force (1) - 33,101 California (1) - 44,168 Fresno State (6) - 31,55271. Alabama (1) - 100,710 48,879 - ACC Jacksonville State (3) - 20,768 Maryland (6) - 37,81258. Indianapolis is making MAJOR moves, set to hire FootballScoop's reigning top special teams coordinator. Miami (6) - 44,86247. New hire replaces Marc Vottler following Vottler's hiring at Ohio State. Tulsa (1) - 28,612 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, at 7. 97. 60. Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 50. Air Force (1) - 33,101 Army (2) - 25,628 54. 65,242 - Big Ten Arkansas' second-ranked baseball team just drew 30,000 for a three-game series with Illinois State. 20,177 - Sun Belt Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC North Carolina (1) - 50,500 ACC attendance overall is down almost a quarter (23.5%) since an all-time high in in 2004 (55,735 per game). 15,749 - MAC, MEDIAN 44. 17,554 - MAC, BIG 12 22. 105. Southern (4) - 16,9578. <]/Prev 539174/XRefStm 2056>> 95. Liberty (5) - 18,191107. 21. Rutgers (3) - 34,306, PAC 12 70. Alabama State (3) - 20,341 Boston College (6) - 34,18576. 116. San Diego State (4) - 31,08076. Old Dominion (3) - 19,664 52. Massachusetts (3) - 8,788, TOP 10 FCS North Carolina A&T (1) - 16,358 Arkansas (3) - 57,565 NC State (4) - 56,719 In that case, it seems like the in-person fan is almost a secondary consideration. 30. 54. 15. Toledo (1) - 25,361 9. Washington (6) - 67,79023. 47. 26. Virginia (7) - 47,86347. "The generation of fans that aren't really watching TV anymore, they're on mobile devices. 115. Syracuse (5) - 43,85363. SMU Mustangs Football - Mustangs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN Connecticut (6) - 18,216CUSA81. 93. 101. Kansas State (7) - 48,81846. 74. Georgia State (4) - 18,177106. Seasons: 105 (1916 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 523-558-54 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 519-552-54 Conferences: American, CUSA, WAC, SWC, Ind Conf. Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM / OPPONENT for each category. 44. UTEP (1) - 34,646 Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Total In Avg. In theory, the rise of gaming on phones could help the in-game experience, according to R.J. White, managing editor of SportsLine, a gambling and fantasy sports website owned by CBS Sports. UTEP (3) - 19,672 59,323 - Big Ten Miami, OH (3) - 15,384124. Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 TCU (5) - 43,43262. Utah (3) - 46,008 20. UCLA (5) - 44,99853. Connecticut (3) - 20,265 TCU (5) - 43,43261. Rice (7) - 22,21290. Notre Dame (4) - 77,622 116. 118. North Carolina A&T (2) - 16,463 73,279 - SEC 119. 16. Colorado (3) - 51,560 44. 68. 77. The box office, though, told a different story. NC State (2) - 56,657 37. 7. Memphis (5) - 40,44659. 66,384 - Big Ten 68. 0000008208 00000 n (Full disclosure: These numbers have been out for a while, but I just came across them while writing this earlier in the week. 116. Arkansas State (5) - 21,14098. Texas A&M (1) - 98,016 Nevada (2) - 17,159 Northwestern (7) - 37,73660. 15. 27. TCU (5) - 43,43261. 118. 34. 6. Cincinnati open with a 24-14 win over UCLA before a crowd of 38,032, then peaked with a crowd of 40,121 to see the Bearcats snap UCF's 20-game conference winning streak. 122. 118. Nebraska (6) - 89,40016. With SMU on a bye week and then on the road at Navy, the Mustangs will close out the regular season at home on Nov. 30 vs. Tulane, with potentially an AAC West Division title on the line. Nebraska (6) - 89,40016. Troy (2) - 25,140 57. New Mexico (4) - 17,257118. The NCAA did not compile attendance statistics from the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season for the first time since it began keeping overall attendance figures in 1948. 73,586 - SEC Louisville (2) - 53,498 LSU (5) - 100,5008. 76. 24. 32. SMU lags in student attendance - SMU Daily Campus New Mexico (5) - 16,574118. 41. Liberty (1) - 21,671 Rutgers (1) - 40,515 57,525 - Big 12 68. Baylor (7) - 45,51751. 19,902 - Sun Belt 65. Ohio (3) - 17,367 Utah State (6) - 19,609116. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 5. Akron (3) - 19,539 UTSA (2) - 28,753 28. Temple (4) - 30,584 55. Pittsburgh (2) - 44,656 Arizona State (3) - 45,162 Ball State (2) - 12,228, MWC Florida Atlantic (5) - 17,974114. Rutgers (7) - 30,082PAC 1218. Georgia Southern (5) - 13,722INDEPENDENTS17. Akron (5) - 17,268112. 34. 54,183 - Big 12 Virginia Tech (3) - 56,378 17,597 - MAC, MEDIAN "We really are competing against the 70-inch TV and the beer that is cold in your refrigerator and no lines at the restroom," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. UTSA (5) - 21,014101. 25,092 - MWC 71. 103. 111. 86. Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 7. For its seven home games in the 2019 season, Memphis averaged 38,816 announced fans. Oklahoma State (4) - 54,73539. Troy (5) - 24,40192. South Florida (6) - 32,93768. 4. Clemson (2) - 80,309 2022 Football Cumulative Statistics - SMU Athletics North Dakota State (3) - 18,509 Cincinnati (5) - 37,16164. Washington State (3) - 29,255, SEC 59,323 - Big Ten TCU (1) - 40,422 Virginia (3) - 49,216 2. Nebraska (5) - 89,51117. Colorado (2) - 51,056 Above all else, we prepare Students for life. 0000008279 00000 n Stanford (1) - 37,179 Coastal Carolina (2) - 13,948 Texas Southern (1) - 16,407 Houston (1) - 29,360 Missouri (1) - 51,215 Georgia Southern (1) - 17,202 Akron (5) - 17,268115. 11. SMU (6) - 23,63394. Southern (1) - 14,377, AVERAGE 25. Compare that to 2010 when only the Pac-12 saw fewer fans attend games among the major conferences. 117. 46. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports, David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen via USA TODAY Sports, 2020 Preview, CFN, College Football Features, News, College Football Attendance Rankings: 2023 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, It's COLLEGE Football. 3. 76. Oklahoma State (1) - 55,509 Arizona (1) - 40,741 The purpose of the Cost of Attendance (COA), sometimes referred to as the "student budget", is to provide students and families with an estimated cost to attend SMU for a single academic year, consisting of two terms (Fall and Spring), or nine calendar months (September to the following May). Minnesota (2) - 45,067 Western Kentucky (1) - 17,120 Illinois (1) - 30,654, PAC 12 Arkansas State (1) - 22,076 121. BYU drew 62,117 for a 45-19 loss to Washington the following week, then hosted 58,930 for a 28-25 defeat of Boise State in their next home game on Oct. 19. 15. New Mexico State (2) - 9,498 Nebraska (4) - 89,560 Boston College (4) - 34,381 Notre Dame (5) - 77,62222. Nevada (3) - 16,485 Old Dominion (3) - 19,664 Rutgers (5) - 30,481PAC 1219. 25,977 - CUSA Mar 3, 2023. Old Dominion (5) - 18,607103. 73. 84. 93. Arkansas State (2) - 23,126 6. 27. The SEC drew the largest average crowd at 72,723, but also saw the largest drop of 1,271. Bowling Green (6) - 15,295122. Miami, OH (1) - 16,022 82. Rice (4) - 24,814 Northern Illinois (3) - 11,320129. Michigan State (6) - 70,56120. 0000171775 00000 n Nevada (1) - 20,144 Iowa (7) - 65,55730. Syracuse (5) - 43,85349. Iowa (5) - 66,61033. 83. As such, renovations rule the day, but not everyone can spend $500 million, like Texas A&M did, on a stadium expansion. "I'm just really appreciative and I know our players are appreciative of our fans for the support we've gotten this year," head coach Sonny Dykes said Monday. 95. TCU (1) - 40,422 21. Ball State (5) - 10,478129. Louisiana Tech (3) - 20,546 83. 2019 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia 123. Purdue (2) - 55,272 Texas State (2) - 17,903 Liberty (3) - 18,400 Louisiana-Monroe (1) - 28,327 91. Nevada (4) - 16,192 Montana (3) - 24,058 NC State (1) - 57,633 UCLA (2) - 44,765 72. 95. 42. Auburn (1) - 85,317 20,025 - Sun Belt SMU (1) - 22,766 9. Florida State (4) - 52,692 Southern Miss (5) - 24,76582. Oklahoma (3) - 83,710 Florida State (7) - 54,01935. Nebraska (7) - 89,34816. BYU (1) - 61,626 52. Louisiana-Lafayette (2) - 19,336 Florida A&M (6) - 16,537, END OF REGULAR SEASONAVERAGE72,970 - SEC64,528 - Big Ten57,459 - Big 1247,706 - ACC45,849 - Pac 1229,416 - AAC23,238 - MWC18,912 - CUSA18,342 - Sun Belt15,352 - MACMEDIAN81,323 - SEC59,789 - Big Ten54,118 - Big 1248,888 - ACC45,156 - Pac 1230,642 - AAC23,173 - MWC19,069 - CUSA17,163 - Sun Belt16,492 - MACBIG 127. Rank Attendance Date Game Result 1: 36,742: December 30, 2010: SMU 14, Army 16: 2: 35,569: September 24, 2022: SMU 34 . 99. Stanford (3) - 36,551 Connecticut (2) - 21,378 Jeremy, I agree that truly neutral games such as the RRR would be difficult to include in the attendance averages, however, there has to be a way to account for neutral games that are hosted in the same town as the home team rather than ONLY the attendance reports from the team's registered stadium. (Smiley N. Pool / The Dallas Morning News Staff Photographer) The Dallas Morning News op-ed By Eric Johnson 1:30 AM on Jul 15, 2022 Southern Miss (1) - 31,076 San Jose State (1) - 13,480, SUN BELT 8. Duke (1) - 38,313 Mississippi (6) - 47,30677. Coastal Carolina (5) - 15,020125. Massachusetts (1) - 10,524, jeremy, please check yourt math Big 12 week 2 total y-t-d is 58,519.375, not 57,782, AVERAGE 113. 65,227 - Big Ten Florida (5) - 83,73916. Louisiana-Monroe (3) - 20,564 57. 8. 57. BYU (5) - 59,98068. Mississippi (3) - 46,668 128. 49,439 - ACC 129. 5. 34. Louisville (6) - 49,91343. 30. Colorado (3) - 51,560 Attendance is based on the average per game over the last five years, followed up by % capacity, followed by the average home attendance for every school last season. 20,638 - Sun Belt UNLV (6) - 19,86497. Florida (5) - 83,73915. 70,237 - Big Ten Wisconsin (7) - 76,47218. Troy (3) - 25,572 54. Montana State (3) - 18,800 Marshall (2) - 25,599 61. Kansas State (1) - 51,189 May 18, 2020 12:48 pm CT. Why does attendance matter so much? I think attendance usually takes some time to increase and to grow. Florida State (1) - 50,917 72. 10. 4. Navy (3) - 32,398 0000006384 00000 n 107. The average for the division's 130 teams slipped to 39,848 fans per game. Football remains healthy on television. Ohio State (7) - 103,3839. Vanderbilt (4) - 29,241, AAC 53. Alabama (3) - 100,707 James Madison (6) - 22,1444. Jackson St. 5 168,808 33,762 2. Most notable are a disquieting return for some fans concerned about large crowds and COVID-19 and a growing list of small-stadium bandwagon jumpers moving up from FCS to FBS. Florida A&M (1) - 17,911 25. South Alabama (5) - 16,323122. Western Michigan (6) - 17,937106. Tulane (3) - 18,713, CUSA 80. 74. Purdue (1) - 50,506 90. 0.8533. I think we're just getting started in terms of our attendance. Fresno State (2) - 32,912 UNLV (2) - 18,082 Central Michigan (4) - 15,462 70. I think it's been a fun atmosphere that'll help us win some football games.". Iowa (4) - 65,950 Syracuse 2018 average: 37,043 | 2019 average: 42,164 | Increase: 5,121 (13.8%). 119. For an aging fan base facing rising ticket, parking and concession prices, it's easy to go to a default setting on game day. Northern Illinois (1) - 14,568 Colorado State (1) - 24,453 :-8Qt` *))w GU*A%u4]J0LGUS5 Hawaii (3) - 24,223 80,475 - SEC Louisiana-Monroe (2) - 22,275 30. 55. Duke (1) - 38,313 Bowling Green (2) - 17,821 40. Georgia (7) - 92,81710. Southern Miss (3) - 26,546 30,742 - AAC Arkansas is also an extreme outlier. Minnesota (2) - 45,067 Oregon State (3) - 32,531 Michigan State (3) - 72,883 48,550 - ACC TV continues to be a prohibitive favorite over butts in seats on some game days. 1978 SMU Mustangs football team - Wikipedia Troy (3) - 25,572 Of the in-game experience, Berry had a similar complaint as the average fan: "It's going to end up being 30 snaps and this long commercial break. Iowa State (1) - 61,500 51. South Florida (5) - 33,70269. 40. Toledo (2) - 25,125 After years of knocking on the door, Mike Norvell's Tigers finally broke through and won the American title in 2019. 106. "And those students who don't learn it, usually get bad grades." Kent State (1) - 18,679 Attendance fell by an average of 379 fans per game at the FBS level, 23 fans in FCS, two in Division II, and increased by 57 fans a game in Division III. "It's amazing how fast that's changed. Kentucky (3) - 57,642 114. 57,821 - Big 12 Florida International (2) - 12,534, MAC Alabama State (4) - 18,436 Washington State (2) - 27,407, SEC Syracuse (3) - 43,841 119. Texas (5) - 96,81713. When Texas plays TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, the attendance often goes well above the stadium's maximum of 45k. 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Minnesota (1) - 49,112 Bowling Green (3) - 18,280 Penn State (4) - 105,965 Akron (2) - 17,963 Georgia (3) - 92,913 5. 25. Florida Atlantic (2) - 22,511 Texas (6) - 96,30613. Average Per Attempt AVG/ATT: 4.1: 4.9: Avg. 77. Miami (1) - 52,036 31. 1. Charlotte (3) - 13,755 Florida State (2) - 51,943 26. Navy (5) - 31,61774. BYU (2) - 62,086 57,551 - Big 12 48. Buffalo (1) - 18,412 New Mexico State (4) - 16,985130. 121. 6. UAB (1) - 39,165 North Dakota State (6) - 18,1776. 108. After firing Will Muschamp in 2020, the Gamecocks were better in 2021, but the home schedule also included Eastern Illinois, Troy and Vanderbilt. smu football average attendancecraigslist show low az cars and trucks. According to the SMU Ticket Office, the average student attendance at home football games is between 1,500 and 2,500 students. I think it just speaks to the potential of this program. West Virginia (2) - 59,472 Miami (6) - 52,82937. The Miles hire produced a 74 percent spike in attendance at KU's seven home games, a jump from 19,424 fans per game in 2018 to 33,875 last fall -- good enough to Kansas the biggest gainer according to the NCAA's 2019 attendance figures. Georgia Tech (4) - 43,93350. Virginia fell below 40,000 only once, and topped 52,000 again for wins over Duke and Virginia Tech, the latter of which snapped a 15-game Commonwealth Cup losing streak and send the Cavs to their first ACC Championship. Utah (6) - 46,39345. UTSA (2) - 28,753 92. 22. 114. Utah, USC, Washington and Boise State is pretty much a murder's row of opponents for Kalani Sitake and the Cougars, but it's a dream lineup for BYU's bean counters. 1. 47. Miami (2) - 51,017 Professor Cogley has been teaching at SMU since 1987 and has never enforced a strict attendance policy. Kansas (1) - 32,611, ACC Army (3) - 29,758