Tuesday, December 19, 2006
College football stadium attendance figures for 2006
The NCAA has posted attendance figures for 2006 Division I-A games. In terms of average attendance, Michigan was tops in the nation at 110,026 per game, which is 2.4 % above capacity at Michigan Stadium. The top 10 in average attendance is as follows: Penn State, Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Southern California, Florida, and Texas. The 10 lowest attendance figures in Division I-A belonged to (from #110-#119): Florida International, Ball St., Rice, Eastern Michigan, Louisiana Tech, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Utah St., and Florida Atlantic (with a per game average of 9182 fans).
According to these figures, the largest listed stadium capacities belong to:
1. Michigan (107501)
2. Penn St. (106537)
3. Tennessee (104079)
4. Ohio St. (101568)
5. Georgia (92746)
6. LSU (92400)
7. Alabama (92138)
8. Southern California (92000)
9. UCLA (91500)
10. Florida (88548)
The ten smallest stadiums are:
110. Buffalo (29013)
111. Northern Illinois (28000)
112. Toledo (26248)
113. Miami of Ohio (24286)
114. Ohio (24000)
115. Bowling Green (23724)
116. Ball St. (22500)
117. Florida Atlantic (20540)
118. Florida International (17000)
119. Idaho (16000)
Some may use the percentage of seats occupied as an indicator of the passion of a team's fanbase. The top teams in terms of percent of seats occupied were: Texas (111 %), Oregon, Nebraska, Ohio St., Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, and Tennessee. The bottom ten in terms of percent of stadium capacity that was filled is: SMU, Louisiana Tech, La-Lafayette, La-Monroe, Florida Atlantic, Utah St., UAB, Tulane, Temple, and Rice. The teams at the bottom of this list suffer from the fact that they have very large stadiums, with Rice Stadium having a capacity of 70000 and Tulane and Temple playing in the homes of NFL teams.
According to these figures, the largest listed stadium capacities belong to:
1. Michigan (107501)
2. Penn St. (106537)
3. Tennessee (104079)
4. Ohio St. (101568)
5. Georgia (92746)
6. LSU (92400)
7. Alabama (92138)
8. Southern California (92000)
9. UCLA (91500)
10. Florida (88548)
The ten smallest stadiums are:
110. Buffalo (29013)
111. Northern Illinois (28000)
112. Toledo (26248)
113. Miami of Ohio (24286)
114. Ohio (24000)
115. Bowling Green (23724)
116. Ball St. (22500)
117. Florida Atlantic (20540)
118. Florida International (17000)
119. Idaho (16000)
Some may use the percentage of seats occupied as an indicator of the passion of a team's fanbase. The top teams in terms of percent of seats occupied were: Texas (111 %), Oregon, Nebraska, Ohio St., Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, and Tennessee. The bottom ten in terms of percent of stadium capacity that was filled is: SMU, Louisiana Tech, La-Lafayette, La-Monroe, Florida Atlantic, Utah St., UAB, Tulane, Temple, and Rice. The teams at the bottom of this list suffer from the fact that they have very large stadiums, with Rice Stadium having a capacity of 70000 and Tulane and Temple playing in the homes of NFL teams.
