Friday, February 8, 2013

NCAA football attendance continues to set records for conferences and schools

In 2012, 48,958,547 fans attended college football games at all 644 NCAA schools, including one conference topping seven million fans for the first time ever. This attendance marks the third-highest total in history and includes home games, neutral-site games and postseason contests.

With an average of 45,440 per game, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) had 37,170,235 fans. The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) totaled 5,967,272 fans, while Division II had 3,006,297 spectators, its third-highest total. Division III recorded 2,361,687 fans in total.

• Among FCS conferences, the Southwestern Athletic Conference enjoyed its 34th attendance title in 35 years. The 10 SWAC teams averaged 13,097 fans per game and totaled 654,847 spectators. The Southern (652,927 fans for an average of 12,802), the Colonial Athletic (753,589 fans for an average of 12,155) and the Missouri Valley Football (652,770 fans for an average of 11,064) were all close behind.

• In Division II, Grand Valley State captured its second consecutive attendance title by averaging 12,034 fans per game. The five other schools that averaged more than 10,000 per game were Miles (11,117), Tuskegee (10,869), Kentucky State (10,534), West Texas A&M (10,379) and Pittsburg State (10,055).

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference posted its 20th Division II attendance title in 21 years. SIAC teams averaged 7,429 fans per game. Next were the Lone Star with 6,077 and the Gulf South at 5,029 fans per game.

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