HBCU Official Football Attendance Leaders - Week 6

The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) HBCU home games or Classics are ranked. The division II games are ranked in descending order of attendance. Road games held at the home stadium of non-HBCUs are reported for comparison purposes, along with official attendance to Big South Conference games for Week 6.  Draw your own conclusion regarding the Game Day experience enjoyed in the Big South Conference versus the HBCUs.  We get it!  Many resource challenged HBCUs need more than two revenue stream (ticket sales & student athletic fees) to support their student-athletes, build new facilities, expand programs and win in the recruitment battles with PWI conferences.  

For Week 7, we will compare the HBCUs attendance leaders to the Big Sky Conference football playing members.

WEEK 6 HBCU FCS ATTENDANCE LEADERS
1. Grambling State at Jackson State - 32,265
2. North Carolina Central at Florida A&M - 25,679  Homecoming
3. Texas Southern at Alabama A&M - 14,626  Homecoming
4. Alcorn State at Alabama State - 12,721
5. North Carolina A&T State at Norfolk State - 11,062
6. Lane at Arkansas Pine Bluff -  7,600  Homecoming
7. Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman - 5,642
8. North Alabama at Hampton - 4,213
9. Virginia U. Lynchburg at Mississippi Valley State - 3,289  Homecoming

HBCU ROAD GAME ATTENDANCE
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State - 16,589 OVC
Howard at Harvard - 8,234  Ivy League
Savannah State (D-II) at Charleston Southern - 3,608  Big South 
Fort Valley State at Florida Tech - 2,400 Gulf South 

COMPARISON TO D-II EXPERIENCE
1. Clark Atlanta at Miles - 11,819  Homecoming
2. Pittsburg State at Lincoln (MO) - 8,224
3. Chowan at Fayetteville State - 5,327  Homecoming
4. Kentucky State at Morehouse - 4,373
5. Bowie State at Winston-Salem State - 4,266
6. Shaw ar Virginia State - 4,012
7. West Liberty at West Virginia State - 3,929  Homecoming
8. Lincoln (PA) at Johnson C. Smith - 3,206

COMPARISON TO BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE WEEK 6
1. Presbyterian at Campbell - 5,673
2. North Alabama at Hampton - 4,213
3. Savannah State at Charleston Southern - 3,608
#4 FCS ranked Kennesaw State (Bye Week)

BIG SOUTH ROAD GAME ATTENDANCE WEEK 6
Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina - 11,865  Southern Conference 
Monmouth at Wagner - 2,843  Northeast Conference 

Beepbeep  Updated 10/7/19