Largest home game attendance in your own ballpark

[Go...gate]

Did we do this one yet?

[OL FU]

28,000 in 1990 in Paladin Stadium, we were playing the New Kids on the Block:D

Sorry I got my threads mixed up

[89Hen]

1. Temple - Oct. 27, 1973 - 23,619
2. Navy - Sept. 9, 1985 - 23,110
3. Navy - Nov. 14, 1987 - 23,100
4. Wm. & Mary - Oct. 18, 1986 - 23,045
5. Colgate - Nov. 19, 1977 - 23,019

Proud to say I was actually at all five (many Hen posters here can probably claim the same).

[OL FU]

19,300 1940 vs Clemson @Sirrine Stadium
19,058 1981 vs ASU @ Paladin Stadium

[MYTAPPY]

25,584 piled into "The Rock" last season and watched a masacre of WCU.

[sdgriz24]

23,867 vs. Montana State 2004

[GannonFan]

1. Temple - Oct. 27, 1973 - 23,619
2. Navy - Sept. 9, 1985 - 23,110
3. Navy - Nov. 14, 1987 - 23,100
4. Wm. & Mary - Oct. 18, 1986 - 23,045
5. Colgate - Nov. 19, 1977 - 23,019

Proud to say I was actually at all five (many Hen posters here can probably claim the same).

If I was carried in with diapers in 1973 then I was at all of them as well. ;)

[bigbluetiger]

43K versus Tenn Tech for our 1st home coming in 1999 at Adelphia (Now LP Field). This was the first and only time that we've had to use the 2nd level of seating.

[mainejeff]

Prior to the opening of Alfond Stadium in 1998, attendance reporting at Maine was sketchy at best (sometimes even less than the amount of people there IMO), but the largest crowds I've seen were during the Mike Buck (Maine QB) era back in the late 80s. Maine went to the playoffs in 87 and 89 and during that 89 season, not only were the grandstands packed, but people lined the field 10 deep at times. I'd say that there were a few crowds that season that approached 11-12 K.

[jstate83]

Jackson State -vs- Alcorn...................1994.
60,000+...............Think it was 61,200 or something like that....In the Capitol City Classic.

McNair's last year at Alcorn.

[GeauxColonels]

[1] October 10, 1981 - 14,125 - 110% of capacity
Nicholls State 56, Southern 14

[2] October 8, 1983 - 13,981 - 109% of capacity
Southern 21, Nicholls State 20

[3] October 8, 1988 - 13,370 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 24, Southern 0

[4] October 11, 1986 - 13,300 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 17, Southern 0

[5] October 6, 1984 - 13,280 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 43, Southern 26


Anyone else sense a pattern here?! :confused:

[NSUDemon98]

Did we do this one yet?

17,000+....don't remember the exact number, but we had 17,000+ in 1998 and again in 2000.

[89Hen]

Mike Buck (Maine QB)
:bow: :bow: :bow:

[BULLDOG8180]

LARGEST HOME CROWDS
23,025 VS. MARSHALL IN 1992
21,623 VS. FURMAN IN 1991
21,575 VS. DAVIDSON 1969
21,570 VS. DELAWARE 1975

[RabidRabbit]

Doing in (our former) Arch-rival Coyotes! :bow:

Coughlin-Alumni Stadium


Coughlin-Alumni Stadium has served as the home field for South Dakota State Univeristy football teams since 1962.

Through the first 44 years of operation, the Jackrabbits have played 234 games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium and have posted a 141-93 home record. In 2005, SDSU completed a 5-2 home record, improving to 39-13 at home in John Stiegelmeier's nine seasons as head coach.

Lights were installed at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in the fall of 2000, with the Jackrabbits making their debut under the lights during the 2001 season. SDSU holds a 12-2 record in home night games.

SDSU has four games scheduled at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium during the 2006 season, including two night games.

An average of 6,934 fans attended Jackrabbit games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in 2005. Two crowds topped the 10,000 mark as 10,633 fans attended the Sept. 24 Beef Bowl game against Cal Poly and a crowd of 14,503 attended the Oct. 22 Hobo Day game with Missouri-Rolla.

The largest crowd ever to see a football game of any kind in South Dakota came through the turnstiles on Hobo Day, Oct. 19, 1985, when 16,193 fans saw SDSU defeat the University of South Dakota 24-12. USD was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation (NCAA Division II) at the time.

Screamed myself hoarse at that game. Went and saw USD again at the DakotaDome play into the National Title Game (DII). Where the same thing happened to them as in NCC play. :hurray: :bang:

Any Bison care to expand?

[Pard4Life]

probably 25,000 plus against Lehigh a very long time ago.

[EKU05]

It was over 26,000 (not sure of the exact change) and against Western Kentucky in 1982.

[JoshUCA]

The official number in the box score was 10,032 at the 2004 game versus Arkansas Tech, in our stadium which "officially" holds 8,500 making that game at 118% of our capacity. Personally I think there were closer to 11,000 people there! Hopefully that record will be broken this year with some of our home games...especially Missouri State. I know that I remember reading somewhere that our university president wants to see 15,000 there for that game!

[bostonspider]

I think Richmond's largest crowd at home was over 22,600 for Virginia Tech in 1986.

[X-Factor]

Doing in (our former) Arch-rival Coyotes! :bow:

Coughlin-Alumni Stadium


Coughlin-Alumni Stadium has served as the home field for South Dakota State Univeristy football teams since 1962.

Through the first 44 years of operation, the Jackrabbits have played 234 games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium and have posted a 141-93 home record. In 2005, SDSU completed a 5-2 home record, improving to 39-13 at home in John Stiegelmeier's nine seasons as head coach.

Lights were installed at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in the fall of 2000, with the Jackrabbits making their debut under the lights during the 2001 season. SDSU holds a 12-2 record in home night games.

SDSU has four games scheduled at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium during the 2006 season, including two night games.

An average of 6,934 fans attended Jackrabbit games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in 2005. Two crowds topped the 10,000 mark as 10,633 fans attended the Sept. 24 Beef Bowl game against Cal Poly and a crowd of 14,503 attended the Oct. 22 Hobo Day game with Missouri-Rolla.

The largest crowd ever to see a football game of any kind in South Dakota came through the turnstiles on Hobo Day, Oct. 19, 1985, when 16,193 fans saw SDSU defeat the University of South Dakota 24-12. USD was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation (NCAA Division II) at the time.

Screamed myself hoarse at that game. Went and saw USD again at the DakotaDome play into the National Title Game (DII). Where the same thing happened to them as in NCC play. :hurray: :bang:

Any Bison care to expand?

Actually, in '85 USD only made it to the Semi's before NDSU beat them

In '86 they made the Championship game where the Bison again won 27-7.


I'm not sure about attendance numbers, but the game against UND a few years ago is probably the highest. Somewhere just under 20k I think?

[UAalum72]

"7,500" vs. Ithaca at Albany's University Field in 1975.

"7,500" at Bleecker Stadium in 1978 over Ithaca in an ABC regional telecast (Terry Hanratty in the booth).

6,212 vs Hofstra in 2005 in the largest crowd where it looks like they actually counted tickets.

[arranger101]

2003-SCSU vs. Benedict @Williams-Brice(67K)

All of those people plus the additional 2-7K outside tailgating witnessed us thrash them by 52 points!:hurray:

[SactoHornetFan]

20,993 at Hornet Stadium vs. ucd on Sept. 18, 1999 (W, 48-27)

[chattanoogamocs]

Chattanooga's largest was 22,646 versus Tennessee State (UC 28, TSU 7) on Oct. 18th, 1997

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Southern University vs Jackson State @ Mumford 35,000

[TxState_GO_CATS!]

16,600 (109% capacity) in 1981 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville *Bitter rival back in Div. II days*

16,200 (106% capacity) in 1982 vs. Angelo St. *#2 rival back in the day*

15,712 (103% capacity) in 2005 vs. UNI *not sure how we got with being above capacity with the NCAA running things in the playoffs*

15,411 (101% capacity) in 2005 vs. Cal-Poly *see note above*

15,288 (100.5% capacity) in 2005 vs. SHS-Huntsville *clinched Texas State's first Southland Conference Championship*

[McNeese72]

27,500 against USL (now Louisiana Lafayette) our ex-most bitterest-rival who we will finally play again in 2007. We beat them 20-19 in the last few minutes to win a berth in the Inaugural Independence Bowl where we defeated Tulsa.

Doc

[GaSouthern]

1989 1-AA Championship. Georgia Southern vs. Stephen F. Austin.
Dec.16, 1989
37-34 Score
Attendance 25,725 largest crowd
15-0 Only Undefeated Season
Russell's final record 83-22-1
http://www.gsustore.com/webitemimages/559/W5089.jpg

[DFW HOYA]

Off campus 25,000 vs. Ole Miss at Griffith Stadium.

On campus: 9,002 vs. Fordham at Kehoe Field. (Any MAAC or PL fan who ever saw a game there has to wonder...how did 9,000 people fit there?)

[Frosty The Snowbuff]

[1] October 10, 1981 - 14,125 - 110% of capacity
Nicholls State 56, Southern 14

[2] October 8, 1983 - 13,981 - 109% of capacity
Southern 21, Nicholls State 20

[3] October 8, 1988 - 13,370 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 24, Southern 0

[4] October 11, 1986 - 13,300 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 17, Southern 0

[5] October 6, 1984 - 13,280 - 104% of capacity
Nicholls State 43, Southern 26


Anyone else sense a pattern here?! :confused:

Southern Draws attendance....what can ya say????

[TheRock21]

I'll tell you guys after September 9th!:nod:

[Hansel]

I think it is 19,300 at the FargoDome

[ngineer]

Lehigh had a few in excess of 20,000 at old Taylor Stadium for Lafayette. Since the move to Goodman, the largest crowd was 19,110 against Lafayette on November 23, 1991. Largest non-Lafayette game crowd at Goodman was 16,906 versus Bucknell on October 21, 2000.

[Pard4Life]

Lehigh had a few in excess of 20,000 at old Taylor Stadium for Lafayette. Since the move to Goodman, the largest crowd was 19,110 against Lafayette on November 23, 1991. Largest non-Lafayette game crowd at Goodman was 16,906 versus Bucknell on October 21, 2000.

I have always wondered, what was so special about that Bucknell game that it was filled with more people than some Lafayette games? Homecoming? But other homecoming games have not drawn those numbers... I know a Cornell game is up there too...

[JaxSinfonian]

16,851 against Alabama A&M, 2002. That's 112% percent of capacity. I was there, and the place was packed. The result: Jax State won, 20-17.

[ucdtim17]

13,700 I think vs. Nevada in the late 70s. We've had bigger "home" crowds for games vs. Sac at Hughes stadium at Sac City College. The Davis record will hopefully be obliterated at the home opener next year

[DEX]

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For NC A&T it was this game vs. Florida A&M in 2001. Attendance = 34,791

[I Bleed Purple]

17,593 last year in Ron McBride's debut.

[colonelblitz]

Top 5 at EKU
25,300, 25,000 , 24,500, 24,200 , 22,700 all against Western Kentucky. Western makes up 8 of our top 15 crowds the rest include: Murray St 4. Marshall 1,Delaware St. 1 , Middle Tn 1, TSU 1. All games over 20,200 in attendence.

Good chance this years Battle of the Bluegrass will break the all-time record. Unless the Toppers are afraid to show up..:)

[Cap'n Cat]

UNI has a "stated" capacity of 16,324. However, they have jammed well over 18,000 for some big games in the 90's. They never claim the 18,000 because the fire marshal would be after their azzes.

:o

[Chi Panther]

UNI has a "stated" capacity of 16,324. However, they have jammed well over 18,000 for some big games in the 90's. They never claim the 18,000 because the fire marshal would be after their azzes.

:o

92 Idaho and YSU games were pretty sweet!!!!

[blukeys]

1. Temple - Oct. 27, 1973 - 23,619
2. Navy - Sept. 9, 1985 - 23,110
3. Navy - Nov. 14, 1987 - 23,100
4. Wm. & Mary - Oct. 18, 1986 - 23,045
5. Colgate - Nov. 19, 1977 - 23,019

Proud to say I was actually at all five (many Hen posters here can probably claim the same).


I'm in the club. My favorites are the 2 Navy games (Booker v. McCallum) and the Colgate game. I sat next to Henry White's Parents in 1977.

[igo4uni]

92 Idaho and YSU games were pretty sweet!!!!


I was at both of those games. If my memory serves me correctly, UNI vs. Idaho was a #1 vs. #2 matchup.

[ngineer]

I have always wondered, what was so special about that Bucknell game that it was filled with more people than some Lafayette games? Homecoming? But other homecoming games have not drawn those numbers... I know a Cornell game is up there too...

If I recall, Bucknell had some decent teams in that timeframe, and they do have a fair number of alums in the Lehigh Valley (I know they have a LV Alumni Club--since my daughter is now a member and gets the mailings); but more impacting was a special Upperclass Parents Weekend' that melded with absolutely gorgeous weather. If you look at the picture of Goodman on this board and used elsewhere, it was that game ( I can tell by BU's unis) that was cool but bathed in sunlight. Just a perfect day for college football. So a lot of parents that might have opted for some other activities went through the turnstiles.
The Cornell game you mention was the first game at Goodman, and was well over 13,000. Heck, we had over 13,000 for the Georgetown game last year (not to 'dis' the Hoyas, but we have to agree they are not a road draw) that was also a Parents Weekend event.

[Calif_Colonial]

8,016 10/18/1994 Duquesne University @ Robert Morris

Moon Stadium has a capacity of 7,000. In 2005 Robert Morris built a on-campus stadium with only around 4,000 seating capacity. ( for now ).

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I know you're going to find this difficult to believe, but it's 20K for the 1977 season ending matchup with UMass with the Yankee Conference auto-bid for the D-II playoffs on the line. Obviously, it was a different time as SRO was allowed much closer to the field than today and the capacity was 15K. I still recall the multiple rows of fans circling the field that day.

[GAD]

I know you're going to find this difficult to believe, but it's 20K for the 1977 season ending matchup with UMass with the Yankee Conference auto-bid for the D-II playoffs on the line. Obviously, it was a different time as SRO was allowed much closer to the field than today and the capacity was 15K. I still recall the multiple rows of fans circling the field that day.
who won?

[grizband]

TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE GAMES
IN WASHINGTON GRIZZLY STADIUM
1. 23,867 vs. Montana State, 2004
2. 23,773 vs. Weber State, 2005 (one of the loudest games I have ever attended, especially at the end)
3. 23,732 vs. Eastern Washington, 2005
4. 23,687 vs. Cal Poly, 2003
5. 23,679 vs. Idaho, 2003
6. 23,607 vs. **Sam Houston State, 2004
7. 23,605 vs. Portland State, 2005
8. 23,582 vs. Idaho State, 2004
9. 23,565 vs. Cal Poly, 2005
10. 23,520 vs. Weber State, 2003
#Largest home opener in school history
**Indicates Division I-AA playoff game

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

who won?

Since I zinged Saint (IIRC) about UNH beating UMass in 1975, I'm obligated to tell the truth about 1977. UMass won 19-6 to keep UNH from their third consecutive Yankee Conference Autobid to the D-II Playoffs. The Wildcats had won the two prior matchups with the Minutemen (were they still the Redmen in 1977????), but the senior combo of Jeff Allen (QB) and Bill Burnham (UNH's leading rusher until this guy named Azumah obliterated his records) couldn't finish their careers on top.

This series of games over three years along with season ending matchups for something like 25 years keep UMass as the number one UNH rival in old timer's (like me) opinion. The younger crew no doubt views Maine as the biggest rival due to the ice hockey rivalry. UMass74 might be able to place UNH in the UMass list of rivals from those days forward. IIRC, UMass still played Boston College and Holy Cross annually. Since both were very good and also in Massachusetts, I'll guess that those games were bigger for UMass. But after 1985 I'll bet that UNH moved up toward that #1 slot.

Edit: In the light of morning, I thinked I zinged UMass74 not Saint0917. Either way I'm taking my shots for the UMass revenge in 1977.

[I Bleed Purple]

TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE GAMES
IN WASHINGTON GRIZZLY STADIUM
1. 23,867 vs. Montana State, 2004
2. 23,773 vs. Weber State, 2005 (one of the loudest games I have ever attended, especially at the end)
3. 23,732 vs. Eastern Washington, 2005
4. 23,687 vs. Cal Poly, 2003
5. 23,679 vs. Idaho, 2003
6. 23,607 vs. **Sam Houston State, 2004
7. 23,605 vs. Portland State, 2005
8. 23,582 vs. Idaho State, 2004
9. 23,565 vs. Cal Poly, 2005
10. 23,520 vs. Weber State, 2003
#Largest home opener in school history
**Indicates Division I-AA playoff game
Being on the edge of defeat (which should have happened, if I remembered right) tends to do that.

[PantherRob82]

I was at both of those games. If my memory serves me correctly, UNI vs. Idaho was a #1 vs. #2 matchup.

That's how I remember it. That game was crazy. The last second FG attempt and all.

[Mr. C]

Chattanooga's largest was 22,646 versus Tennessee State (UC 28, TSU 7) on Oct. 18th, 1997
That was the opening game at the new Finley Stadium, wasn't it?

[Mr. C]

8,016 10/18/1994 Duquesne University @ Robert Morris

Moon Stadium has a capacity of 7,000. In 2005 Robert Morris built a on-campus stadium with only around 4,000 seating capacity. ( for now ).
Saw the opening game from the new stadium on TV last year. Small, but very nice.

[Mr. C]

28,000 in 1990 in Paladin Stadium, we were playing the New Kids on the Block:D

Sorry I got my threads mixed up
:D :D :D
Funny, though Appalachian State had around 25,000 to see Greenville's own Jars of Clay at Kidd Brewer Stadium a few years back.

On the serious side OL FU: Why have Furman crowds gotten smaller for big games in the past decade or so? In particular, it seems like the Purple Haze seems to travel a lot less than maybe it did in the past, looking at old attendance figures.

[MSUBear42]

Not sure about single games, but the
Bears averaged 13,181 in 1986 for their
top home average season.

[poly51]

TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE GAMES
IN WASHINGTON GRIZZLY STADIUM
1. 23,867 vs. Montana State, 2004
2. 23,773 vs. Weber State, 2005 (one of the loudest games I have ever attended, especially at the end)
3. 23,732 vs. Eastern Washington, 2005
4. 23,687 vs. Cal Poly, 2003
5. 23,679 vs. Idaho, 2003
6. 23,607 vs. **Sam Houston State, 2004
7. 23,605 vs. Portland State, 2005
8. 23,582 vs. Idaho State, 2004
9. 23,565 vs. Cal Poly, 2005
10. 23,520 vs. Weber State, 2003
#Largest home opener in school history
**Indicates Division I-AA playoff game
I see Cal Poly is the only one with 2 of the top 9. The Griz fans really turn out for Poly. More than Montana State???

[PhantomCAT]

I see Cal Poly is the only one with 2 of the top 9. The Griz fans really turn out for Poly. More than Montana State???

Your playoff win at WAGriz last year probably bumped MSU out of the top ten with two games. I would think anyways. Poly should have won both games there last year.imho

[I Bleed Purple]

I see Cal Poly is the only one with 2 of the top 9.
Because there's a huge difference between 9 and 10, eh? :eyebrow:

[grayghost06]

17,000 for a 1995 game against Boston U. I'm guessing that's when JMU still allowed spectators on the hill behind the west end zone. Interesting thing about our hill. It had railroad tracks that went right through the middle of it. In a 1987, a train actually rolled through the crowd on the hill during a Parents Day game.

[TexasTerror]

A nice win for the Kats infront of a large crowd, including folks watching at home on ABC!

Oct. 24, 1994 - A crowd of 16,148 (the largest crowd ever to witness a sports event in Huntsville) watches along with an ABC regional television audience as Sam Houston State defeats 14th-ranked Alcorn State (and their NFL-bound quarterback Steve McNair) at Bowers Stadium.

http://bearkats.shsu.edu/athletics/history.html

[Go...gate]

The old capacity of Andy Kerr Stadium was 12,500 without specially installed end-zone bleachers or SRO. Two cames at Andy Kerr had both end-zone stands AND SRO:

September 10, 1977, Colgate 23, Rutgers 0, attendance: 18,000

October 2, 1982, Colgate 21, Holy Cross 17, attendance: 14,500

[TheBisonator]

I can't believe no Bison fans have posted with the official numbers...

Top 3 attendances in NDSU history: (Not counting the games at Dacotah field where the sports info people used to just pull arbitrary numbers out of their asses at every game. Only when the Bison started playing in the Fargodome in 1993 did the system of counting attendance become accurate. Besides, we definitely never had a game at Dacotah Field where the true number of butts in seats was much over the capacity of 15,500.)

1. vs. North Dakota 10/12/2002 19,042
2. vs. North Dakota 9/30/2000 19,020
3. vs. Valparaiso 8/28/2004 18,665