FCS Conference Attendance Title 2006

[MACHIAVELLI]

Don't know if this has been posted.....

In the FCS conference race, the Southwestern Athletic Conference returned to the top spot with 15,561 fans per game, almost 3,000 more per game than the Southern Conference, which snapped the SWAC’s 27-year grip on the title in 2005. The rest of the top five were the Mid-Eastern (11,997), Big Sky (10,712) and Gateway (10,615).


NCAA (http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NPUESYGYxqb6kW hCjhgihqYeCDFfj_zcVH1v_QD9gtzQ0IhyR0UAE3AuRw!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82XzBfMTVL?WCM_GLOBAL_CO NTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2007/Association-Updates/College+football+basks+in+glow+of+record-setting+attendance+for+2006+season+-+02-07+update)

[*****]

I posted that on the SWAC board.
Montana’s attendance total of 203,403 was the most of any Division I FCS team. The Grizzlies’ average of 22,600 fans per game edged Delaware’s 21,825.

In the FCS conference race, the Southwestern Athletic Conference returned to the top spot with 15,561 fans per game, almost 3,000 more per game than the Southern Conference, which snapped the SWAC’s 27-year grip on the title in 2005. The rest of the top five were the Mid-Eastern (11,997), Big Sky (10,712) and Gateway (10,615).

Three conferences — the Big South, Great West and Northeast — had personal highs for total attendance. Those three also topped their average bests, as did the Gateway.

[proasu89]

Congrats!

[citdog]

Thanks Wofford, Elon, etc

[PaladinFan]

considering the size of many of the SoCon schools, #2 is pretty solid.

[*****]

Accumulated Attendance:

SOCON 605819
Appalachian St. 184911
Ga. Southern 109281
Furman 74649
Citadel 72996
Wofford 50002
Western Caro. 44026
Elon 40026
Chattanooga 29928

SWAC 480738
Jackson St. 101572
Southern U. 82265
Alabama A&M 49631
Alabama St. 44879
Ark.-Pine Bluff 40069
Alcorn St. 39955
Grambling 39686
Mississippi Val. 33333
Prairie View 26643
Texas Southern 22705

MEAC 435228
Norfolk St. 83871
Florida A&M 63663
Hampton 60578
South Carolina St. 58374
N.C. A&T 57979
Bethune-Cookman 43132
Morgan St. 29833
Howard 20284
Delaware St. 17514

Other:
OTHER SWAC 344002
Alabama A&M 96446
Grambling 48220
Southern U. 47136
Jackson St. 45000
Ark.-Pine Bluff 42300
Grambling 30216
Prairie View 19003
Alabama St. 15681
TOTAL SWAC 824740

OTHER MEAC 238656
Florida A&M 71216
Hampton 53588
Hampton 31597
Delaware St. 29713
Bethune-Cookman 23241
Hampton 19175
N.C. A&T 10126
TOTAL MEAC 673884

Source: http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/iaa_attendance.html

[Tod]

Don't know if this has been posted.....

In the FCS conference race, the Southwestern Athletic Conference returned to the top spot with 15,561 fans per game, almost 3,000 more per game than the Southern Conference, which snapped the SWAC’s 27-year grip on the title in 2005. The rest of the top five were the Mid-Eastern (11,997), Big Sky (10,712) and Gateway (10,615).


NCAA (http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NPUESYGYxqb6kW hCjhgihqYeCDFfj_zcVH1v_QD9gtzQ0IhyR0UAE3AuRw!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82XzBfMTVL?WCM_GLOBAL_CO NTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/NCAA/NCAA+News/NCAA+News+Online/2007/Association-Updates/College+football+basks+in+glow+of+record-setting+attendance+for+2006+season+-+02-07+update)

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

Great for all!!!

[AppMan]

Thanks Wofford, Elon, etc

WCU and UTC were as much to blame as anyone, probably more so when you consider how much larger they are.

[Tod]

WCU and UTC were as much to blame as anyone, probably more so when you consider how much larger they are.

Shows how much of an idiot I am. I actually thought citdog was complimenting some teams.

Guess I'm a glass half-full guy.

Or at least not that cynical.

:(

[gophoenix]

CitDog is mad because Elon fans didn't come out to see us play them this year. Big frickin' deal. But hey, I guess we would make football attendance mandatory too.

[lizrdgizrd]

I think one of the real benefits the SWAC has for attendance are those big "neutral"-site games. Wonder what true average home attendance is for the SWAC.

EDIT: I figured it out:

SWAC average attendance (minus special games) = 110,146

[UAalum72]

I think one of the real benefits the SWAC has for attendance are those big "neutral"-site games. Wonder what true average home attendance is for the SWAC.

EDIT: I figured it out:

SWAC average attendance (minus special games) = 110,146
Wow, those must be big stadiums!:eyebrow:

Using numbers from http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/IAA_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf
I figured it at 10,903. But I'd presume if the neutral-site games were held at home stadiums they'd draw a much higher-than-average crowd.

[lizrdgizrd]

Wow, those must be big stadiums!:eyebrow:

Using numbers from http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/IAA_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf
I figured it at 10,903. But I'd presume if the neutral-site games were held at home stadiums they'd draw a much higher-than-average crowd.
That is the average attendance for the conference as a whole.

[*****]

... I'd presume if the neutral-site games were held at home stadiums they'd draw a much higher-than-average crowd.:nod: That's the reason a bunch of them are not held at the home stadiums, not enough capacity.

[jstate83]

:nod: That's the reason a bunch of them are not held at the home stadiums, not enough capacity.

Yep.
2nd reason is that the majority of the places that these Netural Site games are played has a huge fan base for the teams playing.

EX: Soilder field in Chicago or Detroit.
Chicago is huge for JSU and Detroit is HUGE for Bamma St.
The same with the Liberty Bowl's SHC with JSU/TENNESSEE ST.

Most SWAC stadiums average between 20 to 25,000 capicity.
Tx. Southern has the smallest at 5,000.

JSU Memorial Stadium 60,500
SU Mumford 24,000 (expanding)
Alcorn Jack Spinks 22,500
Bamma St. Crampton Bowl 22,000
Bamma A@M Lewis Crewes 21,000
GRAM Robinson 20,000? or more
UAPB Golden Lion 13,972
Valley Rice/Totten 10,000
P. View Blackshear ?
Tx. Southern ? 5,000

[Appstate29]

hey Jstate83 can you provide the link for the new stadium, JSU is in the works for, I want something to aspire to ;)

[*****]

Yep.
2nd reason is that the majority of the places that these Netural Site games are played has a huge fan base for the teams playing.

EX: Soilder field in Chicago or Detroit.
Chicago is huge for JSU ...]:nod: I saw Jackson State play Howard in Chicago at Soldier Field.

[jstate83]

hey Jstate83 can you provide the link for the new stadium, JSU is in the works for, I want something to aspire to ;)


Here you go. :thumbsup:

Future home of the Tigers. (http://www.facilityplanners.com/portfolio/jackson_state_u/stadium05/default.aspx?s=p)

Update on funding and planning.
Mississippi state Rep. John Reeves, R-Jackson, said this week he's confident a proposal for a new on-campus JSU football stadium will pass through the House sometime in the next month and a half.

"It's time we did this and the support is there," Reeves said. "That, combined with a new medical research park for (University of Mississippi Medical Center) would be the single biggest development in Jackson's history."

Reeves said the latest calculations he's received call for an approximately 40,000-seat stadium that will cost about $50 million.

Reeves said that money includes land acquisition fees, road improvements and parking.

The preliminary location of the stadium has been reported to be from Terry Road and Gallatin Street to Lynch Street next to JSU's campus.

On top of the $50 million for construction, Reeves said it would cost about $5.4 million to tear down Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, a structure that recently received a $15 million facelift.

"I just think it's best for JSU and best for the city," Reeves said. "We're ready to move forward."

BTW: The City and State just handed over a shat load of land to JSU near the downtown area to develope into housing, retail, etc.
This free's JSU up this time. We don't have to buy out anyone.

The part in red up there represent's that land.
I'm trying to find that article because it all go together.

[Appstate29]

Here you go. :thumbsup:

Future home of the Tigers. (http://www.facilityplanners.com/portfolio/jackson_state_u/stadium05/default.aspx?s=p)

Update on funding and planning.
Mississippi state Rep. John Reeves, R-Jackson, said this week he's confident a proposal for a new on-campus JSU football stadium will pass through the House sometime in the next month and a half.

"It's time we did this and the support is there," Reeves said. "That, combined with a new medical research park for (University of Mississippi Medical Center) would be the single biggest development in Jackson's history."

Reeves said the latest calculations he's received call for an approximately 40,000-seat stadium that will cost about $50 million.

Reeves said that money includes land acquisition fees, road improvements and parking.

The preliminary location of the stadium has been reported to be from Terry Road and Gallatin Street to Lynch Street next to JSU's campus.

On top of the $50 million for construction, Reeves said it would cost about $5.4 million to tear down Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, a structure that recently received a $15 million facelift.

"I just think it's best for JSU and best for the city," Reeves said. "We're ready to move forward."

BTW: The City and State just handed over a shat load of land to JSU near the downtown area to develope into housing, retail, etc.
This free's JSU up this time. We don't have to buy out anyone.
I'm trying to find that article because it all go together.

I have a love-hate relationship with this stadium, I am proud of what we are doing to KBS, but I wish we were building a 40k+ stadium that looked that nice congratufreackinlations.

[jstate83]

I have a love-hate relationship with this stadium, I am proud of what we are doing to KBS, but I wish we were building a 40k+ stadium that looked that nice congratufreackinlations.
xlolx xlolx

Thanks man.:thumbsup:
People here been dreaming a long time about NOT having to leave campus to play games.:thumbsup:

[*****]

purdy!

[jstate83]

I think one of the real benefits the SWAC has for attendance are those big "neutral"-site games. Wonder what true average home attendance is for the SWAC.

EDIT: I figured it out:

SWAC average attendance (minus special games) = 110,146

Here are figures from 2005 Netural Site games.
Looking for 2006 but didn't much change in 1 year.
This will give you some insight on what school's do well in what regions.

LARGEST ATTENDED GAMES IN 2005 BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL Top 10.
1. Florida Classic, Orlando, Citrus Bowl
Nov. 19, Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman 70,112

2. Magic City Classic, Birmingham, Legion Field
Oct. 29, Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M 68,238

3. Atlanta Classic, Atlanta, Georgia Dome
Sept. 24, Florida A&M vs. Tennessee State 56,297

4. Bayou Classic, Houston, Reliant Stadium
Nov. 26, Grambling State vs. Southern 53,214

5. Southern Heritage Classic, Memphis, Liberty Bowl
Sept. 10, Tennessee State vs. Jackson State 48,300

6. Chicago Classic, Chicago, Soldier's Field
Sept. 3, Miss. Valley State vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff 45,000

7. NY Urban League Classic, E. Rutherford, NJ, Meadowlands
Sept. 24, Morgan State vs. Hampton 42,738

8. Circle City Classic, Indianapolis, RCA Dome
Oct. 1, NC A&T vs. Tennessee State 42,310

9. Ohio Classic, Cleveland, Browns Stadium
Sept. 17, Morgan State vs. Savannah State 40,502

10. Gateway Classic, St. Louis, Ed Jones Dome
Sept. 24, Ark. PB vs. Tuskegee 35,900


Largest attended HBCU games TOP 31. (http://www.onnidan.com/bcsp/1221/statc1221.htm)

[SU Jag]

Congrats to the SWAC! Big ups baby!:nod: