Week 1 Attendance

[Sitting Bull]

10,167 in Williamsburg for 30-17 evening opener over Lafayette.

[maine612]

7,478 saw Maine host Sacred Heart in Orono

[The Cats]

for the SoCon


Week #1

8-29-19
8,254 - Chattanooga (EIU)


8-31-19
10,542 - Western Carolina (Mercer)
8,008 - The Citadel (Towson)
6,146 - Furman (CSU)

[Schism55]

34,544 saw NDSU beat Butler at Target Field.

[McNeese75]

20,200 plus thanks to Southern Fans

[maine612]

34,544 saw NDSU beat Butler at Target Field.

37,355 saw St. Johns play St Thomas at Target Field in 2017. I would have guessed the Bison would have surpassed that. In any event, it's great the twin cities can draw that well at Target Field and I hope to see other big time games there in the future. I will be going to see SJU and UST again this year at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United where a sold out crowd of over 20k is expected.

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[TheKingpin28]

37,355 saw St. Johns play St Thomas at Target Field in 2017. I would have guessed the Bison would have surpassed that. In any event, it's great the twin cities can draw that well at Target Field and I hope to see other big time games there in the future. I will be going to see SJU and UST again this year at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United where a sold out crowd of over 20k is expected.

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They would not open the 3rd deck in the outfield, which hindered the opportunities for that. However, had they played a rival or bigger opponent, I believe it would have passed that number. Then again, this game was more about brand exposure than anything.

[SFA 93]

43,113 Baylor vs. SFA in Waco, Texas

[Seawolf97]

Stony Brook had 9852 attend their opener on a really mild night.

[Professor Chaos]

They would not open the 3rd deck in the outfield, which hindered the opportunities for that. However, had they played a rival or bigger opponent, I believe it would have passed that number. Then again, this game was more about brand exposure than anything.
I think they would've opened those seats had the demand been there but they were obstructed view so they didn't want to sell them until they needed to. But I agree that putting a higher quality opponent would've bumped it not just from additional Bison fans but from opposing fans as well. That 37.5k for Johnnies/Tommies was a pretty good split in the crowd. This game was not any kind of a split.

[TheKingpin28]

I think they would've opened those seats had the demand been there but they were obstructed view so they didn't want to sell them until they needed to. But I agree that putting a higher quality opponent would've bumped it not just from additional Bison fans but from opposing fans as well. That 37.5k for Johnnies/Tommies was a pretty good split in the crowd. This game was not any kind of a split.

I am of the belief that if NDSU and SDSU/GFCC/UNI could do a 1-1-1 at US Bank, it would sell the lower bowl out (curtain off the upper deck) as well as suites.

[BlueGoldAg]

44,168 saw the California Golden Bears beat UC Davis 27-13.

[BEAR]

13 -16k attended the game between UCA and WKU in Kentucky.

[Hammerhead]

It was about 34,100 NDSU fans and 400 Butler fans.


I think they would've opened those seats had the demand been there but they were obstructed view so they didn't want to sell them until they needed to. But I agree that putting a higher quality opponent would've bumped it not just from additional Bison fans but from opposing fans as well. That 37.5k for Johnnies/Tommies was a pretty good split in the crowd. This game was not any kind of a split.

[MR. CHICKEN]

......15,894.........AT NEWLY REMODELED.........DELAWARE STADIUM..............BRAWK!

[UAalum72]

Announced 12,207 at Central Michigan for Albany. Game was delayed two hours by lightning in the area.

[JayJ79]

since it appears we're including games played at places other than FCS stadiums....
61500 for UNI taking Iowa State to 3 overtimes

[Humble Steward]

23,337 attended the Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State game in Atlanta.

[Panther88]

16.4K witnessed PV over sTu @ BBVA Compass stadium near downtown htown.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

It was about 34,100 NDSU fans and 400 Butler fans.


400?

100 tops

[DEX]

NC A&T vs Elon =16,358

[ST_Lawson]

10,567 showed up in Florence to watch Western Illinois get embarrassed by North Alabama

[Derby City Duke]

61,891 in Milan Puskar Stadium for JMU-West Virginia. Home opener in Bridgeforth this Saturday.

[Sader87]

28K or so at Navy....not bad but I think Labor Day weekend held down the crowd size somewhat

[Serpentor]

"Supposedly" 13,749 showed up at Dreamstyle for New Mexico vs. Sam Houston, but the stadium looked like a ghost town.

[EKU05]

11,130 in Roy Kidd Stadium on Thursday night to see EKU cruise 53-7 over Valpo.

[lionsrking2]

A solid 7,116 in Strawberry Stadium last Thursday night to watch the Lions defeat Jacksonville State, 35-14.

[Ivytalk]

A solid 7,116 in Strawberry Stadium last Thursday night to watch the Lions defeat Jacksonville State, 35-14.
Darryl has a Stadium named after him?;)

[dewey]

5,193 fans saw the Montana Grizzlies beat the University of South Dakota Coyotes at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion South Dakota.

Dewey

[POD Knows]

5,193 fans saw the Montana Grizzlies beat the University of South Dakota Coyotes at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion South Dakota.

DeweyWhat is the deal with that number? They didn't get 8K or so for that game???

[dewey]

Yeah that is terrible. Season opener against a big name and good quality opponent.

I wonder how many Grizzlies fans were there?

Dewey

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[ST_Lawson]

What is the deal with that number? They didn't get 8K or so for that game???

Dome construction...that's pretty much capacity right now (and for the entirety of the season, I believe). Next year it'll jump back up to around what it had been (~10k).

EDIT - from USD's website: "The seating capacity will go from 5,500 next season to 9,037 in 2020."

[POD Knows]

Dome construction...that's pretty much capacity right now (and for the entirety of the season, I believe). Next year it'll jump back up to around what it had been (~10k).

EDIT - from USD's website: "The seating capacity will go from 5,500 next season to 9,037 in 2020."Thanks, just came back in to delete my post, I saw this referenced elsewhere.

[dewey]

Dome construction...that's pretty much capacity right now (and for the entirety of the season, I believe). Next year it'll jump back up to around what it had been (~10k).

EDIT - from USD's website: "The seating capacity will go from 5,500 next season to 9,037 in 2020."

So it appears as though they didn't even sell out if the capacity was 5500 if they only got 5139.

Dewey

[ST_Lawson]

So it appears as though they didn't even sell out if the capacity was 5500 if they only got 5139.

Dewey

Idk...do students get in free? And do they count them if they do? (we don't...not accurately anyway)

I would think they'd be able to get more people than that for a home opener against Montana, which makes me think they were actually at capacity and something is wonky with the counting...maybe?
I don't have any room to criticize (I'd be happy to just average 5k this season), just curious.

[JayJ79]

Idk...do students get in free? And do they count them if they do? (we don't...not accurately anyway)

I would think they'd be able to get more people than that for a home opener against Montana, which makes me think they were actually at capacity and something is wonky with the counting...maybe?
I don't have any room to criticize (I'd be happy to just average 5k this season), just curious.
according to the stats, WIU only drew 4K when they hosted Montana last year (9/15/18). Maybe it was crappy weather, I can't remember. (or maybe WIU just has crappy attendance.)

[Daytripper]

"Supposedly" 13,749 showed up at Dreamstyle for New Mexico vs. Sam Houston, but the stadium looked like a ghost town.

I think they mistakenly forgot a decimal point. Looked like 1,374.9

[Daytripper]

Darryl has a Stadium named after him?;)

John Lennon... Strawberry Field, forever.

[JSUSoutherner]

I think they mistakenly forgot a decimal point. Looked like 1,374.9

How do you get .9 of a person?


Oh nevermind, that was probably the 1 Sam Houston fan in attendance. :D

[wapiti]

54,183 MSU @ Texas Tech

[ST_Lawson]

according to the stats, WIU only drew 4K when they hosted Montana last year (9/15/18). Maybe it was crappy weather, I can't remember. (or maybe WIU just has crappy attendance.)

As I said, I'd be happy just to average 5K this year. The answer to your query is a bit of both. WIU has really crappy attendance, and it also happened to be crazy hot (for us). Pretty humid, low 90's, sun was still mostly up. I remember specifically because I always sit on the east side stands next to our band. The sun is usually in your face from there, but generally it's not too bad (and it's great in the late season games)....but that game, anyone on the east side was roasting. I sat on the west side for that game.