College football attendance continues to decline

[GTFLETCH]

In order of the biggest year to year decline to the biggest gain (2016 to 2017):

Pitt............(9871)
Louisville....(7919)
Florida St....(5857)
Syracuse.....(3160)
Duke..........(3097)
NC State..... (647)
Ga Tech.......(618)
Virginia........(631)
UNC............(179)
Clemson........(17)
Miami...........110
Va Tech.........171
Wake...........1980
BC...............3809

Total............(25,736) 3.7%

 

[GTFLETCH]

Ranking State of Georgia D1 football Programs 2017 avg home attendance
UGA - 92, 746
GT - 46,855
GASt - 16,250
GASO - 15,258
Mercer - 9,999
Ken St - 6,689
Sav St - 4,261

 

[MikeJackets1967]

Ranking State of Georgia D1 football Programs 2017 avg home attendance
UGA - 92, 746
GT - 46,855
GASt - 16,250
GASO - 15,258
Mercer - 9,999
Ken St - 6,689
Sav St - 4,261

I don't think it will be long until Kennesaw State pulls ahead of Mercer in Attendance especially with how they're winning and they made the FCS Playoffs in 2017 and will again in 2018

 

[Towaliga]

I wish folks would quit trying to do away with my seats

I am with you, OJF. I love sitting in the upper north because it’s cheaper, doesn’t require a contribution just to buy a ticket, and it’s a great place to watch the TO develop. I say if they’re going to take out 10,000 seats, do it in the seats right behind the visitors bench. Those are usually empty most of the game anyway because the people are sitting inside in the air conditioning or are occupied by people wearing the other teams colors.

 

[OldJacketFan]

I am with you, OJF. I love sitting in the upper north because it’s cheaper, doesn’t require a contribution just to buy a ticket, and it’s a great place to watch the TO develop. I say if they’re going to take out 10,000 seats, do it in the seats right behind the visitors bench. Those are usually empty most of the game anyway because the people are sitting inside in the air conditioning or are occupied by people wearing the other teams colors.

There is nothing quite was fun as watching PJs O coming toward you. All the nuances reveal themselves and you KNOW when a play is going to go!

 

[jgtengineer]

Just some thoughts on our Season Home avg at Georgia Tech....
1. Fans showed up for Gailey... He avg 50K in seats (was scheduling or excitement around the program from beating Auburn & ND or a little of both)
2. Fans will show up for Johnson..... However the losses in the Peach and the OB in 08/09 really had fans shy away until the 2014 OB win..
-- It is interesting that with Tenn & the Chick-fil-a Kick off game packaged w/season tix GT avg less season tix than after a 3-9 season. whats up with that??
-- It will be interesting to see how many people show up this year (Could this be another 2012 only 43K fans show up)

I think Gaily had the Draw of Calvin Johnson to help him out then, people really did show up just to watch him play.

 

[GTFLETCH]

I think Gaily had the Draw of Calvin Johnson to help him out then, people really did show up just to watch him play.

You might be correct....just look at the fan years since the expansion from 43,179 to 55K....only 6 years (out of 15) of over 50K and only 2 since Coach Johnson has been Coach.... I think we can get 50 per season under CPJ, but we need to be winning 8 plus games a year B2B2B and we have to win the bowl games (I think the Peach Bowl and first OB losses turned people off)... Or we need a draw like Gailey had in Calvin Johnson.

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[JacketFromUGA]

I don't see the need for a measuring contest over spring games. who cares

 

[MikeJackets1967]

The Tennessee fans believe they will get 60-70 thousand in attendance for the Orange & White Game on April 21st.

 

[Milwaukee]

The majority of the State fans sat on the opposite side that you can't see in that photo. You gotta love the internet.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

It's actually sorta good to know that other schools don't draw big for their spring games. After all, when you get right down to it, spring games are usually pretty boring. It's the getting together with friends and other fans that make it worthwhile for me. I don't think I ever went to one when I was in school, and that was back in the 60s, and I lived right across the street from the stadium

 

[Milwaukee]

And that's a 10 win team with 20 of 22 starters returning gentlemen.

 

[jgtengineer]

Ranking State of Georgia D1 football Programs 2017 avg home attendance
UGA - 92, 746
GT - 46,855
GASt - 16,250 - this one is propped by literally one game
GASO - 15,258 - This stat right here shows how horrible tyson summers was for southern
Mercer - 9,999
Ken St - 6,689 - not sure ksu can really fit many more in that stadium.
Sav St - 4,261

 

[g0lftime]

UNC isn't even having a spring game this year.

 

[B Lifsey]

UNC isn't even having a spring game this year.

They'll tell the NCAA that it is their vacated game

 

[Milwaukee]

UNC isn't even having a spring game this year.

Wisconsin's was cancelled as well, but due to weather

 

[Eastman]

UNC isn't even having a spring game this year.

The team wanted to spend that time studying instead. After all academics trumps football at UNC.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

The team wanted to spend that time studying instead. After all academics trumps football at UNC.

LOL

 

[pinglett]

http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180225/uf-sec-administrators-looking-for-ways-to-fill-stadiums

Nice article and good review. I can't recall if it was this thread or somewhere else that Stansbury said GT had contacted Disney?