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Following are the Top 25 FBS programs in fill rate for the 2018 season. These are the schools who did the absolute best with what they had to work with." 

The following programs rate the BEST.  

25. TCU (7-6) – 95.3% (Amon G. Carter Stadium holds 50,000) 
23T. WISCONSIN (8-5) – 96.1% (Camp Randall Stadium holds 80,321) 
23T. NOTRE DAME (12-1) – 96.1% (Notre Dame Stadium holds 80,795) 
22. IOWA (9-4) – 96.4% (Kinnick Stadium holds 70,585) 
21. AUBURN (8-5) – 96.6% (Jordan-Hare Stadium holds 87,451) 
20. MICHIGAN STATE (7-6) – 96.8% (Spartan Stadium holds 75,005) 
19. OHIO STATE (13-1) – 97.1% (Ohio Stadium holds 104,944) 
18. TEXAS A&M (9-4) – 97.2% (Kyle Field holds 102,733) 
16T. OLD DOMINION (4-8) – 97.6% (S.B. Ballard Stadium holds 20,118) 
16T. TEXAS (10-4) – 97.6% (DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium holds 100,119) 
15. OREGON (9-4) – 98.2% (Autzen Stadium 54,000) 
14. LSU (10-3) – 98.5% (Tiger Stadium holds 102,321) 
13. WASHINGTON (10-4) – 98.6% (Husky Stadium holds 70,083) 
11T. CLEMSON (15-0) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 81,500) 
11T. NC STATE (9-4) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 57,583) 
9T. PENN STATE (9-4) – 99% (Beaver Stadium holds 106,572) 
9T. WEST VIRGINIA (8-4) – 99% (Mountaineer Field holds 60,000) 
8. KANSAS STATE (5-7) – 99.5% (Bill Snyder Family Stadium holds 50,000) 
7. UCF (12-1) – 99.6% (Bright House Networks Stadium holds 45,301) 
6. ALABAMA (14-1) – 99.7% (Bryant-Denny Stadium holds 101,821) 
5. GEORGIA (11-3) – 100% (Sanford Stadium holds 92,746) 
4. UTAH (9-5) – 101.1% (Rice-Eccles Stadium holds 45,807) 
3. MICHIGAN (10-3) – 102.9% (Michigan Stadium holds 107,601) 
2. OKLAHOMA (12-2) – 103.9% (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium holds 86,112) 
1. NEBRASKA (4-8) – 104.2% (Memorial Stadium holds 85,458) 

The following bottom 25 FBS programs that rate as the WORST at filling their stadiums. 

106. UCLA (3-9) – 55.3% (Rose Bowl holds 92,542) 
107. USF (7-6) – 53.2% (Raymond James Stadium holds 65,890) 
108. MEMPHIS (8-6) – 53.1% (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium holds 61,008) 

109. EASTERN MICHIGAN (7-6) – 52.8% (Rynearson Stadium holds 30,200) 
110. KENT STATE (2-10) – 51.8% (Dix Stadium holds 25,319) 
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) 
112. HAWAII (8-6) – 51.4% (Aloha Stadium holds 50,000) 
113. MIDDLE TENNESEE (8-6) – 50.6% (Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium holds 30,788) 
114. UNLV (4-8) – 47.4% (Sam Boyd Stadium holds 36,800) 
115. SAN JOSE STATE (1-11) – 46.8% (CEFCU Stadium holds 30,456) 
116. ULM (6-6) – 46.7% (Malone Stadium holds 27,617) 
117. BALL STATE (4-8) – 45.7% (Scheumann Stadium holds 22,500) 
118. NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9) – 45.2% (Aggie Memorial Stadium holds 30,343) 
119. LOUISIANA (7-7) – 44.8% (Cajun Field holds 41,264) 
120. TEXAS STATE (3-9) – 43.7% (Bobcat Stadium holds 30,008) 
121. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (8-6) – 43.3% (Huskie Stadium holds 24,000) 
122. RICE (2-11) – 42.9% (Rice Stadium holds 47,000) 
123. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (1-11) – 42.4% (Kelly/Shorts Stadium holds 30,255) 
124. NEW MEXICO (3-9) – 42.3% (Dreamstyle Stadium holds 39,224) 
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) 
126. SOUTH ALABAMA (3-9) – 40.2% (Ladd-Peebles Stadium holds 40,000) 
127. KANSAS (3-9) – 38.8% (Memorial Stadium holds 50,071) 
128. UTSA (3-9) – 38% (Alamodome holds 64,000) 
129. UAB (11-3) – 33.9% (Legion Field holds 71,594) 
130. UTEP (1-11) – 27.5% (Sun Bowl holds 51,500) 
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Following are the Top 25 FBS programs in fill rate for the 2018 season. These are the schools who did the absolute best with what they had to work with." 

The following bottom 25 FBS programs that rate as the WORST at filling their stadiums.
130. UTEP (1-11) – 27.5% (Sun Bowl holds 51,500) 

Yeah, but everyone knows the best seats are outside the stadium.

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What the hell is wrong with the people of Albuquerque? I could understand if there were literally anything else to do, but c'mon, man, Albuquerque is not Santa Fe. It may be the biggest city in new Mexico, but it is also quite literally the most boring. You could have more fun on a Saturday night in Truth or Consequences.

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We had our worst attendance in 20 years this past season.  3-9 will do that.

When uclasux is winning 7+ games year in and year out, pretty good? 15 years ago usc was a place to be seen, so attendance was excellent.

Yes, but not by the metric they are using, which is % of capacity.  At 92K capacity, 70,000 still leaves you with a lot of empty seats.

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3 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

What the hell is wrong with the people of Albuquerque? I could understand if there were literally anything else to do, but c'mon, man, Albuquerque is not Santa Fe. It may be the biggest city in new Mexico, but it is also quite literally the most boring. You could have more fun on a Saturday night in Truth or Consequences.

Or Fort Defiance for that matter.

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1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I call bullshit on UT’s 97.6% attendance. How many tickets were actually scanned?

You shut your whore mouth you dirty old man! I swear to God I will drop arsenic in your geritol.

OH WAIT... Nevermind.

I was having a senior moment

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2 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

Yes, but not by the metric they are using, which is % of capacity.  At 92K capacity, 70,000 still leaves you with a lot of empty seats.

I experienced that in 2011.  It felt empty, especially after the Rose Bowl games I attended prior.   I'm spitballing but I think it's an unfair metric for UCLA, as the Rose Bowl wasn't built specifically for them. It was built during a time when people from the midwest and east coast would come out to Pasadena during the winter, thus the match ups with Pac 12 teams and teams east.

Regardless it's the best stadium to watch a football game bar none, so the 106 ranking is meaningless.

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5 hours ago, Cairn Horn88 said:
Following are the Top 25 FBS programs in fill rate for the 2018 season. These are the schools who did the absolute best with what they had to work with." 

The following programs rate the BEST.  

25. TCU (7-6) – 95.3% (Amon G. Carter Stadium holds 50,000) 
23T. WISCONSIN (8-5) – 96.1% (Camp Randall Stadium holds 80,321) 
23T. NOTRE DAME (12-1) – 96.1% (Notre Dame Stadium holds 80,795) 
22. IOWA (9-4) – 96.4% (Kinnick Stadium holds 70,585) 
21. AUBURN (8-5) – 96.6% (Jordan-Hare Stadium holds 87,451) 
20. MICHIGAN STATE (7-6) – 96.8% (Spartan Stadium holds 75,005) 
19. OHIO STATE (13-1) – 97.1% (Ohio Stadium holds 104,944) 
18. TEXAS A&M (9-4) – 97.2% (Kyle Field holds 102,733) 
16T. OLD DOMINION (4-8) – 97.6% (S.B. Ballard Stadium holds 20,118) 
16T. TEXAS (10-4) – 97.6% (DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium holds 100,119) 
15. OREGON (9-4) – 98.2% (Autzen Stadium 54,000) 
14. LSU (10-3) – 98.5% (Tiger Stadium holds 102,321) 
13. WASHINGTON (10-4) – 98.6% (Husky Stadium holds 70,083) 
11T. CLEMSON (15-0) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 81,500) 
11T. NC STATE (9-4) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 57,583) 
9T. PENN STATE (9-4) – 99% (Beaver Stadium holds 106,572) 
9T. WEST VIRGINIA (8-4) – 99% (Mountaineer Field holds 60,000) 
8. KANSAS STATE (5-7) – 99.5% (Bill Snyder Family Stadium holds 50,000) 
7. UCF (12-1) – 99.6% (Bright House Networks Stadium holds 45,301) 
6. ALABAMA (14-1) – 99.7% (Bryant-Denny Stadium holds 101,821) 
5. GEORGIA (11-3) – 100% (Sanford Stadium holds 92,746) 
4. UTAH (9-5) – 101.1% (Rice-Eccles Stadium holds 45,807) 
3. MICHIGAN (10-3) – 102.9% (Michigan Stadium holds 107,601) 
2. OKLAHOMA (12-2) – 103.9% (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium holds 86,112) 
1. NEBRASKA (4-8) – 104.2% (Memorial Stadium holds 85,458) 

The following bottom 25 FBS programs that rate as the WORST at filling their stadiums. 

106. UCLA (3-9) – 55.3% (Rose Bowl holds 92,542) 
107. USF (7-6) – 53.2% (Raymond James Stadium holds 65,890) 
108. MEMPHIS (8-6) – 53.1% (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium holds 61,008) 

109. EASTERN MICHIGAN (7-6) – 52.8% (Rynearson Stadium holds 30,200) 
110. KENT STATE (2-10) – 51.8% (Dix Stadium holds 25,319) 
111. UCONN (1-11) – 51.5% (Rentschler Field holds 40,642) 
112. HAWAII (8-6) – 51.4% (Aloha Stadium holds 50,000) 
113. MIDDLE TENNESEE (8-6) – 50.6% (Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium holds 30,788) 
114. UNLV (4-8) – 47.4% (Sam Boyd Stadium holds 36,800) 
115. SAN JOSE STATE (1-11) – 46.8% (CEFCU Stadium holds 30,456) 
116. ULM (6-6) – 46.7% (Malone Stadium holds 27,617) 
117. BALL STATE (4-8) – 45.7% (Scheumann Stadium holds 22,500) 
118. NEW MEXICO STATE (3-9) – 45.2% (Aggie Memorial Stadium holds 30,343) 
119. LOUISIANA (7-7) – 44.8% (Cajun Field holds 41,264) 
120. TEXAS STATE (3-9) – 43.7% (Bobcat Stadium holds 30,008) 
121. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (8-6) – 43.3% (Huskie Stadium holds 24,000) 
122. RICE (2-11) – 42.9% (Rice Stadium holds 47,000) 
123. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (1-11) – 42.4% (Kelly/Shorts Stadium holds 30,255) 
124. NEW MEXICO (3-9) – 42.3% (Dreamstyle Stadium holds 39,224) 
125. TEMPLE (8-5) – 40.9% (Lincoln Financial Field holds 69,176) 
126. SOUTH ALABAMA (3-9) – 40.2% (Ladd-Peebles Stadium holds 40,000) 
127. KANSAS (3-9) – 38.8% (Memorial Stadium holds 50,071) 
128. UTSA (3-9) – 38% (Alamodome holds 64,000) 
129. UAB (11-3) – 33.9% (Legion Field holds 71,594) 
130. UTEP (1-11) – 27.5% (Sun Bowl holds 51,500) 

Isn't the minimum FBS attendance level 17,000?  UTEP,  South Alabama, UNM, Texas State, Ball State, ULM, SDSU and several others should be relegated if the NCAA took that rule seriously.

Edit: It's now 15,000.  most of these programs should still be in trouble.

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That's where they used to play the Bama/ Auburn game, back when the stadium had upper decks... kinda used to look like the cotton bowl.... the first SEC championship game. I know a bunch of useless shit

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10 hours ago, Dewey said:

That's where they used to play the Bama/ Auburn game, back when the stadium had upper decks... kinda used to look like the cotton bowl.... the first SEC championship game. I know a bunch of useless shit

It's like that big stadium in Little Rock that arky plays at sometimes. The bigger cities of the South went a little stadium-crazy back in the day.

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It's like that big stadium in Little Rock that arky plays at sometimes. The bigger cities of the South went a little stadium-crazy back in the day.

I think that’s called war memorial field. 

I assumed most of those old stadia were built to host bowl games. 

Maybe even some WPS projects to get people jobs. 

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46 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

Rice Stadium's capacity is 70,000.

Do they tarp over  23,000 seats?

Yes they’ve either tarped or removed lots of seats they don’t use. Doing the math 42.9% of 47,000 is 20,163 per game attendance average. There is no way they’re drawing that many people. I have driven by Rice Stadium on their game days and you wouldn’t even notice something was happening over there and you’d feel it with congested streets if they were.They might get 10,000 fans a game in reality. 

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13 hours ago, Dewey said:

That's where they used to play the Bama/ Auburn game, back when the stadium had upper decks... kinda used to look like the cotton bowl.... the first SEC championship game. I know a bunch of useless shit

According to Wiki, Bama played most of their high profile SEC home games there for much of their history. It was apparently larger than Bryant-Denny for a whole bunch of years.

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59 minutes ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

Yes they’ve either tarped or removed lots of seats they don’t use. Doing the math 42.9% of 47,000 is 20,163 per game attendance average. There is no way they’re drawing that many people. I have driven by Rice Stadium on their game days and you wouldn’t even notice something was happening over there and you’d feel it with congested streets if they were.They might get 10,000 fans a game in reality. 

Hopefully they'll be able to do what Stanford and SMU did and build a nice smaller stadium that actually feels full for bigger games.

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1 hour ago, Iconoclast Texan said:

Yes they’ve either tarped or removed lots of seats they don’t use. Doing the math 42.9% of 47,000 is 20,163 per game attendance average. There is no way they’re drawing that many people. I have driven by Rice Stadium on their game days and you wouldn’t even notice something was happening over there and you’d feel it with congested streets if they were.They might get 10,000 fans a game in reality. 

They (used to) have a lot of parking on campus. And that stadium is partially sunken, so it would have to be pretty full before you'd see many people from the street. That said, I've been to a few games there, and Texas was the only opponent who brought enough fans to make it obvious it wasn't a scrimmage.

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3 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I think that’s called war memorial field. 

I assumed most of those old stadia were built to host bowl games. 

Maybe even some WPS projects to get people jobs. 

Not the one in littlerock, that was built for its central location so those mouth breathers could more easily travel to the game. 

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Even the SEC had a significant (relatively) attendance drop this year.  Lowest attendance- even where it just means more- since 2001.  

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2019/12/22/2019-sec-home-football-attendance-drops-lowest-average-since-2001-stadium-alcohol-sales-greg-sankey/2712365001/?utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2fstory%2fsports%2fcollege%2fauburn%2f2019%2f12%2f22%2f2019-sec-home-football-attendance-drops-lowest-average-since-2001-stadium-alcohol-sales-greg-sankey%2f2712365001%2f&utm_campaign=bang-mult-nl-pac-12-hotline-nl

TV is killing attendance, but not just viewing at home.  Personally, I think the biggest factor is the inability to know kickoff times WELL in advance.  Makes planning around going a pain in the ass.  So people stop even bothering and just watch at home.  Of course the die hards still go (idiots like me), but fuck you if you aren't going to announce kickoff until 6-12 days in advance.  Then add to that the bullshittery of 7-8pm kicks in the PAC, and it's just not worth it.  I am seriously debating my 2020 renewal.

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I’m likely to give up my OSU 4-pack season tickets after 12 years. I split them with some buddies, but we’re married with kids and only twice this season all made it at the same time. I might explore flex plans or just look to message boards and Facebook groups for games I can attend.

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Even the SEC had a significant (relatively) attendance drop this year.  Lowest attendance- even where it just means more- since 2001.  

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2019/12/22/2019-sec-home-football-attendance-drops-lowest-average-since-2001-stadium-alcohol-sales-greg-sankey/2712365001/?utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2fstory%2fsports%2fcollege%2fauburn%2f2019%2f12%2f22%2f2019-sec-home-football-attendance-drops-lowest-average-since-2001-stadium-alcohol-sales-greg-sankey%2f2712365001%2f&utm_campaign=bang-mult-nl-pac-12-hotline-nl

TV is killing attendance, but not just viewing at home.  Personally, I think the biggest factor is the inability to know kickoff times WELL in advance.  Makes planning around going a pain in the ass.  So people stop even bothering and just watch at home.  Of course the die hards still go (idiots like me), but fuck you if you aren't going to announce kickoff until 6-12 days in advance.  Then add to that the bullshittery of 7-8pm kicks in the PAC, and it's just not worth it.  I am seriously debating my 2020 renewal.

 

It's not only TV and changing kickoff times but cost and youth sports as well. Young families just aren't buying season tickets like they used to. Either can't afford, no time or both as junior has to play in tournaments as he is clearly going to play professionally.  

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