Attendance records at your stadium

[darell1976]

What are the attendance records at your stadium?? The most and if possible the least attended.

North Dakota
Alerus Center (built 2001)
Most: 13,500 10/6/2001 vs North Dakota State
Least: 5,073 11/18/2006 vs Winona St (MN) NCAA DII playoffs

[pleahy1]

Georgia Southern
Allen E. Paulson Stadium (built 1984)
Most: 25,725 1989 National Championship game v Stephen F. Austin
Least: Sometime during the Brian van Goner era most likely

[Apphole]

Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium (The Rock)
Attendence Record: 31,531 vs Elon Oct 9th, 2010 (homecoming)
Lowest Attendence: ?

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Lehigh
Goodman Stadium 19,110
11/23/91 against Lafayette

[cannonballgsu]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

Harvard-Yale draws 60k when it's played in New Haven.

http://viewingtheworld.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/yale-harvard.jpg

[SideLine Shooter]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

If the weather is good I think you can bank on it.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Liberty University
Arthur L. Williams Stadium
Most: 19,314 October 2, 2010 vs. Savannah State
Prior to expansion: 16,112 vs. September 12, 2009 vs. North Carolina Central

[49RFootballNow]

Charlotte
November 5th, 2008 = 40,000
April 28th, 2011 = 3500

Pretty good considering there's no stadium.

[Franks Tanks]

If the weather is good I think you can bank on it.

You are going to have 60k in a stadium that holds 28k?

[SideLine Shooter]

Charlotte
November 5th, 2008 = 40,000
April 28th, 2011 = 3500

Pretty good considering there's no stadium.

Somebody Smokin Something.

[Apphole]

Charlotte
November 5th, 2008 = 40,000
April 28th, 2011 = 3500

Pretty good considering there's no stadium.

lol

What did you hit too many zeros or something?

[Apphole]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

Yep. I predict 33,857

[49RFootballNow]

lol

What did you hit too many zeros or something?

No, afraid those numbers are correct. 3500 was the number who showed up for the Groundbreaking ceremony in April. If anyone can figure when 40,000 people were at out stadium site in 2008 you'll get a gold star!

[SideLine Shooter]

No, afraid those numbers are correct. 3500 was the number who showed up for the Groundbreaking ceremony in April. If anyone can figure when 40,000 people were at out stadium site in 2008 you'll get a gold star!

Must have been when they fired Lootz.

[49RFootballNow]

Must have been when they fired Lootz.

Ah! Close but no cigar. Here's a hint. Think politically.

[Apphole]

No, afraid those numbers are correct. 3500 was the number who showed up for the Groundbreaking ceremony in April. If anyone can figure when 40,000 people were at out stadium site in 2008 you'll get a gold star!

It was bring your child to school day?

[SideLine Shooter]

Ah! Close but no cigar. Here's a hint. Think politically.

Michelle Obama visited.

[biggie]

Yep. I predict 33,857
Even with the addition of 1500 seats, they'll cap attendance probably. Doubt they'll let over 33k in.

[Apphole]

Even with the addition of 1500 seats, they'll cap attendance probably. Doubt they'll let over 33k in.

I would agree if not for the fact that the new end-zone seats will be student seating. I don't know if you've stood in the student section in the last 5 years, but there is 1.5x as many people there as there "should be."

[Eaglesrus]

Least: Sometime during the Brian van Goner era most likely

Or at a first round playoff game on the Saturday after Thanksgiving when the weather was miserable; I remember at least one of those and I'd be surprised if there were 1,000 there.

[GAD]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

You think they can get 70k plus in there?

[cannonballgsu]

You think they can get 70k plus in there?

Easily. Us GSU fans are going to walk in stacked about 4 high on each other's shoulders.

[GAD]

Easily. Us GSU fans are going to walk in stacked about 4 high on each other's shoulders.

hey go for it! Will it be on TV? I want to watch that one.

[DFW HOYA]

Georgetown
Multi-Sport Field (The Unfinished)
Attendance Record: 3,500 vs Brown, Sep. 17, 2005 (Opening Day)
Lowest Attendance: 1,108 vs. Marist, Nov. 8, 2008

Brown returns to MSF on Sep. 29, 2012. Nothing has changed.

[Silenoz]

Probably Montana State @ Montana last year, something near 27k

[VBR_Productions]

Old Dominion University has played 14 home games the last two years. All 14 have had attendance of 19,782.

[TheDancinMonarch]

Old Dominion
Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium
Most: 19,782
Least: 19,782
Mean, Median and Mode: 19,782

We are going to enjoy this for as long as it lasts and woe be unto the first person who gets sick and misses a game. xlolx

[citdog]

23, 025 on 17 October, 1992 vs Marshall.

[chattownmocs]

The most for a mocs game was 1997 vs Tennessee State. 22,646

[phoenixphanatic21]

Most at Rhodes Stadium was 14,167 on November 14, 2009 to watch us take on App.

[Milktruck74]

The most for a mocs game was 1997 vs Tennessee State. 22,646

I remember that game well....I got engaged after that one. Will celebrate 13 years next month.

[bostonspider]

For Richmond, the record in the new stadium is a capacity crowd of 8,700 (2010 - Elon, Delaware, Towson, JMU). I think the smallest crowd in the new stadium was 8,136 (URI), second smallest was Coastal Carolina at 8,462. As to the old stadium, the largest recent crowd was probably the 17,527 at the Tribe game in 2009. Though I think the 22,600 at the Virginia Tech game in 1986 was the record.

[RabidRabbit]

SDSU hosted an undefeated NDSU team on 11/17/07 for the Great West Championship, in front of a record crowd of 16345. Only attendence top ten in November in Brookings. SDSU take down da hundering terd 29-24. Kept Bison from being a #1 despite being play-off ineligible.

[whitey]

I believe JMU's attendance record is 17,163 vs. App State on 9/20/2008. That record will be demolished in 3 months and 2 days.

[tribefan40]

Official record for Zable is 18,054 set at the 1985 Homecoming against Richmond.

[Bam]

EKU= 25,300 vs Western Kentucky on Oct. 20, 1979. Won 8–6

[HighCountry]

It should be noted that the official capacity of Kidd Brewer at ASU is somewhere in the ballpark of 21K....Yet we still manage to pack in an extra 10K with no problem.

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

The attendance record for Cowell Stadium is 20,000 for the UMass game played in 1977.

I'm not sure who counted, but UNH_CT_ALUM was there

ycUNHf was just down the road at good old PHS

[eaglemachine]

Charlotte
November 5th, 2008 = 40,000
April 28th, 2011 = 3500

Pretty good considering there's no stadium.

Title of the thread is: Attendance records at your stadium not how many people you can fit in a parking lot or field that will be your stadium

[813Jag]

Anyone know what the record highest FCS attendance is? My guess is that the ASU/GSU game this year breaks it!

Southern and Jackson State drew 65,000 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial stadium in 1999 (which is their home stadium/non classic game)

[813Jag]

Southern
A.W. Mumford Stadium
Capacity: 29,500
Attendance Record: 32,000 vs Jackson St, October 17, 1998 (Opening Day)
Lowest Attendance: 6,648 vs. PVU Oct 22, 2009

[professor8315]

Oliver C. Dawson Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 22,000
Attendance Record: 24,577 vs Benedict (September 1999)

[Sader87]

Fitton Field:

Highest: 25,000 for many BC games over the years.

Lowest: Pick any Patriot League game in the last 20 years.

[SFA 93]

HOMER BRYCE STADIUM (SFA)
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sasu/galleries/Homer_Bryce_Stadium_Photos/llcrowdshot-lg.jpg
Largest Crowd- 23,617 (10/28/95) vs. McNeese State

[Grizo406]

I think the most people to EVER attend a game @ Washington/Grizzly had to have been the 2009 Semi-final ASU vs Griz game.

I think the stat numbers said that there were something like 24,207 people in attendance. But, it's been reported that at least 110,000 fans have said they saw the game in person! Griz fans don't lie, or stretch the truth, when it comes to football!


Although that great game was two years ago, to this day, I've yet to talk to ANYONE in Missoula County that said they weren't there!


I'm kind of a "Big Deal" in this part of Montana, so I get/have to talk with a lotta' folks.xcoffeex

[HighCountry]

Most at Rhodes Stadium was 14,167 on November 14, 2009 to watch us take on App.


Oh, are you referring to this game?xeyebrowx
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8868/elonsucks.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/37/elonsucks.jpg/)

[SideLine Shooter]

I think the most people to EVER attend a game @ Washington/Grizzly had to have been the 2009 Semi-final ASU vs Griz game.

I think the stat numbers said that there were something like 24,207 people in attendance. But, it's been reported that at least 110,000 fans have said they saw the game in person!


Although that great game was two years ago, to this day, I've yet to talk to ANYONE in Missoula County that said they weren't there!


I'm kind of a "Big Deal" in this part of Montana, so I get/have to talk with a lotta' folks.xcoffeex

I believe there was more like 112,000 people there.

[DFW HOYA]

Fitton Field:
Highest: 25,000 for many BC games over the years.
Lowest: Pick any Patriot League game in the last 20 years.

1,428 in 2007:
http://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/hc09.htm

[McNeese72]

McNeese Cowboy Stadium:

27,500 against USL (now Louisiana Lafayette) in 1976. We won 20-19 and went on to play and beat Tulsa in the very first Independence Bowl. I was at both of those games. At the USL game all the hills were full, people were standing on the concourses at both ends tryiing to see. There were even a few brave souls on some light poles.

Doc

[49RFootballNow]

Title of the thread is: Attendance records at your stadium not how many people you can fit in a parking lot or field that will be your stadium

Well you're no fun. xnottalkingx

[sikolec]

Cal Poly
Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Capacity: 11,075
Attendance Record: 11,075 on October 17, 2008 vs. UCSB soccer...errr and November 13, 2010 vs. UC Davis football

Also 11,075 vs. South Dakota on Octover 4, 2008, vs. UC Davis on November 15, 2008, and vs. Weber St. on September 15, 2007

Lowest Attendance: 6,919 vs. Weber St. November 29, 2008 - playoff game too. That's what happens when you have a playoff game the Saturday after Thanksgiving...Poly students simply don't care enough to come back early.

5,857 vs. Fort Lewis on September 2, 2006. There is lower before this, but that was before the renovations to the stadium in 2006.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

Harvard-Yale draws 60k when it's played in New Haven.

I-AA was created for small budget schools. The Ivy's are not really I-AA/FCS. They were the first to play College Football and, because they don't need it, chose not to earn millions and compete with the big boys. The same could be said for some Patriot schools as well. FCS by choice, not necessity.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

It should be noted that the official capacity of Kidd Brewer at ASU is somewhere in the ballpark of 21K....Yet we still manage to pack in an extra 10K with no problem.

That's easy to do when you count tickets sold (14,000 students) instead of butts in the seats. 28,202 was recorded for our game in 2007 before the renovation. 8-10,000 inflation is about right. There were hillbillies hanging from trees and standing on top of the outhouses that day, but no way it was 28K.

I've been calling BS on App's attendance numbers ever since. It's legal/acceptable to count the way you do, but it's a little disingenuous. If GSU used the same method, we'd start at 20,000 then add the 12-13,000 non-students to average over 30K, but what would be the point?

[Skjellyfetti]

That's easy to do when you count tickets sold (14,000 students) instead of butts in the seats. 28,202 was recorded for our game in 2007 before the renovation. 8-10,000 inflation is about right. There were hillbillies hanging from trees and standing on top of the outhouses that day, but no way it was 28K.

I've been calling BS on App's attendance numbers ever since. It's legal/acceptable to count the way you do, but it's a little disingenuous. If GSU used the same method, we'd start at 20,000 then add the 12-13,000 non-students to average over 30K, but what would be the point?

You honestly believe Georgia Southern has the same attendance as App? I've never been to a Georgia Southern game where your hill was full. Ours has been PACKED for every regular season game for the past few years.

And, I'm curious how you know how we count seats. Every ticket is scanned. Even student tickets and grass tickets. I would assume this is how attendance is counted.

[Twentysix]

georgia southern has 20,000 student ticket seats? The u of m only has 10,000 ndsu has 4,000

[Apphole]

The reason we have more people there than number of seats is the grass hill. We cram alot of people there and there's no capacity or established number for that section. Also, the student sections are all bench seats and the students are standing, shoulder to shoulder, the whole time. That is what accounts to our 150% capacity crowds. I've seen both and there are clearly alot more people in KBS by comparison.

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Southern
A.W. Mumford Stadium
Capacity: 29,500
Attendance Record: 32,000 vs Jackson St, October 17, 1998 (Opening Day)
Lowest Attendance: 6,648 vs. PVU Oct 22, 2009

Thursday night game in the rain. I hate Thursday night game.

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Southern and Jackson State drew 65,000 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial stadium in 1999 (which is their home stadium/non classic game)

Even though there were more folks in that stadium in 99 and 97 when SU played JSU, I believe the record in that stadium belongs to the Alcorn/Valley game when Rice was playing.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

The reason we have more people there than number of seats is the grass hill. We cram alot of people there and there's no capacity or established number for that section. Also, the student sections are all bench seats and the students are standing, shoulder to shoulder, the whole time. That is what accounts to our 150% capacity crowds. I've seen both and there are clearly alot more people in KBS by comparison.

Here's the URL for NCAA Attendance policy:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Stats/Statistics+Policies

"Attendance figures for official box scores and/or NCAA reports can be calculated by turnstile count, tickets sold or estimates."

Like I mentioned before. 2007 was the first time I noticed the discrepancy. When I saw the reported attendance of 28K, I asked an official from GSU about it and he told me about the counting options. There is no way 28,000 people were at that game in 2007 - not even close.

There were definitely more people at the game in 2009, but attendance was reported at 26K. Maybe 25K is a genuine number now with 21K in seats and 4-5K on the hill.

If App's attendance average grew 50% in three years (17K to 25K), more power to you, but the numbers reported in box scores vs my own experience on two recent Black Saturday's and playoff reporting raises questions in my mind about the counting method.

App's attendance is definitely better since 2005 and definitely Top 3-5 in FCS, maybe #1. All props due to Appy for the last 6 years.xthumbsupx

[TheBisonator]

Don't know if NDSU was posted:

19,053 vs South Dakota State on November 20-something, 2006

[TheBisonator]

Here's the URL for NCAA Attendance policy:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/NCAA/Resources/Stats/Statistics+Policies

"Attendance figures for official box scores and/or NCAA reports can be calculated by turnstile count, tickets sold or estimates."



This is why a school like Eastern Michigan can claim they get over 15,000 per game where in actuality, most games have maybe 2,000 butts in seats. Because they literally give away most of their tickets to local businesses, begging them to take them.

I know NDSU uses turnstile count plus student tickets recieved at the gate, but I don't know how many other schools do this.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

The attendance record for Cowell Stadium is 20,000 for the UMass game played in 1977.

I'm not sure who counted, but UNH_CT_ALUM was there

ycUNHf was just down the road at good old PHS

A lot more seats in Cowell in those days!! And they had the ropes for SRO much closer to the field back then. The standees were many deep all the way around the field. You could stand fairly close to the end zones on the side line. We lost the game so I didn't save any clippings for the scrapbook. xlolx Wish I had just so we could see this jammed packed Cowell. Still, it was odd that they came up with a nice round 20K, but I don't really think there was any inflating of the number.

[darell1976]

This is why a school like Eastern Michigan can claim they get over 15,000 per game where in actuality, most games have maybe 2,000 butts in seats. Because they literally give away most of their tickets to local businesses, begging them to take them.

I know NDSU uses turnstile count plus student tickets recieved at the gate, but I don't know how many other schools do this.

IMO thats how every school should count attendance. If a butt is in a seat that counts as 1. Thats why its funny to see an attendance of 10,000 or so and half the stadium is empty.

[bostonspider]

Biggest crowd I have ever seen at a FCS game was 58,000 or so at the Yale Bowl in 2007 for Harvard - Yale. Harvard crushed the undefeated Bulldogs that day, but it was a great crowd, and there were at least just as many outside the stadium still tailgating...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/5815103173_cea281f0a0_b.jpg

[PaladinFan]

The largest Paladin Stadium crowd was 19,058 in 1981 against App. State. That would have been not long after the stadium opened. Furman doesn't break attendance records, but I think they make a pretty good show for themselves given that the school has only 2,600 students.

I'd be interested to see, if you extrapolated it out, which SoCon team has had the most total attendance. I imagine Furman would be up there, as they have been playing football longer than App State, Western Carolina, Elon, Georgia Southern, and UTC have even existed, much less played football.

[Red & Black]

11,722 vs. Montana Sept 18th, 2010

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/clapincd/Big%20Sky%20STadiums/Roos.jpg

[GAD]

Even though there were more folks in that stadium in 99 and 97 when SU played JSU, I believe the record in that stadium belongs to the Alcorn/Valley game when Rice was playing.

There's no telling how many people were at the '99 game in Jackson, the stadium was packed so were the concourses and under the stadium were full as well. Joe S. the SU. beat writer at the time even commented on it the next day in his article. They turned people away who had tickets (same thing happened when we played ULL)

[GAD]

McNeese Cowboy Stadium:

27,500 against USL (now Louisiana Lafayette) in 1976. We won 20-19 and went on to play and beat Tulsa in the very first Independence Bowl. I was at both of those games. At the USL game all the hills were full, people were standing on the concourses at both ends tryiing to see. There were even a few brave souls on some light poles.

Doc

Any pictures, that had to be an awesome site

[achrist70]

11,722 vs. Montana Sept 18th, 2010

http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo352/clapincd/Big%20Sky%20STadiums/Roos.jpg

I don't know why I would have figured your stadium would have been bigger, kind of surprises me that it is under 12,000.

UNI Dome Record is 17,190 for football, over 22,000 for basketball.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

UNI Dome Record is 17,190 for football, over 22,000 for basketball.

That is the most surprising thing I've seen yet. I don't think you could get 22,000 to a basketball game in Georgia (except Yankees living in Atlanta) if the game was free.

[Twentysix]

The largest Paladin Stadium crowd was 19,058 in 1981 against App. State. That would have been not long after the stadium opened. Furman doesn't break attendance records, but I think they make a pretty good show for themselves given that the school has only 2,600 students.

I'd be interested to see, if you extrapolated it out, which SoCon team has had the most total attendance. I imagine Furman would be up there, as they have been playing football longer than App State, Western Carolina, Elon, Georgia Southern, and UTC have even existed, much less played football.

When did Furman play their first game? found this one 1889. How old is app? found this one too 1899.
You make me curious :P.

NDSU (NDAC) played its first football game in 1894. It was coached by Henry L Bolley.

[SoCon48]

That's easy to do when you count tickets sold (14,000 students) instead of butts in the seats. 28,202 was recorded for our game in 2007 before the renovation. 8-10,000 inflation is about right. There were hillbillies hanging from trees and standing on top of the outhouses that day, but no way it was 28K.

I've been calling BS on App's attendance numbers ever since. It's legal/acceptable to count the way you do, but it's a little disingenuous. If GSU used the same method, we'd start at 20,000 then add the 12-13,000 non-students to average over 30K, but what would be the point?

I'm amazed at the fact that your estimates are more accurate than our electronic ticket scanners.

[PaladinFan]

When did Furman play their first game? found this one 1889. How old is app? found this one too 1899.
You make me curious :P.

NDSU (NDAC) played its first football game in 1894. It was coached by Henry L Bolley.

Furman started playing ball in 1889 and played Wofford that same year. I imagine Furman has outdrawn Wofford over their history (though they have both been playing quite some time) as Furman is a larger school and Wofford didn't start playing division I ball until the late 90s (I think).

Wikipedia tells me that App (1899), GSU (1906), WCU (1889), and Elon (1889) all were founded at the time, or after, Furman started playing football. I don't know the exact dates, but GSU had a long hiatus in their football program. App State didn't start playing football until 1928 (nearly 40 years after Furman), but certainly outdraws Furman on a weekly basis.

I don't think there's anyway of knowing, but the question of attendance records got me thinking about it. That, if you put every fan who has ever seen Furman play football on one side of a scale, and then everyone who has ever seen ____ on the other side, which side would be heavier?

[JaxSinfonian]

Jacksonville State's record is 22,186, set Sept. 11, 2011 against Chattanooga. It was the home opener, and the debut of an expansion that took the stadium from 15,000 seats to 24,000. It also saw the re-christening of the facility as "Burgess-Snow Field," adding the name of Coach Bill Burgess, who led the team to the 1992 DII title. Oh, and it was just one week after the Gamecocks knocked off Ole Miss 49-48 in double overtime. It was a perfect day to set an attendance record, except for the rain that delayed the kickoff by 90 minutes or so.


http://www.youtube.com/embed/jcYHssPWFiM

The old record was 16,851 against Alabama A&M in 2002.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

I'm amazed at the fact that your estimates are more accurate than our electronic ticket scanners.

There were barely outhouses at KBS in 2007, much less fancy electronic scanners.

[SoCon48]

There were barely outhouses at KBS in 2007, much less fancy electronic scanners.

Apparently you didn't come to any games there. I was there for the full slate and my ticket was always scanned.

[PaladinFan]

There were barely outhouses at KBS in 2007, much less fancy electronic scanners.

+1.

You would wait in line for the portajohn while trying to figure out which lines on the field related to football....

[CharlestonAppFan]

+1.

You would wait in line for the portajohn while trying to figure out which lines on the field related to football....

But you could always see the scoreboard xthumbsupx :D

[Apphole]

+1.

You would wait in line for the portajohn while trying to figure out which lines on the field related to football....

Not sure how things are in the Furple camp, but most App fans know what football lines look like...

[UNIFanSince1983]

As someone had already stated the UNI-Dome has had just over 17k for a football game and had 22,000 for a basketball game against Iowa in 1990. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/3/d7/f2b/3d7f2b90-713b-54ce-b24d-959df5d25c2d.image.jpg

Funny thing is the attendance record for Jack Trice Stadium in Ames where Iowa State plays isn't against Iowa or Nebraska or Texas or Oklahoma. It is against UNI. With 56,795 in attendance UNI beat Iowa State 24-13!

[Apps03]

+1.

You would wait in line for the portajohn while trying to figure out which lines on the field related to football....

Have you ever been on the visiting side of Paladin Stadium?

[Eaglesrus]

+1.

You would wait in line for the portajohn while trying to figure out which lines on the field related to football....


Have you ever been on the visiting side of Paladin Stadium?

Furman's not good on the visitors' side, but it's not as bad as it was at App. State before our last visit. Never been to Samford or Elon, but of those I know I'd say that The Citadel is the worst visitor's side in the conference now, unless something has changed since we played there in '08.

[blaw0203]

The largest crowd I can remember at FAMUs Bragg Stadium is a little over 34,000 (Rattlers correct me if Im wrong)
The largest crowd at Bragg I could find record of was our 1996 Homecoming against Morgan State at 33,954 fans
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-11-03/sports/9611021146_1_famu-coach-rattlers-morgan-state

Our largest game is against our rival Bethune-Cookman. It used to be held at our home fields in Tallahassee and Daytona, but was moved to a neutral-site location in 1978 due to the home stadiums being too small to hold the crowds (FAMU would host at Bragg and Bethune would host at the Nascar track). Our largest crowd for the FL Classic was 73,358 fans at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in 2003.

[URMite]

Official record for Zable is 18,054 set at the 1985 Homecoming against Richmond.

I was there. That wasn't an average crowd? And I've been thinking for 25 years how well you were doing...xchinscratchx xlolx

[citdog]

Furman's not good on the visitors' side, but it's not as bad as it was at App. State before our last visit. Never been to Samford or Elon, but of those I know I'd say that The Citadel is the worst visitor's side in the conference now, unless something has changed since we played there in '08.

Nothing is too good for pigs *** fans. I only hope it rains like hell the next time y'all come visit.

[Silenoz]

As someone had already stated the UNI-Dome has had just over 17k for a football game and had 22,000 for a basketball game against Iowa in 1990. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/3/d7/f2b/3d7f2b90-713b-54ce-b24d-959df5d25c2d.image.jpg

Funny thing is the attendance record for Jack Trice Stadium in Ames where Iowa State plays isn't against Iowa or Nebraska or Texas or Oklahoma. It is against UNI. With 56,795 in attendance UNI beat Iowa State 24-13!
The bottom right must of been like watching the game on a 12" TV on the other side of 100 people

[Apps03]

Furman's not good on the visitors' side, but it's not as bad as it was at App. State before our last visit. Never been to Samford or Elon, but of those I know I'd say that The Citadel is the worst visitor's side in the conference now, unless something has changed since we played there in '08.

Certainly agree that Paladin Stadium had the upper hand when it comes to visitor side "amenities" but not exactly a lot of room to be casting stones either. There have definitely been more complaints about KBS (east side) than visitors.

[StorminASU]

But you could always see the scoreboard xthumbsupx :D

If I were a Paladin fan, I would shy away from looking at the scoreboard at KBS too.

[The Eagle's Cliff]

Nothing is too good for pigs *** fans. I only hope it rains like hell the next time y'all come visit.

Rain would've been welcome in 2010. The heat was sweltering and the play was awful from both teams. I like going to The Citadel (except driving though Collecton County's speed trap) and the entrance of the cadets is always impressive.

[eiu1999]

Eastern Illinois:

12,600, 11-9-1980, 14-9 win over Northern Iowa.

[PaladinFan]

If I were a Paladin fan, I would shy away from looking at the scoreboard at KBS too.

The KBS scoreboard has only slightly favored App over our history. The combined scoreboards have favored the Paladins.

[GOODY26]

15837

William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk, Va.

34,000 in attendance for the opening of the stadium in 1997 aginst Virginia State

[StorminASU]

The KBS scoreboard has only slightly favored App over our history. The combined scoreboards have favored the Paladins.

Let's look at the last 9 seasons to provide context for my statement:
2010- ASU by 11
2009- ASU by 25
2008- ASU by 12
2007- ASU by 7
2006- ASU by 33
2005- Furman by 3
2004- ASU by 1
2003- ASU by 3
2002- ASU by 1

Carry On.

[PaladinFan]

Let's look at the last 9 seasons to provide context for my statement:
2010- ASU by 11
2009- ASU by 25
2008- ASU by 12
2007- ASU by 7
2006- ASU by 33
2005- Furman by 3
2004- ASU by 1
2003- ASU by 3
2002- ASU by 1

Carry On.

Allow me to provide context for mine.

No one stated that App hasn't won a bunch recently. As with many App fans, your SoCon history book doesn't seem to start until midway through the 2000s.

I'm sure I'll have everyone jumping down my neck. You said "scoreboard." My point is that the "scoreboard" critique you are so fond of simply doesn't work against Furman. Even considering that App has won 8 of the last 9, App is still 4 games under .500 against the Paladins. Furman wore out App State up until right when you started providing context. Up until that point, Furman had, what, an 11 or 12 win cushion?

So, you are right, App has won a lot recently. All I'm saying is that it used to be quite the opposite.

[Seawolf97]

StonyBrook 10,224 2010 Mens Lacross Quarter Finals. Hey its Long Island . Crazy thing our stadium only seats 8200. Anyway thats the record. Football doesnt come close to 10,000 maybe 4500 on a sunny day.

[GoAgs72]

UC Davis Toomey Field 12,800 11/12/77 Nevada-Reno
Aggie Stadium 10,849 11/6/09 Cal Poly
10,849 10/11/08 Southern Utah
We will not exceed the Aggie Stadium record until we expand, at least not with the current Fire Marshall who won't let the student section fill to capacity.

[bojeta]

Cal Poly
Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Capacity: 11,075
Attendance Record: 11,075 on October 17, 2008 vs. UCSB soccer...errr and November 13, 2010 vs. UC Davis football

Also 11,075 vs. South Dakota on Octover 4, 2008, vs. UC Davis on November 15, 2008, and vs. Weber St. on September 15, 2007

Lowest Attendance: 6,919 vs. Weber St. November 29, 2008 - playoff game too. That's what happens when you have a playoff game the Saturday after Thanksgiving...Poly students simply don't care enough to come back early.

5,857 vs. Fort Lewis on September 2, 2006. There is lower before this, but that was before the renovations to the stadium in 2006.

I take some exception to the idea "Poly students simply don't care...." One should keep in mind that Poly draws students from all over CA and beyond. Geographically, California is 770 miles long and 250 miles wide. It is no easy task to just pop on back for a football game. You and I will likely be at every game every season, but I only need to cruise 38 miles up the road. We need to build a bigger alumni base for sure. There are plenty of CP grads within and hours drive. I've added about five regulars myself. If every alumnus would do the same, we could pack those stands every game, even after the expansion. Poly is working on a better marketing plan and I hope they're successful.

[bojeta]

UC Davis Toomey Field 12,800 11/12/77 Nevada-Reno
Aggie Stadium 10,849 11/6/09 Cal Poly
10,849 10/11/08 Southern Utah
We will not exceed the Aggie Stadium record until we expand, at least not with the current Fire Marshall who won't let the student section fill to capacity.

Bummer about the Fire Marshall, but I have to commend those in charge of designing Aggie Stadium. Beautiful facility designed, in my opinion as the perfect FCS facility for phased expansion. I'll be in Davis for a conference week 5 of the season and plan on attending the Humboldt State game. Nice trade-off considering I'm only giving up the CP vs Cent. OK game for it. Be ready for the Jacks. They're are as tough a DII team as you'll want to play.

[SoCon48]

Allow me to provide context for mine.

No one stated that App hasn't won a bunch recently. As with many App fans, your SoCon history book doesn't seem to start until midway through the 2000s.

I'm sure I'll have everyone jumping down my neck. You said "scoreboard." My point is that the "scoreboard" critique you are so fond of simply doesn't work against Furman. Even considering that App has won 8 of the last 9, App is still 4 games under .500 against the Paladins. Furman wore out App State up until right when you started providing context. Up until that point, Furman had, what, an 11 or 12 win cushion?

So, you are right, App has won a lot recently. All I'm saying is that it used to be quite the opposite.

Who cares. You're only as good as your last win.

[PaladinFan]

Who cares. You're only as good as your last win.

As the day follows the night...