Minimum Stadium Capacity?

[DFW HOYA]

Villanova is continuing to lose ground with the Big East because PPL Park (18,500) is too small for the Big East's de facto stadium size requirements.

Does any I-AA conference have a minimum capacity requirement for their stadiums?

[Grizzaholic]

Villanova is continuing to lose ground with the Big East because PPL Park (18,500) is too small for the Big East's de facto stadium size requirements.

Does any I-AA conference have a minimum capacity requirement for their stadiums?

I don't think any FCS conference has a minimum capacity.

[achrist70]

I think the NCAA has a minimum capacity for stadiums for new FCS teams, however current teams are grandfathered in.

[darell1976]

The Big Sky ranges from 25,203 (Montana) to 6200 (Southern Utah) thats a big difference. I didn't see anywhere on FCS conference requirements only the FBS one.

[Western_101]

Missouri Valley does not have quite the disparity of the Big Sky with regards to member institution's stadium capacity. The biggest is Youngstown State at 20,630 and the smallest is Indiana State at 12,764.

Average size for a MVFC stadium is about 16,300.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

The PL has a pretty big disparity between the largest and smallest. Holy Cross's Fitton Field is 23,500 while Georgetown's MSF is about 3,000. The Patriot League in general has very solid facilties.

Unfortunately, I don't think it's any secret that Georgetown's stadium situation is less than ideal, and then some. It might be the worst facility in the country. The setting itself is really nice though. My avator was ironically taken at the MSF.

Fitton Field HC 23,500
Goodman Stadium, Lehigh 16,000 seats, 20-22k with General Admission bank
Fisher Field, Lafayette 13,132
Christ Matthewson, Bucknell 13,100
Andy Kerr, Colgate 10,221
Jack Coffey Field, Fordham 7,000
MSF, Georgetown 3,000

Average='s 12,279

[DFW HOYA]

The MSF is officially full at 2,500, and unless you've seen it in person most fans don't realize how little was actually built.

[slostang]

The Big Sky ranges from 25,203 (Montana) to 6200 (Southern Utah) thats a big difference. I didn't see anywhere on FCS conference requirements only the FBS one.

Southern Utah's stadium capacity is 8,500.

[rufus]

I think the NCAA has a minimum capacity for stadiums for new FCS teams, however current teams are grandfathered in.

I don't know of any minimum capacity requirements, but I would certainly support them.

[TheBisonator]

Missouri Valley does not have quite the disparity of the Big Sky with regards to member institution's stadium capacity. The biggest is Youngstown State at 20,630 and the smallest is Indiana State at 12,764.

Average size for a MVFC stadium is about 16,300.

The smallest MVFC stadium starting next year will be South Dakota's Dakotadome, seating 10,100.

Both SD teams in the Valley have the two smallest stadium capacities. USD's at 10,100 and SDSU at something like 10,300. Thouugh SDSU can put over 16,000+ in theirs.

[darell1976]

Southern Utah's stadium capacity is 8,500.

Did they increase it?? Oh well even if its 8500 they tie UNC for the smallest in the Big Sky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sky_Conference#Conference_facilities
Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum 6,200

Big Sky:
http://www.aleruscenter.com/?page=building
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_stadiums

Montana 25,200
Sac State 21,195
Portland St 19,566
Weber St 17,000
NAU 15,300
Montana St 15,000
North Dakota 13,500
Idaho St 12,000
Eastern Washington 11,702
Cal Poly 11,075
UC Davis 10,849
UNC 8500
SUU 8500
Big Sky average: 13,414 (2012) 14,495(2011)

Joining Big Sky next season

[Jackman]

I doubt any conference has a hard rule about capacity, but it's certainly taken into consideration when each team is admitted into the conference. Significant decreases in capacity like at Rhode Island and especially Richmond are pretty rare, and there's usually some other upside to doing that.

[Silenoz]

Did they increase it?? Oh well even if its 8500 they tie UNC for the smallest in the Big Sky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sky_Conference#Conference_facilities
Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum 6,200

Big Sky:
http://www.aleruscenter.com/?page=building
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_stadiums

Montana 25,200
Sac State 21,195
Portland St 19,566
Weber St 17,000
NAU 15,300
Montana St 15,000
North Dakota 13,500
Idaho St 12,000
Eastern Washington 11,702
Cal Poly 11,075
UC Davis 10,849
UNC 8500
SUU 8500
Big Sky average: 13,414 (2012) 14,495(2011)

Joining Big Sky next season

Montana State is now up to 20,000 or so

[darell1976]

Montana State is now up to 20,000 or so

I don't know how up to date the list is on wikipedia. They list UND at 12,283 but the AC's offical site lists it at 13,500.

[Twentysix]

I don't know how up to date the list is on wikipedia. They list UND at 12,283 but the AC's offical site lists it at 13,500.

Are you sure its not 4000?

[darell1976]

Are you sure its not 4000?

Only during the NAIA games.

[LBPop]

The MSF is officially full at 2,500, and unless you've seen it in person most fans don't realize how little was actually built.

So it appears that DFW has had far more posts on AGS than there are seats at Georgetown for football. Is that a comment about DFW or the MSF? Hmmmmmmxlolx