FBS Attendance

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http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2014.pdf

2014:

 

FBS-  850 games (record) 44,603 avg  -1,068 change in avg  (or down 221,880 total attendance)

FCS-  709 games   8,130 avg  -463 change in avg (or down 474,250 total attendance) 

 

Biggest conference increases:

All numbers are change in average

 

Independents +12,120

SEC  + 2020 

ACC + 309 

 

Only conference with attendance increases

 

Biggest conference decreases:

 

American -4519

Big 10 -3562

Sun Belt -1565

MAC -1308

C-USA -1055

PAC 12- 917

MWC -826

Big 12 -797

 

How will schools that see decreasing butts in the seats and dropping other sports handle paying football players. Is it affordable moving up now or wait for another tier (combo of g5/FCS) of football.