Category: Conference USA

Missouri State to make jump to FBS, Conference USA in 2025

Missouri State becomes the latest FCS school to jump to the FBS.

Another domino in college football realignment has fallen with the Missouri State Bears announcing a move from the Missouri Valley Conference. They will join the ranks of the FBS with Conference USA starting in 2025.

According to the Springfield News-Leader, the school will hold a news conference on Monday to reveal its transition plans.

This makes Missouri State the 12th member of the conference and that recently brought Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State up form the FCS ranks in 2023.

“We are so excited for the opportunities that CUSA membership will bring to our university, our student-athletes, our coaches and our fans,” Kyle Moats, Missouri State’s athletics director, said in a release. “This move represents a transition to a national brand and a platform that will help raise the profile of Missouri State University and the city of Springfield. The steps we have taken over the past 15 years to invest in a successful broad-based athletics program have prepared us for this long-awaited moment.”

The Bears will now participate in a conference that covers 11 states now that Missouri is in the fold. Only state with two teams is Texas with UTEP and Sam Houston State.

Conference realignment was sent into chaos mode when the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns announced they would move to the SEC. Since that time the Pac-12 has all but folded with 10 of their members finding new homes just in time for the 2024 college football season.

Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter withdraws from transfer portal

The Conference USA MVP was one of the top options on the quarterback market, with 3,965 total yards and 44 touchdowns in a 13-1 season.

Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter, who reportedly entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, has withdrawn his name and intends to remain with the Flames, according to a Friday report from 247Sports’ Chris Hummer and Matt Zenitz.

One of the most productive dual-threat quarterbacks in the country, Salter threw for 2,876 yards and 32 touchdowns with just six interceptions in the 2023 season, and he added 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. His 3,965 yards of total offense was the tenth-most in the nation this season, and his 8.75 yards per play trailed only Heisman winner Jayden Daniels from LSU, Jason Bean of Kansas, and Oregon‘s Bo Nix.

Salter was named the Conference USA MVP for his efforts, and he led Liberty to an undefeated 13-0 season, a conference title, and a Fiesta Bowl appearance.

The young quarterback has two years of eligibility remaining, and he was ranked as the fifth-best quarterback to reach the portal according to 247Sports above notable names like Will Howard and Riley Leonard.

Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter to enter transfer portal

The Flames quarterback, who threw for 32 touchdowns and ran for 12 more this season, has two years of eligibility left.

Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter announced he would enter the transfer portal on Tuesday, just one day after the Flames’ blowout loss to Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. On3’s Hayes Fawcett first reported the decisionOn3’s Hayes Fawcett first reported the decision.

The Liberty quarterback threw for 2,876 yards, 32 touchdowns, and six interceptions as he helped lead the Flames to an undefeated regular season in his first full season as a starter. He added 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns with his legs, ending the year as one of the nation’s most productive dual-threat quarterbacks. His 83.7 QBR was the ninth-highest in the country, according to ESPN’s rankings.

In Monday’s 45-6 loss to the Ducks, Salter threw 24 passes. He completed 15 of them for just 126 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception apiece.

Salter did not throw multiple interceptions in any game this season. He put together two 300-yard games, including a 319-yard game against New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship game, and he threw a season-high five touchdowns against Buffalo in September.

Salter will have two years of eligibility remaining.

New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill stepping down

Kill, who spent five seasons as Minnesota’s head coach a decade ago, had been the Aggies’ head coach for the past two seasons.

New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill will step away from the program, according to a Saturday report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Kill became the Aggies’ head coach ahead of the 2022 season, leading New Mexico State to a 17-11 record over the past two seasons.

He helmed a statement year in 2023. After New Mexico State got off to a 2-3 start, the Aggies won eight consecutive games including a 31-10 road upset of Auburn. They finished the regular season with a 7-1 record in conference play, earning a berth to the Conference USA Championship game where they lost to Liberty. It was New Mexico State’s first 10-win season since 1960 and the second in the history of the program.

After a 37-10 New Mexico Bowl loss to Fresno State, Kill ranted about rival New Mexico’s athletic director. The game was played on New Mexico’s campus, but Kill said UNM athletic director Eddie Nuñez wouldn’t let the Aggies use the school’s indoor practice facility.

“That’s chickenshit,” Kill said. “I don’t care, that’s my opinion. I get in trouble, I don’t give a shit, either. I can go down to Mexico tomorrow, drink margaritas, and let y’all enjoy your life.”

Before he took the New Mexico State job, Kill was a head coach for five different colleges from 1994-2015, culminating in a five-year tenure as the leader of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was TCU’s interim head coach after Gary Patterson was fired in 2021.

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Western Kentucky completes storybook comeback in overtime to win Famous Toastery Bowl

The Monarchs led by 21 points at the start of the fourth quarter, but the Hilltoppers came all the way back for the miracle victory.

Western Kentucky defeated Old Dominion 38-35 in overtime to win the Famous Toastery Bowl in one of the biggest bowl comebacks of recent history.

The Monarchs dominated the first twenty minutes of the game. Old Dominion scored its fourth touchdown just two minutes into the second quarter, an 11-yard run from quarterback Grant Wilson that made the lead 28-0 well before halftime.

For much of the game, it seemed the Hilltoppers couldn’t get out of their own way. Western Kentucky turned the ball over five times, including a pick-six early in the first quarter. The team battled back slightly, scoring back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to seven points, but wide receiver Craig Burt Jr. coughed up the team’s third fumble with five minutes left to seemingly seal their fate.

The special teams unit contributed to the comeback effort, however. The Hilltoppers forced a 47-yard field goal attempt and blocked it to keep the deficit at one score. The offense took nine plays to drive 64 yards after the blocked kick, but the Old Dominion defense forced them into a fourth and goal from the 15-yard line.

With his back against the wall, Western Kentucky quarterback Caden Veltkamp found K.D. Hutchinson at the buzzer for his fifth touchdown pass of the game to force overtime.

After a missed field goal by Old Dominion in overtime, Western Kentucky walked the game off with a 29-yard field goal attempt to cement the comeback.

Here are the best images from Western Kentucky’s miraculous victory.

Jacksonville State defeats Louisiana in last-minute comeback to take R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

The Gamecocks trailed Louisiana by seven points with two minutes left, but a late touchdown and an overtime field goal saved the game.

Jacksonville State won the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in stunning fashion on Saturday, defeating Louisiana 34-31 in overtime after a late touchdown.

The Gamecocks and Ragin’ Cajuns traded touchdowns early, but it felt more like Jacksonville State versus the Louisiana cornerback Jalen Clark. Clark returned a fumble for a touchdown on the game’s opening drive. After a Gamecocks touchdown tied the game, he intercepted a pass from quarterback Zion Webb and ran it back for his second score of the first half.

Despite the early offensive mistakes, Jacksonville State continued to bounce back. They scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive after Clark’s pick-six, and 10 third-quarter points nudged the Gamecocks ahead again.

The game stood tied at 24 in the final six minutes before Louisiana’s defense came through again. Cajuns defensive back Tyree Skipper jumped in front of a Gamecocks pass and raced 33 yards to the end zone. With 5:32 left in the game, it looked like Louisiana might have found the game-winning score.

After trading punts, the Jacksonville State offense found life. The Gamecocks marched 70 yards on just eight plays, capped off by an 18-yard pass from Webb to wide receiver Perry Carter for the game-tying touchdown inside the last two minutes.

After the Cajuns missed a field goal on their first overtime possession, Jacksonville State kicker Garrison Rippa knocked a 27-yard field goal through the uprights for the walk-off win.

Here are the best images from the Gamecocks’

season-ending win.

Middle Tennessee names Derek Mason as next head coach

Derek Mason returns to the coaching ranks after a season on SEC Network.

On Wednesday the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders announced its next head coach of their football program. Former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason will once again run a team in the state of Tennessee.

For the last year, Mason has been a member of the SEC Network. Before joining the network, he served as the defensive coordinator of the Oklahoma State Cowboys for the 2022 campaign.

Mason has a career head coaching record of 27-55 with a bowl record of 0-2, all of which came as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores. After six-plus seasons with the Commodores, Mason was fired eight games into the 2020 season after going winless in each of those games. His best record came in the 2016 and 2018 seasons after finishing with identical 6-7 (3-5 in SEC play) records. In both years Vanderbilt was unable to win their postseason game.

Mason replaces Rick Stockstill, who served as the Middle Tennessee head coach for the past 18 seasons. He combined a record of 113-111. He didn’t win more than eight games since joining Conference USA in 2013. The best season came in 2009 when Stockstill and the Blue Raiders finished 10-3 and won the New Orleans Bowl.

Mason has a plethora of experience at the JUCO, FCS, FBS, and NFL level. He is now tasked with turning around an Middle Tennessee program that has played as close to .500 as you can over the last 18 years.

With the Blue Raiders filling their vacancy, there are only five opening left at the FBS level with Duke being the only Power Five job still seeking it’s replacement for Mike Elko. James Madison, New Mexico, Nevada, and Tulane should have new coaches in the near future as well.

Liberty secures the Conference USA championship in win over New Mexico State

Liberty stays perfect as they win the Conference USA title.

The Liberty Flames capped off a perfect regular season with a win over New Mexico State Aggies in front of the home fans in the Conference USA championship game. Jamey Chadwell’s team outscored the Aggies 14-0 in the fourth quarter after it was all tied at 35 heading into the final quarter of play.

Kaidon Salter continued to do what we have seen all year as a passer and runner in this game. He accounted for 484 total yards of offense with three total touchdowns. Salter rushed for 165 yards in the game including the 52-yard scamper on second and five from the Liberty 38-yard line to seal the victory.

Diego Pavia tried to keep New Mexico State in the game with 233 yards of offense and four touchdowns, but would leave the game with an injury in the third quarter. True freshman Blaze Berlowitz would take over but just couldn’t keep up with the Flames in the fourth quarter. Considering where this program was before Jerry Kill arrived, this was still a successful season for the Aggies.

As far as Liberty is concerned, their postseason future could depend on the AAC title game. Tulane is ranked two spots ahead of them in the CFP rankings. The highest ranked Group of Five team will earn a spot in the New Years Six.

Check out these images from the game.

2023 College Football Rankings 1 To 133: Offseason First Look

2023 College Football Rankings: All 133 teams with the first offseason thoughts before spring ball.

College Football News 2023 college football rankings for all 133 teams as the offseason kicks in and before spring ball gets going.

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2023 College Football Rankings 1 to 133 Offseason First Look

This is what we call a jumping off point.

No, we don’t know where all the transfers are settling, and no, we don’t have a firm grip on all 133 starting quarterback situations – and yes, it’s 133 this year with the addition of Sam Houston and Jacksonville State.

As it all looks before spring football gets going in a few weeks, here’s our ranking of how good all the teams appear to be going into next season. It’s only a few months away – there’s time to change all of this.

Two things to remember. 1) BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF are off to the Big 12. That waters down the Group of Five that much more, and 2) if it seems like we’re overrating the Power Five programs and underrating the Group of Fivers, yeah. The Power Five programs have more resources, more talent, more … more. We expect more, so we’re setting the bar higher.

Don’t get into a twist over any or all of this. We’ll reconfigure it all during the spring, and then a few more times before the official CFN Preseason Rankings in August.

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133 UMass

2022: 131 2021: 129 2020: 127 2019: 130 2018: 104

College Football Rankings First Look: (1-11) There’s a ton of work to do for an offense that finished dead last in the nation in scoring. There’s experience returning, though.

132 Sam Houston

2022: NR 2021: NR 2020: NR 2019: NR 2018: NR

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-5) The Bearkats start life in the FBS needing to crank up an offense that sputtered way too much in 2022.

131 Texas State

2022: 122 2021: 122 2020: 111 2019: 114 2018: 123

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) New head coach GJ Kinne’s offense will go fast and throw a ton. There’s a shot to make a little Sun Belt noise if the attack works.

130 New Mexico

2022: 129 2021: 125 2020: 95 2019: 120 2018: 110

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Danny Gonzales has GOT to find something on offense that works. Dead last in the nation in total yards, there’s a long way to go.

139 FIU

2022: 127 2021: 130 2020: 125 2019: 85 2018: 43

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) There were glimpses of positive potential last season. Head coach Mike MacIntyre might just get this team to flirt with six wins.

128 Jacksonville State

2022: NR 2021: NR 2020: NR 2019: NR 2018: NR

College Football Rankings First Look: (9-2) Lots of rushing, lots of points, lots of problems for Conference USA against a FAST Gamecock attack.

127 Arkansas State

2022: 128 2021: 123 2020: 112 2019: 67 2018: 72

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) This hasn’t started to work yet under Butch Jones, Any improvement starts with getting anything out of the O line.

126 Nevada

2022: 130 2021: 56 2020: 57 2019: 74 2018: 48

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Things can’t – and won’t – be worse after a disastrous 2022. The offense has the veterans to be a whole lot better.

125 Charlotte

2022: 123 2021: 115 2020: 116 2019: 72 2018: 93

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) Defense, defense, DEFENSE. The 49ers have the guys on one side, but that defensive bunch needs to be night and day better.

124 Hawaii

2022: 121 2021: 102 2020: 74 2019: 32 2018: 73

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-10) Timmy Chang was thrown into one of the toughest situations in college football. Now he has a slew of veterans to work with.

123 Akron

2022: 119 2021: 127 2020: 123 2019: 129 2018: 102

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Joe Moorhead is a terrific head coach – Akron played a whole lot better than 2-10. This is a loaded veteran bunch returning.

120 Northern Illinois

2022: 120 2021: 69 2020: 122 2019: 92 2018: 38

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) Coming off a total collapse, the defense has to find something that works to go along with a typically strong ground game.

120 Kent State

2022: 111 2021: 90 2020: 89 2019: 66 2018: 114

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) Sean Lewis left to go be Coach Prime’s OC at Colorado. The fun on offense doesn’t stop under Kenni Burns – fast, fast, fast.

119 ULM

2022: 116 2021: 124 2020: 124 2019: 100 2018: 89

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) Consistency. Terry Bowden’s team has to find it, and it starts by getting more out of the lines. The defensive front has to hold up.

119 Louisiana Tech

2022: 124 2021: 114 2020: 103 2019: 43 2018: 77

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) A strange disaster in 2022, Sonny Cumbie needs a LOT more O – QB Hank Bachmeier coming in – if the D doesn’t improve.

118 Old Dominion

2022: 107 2021: 94 2020: NR 2019: 125 2018: 105

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) It was a rough year with nothing working right. The Monarchs need more difference-makers on both sides of the ball.

117 Ball State

2022: 118 2021: 98 2020: 46 2019: 83 2018: 106

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) The Cardinals let a bowl slip away with a bad late run. The passing game has to do more downfield, but the line should be good.

116 USF

2022: 126 2021: 103 2020: 113 2019: 104 2018: 78

College Football Rankings First Look: (1-12) If it’s possible to not be all that bad of a 1-11 team, that was USF. New head man Alex Golesh has a good base to work with.

115 UTEP

2022: 112 2021: 106 2020: 121 2019: 128 2018: 130

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) Painfully close to going bowling, UTEP will again have a strong D. The O will control the clock, but it needs to be more dangerous.

114 UConn

2022: 91 2021: 128 2020: NR 2019: 126 2018: 129

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) There’s still a talent gap, and there needs to be a downfield completion, but Jim Mora Jr. proved it’s possible to win at UConn.

113 Western Michigan

2022: 117 2021: 84 2020: 97 2019: 42 2018: 76

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) One of the biggest under-the-radar disappointments of last year, WMU starts fresh with Lance Taylor. He has to jumpstart the O.

112 UNLV

2022: 113 2021: 113 2020: 120 2019: 106 2018: 107

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) UNLV was rising when it fired Marcus Arroyo. Barry Odom, though, was a terrific hire. There will finally be some defense in Vegas.

111 Colorado State

2022: 125 2021: 117 2020: 100 2019: 109 2018: 120

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) There needed to be a reboot. Fine, but now Jay Norvell needs to find some points – CSU averaged 13.2 per game.

110 Temple

2022: 114 2021: 118 2020: 110 2019: 54 2018: 58

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) There’s a lot of upside here. The Owls will once again crank up the defensive pressure, and the passing game will be dangerous.

109 Rice

2022: 109 2021: 116 2020: 106 2019: 115 2018: 127

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-8) The Owls lose a slew of key playmakers, but the lines should be good. The ball control style opens up with JT Daniels now at QB.

108 New Mexico State

2022: 104 2021: 126 2020: NR 2019: 127 2018: 124

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-6) Jerry Kill once again proved he’s one of the best coaches going. Now his team is loaded with veterans to make a splash in C-USA.

107 Central Michigan

2022: 115 2021: 70 2020: 105 2019: 71 2018: 128

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) A weird disappointment in 2022, Jim McElwain’s team has a lot of good young players. It doesn’t matter if the turnovers don’t stop.

106 Bowling Green

2022: 105 2021: 108 2020: 126 2019: 124 2018: 118

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) FINALLY there was a breakthrough under Scot Loeffler. Expect more out of the passing game. The pressure on D will keep rolling.

105 Buffalo

2022: 100 2021: 109 2020: 63 2019: 39 2018: 34

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-6) UB has to build on the clutch finish to show some consistency. They’ll control the ball, but the D line has to be more disruptive.

104 Tulsa

2022: 97 2021: 77 2020: 39 2019: 86 2018: 115

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) New head coach Kevin Wilson knows how to get an offense moving. Step One: Fix the O line. Step Two: See Step One.

103 Louisiana

2022: 96 2021: 38 2020: 15 2019: 14 2018: 79

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) The rebuild from last year is over. Now the Ragin’ Cajuns are loaded with vets and should do more offensively.

102 San Jose State

2022: 94 2021: 87 2020: 47 2019: 95 2018: 126

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-5) There’s rebuilding to do on the lines – the O line has to be far stronger – but it’s San Jose State. The pass rush will be terrific.

101 Georgia State

2022: 101 2021: 68 2020: 77 2019: 75 2018: 122

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) The ground attack should once again be amazing, but the defense has to come up with a whole lot more against the run.

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College Football Attendance Rankings: 2023 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis

College football attendance rankings. CFN’s five-year analysis of the attendance ranking all 133 current college programs.

How many people show up? As a part of the CFN 2023 Five-Year Program Analysis, the attendance is a major factor. Here are the rankings from No. 1 to 133.

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College Football Attendance Rankings 2023
101-133 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
2022 Attendance Rankings 1 to 133
5-Year Conference Attendance Rankings
2022 Conference Attendance Rankings
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Winning is everything.

Well, almost everything.

Putting fans in the stands is a more important measure of how successful a college program is, and not just as a show of support. Other college sports might be able to generate revenue, but football almost always carries the weight of an entire athletic department. Get the customers to show up, and everything flows from there.

2020 painfully showed just how true that all really is.

We didn’t do this after that season – there wasn’t enough attendance to rank – and we’re in a whole new world now.

Realignment plays a big role, media rights are everything, and there are new revenue streams for the players and coaches along with the programs. But attendance still matters for the schools, the surrounding businesses, and for the entire buzz of a college atmosphere.

So remember, some of the numbers are a bit off-kilter because some schools didn’t have fans in the stands in 2020. This reflects that.

Below are the rankings from 1 to 133, welcoming in Jacksonville State and Sam Houston to the FBS party, and including James Madison who made its debut last year.

Attendance is based on the average per game over the last five years, followed up by % capacity, followed by the average home attendance for every school last season.

133 Sam Houston

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 6,200.6
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 44.29%
2022 Average Attendance: 7,611
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 54.36%

132 Northern Illinois

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 7,493.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 31.76%
2022 Average Attendance: 9,198
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 38.98%

131 UMass

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 7,935.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.68%
2022 Average Attendance: 10,800
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 63.53%

130 Ball State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 8,866.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 39.41%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,637
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 51.72%

129 FIU

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 9,207.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.04%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,888
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 74.44%

128 Charlotte

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 9,821.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 64.13%
2022 Average Attendance: 10,907
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 71.22%

127 Kent State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 10,414.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 41.13%
2022 Average Attendance: 13,354
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.74%

126 Central Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,388.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 37.64%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,823
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.30%

125 Akron

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,606.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 38.69%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,199
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 37.33%

124 New Mexico State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,689.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 38.53%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,993
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 49.41%

123 Bowling Green

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,752.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 48.97%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,664
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 48.60%

122 Miami University

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,761.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 48.43%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,065
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 62.03%

121 San Jose State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,304.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 40.41%
2022 Average Attendance: 16,422
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 54.02%

120 Middle Tennessee

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,475.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 40.52%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,364
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 46.65%

119 ULM

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,570.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 41.31%
2022 Average Attendance: 13,380
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 43.97%

118 Coastal Carolina

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,612.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 60.10%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,168
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 82.85%

117 Eastern Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,708.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 42.08%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,186
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.28%

116 New Mexico

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,726.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 32.45%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,966
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 38.16%

115 Buffalo

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,956.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 44.66%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,857
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 51.21%

114 WKU

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,079.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 59.15%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,440
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 69.82%

113 Western Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,092.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 43.35%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,260
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.53%

112 Hawaii

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,469.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 585.11%*
2022 Average Attendance: 9,210
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 400.09%*
*Hawaii’s stadium capacity numbers are way off because the attendance in former Aloha Stadium still shows up in this for another two years.

111 Georgia State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,741.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 54.96%
2022 Average Attendance: 16,023
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 64.09%

110 Ohio

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,859.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 57.75%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,692
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 73.72%

109 Georgia Southern

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,943.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 55.77%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,379
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 69.52%

108 Nevada

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,998.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.66%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,905
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 49.68%

107 Texas State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,335.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.79%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,451
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 58.17%

106 Arkansas State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,359.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.26%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,265
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.24%

105 Tulsa

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,392.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.97%
2022 Average Attendance: 18,745
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 62.48%

104 UTEP

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,619.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 28.12%
2022 Average Attendance: 19,134
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 36.80%

103 Liberty

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,798.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 59.19%
2022 Average Attendance: 20,954
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 83.82%

102 Old Dominion

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,813.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 65.89%
2022 Average Attendance: 20,232
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 90.00%

101 Louisiana Tech

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 15,001.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 52.52%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,082
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.80%

College Football Attendance Rankings 2023
101-133 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
2022 Attendance Rankings 1 to 133
5-Year Conference Attendance Rankings
2022 Conference Attendance Rankings

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