(05-20-2015 07:19 PM)Sitting bull Wrote:  

(05-20-2015 06:48 PM)Rocco Wrote:  

(05-20-2015 08:24 AM)WMTRIBE75 Wrote:  How in the world did we ever have 15,000+ attendance in the old days?

People were smaller back then.

The temporary end zones were much larger, both ends.

Also, the student section was packed, especially at Homecoming, as it was SRO several lines deep at the bottom, and the aisles were jammed as students and recent grads filled up the section.

Additionally, the field behind the west stands was a tremendous tailgate lot for students and alumni alike.

Finally, the home schedule included the likes of ECU, Rutgers, Delaware, Richmond, Wake, VMI, and SoCon schools.

* We were the D-1 Indians back then as well, with multiple D-1 road games per year against the likes of UVa, VPI, Navy, Pitt , etc.