Pretty impressive all things considered. I've said it before but Baylor probably would have sold out in 2021 and UTSA and SMU in 2020 if not for covid. Oh well. We'll have two next year with UTSA and Arizona State
Pretty impressive all things considered. I've said it before but Baylor probably would have sold out in 2021 and UTSA and SMU in 2020 if not for covid. Oh well. We'll have two next year with UTSA and Arizona State
Spot on there . . …
That's funny because SMU can't sell out their own stadium. They could play Texas there and it still wouldn't sell out.
(08-24-2023 08:54 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote: Here is a list of each of our school's attendance record for their football stadium:
* denotes at or over stadium capacity.
Marshall - 41,382 vs. West Virginia*
Louisiana - 41,357 vs. Southern*
App State - 40,168 vs. North Carolina*
South Alabama - 38,129 vs. Mississippi State
Southern Miss - 36,641 vs. Mississippi State*
Texas State - 33,133 vs. Houston*
Arkansas State - 31,243 vs. MTSU*
ULM - 31,175 vs. Baylor*
Troy - 31,010 vs. Army*
Georgia State - 30,237 vs. Shorter
James Madison - 26,159 vs. Marshall*
Georgia Southern - 25,735 vs. ULM*
Old Dominion - 21,944 vs. Virginia Tech*
Coastal Carolina - 21,224 vs. Appalachian State*
Crazy that Louisiana had higher attendance in the NOLA Bowl for a few years.
Since we are not limiting this to on campus games, USM has several games we hosted in Jackson with 65,000 there. So there’s that …..
Pretty impressive all things considered. I've said it before but Baylor probably would have sold out in 2021 and UTSA and SMU in 2020 if not for covid. Oh well. We'll have two next year with UTSA and Arizona State
Spot on there . . …
That's funny because SMU can't sell out their own stadium. They could play Texas there and it still wouldn't sell out.
I believe both Rice and SMU have more seats in their stadiums than living alumni.
(08-24-2023 10:05 AM)Yosef Himself Wrote: 1 40,168 September 3, 2022 vs North Carolina
2 35,126 September 23, 2017 vs Wake Forest
3 34,658 September 17, 2016 vs Miami
4 34,406 September 17, 2022 vs Troy
5 33,248 September 24, 2022 vs James Madison
6 32,501 October 29, 2022 vs Robert Morris
7 32,096 November 19, 2022 vs Old Dominion
8 31,757 October 20, 2022 vs Georgia St.
9 31,531 October 9, 2010 vs Elon
10 31,061 October 20, 2021 vs Coastal Carolina
What is App's official capacity? I've seen you've sold out Marshall and USM this upcoming season.
Actual "seating" is right at 24,000. Students jam onto their section filling up the isles and who knows how many cram on to the SEZ bank. Temp seats have been installed in the NEZ, not sure of the number.
Some very huge things affect CFB game attendance. First, no matter the opponent, a Family (Parent) Weekend game is always going to have a high turnout no matter the opponent. The same can be said about a Homecoming game. Last year we played Marshall on Homecoming weekend, we exceeded the capacity of the stadium, having a good team certainly helped, but had it been GA State, it would have only been about 1K fewer people since it was a Homecoming game.
Another game that usually has a good crowd no matter the opponent is the first home game. People are excited about football starting back up. Season ticket holders, especially, tend to use their tickets for the first game, but may stay home for the same opponent or even a better team in November.
The other factor is the weather, great weather fills the seats, rain, heat, or cold will have a lot fewer attending. These things must be looked at when factoring in attendance numbers.
(08-24-2023 08:54 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote: Here is a list of each of our school's attendance record for their football stadium:
* denotes at or over stadium capacity.
Marshall - 41,382 vs. West Virginia*
Louisiana - 41,357 vs. Southern*
App State - 40,168 vs. North Carolina*
South Alabama - 38,129 vs. Mississippi State
Southern Miss - 36,641 vs. Mississippi State*
Texas State - 33,133 vs. Houston*
Arkansas State - 31,243 vs. MTSU*
ULM - 31,175 vs. Baylor*
Troy - 31,010 vs. Army*
Georgia State - 30,237 vs. Shorter
James Madison - 26,159 vs. Marshall*
Georgia Southern - 25,735 vs. ULM*
Old Dominion - 21,944 vs. Virginia Tech*
Coastal Carolina - 21,224 vs. Appalachian State*
Could you add the years of those games too?
Interesting too, for why those games were so big.
Marshall, App St, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas St, ULM, ODU - looks like it was from big name opponents (All Power-5 except Houston) that were in-state, or the adjoining state.
Louisiana's was an in-state FCS team that brought a big crowd.
Georgia St's was the first football game of their inaugural season. They were FCS and played an in-state DII team.
stAte, Georgia Southern, and Coastal were Sun Belt games. JMU's was their homecoming game of their first year in FBS/SunBelt. I don't know the situation of the other two, but stAte's game against MTSU was the last game of the season, and was the defacto Sun Belt Championship game, as we were the top two teams in the conference, and the winner would be crowned champion. It was 2012, Gus Malzahn was our head coach, and we won 45-0. One of the most flawless and impressive performances we've ever put on.
Regarding ULM's home game against Baylor: It was 2012 and the Warhawks had beaten #8 Arkansas and had taken Auburn to overtime in the two games before Baylor and were getting votes/points in the national rankings. The campus was going crazy at the time.
That was an awesome season. We should have beaten Auburn and Baylor but a fumbled handoff between Browning and Edwards sealed the game for Baylor. I truly feel that Baylor was not capable of stopping us.
(08-24-2023 08:54 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote: Here is a list of each of our school's attendance record for their football stadium:
* denotes at or over stadium capacity.
Marshall - 41,382 vs. West Virginia*
Louisiana - 41,357 vs. Southern*
App State - 40,168 vs. North Carolina*
South Alabama - 38,129 vs. Mississippi State
Southern Miss - 36,641 vs. Mississippi State*
Texas State - 33,133 vs. Houston*
Arkansas State - 31,243 vs. MTSU*
ULM - 31,175 vs. Baylor*
Troy - 31,010 vs. Army*
Georgia State - 30,237 vs. Shorter
James Madison - 26,159 vs. Marshall*
Georgia Southern - 25,735 vs. ULM*
Old Dominion - 21,944 vs. Virginia Tech*
Coastal Carolina - 21,224 vs. Appalachian State*
Until Georgia Southern has a major "home side" renovation and expansion we can't crack 30K+ just don't have the room even if we are rolling. That ULM game was as packed as you can get I believe. Hopefully this hurricane does not kill our opening day attendance and moves out.
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2023 09:14 AM by JCGSU.)
(08-28-2023 07:14 AM)GreenBison Wrote: Marshall vs VPI is SOLD OUT!
Technically yes, but MU unloaded some remaining unsold seats that are spread around the stadium to seatgeek. I would like to know the number of tickets they sold to seatgeek? Now you will have to pay the markup and pay the extra fees if you want a ticket. MU needs to remove some of the tarps and open up some seats or tickets for sale.
HerdZone
The Marshall Ticket Office has announced that Marshall Football's Sept. 23 contest against Virginia Tech is officially sold out.
"We are super-grateful for this outcome ? our first sellout of the 2023 season," said Christian Spears, Marshall Director of Athletics. "We expect more of these and are planning for them."
The game will be Marshall's first home game against a Power Five opponent since meeting N.C. State in the 2018 season.
It will be the 14th meeting overall and fourth meeting all-time between the teams in Huntington. Marshall has won two of the three previous contests here in Huntington.
"When this community honors us with their presence, it inspires us to deliver them an awesome in-game experience," said Christian Spears, Marshall Director of Athletics. "Our team appreciates the commitment of our fanbase. They play for them, they play for each other and they play for Marshall. That's what makes us all part of it! Together, we cannot lose!"
Those still looking to attend the game against Virginia Tech are encouraged to purchase through SeatGeek. Options can be accessed HERE.
To guarantee your spot at future 2023 home games, fans are encouraged to purchase tickets through HerdZone or by calling the Marshall Ticket Office at 800-THE-HERD
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